Do Economic and Financial Determinants Drive Sustainable Development? Evidence From Nordic Countries
ABSTRACT This study explores the relationships among productivity, financial development, financial globalization, economic freedom, and CO2 emissions in the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden over the period 2000–2022. The primary aim of the study is to assess how economic and financial indicators influence environmental ...
Nazli Demirtaş +3 more
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ABSTRACT This systematic literature review examines gendered vulnerabilities, adaptive capacities, and policy translation in climate‐change induced disaster research using an intersectional lens in the Web of Science Database. Peer‐reviewed journal articles published in English between 2014 and 2024 focusing on gender, climate change, and disaster were
Tomo Kawane +7 more
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Same-sex love and marriage: understanding the Special Marriage Act, 1954. [PDF]
Gomes TC, Kanungo S, Sengupta S.
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Abstract Research Summary Using 14,108 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaigns, we examine three strategies to gather support from first‐time versus repeat backers: narrative distinctiveness aligning with backers' expectations of novelty, endorsement from Kickstarter staff, and campaign leadership's reciprocity of funding other campaigns.
Stephanie Hepp +2 more
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Unqueering the Double Helix: Conversion Therapists, the "Gay Gene," and Culture Wars in the United States. [PDF]
Babits C.
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A Test of the Coase Conjecture Using Prices of Electronic Books
ABSTRACT The Coase Conjecture predicts that a durable‐goods monopolist without commitment will rapidly cut price toward marginal cost. We test this prediction in the electronic‐book market using release‐day prices. To proxy for marginal cost, we use competitive prices of public‐domain electronic books on the same platforms.
Tim Groseclose, Alex Tabarrok
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The Real Deviance: Misrepresentation of Science and the Persistence of Homophobic Ideology - A Rebuttal to Daftari and Khaleghi. [PDF]
Quintana GR, Barrientos J.
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Why Does Individualism Affect Economic Development: Is It Values, Policies, or Institutions?
ABSTRACT A substantial body of literature highlights the positive roles of individualism and economic freedom in fostering prosperity, and recent work links the two. This paper disentangles their contributions to economic development. In cross‐country data, we show that both are independently associated with per capita income, even after extensive ...
Lewis S. Davis +1 more
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Biological, genetic, neurological and environmental influences on homosexuality-a narrative review. [PDF]
Alagha M +4 more
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What Program for Love in the 21st Century? Thinking With and Beyond Luhmann
ABSTRACT From a sociological perspective, the paper examines how normative frameworks for intimate relationships have changed since the publication of Luhmann's Love as Passion (1982). Building on Luhmann's notion of a program for love, we discuss his claim that late 20th century love semantics were organized around a program of understanding. We argue
Chiara Piazzesi, Martin Blais
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