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Information and Soft Budget Constraints

Information and Soft Budget Constraints
This paper shows that whether information quality makes soft budget constraint problems more or less likely to arise depends on the size of collateral offered by borrowers (i.e. entrepreneurs). If the collateral is sufficiently large, sufficiently accurate information is more likely to induce the lender to refinance a project, which softens the budget ...
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Smart Exploration of Perovskite Photovoltaics: From AI Driven Discovery to Autonomous Laboratories

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
In this review, we summarize the fundamentals of AI in automated materials science, and review AI applications in perovskite solar cells. Then, we sum up recent progress in AI‐guided manufacturing optimization, and highlight AI‐driven high‐throughput and autonomous laboratories.
Wenning Chen, Zheyu Zhang, Kelvian T. Mularso, Bonghyun Jo, Hyun Suk Jung   +4 more
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Is foreign aid fungible? Evidence from the education and health sectors [PDF]

This paper takes a fresh look at the issue of foreign aid fungibility. Unlike the bulk of existing empirical studies, I employ panel data that contain information on the specific purpose for which aid is given.
Nicolas Van de Sijpe
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Toward Standardization in CO2 Electrolysis: A Round Robin Study

Advanced Energy Materials, EarlyView.
CO2 electrolysis is a promising green technology for producing fuels and chemicals. To support its real‐world adoption, researchers conducted a collaborative study to identify sources of experimental variability. They found key differences in temperature and pressure control across labs and proposed a standardized testing protocol to improve ...
Dorottya Hursán, Kevinjeorjios Pellumbi, Balázs Endrődi, Angelika A. Samu, Emilia Wessel, Henri Pelzer, Viktor Józó, Jasper Biemolt, Ulf‐Peter Apfel, Thomas Burdyny, Brian Seger, Peter Strasser, Csaba Janáky   +12 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Tools and techniques for AIS Strategic Planning. [PDF]

AIS went through and will continue to undergo evolution and revolution as it grows. This article analyzes the current state of AIS and concludes it is in or approaching a crisis of priorities.
Monod, Emmanuel, Watson, Richard
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Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Antonia Kaiser, Gabriele Mack   +3 more
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Sybil-Proof Mechanism for Information Propagation with Budgets

This paper examines the problem of distributing rewards on social networks to improve the efficiency of crowdsourcing tasks for sponsors. To complete the tasks efficiently, we aim to design reward mechanisms that incentivize early-joining agents to invite more participants to the tasks.
Zheng, Junjie, Ge, Xu, Li, Bin, Zhao, Dengji   +3 more
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The Dictator’s Dilemma: to Punish or to Assist? Plan Failures and Interventions under Stalin [PDF]

A dictator issues an order, but the order is not carried out. The dictator does not know whether the order failed because the agent behaved opportunistically, or because his order contained some mistake. Imperfect information creates his dilemma: whether
Andrei Markevich
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Kenyan Farmers' Policy Priorities During Economic Crisis and Stability: Insights From a Best‐Worst Scaling Experiment

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amid rising food and fertilizer prices, understanding farmers' policy preferences is critical for effective crisis response. We use best‐worst scaling experiment to assess Kenyan mobile‐owning crop farmers' preferences for government support under high and normal price scenarios.
Mywish K. Maredia, John Olwande, Jacob Ricker‐Gilbert, David L. Mather, Nicole M. Mason   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source