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Remote work and gender disparities in the Brazilian labour market

open access: yesSociedad y Economía
This study explores gender disparities in wages and hours worked in the context of remote work, which saw a significant rise in frequency after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this purpose, data from the 2022 Continuous National Household Sample
Lucas Ian Carrera Samuels   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Husband’s Education on Wife’s Earnings: The Recent Evidence

open access: yes, 2015
This paper aims to examine the relationship between husband’s education and his wife’s earnings. The study builds upon previous literature revolving around the relationship between a woman’s human capital and her husband’s earnings.
Zhao, Humenghe
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AI in chemical engineering: From promise to practice

open access: yesAIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) in chemical engineering has moved from promise to practice: physics‐aware (gray‐box) models are gaining traction, reinforcement learning complements model predictive control (MPC), and generative AI powers documentation, digitization, and safety workflows.
Jia Wei Chew   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Material‐Based Intelligence: Autonomous Adaptation and Embodied Computation in Physical Substrates

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This perspective formulates a unifying framework for Material‐Based Intelligence (MBI), defining the physical requirements for materials to achieve embodied action, active memory and embodied information processing through intrinsic nonequilibrium dynamics. The design of intelligent materials often draws parallels with the complex adaptive behaviors of
Vladimir A. Baulin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is there something rotten in Denmark? Earnings management to avoid small losses. [PDF]

open access: yes
This study focuses on earnings management by investigating the frequency distribution of the reported earnings in a European country. In particular, the relation between main “manageable” elements of working capital and reported earnings is examined. The
Schøler, Finn
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How cold is too cold? A theoretical analysis of the optimal trigger for index insurance for frost damage to crops

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Crop insurance is undoubtedly an extremely valuable element in protecting agricultural businesses, but in many cases standard indemnity‐based products have had very low uptake due to high transaction costs elevating premiums to unaffordable levels.
Amogh Prakasha Kumar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does the Kids SIPsmartER program impact the sugar‐sweetened beverage intake of students: An investigation beyond total treatment effect in randomized controlled trial

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This study develops and empirically estimates a structural framework to decompose the causal pathways of multilevel behavioral interventions targeting adolescent health behaviors. We apply this framework to the Kids SIPsmartER (KSS) program, a 6‐month, school‐based intervention evaluated through a clustered randomized controlled trial in rural
Naveen Abedin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Money From Busking: Legal and Tax Aspects of the Activity of Street Performers in Selected EU Countries

open access: yesWroclaw Review of Law, Administration and Economics
This paper shows the activities of street performers in selected European countries from the perspective of current challenges in tax law. The research problem concerns the regulation of donations received by street performers by legal and tax ...
Kolek Antoni, Połeć Marta
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the sources of earnings transmission in Spain [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper explores the mechanisms behind the intergenerational earnings mobility in Spain by means of three exercises: calculating the transition matrix, decomposing the sources of earnings elasticity and estimating quantile earnings regressions.
Cervini-Plá, María
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Food insecurity and unemployment among immigrants in the United States

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Immigrants can be more vulnerable to economic downturns and, during periods of economic hardship, more likely to experience food insecurity compared to natives. This study examines the differential effect of the unemployment rate on the probability of being food insecure among diverse groups of immigrant households relative to natives in the ...
Siwen Zhou   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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