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Infrastructure Shocks and Regional Resilience: Evidence From the 2012 Cologne‐Leverkusen Bridge Closure

open access: yesJournal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The unexpected 2012 closure of a key bridge on the Rhine River near Cologne, Germany was an exogenous shock to businesses and residents nearby. We exploit this event as a quasi‐experiment to study the impact of this critical infrastructure shock on the region.
Jeffrey P. Cohen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Consumers Respond to Marginal Prices at Kink Points? Evidence From 40+ Million Electricity Bills in Ethiopia

open access: yesOxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Leveraging over 40 million residential electricity billing records from more than one million meters in Ethiopia, we test whether consumers respond to marginal prices at kink points under an increasing block tariff (IBT). We exploit a unique institutional setting in which two distinct billing systems (manual postpaid and automated prepaid ...
Tensay Hadush Meles, Gunnar Köhlin
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring experiences of forced clearances in people with hoarding difficulties

open access: yesPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction People with Hoarding Disorder (PWHD) can experience enforced removal of their possessions by others, often with the intention of trying to improve an individual's situation. To date, there has been no research exploring PWHD's experiences of this.
Hannah Parker   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Responding to Information‐Based Regulation: A Behavioral Analysis of the UK's Food Hygiene Ratings Scheme

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Regulators increasingly rely on public information disclosure to influence organizational behaviors. Prior research is mixed on the effects of information‐based instruments in an environment of abundant online information. The study applies a behavioral perspective to examine how regulatory ratings shape the responses of regulated entities by ...
Panos Panagiotopoulos, Frances Bowen
wiley   +1 more source

Legislative Financial Asset Disclosure, Firm Motivations, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in the US States

open access: yesRegulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial asset disclosure laws are widely implemented to combat conflicts of interest among policymakers, yet their economic impact remains poorly understood. This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of how these transparency measures affect macroeconomic outcomes across the 50 US states.
Justin H. Kirkland, Patrick E. Shea
wiley   +1 more source

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