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TABI: Tight and Balanced Interactive Atlas Packing

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract Atlas packing is a key step in many computer graphics applications. Packing algorithms seek to arrange a set of charts within a fixed‐size atlas with as little downscaling as possible. Many packing applications such as content creation tools, dynamic atlas generation for video games, and texture space shading require on‐the‐fly interactive ...
F. Gu, N. Vining, A. Sheffer
wiley   +1 more source

How important are within‐occupation task changes for wage growth? Evidence from administrative micro data

Economica, EarlyView.
We examine how changes in task content over time condition occupational wage development. Using survey data from Germany, we document substantial heterogeneity in within‐occupation changes in task content. Combining this evidence with administrative data on individual employment outcomes over a 25‐year period, we find important heterogeneity in wage ...
Ronald Bachmann, Gökay Demir, Colin Green, Arne Uhlendorff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Resource‐Constrained Small Private Firms Support Incumbent or Nonincumbent Factions? Evidence From Chinese Township and Village Enterprises

Economics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on corporate political strategy emphasizes firm—government engagement but largely treats governments as unitary and political alignment as stable. Drawing on stakeholder theory and the behavioral theory of the firm (BTOF), this study challenges these assumptions by examining how resource‐constrained small private firms navigate ...
Lee Li, Gongming Qian
wiley   +1 more source

Gender inequality in urban British Africa: Evidence from Anglican marriage registers

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine the colonial origins and evolution of gender inequality in mission schooling and formal labour force participation across six cities in British colonial Africa, using marriage register data for some 30,000 Anglican brides and grooms well‐positioned to benefit from colonial educational and employment opportunities.
Felix Meier zu Selhausen, Jacob Weisdorf
wiley   +1 more source

Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract The 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England have received limited attention. The economic downturn and the depressed customary land market in this decade marked the beginning of the Great ...
Mark Bailey
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Traffic Congestion on Labour Investment Efficiency

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study examines the effects of headquarters‐city traffic congestion on labour investment efficiency. The results indicate that firms headquartered in congested cities may engage in inefficient labour investment decisions. Further analysis indicates that the inefficiency is associated with both overinvestment and underinvestment in labour ...
Rajib Chowdhury
wiley   +1 more source

The Challenges of Backsourcing

Financial Accountability &Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Public sector outsourcing sometimes ends in unexpected termination, forcing authorities to engage in backsourcing. The aim of this study is to identify the challenges posed by unexpected terminations of sourcing contracts in the public sector and analyze how actual practices in these situations diverge from theoretical expectations in the ...
Johan Berlin, Eric Carlström, Magnus Jansson, David Karlsson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mergers and Acquisitions as Navigators of Climate Policy Shocks: Evidence from the NOx Budget Trading Program

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine how mergers and acquisitions (M&As) enable firms to adapt to climate policy shocks. Exploiting the adoption of the Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Budget Trading Program (NBP) across US states as an exogenous shock, we find that firms with NOx‐emitting plants subject to the NBP are more likely to engage in M&As, particularly through vertical ...
Samer Adra, Yang Gao, Malika Hamadi, Jiayi Yuan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Information Technologies on the Bankruptcy Decision

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Exploiting the staggered adoptions of electronic systems across 70 bankruptcy courts in the United States, I investigate the impacts of digital transformation on bankruptcy behavior. The digital transformation in bankruptcy courts significantly lowered the cost of filing by enabling debtors to file for bankruptcy online, yet empirical tests ...
Jeyul Yang
wiley   +1 more source

‘reportless places’: Janet Malcolm and Collage

Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Natalie Ferris
wiley   +1 more source