National Trends in Thyroidectomy and Molecular Diagnostic Utilization: A Medicare Analysis (2016-2023). [PDF]
Allen DZ +5 more
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A Quantile Model of Firm Investment
ABSTRACT Are firms risk averse? We propose a dynamic model of firm investment under uncertainty that captures firms' risk attitudes through quantile preferences. The firm maximizes its present value, defined as current profits and investment plus the discounted value of the τ$\tau$‐quantile of its value next period.
Heitor Almeida +3 more
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Evaluating the Costs of Surgically Managed Ankle Fractures Treated in an Inpatient vs Outpatient Setting: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. [PDF]
Anaspure OS +4 more
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Gendered Effects of the Minimum Wage
ABSTRACT Women work disproportionately in low‐hours jobs, which pay lower wages and are more exposed to minimum‐wage policies. We estimate an equilibrium search model with worker and firm heterogeneity, jobs differing in wages and hours, and imperfect compliance. Applied to Germany, the 8.50 € minimum wage reallocates women toward higher‐hours jobs and
Alessandro Di Nola, Haomin Wang
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Changes in gingival cancer: burden of hospitalization and epidemiological evolution from 2001 to 2023 in Spain. a novel approach using hospital activity registry data. [PDF]
Zedan M +2 more
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Contractual Minimum Wages and Collective Bargaining. Italian Evidence From 40 Years of Data
ABSTRACT This study documents the evolution of minimum wages bargained in Italian collective contracts over a 40‐year period (1983–2023). Real minimum wages have grown over the last three decades, particularly among high‐skilled occupations, but the 2022–2023 inflation crisis eroded this growth.
Bernardo Fanfani
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US Medical Prices and Health Insurance Premiums, 1999-2024.
Kanimian S, Ho V.
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Climate-related health risks and payer-specific health expenditure growth: empirical evidence from government, social, and out-of-pocket health expenditure in China. [PDF]
Zhang C, Tao Q.
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You Can't Always Get What You Want? Collective Bargaining Demands and Outcomes
ABSTRACT Trade union demands are a key input for collective bargaining negotiations (CBNs). However, there is little quantitative evidence on these demands and how they shape CBN outcomes. We digitize novel data on union demands for wages and non‐wage amenities to examine the relationship between demands and outcomes in German CBNs from 1993 to 2019 ...
Carl Gergs +2 more
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Confidence, animal spirits, and the macroeconomy in China: Based on mixed-frequency data models. [PDF]
Lu W, Liu Q, Li H.
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