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Targeted mutagenesis in a human-parasitic nematode. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS Pathog, 2017
Gang SS   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Social welfare effects of annuitization in small open economies

open access: yesThe Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper develops a theory of when annuitization improves or reduces social welfare. The analysis is based on a small open economy with exogenous prices, populated by overlapping generations of non‐altruistic agents. Annuities provide longevity risk insurance and above‐market returns, but also reduce accidental bequests that transfer ...
Tim D. Maurer
wiley   +1 more source

The relationship between intergenerational mobility and equality of opportunity

open access: yesThe Scandinavian Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Among economists, the analysis of social mobility and the role of parental background is largely carried out in two separate strands of research. The intergenerational mobility literature estimates parent–child persistence in some outcome of interest, such as income.
Adrian Adermon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Passing the Partisan Filter: Political Narratives, Partisan Bias, and Opinions on Public Finances

open access: yesScottish Journal of Political Economy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether political partisanship and political narratives affect voters' opinions about public finances. In a novel survey experiment, we test the causal effect of pro‐consolidation and pro‐public investment narratives used in German general election campaigns on participants' opinions on public debt and budget deficits ...
Ekaterina Jürgens, Sebastian Gechert
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Care Regimes in East Asia: Reconfiguring State Autonomy Through Electoral Competition and Civil Society Mobilisation

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates why Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have adopted distinct care strategies, despite shared demographic challenges and developmental legacies. It advances a dual‐layered framework of state autonomy that distinguishes between elected and unelected state actors and integrates cross‐national differences in electoral ...
Jooha Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Owning‐Renting Dichotomy: Owner‐Renting in Urban China

open access: yesTijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines owner‐renters, households that rent their current residence while owning property elsewhere, using data from the 2013 and 2019 China Household Finance Survey. It explores how household characteristics influence owner‐renting and the drivers of this phenomenon.
Jinqiao Long   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic Workout Mortgage and Housing Consumption Choice

open access: yesInternational Review of Finance, Volume 26, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper further develops the Automatic Workout Mortgage (AWM) which embeds an insurance put option to reduce negative equity, systemic risk and promote economic recovery. We introduce a mathematical model showing that AWM raises household utility and increases housing demand.
Robert J. Shiller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Memory, Presidential Meaning‐Making, and the Role of the US Bicentennial in Gerald Ford's 1976 Presidential Campaign

open access: yesPresidential Studies Quarterly, Volume 56, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article provides the first extensive investigation of President Gerald Ford's commemoration of the 1976 United States Bicentennial. Drawing on internal correspondence and Ford's public addresses, it highlights how his administration leveraged Bicentennial commemorations to situate Ford's Presidency as a reconciling and stabilizing force ...
Thomas Cryer
wiley   +1 more source

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