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Health risks and labour supply: evidence from the COVID‐19 pandemic
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract This paper explores the relationship between health risks from COVID‐19 and UK labour supply, using pre‐existing conditions as a source of variation in COVID‐19 health risk. We find that those with pre‐existing conditions were less likely to work during the pandemic after controlling for a rich set of covariates, including labour supplied pre ...
Joseph Richardson
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Risk-Aware Autonomous Driving with Linear Temporal Logic Specifications [PDF]
arXivHumans naturally balance the risks of different concerns while driving, including traffic rule violations, minor accidents, and fatalities. However, achieving the same behavior in autonomous systems remains an open problem. This paper extends a risk metric that has been verified in human-like driving studies to encompass more complex driving scenarios ...
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The incidence and persistence of partnerships in a British industrial city: Glasgow, 1861–81
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper examines the prevalence of business partnerships in a late‐nineteenth‐century British city, using individual‐level data from post office directories and censuses. Focusing on Glasgow, we present a detailed picture of partnership number and type, demographic characteristics of the entrepreneurs who ran them, and how these businesses ...
Graeme Acheson +3 more
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Journal for Healthcare Quality, EarlyView., 2013 Abstract Ionizing radiation is an essential component of the care process. However, providers and patients may not be fully aware of the risks involved, the level of ionizing radiation delivered with various procedures, or the potential for harm through incidental overexposure or cumulative dose.
Jonathan B. Perlin +2 more
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Real-Time Scream Detection and Position Estimation for Worker Safety in Construction Sites [PDF]
arXivThe construction industry faces high risks due to frequent accidents, often leaving workers in perilous situations where rapid response is critical. Traditional safety monitoring methods, including wearable sensors and GPS, often fail under obstructive or indoor conditions.
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Stationary steam power in the United Kingdom, 1800–70: An empirical reassessment
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The conventional view that the industrial revolution was premised on the unprecedented supply of mechanical power delivered via steam engines has been undermined by econometric work, purporting to show that their adoption outside the cotton and mining sectors was extremely limited until at least 1870.
Sean Bottomley
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Study Prevalence and Causes Ocular Arising from Working in Mashhad Industries
Journal of Rehabilitation, 2005 Objective: Occupational accidents is considered as one of the sever dameage ocular structures which can produce permanent visual functionol impairment.
Hadi Ostadi-Moghaddam +4 more
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Living standards and forced labour: A comparative study of colonial Africa, 1918–74
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Despite significant advances in the quantitative study of African history, the Portuguese colonial empire remains an underexplored topic. This paper provides the first quantitative assessment of worker living standards in Angola and Mozambique, contextualized within a broader comparison of colonial African empires.
Leo Dolan
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Corporate social responsibility and labor tax avoidance: Evidence from Spain
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract This study expands on the scope of firms' social responsibility and analyzes the relationship between Environmental Social Governance (ESG) and a commonly neglected aspect of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which is tax payment – specifically, the payment of labor taxes. To test the research hypothesis, this study utilizes ESG data from
Tabitha Aude Sidyida Ilboudo +2 more
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