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ABSTRACT Across 124 jurisdictions, formal legal architecture for AI‐related rights protection—including data protection legislation, independent oversight authorities, and sanctioning powers—is substantially more developed than the institutional conditions that make those rights operationally enforceable in practice.
Carlos García‐Llorente +1 more
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Lobbying for Trade Liberalization and Its Policy Influence
ABSTRACT Lobbying activities are important to promoting Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). This paper quantifies the influence of lobbying on the probability of ratification of three bilateral FTAs in the US Congress in 2011. I build a contest model where lobbying affects the ratification probability through votes in Congress.
Yuting Gao
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Technical Change Through Global Value Chains: Evidence From Firms Worldwide
ABSTRACT We study the impact of global value chain (GVC) participation on firms' innovation, productivity, and other indicators of technical change. Our dataset encompasses heterogeneous firms from 144 countries at different income levels over the period 2006–2025.
Ivan Ledezma +1 more
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Selection Bias in Aid Effectiveness: Evidence From Aid for Trade and Foreign Direct Investment
ABSTRACT This paper examines whether Aid for Trade promotes foreign direct investment using bilateral panel data over 2005–2019. Conventional estimators show mixed results across donors, with no significant effects for Japanese aid. To address potential selection bias, we employ a Bartik‐style instrumental variable exploiting donor sectoral ...
Wonjun Choi
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Migrant Workers and the Ambiguities of Digitally Mediated Work in Canada
ABSTRACT Digitally mediated work is often framed as an opportunity for migrants to have greater flexibility, mobility and transnational connectivity. However, less attention has been paid to how digitally mediated work intersects with immigration systems that regulate settlement, labour market incorporation and belonging.
María Cervantes‐Macías, Suzanne Huot
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková +4 more
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We developed an invasion risk index framework that integrates socioeconomic and environmental data using an entropy‐weighting method. The case study highlights the need for region‐specific biosecurity measures for Chilo suppressalis. Abstract BACKGROUND Biological invasion risk is a multifaceted concept that, according to the Food and Agriculture ...
Jinsol Hong +11 more
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Anastrepha grandis: Distribution, Host Plants, and Management—A Review
This graphic summary illustrates the databases and languages used in the bibliographic search for the review of the geographic distribution of Anastrepha grandis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Americas and different regions of Brazil, the main host plants of the Cucurbitaceae family, the management strategies used, and the main challenges related to the
Liz Maria Matilde Duarte +2 more
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