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Detecting Favoritism in Public Procurement

The Journal of Industrial Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Favoritism as a mode of corruption is a major concern in public procurement (PP) in many countries. We propose a regression discontinuity design (RDD) test arguing that the winning history of marginal winners and losers can be used to detect favoritism.
Joosua Virtanen, Janne Tukiainen, Susmita Baulia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-factor effects of culture conditions on lutein and β-carotene production in Iranian Dunaliella sp. isolates. [PDF]

BMC Plant Biol
Sardrodi MM, Bandehagh A, Hejazi MA, Panahi B.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Cyber(in)security and Interoperability in Digital Services

The Journal of Industrial Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates the interplay between interoperability and the incentives to invest in cybersecurity in digital markets. We develop a two‐sided symmetric duopoly model in which cyberattacks create a congestion‐like externality, and interoperability amplifies hackers' incentives to target connected platforms.
Stefano Comino, Alessandro Fedele, Fabio M. Manenti   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Child Pugh B Stage for the Treatment of Advanced HCC. [PDF]

J Hepatocell Carcinoma
Decraecker M, Bourien H, Blanc JF, Edeline J.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Early Labor Market Outcomes of Young Adults From Same‐Sex Families: Evidence From Population Data

Journal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study offers the first population‐based evidence on how young adults from same‐sex families fare when entering the labor market shortly after leaving full‐time education. Background Same‐sex couples' parenting rights remain controversial in many countries.
Silvia Palmaccio, Deni Mazrekaj, Kristof De Witte   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benefit of multi-hole self-expandable metal stent placement for hilar biliary bleeding: effective hemostasis without biliary branch obstruction. [PDF]

Endoscopy
Koga T, Matsumoto K, Ishida Y, Shimoji Y, Kiya M, Tsuchiya N, Hirai F.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dynamic capital allocation in general insurance

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper provides a model for allocating capital to different insurance lines with varying development periods for a value‐maximizing insurance company. In our model, the company makes capitalization and exposure decisions considering its capital level and its relevant loss history.
Qiheng Guo, Daniel Bauer, George H. Zanjani   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concordance between environmental resistomes and pathogenic phenotypes: a case study of multidrug-resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> in a drinking water source in Guizhou, China. [PDF]

Front Microbiol
Qian W, Han A, Al Hatmi AMS, Wang Y, Rafiq M, Cui G, Zhou S, Li S, Kang Y.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Analysing reforms of social security disability pension provision in a multistage overlapping generations model

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper introduces a multi‐stage Overlapping Generations (OLG) model of workers and retirees, segmented by disability status and eligibility for Disability Pension (DP) benefits. Extending Gertler (1999) with progressive disability stages of distinct productivity and transition probabilities, and calibrated to US data, the model generates ...
Hangsuck Lee, Steven Haberman, Byungdoo Kong, Seung Yeon Jeong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probing the weak interaction between silver and boron. [PDF]

Chem Sci
Choi HW, Kahraman D, Chen WJ, Wang LS.
europepmc   +1 more source