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A cosmopolitan parasite of Rattus in the Galápagos rodents raises conservation concerns
Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.We draw attention to a recent study that identified the invasive nematode Mastophorus muris, typically associated with Rattus, infecting two endemic Galápagos rats on islands where no invasive rodents have been previously recorded. This unexpected finding raises concerns about undetected rodent introductions and highlights the urgent need for ...
Jadyn Hartwig, C. Miguel Pinto
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Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes; YCA) are widespread invaders of islands across the Pacific and Indian Oceans. We investigated the ecological preferences and impacts of this species on a Polynesian atoll. We show that even at low abundances, this species can have important impacts on the fauna, including seabirds, and require management ...
Miléna Philip +2 more
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WTP vs.WTA: Christmas Presents and the Endowment Effect [PDF]
Using data on the valuation of Christmas gifts received by students in different fields at a German university, we investigate whether the endowment effect differs between students of economics and other respondents and whether it varies with the market ...
Christoph M. Schmidt, Thomas K. Bauer
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Class, caste and conspicuous consumption in India
Economica, EarlyView.Abstract Using nationally representative household‐level panel data from India, we study status‐signalling through conspicuous consumption across castes, religions and income classes. Conditional on permanent income, scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) Hindu households spend more, while religious minorities spend less on visible consumption ...
Aruni Mitra, Ronit Mukherji
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Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract The manuscript records of the Royal African Company show that the Company paid African chiefs for access to trade along the caravan routes on the Gold Coast in the seventeenth century. This paper documents and examines these payments. Using an event study, I establish that after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the Company's monopoly in ...
Jose Rowell Corpuz
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Managed decline: Muddling through with the Sterling (dis)Agreements, 1968–74
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract How do policymakers manage the decline of an international currency? This paper revisits the view that the ‘Sterling Agreements’ of 1968–74 – bilateral contracts between the UK and sterling‐holding governments – marked a successful paradigm shift towards sterling's managed ‘retirement’.
Alan de Bromhead +3 more
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, 1992 Excerpt: Throughout the year, but especially at Christmas, we celebrate the coming of Christ to the world God loves. Familiar carols ring out the festive theme- Joy to the World! The Lord is come ... .
Anderson, Paul N.
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Active employees in the future workplace: From job crafting to selfergetic job crafting
European Management Review, EarlyView.Abstract The job crafting theory implies, but does not explicitly present the relationship between the self and the job. To fill the gap, we theorize upon the holistic view of the self, and selfergy, a new concept reflecting the unique manner by which employees craft their jobs. Based on the principles of the self‐determination theory, we have advanced
Louiza Paraskevopoulou +3 more
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