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Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.Abstract State‐administered pension plans report paying roughly $20 billion each year in fees to external asset managers, much of it for high‐cost, high‐risk “alternative” assets such as private equity and hedge funds. These outcomes involve trillions in pension investments that affect the retirement security of millions of public sector workers and ...
Jeffrey C. Diebold, Cody R. Taylor
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An actuarial artificial intelligence for the game rock-paper-scissors
South African Journal of Science, 2018 Michael B. Jordan
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From Opportunity to Constraint: Structural Inequities in Public Pension Fund Investing
Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines how structural features shape participation in private equity across U.S. state and local public pension systems. Using panel data from the Boston College Public Plans Database the analysis introduces the concept of structural asymmetries to explain persistent differences in access to illiquid investment strategies ...
Odd J. Stalebrink
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Hackathons in Statistics and Data Science Education and Experiences from ASA DataFest
Teaching Statistics, EarlyView.Abstract Data hackathons provide a platform for students to work with real and challenging data, allowing them to practice both technical and transferable skills, such as data wrangling, visualization, modeling, effective communication, and teamwork. This level of active learning is difficult to achieve in a typical classroom setting.
Serveh Sharifi Far +3 more
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Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, Volume 63, Issue 2, May 2026.ABSTRACT Gender segregation is a persistent form of labour market inequality, though patterns differ across time and economic sectors. Focusing on the care economy and the technology sector, we examine longitudinal trends in gender distributions for educational credentials and occupational participation.
Neil Guppy +3 more
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The Dollar's Double Life: Not All Dollar Appreciations Are Born Equal for the Cross‐Currency Basis
Journal of Futures Markets, Volume 46, Issue 4, Page 754-772, April 2026.ABSTRACT This paper revisits the relationship between the US dollar and cross‐currency basis (XCB) swap spreads. We show that the strength and direction of this relationship depend on the prevailing regime of the broad dollar. The evidence suggests that the well‐documented “dollar appreciates, basis widens” result holds primarily when the dollar is in ...
Daniel Felix Ahelegbey +2 more
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Multivariate Tests for Comparing Lifetimes of Parallel Systems
Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Volume 42, Issue 3, Page 1159-1171, April 2026.ABSTRACT Life testing of engineering systems with dependent components requires robust multivariate methods. Parametric approaches depend on restrictive assumptions, limiting their use in complex or unknown lifetime distribution settings. This study evaluates nonparametric methods for comparing parallel system lifetimes under minimal sample ...
Niladri Chakraborty +2 more
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How can actuarial science contribute to the field of health technology assessment? An interdisciplinary perspective. [PDF]
Int J Technol Assess Health CareEspinosa O +4 more
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The Labor Market Effects of Occupational Licensing in the Public Sector
Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Volume 65, Issue 2, Page 200-229, April 2026.ABSTRACT In the United States, occupational licensing is about twice as prevalent in the public sector as in the private sector. However, the influence of occupational regulation for public sector workers and how it compares with that of private sector workers has not been analyzed in detail.
Morris M. Kleiner, Wenchen Wang
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