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Islands, remoteness and effective policy making: Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Abstract Aotearoa New Zealand has been identified, by several measures, as being one of a few developed countries that have weathered the COVID‐19 pandemic in the best possible way. This outcome is generally attributed to strict but effective public health measures that included – besides very high vaccination rates – national and regional lockdowns ...
Patrick Barrett, Jacques Poot
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In invasive populations of the New Zealand Mud Snail in Europe shell morphology, which is fitness relevant, is sensitive to temperature. The genetic variation underlying size and shape is very limited. As temperature is obviously not the sole factor influencing shell morphology, their interaction will probably not be a factor limiting population ...
Lisa Männer +2 more
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Monetary policy and anxious presidents: The effects of monetary shocks on presidential job approval
Abstract Using high‐frequency identification, I show that the Federal Reserve significantly influences its political environment. A 50‐bp exogenous contractionary monetary shock is associated with a decline in the U.S. president's job approval by up to five percentage points in the subsequent 12 to 24 months. This loss exceeds the victory margin in six
Samer Adra
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Political Business Cycles in Post‐Communist European Countries
This article analyses political business cycles (PBCs) in ten former European communist countries. The dataset used covers the period 1990‐2018. The results show that the PBCs manifest themselves in these countries through both fiscal and monetary policy.
Abdullo Pulatov, Ahmad Hassan Ahmad
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The evolution of European economic institutions during the COVID‐19 crisis
Abstract This article argues that the incomplete economic and institutional integration of the euro area has exposed the monetary union to increasing economic divergence, which could be deepened by the COVID‐19 crisis. We discuss how monetary and fiscal measures implemented at the onset of the pandemic have contributed to mitigate the economic ...
Antoine Camous, Grégory Claeys
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The Euro crisis: Genesis, transmission and overcoming scenarios
This paper analyzes the construction process of the eurozone as a monetary union without fiscal and banking union. Recent developments in the European currency area are studied, as well as the asymmetric shocks that have hit member economies. Furthermore,
Alfredo Arahuetes +1 more
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A Review on the Medicinal Plant Dalbergia odorifera Species: Phytochemistry and Biological Activity
The crucial medicinal plant Dalbergia odorifera T. Chen species belongs to genus Dalbergia, with interesting secondary metabolites, consisting of main classes of flavonoid, phenol, and sesquiterpene derivatives, as well as several arylbenzofurans, quinones, and fatty acids.
Son Ninh The, Vincenzo De Feo
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ABSTRACT The article argues that the European Central Bank's (ECB) regulatory stance toward cryptocurrencies was underpinned by efforts to preserve legitimacy and monetary sovereignty. Triangulating a content analysis on the ECB's policy statements on cryptocurrencies, examination of European macroeconomic data, and price dynamic analysis of Bitcoin ...
Anson Au
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Social protection and resilience in protracted crises
Abstract This article critically examines perspectives on social protection’s role in strengthening resilience capacities in protracted crises – contexts where conflict and displacement persist for five years or longer. These crises shape how stakeholders navigate their mandates to provide support, while influencing how affected communities seek to ...
Carolina Holland‐Szyp, Jeremy Lind
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Abstract Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are widely applied incentive‐based instruments with diverse objectives that increasingly include biodiversity conservation. Yet, there is a gap in understanding of how to best assess and monitor programs’ biodiversity outcomes.
Santiago Izquierdo‐Tort +5 more
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