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The Optimal Bribe: Price Versus Quantity Competition in Oligopolies

The Manchester School, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze an entry deterrence model between an incumbent firm and a potential entrant, where the incumbent strategically offers bribes to local officials to raise entry barriers. Our focus is a three‐stage Bertrand game under incomplete information in a differentiated goods market.
Vishavdeep Sharma, Krishnendu Ghosh Dastidar   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Federalism in Post‐Assad Syria: Toward Durable Peace in a Pluralist Society

Middle East Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Syria's civil war has left behind a fractured state. While the new president, Ahmed al‐Sharaa, seeks to unify the country and restore centralized governance, this appears unworkable. Instead, this article contends, asymmetrical federalism offers a pathway toward stability.
Dilan Okcuoglu
wiley   +1 more source

Computational and Statistical Physics Approaches for Complex Systems and Social Phenomena. [PDF]

Entropy (Basel)
Diep HT, Kaufman M, Kaufman S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Cultural and Economic Grievances and the Political Salience of Secessionism

Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Why does secessionism become politically salient at some times but recede at others? Existing work highlights how cultural and economic grievances can shape secessionism, but it explains less well when these claims elevate the salience of secessionism and why similar grievances matter in some contexts but not others.
Kevin Gatter
wiley   +1 more source

Mental Health Consequences of War: Lessons from Recent Conflicts and Implications for All, Specifically Iranians. [PDF]

Iran J Psychiatry
Mohammadi MR, Khaleghi A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Ecological restoration hierarchy as a lens to reveal the foundational economic and legal structures impeding restoration

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Biodiversity loss is accelerating due to habitat destruction, economic expansion, and insufficient conservation efforts. Traditional mitigation strategies, which focus on minimizing harm rather than reversing damage, are inadequate for achieving net biodiversity gain. Objectives This article introduces the restoration hierarchy, a
Niko Soininen, Suvi‐Tuuli Puharinen, Antti Iho, Saija Koljonen, Janne Artell, Kimmo Tolonen, Antti Belinskij   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemical Warfare Through the Ages: A Systematic Review From Antiquity to the Present. [PDF]

J Toxicol
Honeyman DA, Heslop DJ, Lim S, MacIntyre CR.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Degradation of Chemical Warfare Agent Nitrogen Mustard Using Ferrate (VI). [PDF]

Toxics, 2023
Labaška M, Gál M, Mackuľak T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Decentralization, Europeanization, State Restructuring, and the Politics of Instruments Accumulation: The Case of the French Housing Sector

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper advances research on policy accumulation by analyzing its political consequences in the French housing sector. It argues that, in the context of decentralization reforms, the accumulation of policy instruments has undermined national steering capacities and intensified territorial inequalities.
Francesco Findeisen, Patrick Le Galès
wiley   +1 more source

Composite Vulnerabilities and Hybrid Threats for Smart Sensors and Field Busses in Building Automation: A Review. [PDF]

Sensors (Basel)
Gerhalter M, Dahal K.
europepmc   +1 more source