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Abstract Eco‐labels inform consumers about the sustainable attributes of a product, but consumer face challenges to differentiate and select for specific attributes. Certification programs are similarly challenged to incentivize adoption of sustainable practices in product supply chains when consumer ability to differentiate sustainable attributes is ...
Nicolas Gatti+5 more
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Human Capital, Mortality and Fertility: A Unified Theory of the Economic and Demographic Transition [PDF]
Matteo Cervellati, Uwe Sunde
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Vintage capital theory: Three breakthroughs [PDF]
Vintage capital growth models have been at the heart of growth theory in the 60s. This research line collapsed in the late 60s with the so-called embodiment controversy and the technical sophisitication of the vintage models.
David De La Croix+2 more
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Connecting Labor Market Institutions, Corporate Demography, and Human Resource Management Practices [PDF]
With the growing attention to entrepreneurship as an engine of job creation and economic development, it is important for social scientists who are broadly interested in labor market and employment topics to focus attention on new firms and the policies ...
Burton, M. Diane+2 more
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Abstract The exponential expansion of the global cider market positions it as a viable alternative to traditional choices such as wine and beer. Nevertheless, there exists a paucity of research examining the various factors influencing consumer interest in cider.
Eva Parga Dans+3 more
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Vintage capital growth theory: Three breakthroughs [PDF]
Vintage capital growth models have been at the heart of growth theory in the 60s. This research line collapsed in the late 60s with the so-called embodiment controversy and the technical sophisitication of the vintage models.
David de la Croix+2 more
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Swedish farmers' approval of nudges
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen+2 more
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Evaluating probabilistic forecasts with scoringRules [PDF]
Probabilistic forecasts in the form of probability distributions over future events have become popular in several fields including meteorology, hydrology, economics, and demography. In typical applications, many alternative statistical models and data sources can be used to produce probabilistic forecasts.
arxiv
The Millennial Boom, the Baby Bust, and the Housing Market [PDF]
As baby boomers have begun to downsize and retire, their preferences now overlap with millennials' predilection for urban amenities and smaller living spaces. This confluence in tastes between the two largest age segments of the U.S. population has meaningfully changed the evolution of home prices in the United States.
arxiv
Can Social Norms Affect the International Allocation of Innovation? [PDF]
If economic agents coordinate on social norms more oriented towards the protection of national industries, an asymmetric international specialization in the research and development (R&D) arises even in a tariff free world with no a priori differences ...
Guido Cozzi
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