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Welfare consequences of the compound risks of index insurance

Journal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Index insurance is an attractive variant on the standard insurance contract that allows the determination of a loss event to be defined by one or more thresholds on an index that is positively correlated with actual losses. Index insurance also comes with a compound risk, basis risk.
Glenn Harrison, Jimmy Martí­nez‐Correa, Karlijn Morsink, Jia Min Ng, J. Todd Swarthout   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Malthus v. Bailey on the Measure of Value: A Lesson in "Methodological Humility" [PDF]

That Malthus was guilty of egregious error in his claim to have established the labor-commanded magnitude as an "invariable" unit of value is well-known.
Glenn Hueckel
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Religion and Black/White Residential Segregation: The Influence of Religious and Regional Context

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research on religious tradition and residential segregation focuses on “open” versus “closed” civic orientations, but ignores the structural effects of religious fields as well as other relevant differences, such as Catholic immigrant parishes and the communal role of Black Protestantism in response to racial hostility in large northern cities
David Sikkink, Michael Emerson
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative Technology Inspires Efficiency Gains in a Broadacre Western Australian Cropping System [PDF]

This farmer utilizes cutting edge technology to drive business efficiency, profitability, along with agronomic and staff managing practices. This 5,300ha continuous cropping operation at Newdegate WA relies on advanced agronomic practices to assist the ...
Fretwell, Glenn
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“CONSCIENCE AND THE ENDS OF HUMANITY: CHRISTIAN HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE”

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract The astonishing speed of the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked reflections by theologians and philosophers on what distinctiveness, if any, human beings possess as individuals and as a species. This article addresses this question with respect to an ancient idea in Christian thought reaching back to St.
William Schweiker
wiley   +1 more source

Outsourcing Domestic Work in the Crisis of Social Reproduction: Platform‐Mediated Cleaning and the Role of Clients

New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid the crisis of social reproduction, outsourcing domestic work has become increasingly appealing, with labour platforms offering new avenues to do so. This article explores the largely overlooked perspective of clients using platform‐mediated cleaning services, focusing on Helpling in Germany.
Stefanie Gerold, Katarzyna Gruszka, Karin Sardadvar, Hendrik Theine, Anna Pillinger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Report on Atrial Leadless Pacing in an Extra‐Cardiac Fontan Patient

Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, EarlyView.
Abstract No reports on atrial leadless pacing have been demonstrated in patients with the extra‐cardiac Fontan palliation. We present a case of a patient with an extra‐cardiac Fontan and an alternative to pacing for symptomatic bradycardia in the setting of sinus node dysfunction.
Daniel Cortez
wiley   +1 more source

Creative Discretion on the Frontline of Public Services: A Longitudinal Qualitative Digital Diary and Interview Study

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT “Creative discretion”—defined as street‐level bureaucrats' use of their discretion to generate novel and useful ideas for customizing services to meet the needs of service users, superiors, and themselves—is vital as governments shift from traditional public management to a more user‐centered approach, emphasizing responsiveness over ...
Liesbeth Faas, Glenn Houtgraaf, Peter Kruyen, Sandra van Thiel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in support for free speech and hate speech restrictions: Cohort, aging, and period effects among ethnic minority and majority group members

Political Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract How do attitudes toward free speech and hate speech restrictions change across the adult lifespan? The current research utilizes data from five annual waves of longitudinal data from 2019 to 2024 (N > 50,000) to examine the extent to which cohort, period, and age effects contribute to changes in attitudes toward free speech and hate speech ...
Maykel Verkuyten, Kumar Yogeeswaran, Elena Zubielevitch, Kieren J. Lilly, Chris G. Sibley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pulmonary Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction Is Induced by Nonpulsatile Pulmonary Blood Flow in an Ovine Classic Glenn Model. [PDF]

Compr Physiol
Hyde J, Smith MA, Swami N, Hwang JH, Chao Y, Boehme J, Raff GW, Nilsson CN, Gong W, Deutsch GH, Johnson EG, Wang T, Black SM, Datar SA, Maltepe E, Fineman JR.   +15 more
europepmc   +1 more source