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The Welfare Enhancing Effects of a Selfish Government in the Presence of Uninsurable, Idiosyncratic Risk [PDF]
This paper poses the following question: Is it possible to improve welfare by increasing taxes and throwing away the revenues? This paper demonstrates that the answer to this question is “yes.” We show that there may be welfare gains from taxing capital ...
Harald Uhlig, R. Anton Braun
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Jorland, Gérard, Une société à soigner. Hygiène et salubrité publiques en France au XIXe siècle. Paris, Gallimard, 2010. 368 p. (Collection Bibliothèque des Histoires). € 27.–. ISBN 978-2-070-12615-6. [PDF]
, 2010 Christiane Ruffieux
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Methods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.Abstract Collection of large behavioural data‐sets on wild animals in natural habitats is vital in ecology and evolution studies. Recent progress in machine learning and computer vision, combined with inexpensive microcomputers, has unlocked a new frontier of fine‐scale markerless measurements.
Michael Chimento +3 more
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Policy feedback and voter turnout: Evidence from the Finnish basic income experiment
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract In many democracies, unemployed and low‐income citizens are less willing to vote. Can social policies weaken the link between income and turnout? We study policy feedback leveraging a unique experiment in Finland, which randomly assigned a sizable group of unemployed to receiving an unconditional basic income (BI) for 2 years (2017–19 ...
Salomo Hirvonen +2 more
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IC‐P‐070: Contrasting default mode abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease revealed by task and passive rest [PDF]
, 2011 Graeme Schwindt +8 more
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Mitigating tough times? How material self‐interest influences citizens' welfare state behavior
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract It is a long‐standing view that citizens support the welfare state because it provides insurance against future income losses. However, existing studies have struggled to isolate the effect of future‐oriented material self‐interest from normative and political predispositions.
Matias Engdal Christensen
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Early Byzantine marble objects from Porphyreon and Chhim (Lebanon) were studied to assess the source of raw materials. In all, 66 artefacts, including elements of liturgical furnishings, architectural elements and daily use objects, were examined using optical, cathodoluminescence and scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction, and δ13C ...
Mariusz Gwiazda +3 more
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Intolerance of uncertainty causally affects indecisiveness
British Journal of Clinical Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract Objectives Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is characterized by a pervasive negative reaction to uncertainty. It is a transdiagnostic risk factor for various mental disorders. Since decisions often need to be made in the face of uncertainty, IU is associated with indecisiveness, a dispositional difficulty in making decisions.
Helmut Appel, Alexander L. Gerlach
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