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Forecasting US recessions: The role of economic uncertainty [PDF]

open access: yesEconomics Letters, 2020
This letter highlights the role of macroeconomic and financial uncertainty in predicting US recessions. In-sample forecasts using probit models indicate that the two variables are the best predictors of recessions at short horizons. Macroeconomic uncertainty has the highest predictive power up to 7 months ahead and becomes the second best predictor ...
Ercolani, Valerio, Natoli, Filippo
openaire   +2 more sources

Socio-economic characteristics of resilient localities – experiences from Slovenia

open access: yesRegional Studies, Regional Science, 2018
The concept of resilience is used to refer to a territory’s capability to withstand recession and recover afterwards. This paper explores what types of localities were most resilient to the 2008 economic recession due to their socio-economic structure ...
Lucija Lapuh
doaj   +1 more source

Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2011
The “Great Recession” resulted in many business closings and foreclosures, but what effect did it have on business formation? On the one hand, recessions decrease potential business income and wealth, but on the other hand they restrict opportunities in the wage/salary sector leaving the net effect on entrepreneurship ambiguous.
openaire   +6 more sources

Analysis of the Role of Prosperity and Recession on Welfare in Iran: Compared to Oil and Non - Oil Production [PDF]

open access: yesسیاست‌گذاری اقتصادی
Purpose: The topic of welfare and its improvement is an important issue in different societies. According to the existing literature, there are multiple factors that affect the welfare status of countries, one of which is production and its fluctuations (
Mehdi Hasanpour Varkolaei   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Methodological barriers to studying the association between the economic crisis and suicide in Spain

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2017
Background The hypothetical relationship between economic recession and the increase in suicides in Spain is subject to various arguments. In addition to the inherent complexity of capturing and explaining the underlining mechanisms that could describe ...
Javier Alvarez-Galvez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

2008 financial crisis versus 2020 economic fallout: How COVID-19 might influence fertility treatment and live births [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Research questionThe economic and reproductive medicine response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the USA has reduced the affordability and accessibility of fertility care.
Sharara, Fady I.   +10 more
core   +1 more source

From patient advocacy to patient‐driven research: Building active partnerships beginning at the bench to reach the bedside

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Research is strongest when conducted alongside patients, not just about them. Patient research organizations help integrate patient perspectives into research priorities, study design, and scientific meetings, leading to meaningful patient outcomes and development of relevant therapies.
Jenica H. Kakadia   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrospun Wood‐Derived Biopolymers as Electrodes in Electrochemical Energy Storage Technologies

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Electrospinning transforms wood‐derived cellulose and lignin into architecturally defined, binder‐free carbon electrodes with tuneable porosity and functionality. This review shows how fibre design enables decoupled charge and mass transport, enhancing performance across battery systems, while identifying key challenges in spinnability, scalability ...
Michael W. Thielke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do economic recessions “squeeze the middle class”? [PDF]

open access: yesEconomics & Politics, 2019
AbstractWe examine whether economic downturns are linked to the distribution of population income giving rise to an observed “middle class squeeze.” We test this hypothesis using a novel and unique dataset using the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) and allowing us to construct alternative definitions of middle class, such as income‐based measures ...
Alberto Batinti, Joan Costa‐Font
openaire   +4 more sources

Dynamically Actuated Reconfigurable Topographical Surface Enables Active Control of Implant‐Associated Infections

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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