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The many prices of war and occupation: Black markets and the cost‐of‐living index in France, 1938–1949

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract When studying French prices between 1938 and 1949, economists and historians face a paradox: whilst a vast black market shaped daily life, official indices recorded only state‐controlled prices. This article addresses the issue by introducing a new consumer price index that incorporates both official and black market prices.
Patrice Baubeau, Matéo Teixeira
wiley   +1 more source

Coupling coordination evaluation and influencing factors analysis of older adult care service resource supply and demand in China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Guo L, Wei H, Tao Q, Chen K.
europepmc   +1 more source

Exploring the leaky pipeline: Tokenism, status group effects, or self‐selection?

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In most European universities today, more than 50% of bachelor's degrees are awarded to women, but the corresponding share of full professorships is only about 25%. This phenomenon is called the leaky pipeline. Most explanations refer to gender biases and stereotypes, motherhood, discrimination, and tokenism.
Margit Osterloh, Katja Rost
wiley   +1 more source

Living arrangements, health outcomes, and the buffering role of social capital among older adults in China. [PDF]

Front Public Health
Zheng J, Ni Z.
europepmc   +1 more source

Do Female Directors Protect Employee Pension Benefits? Evidence on the Nexus Between Pensions and Dividends

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines whether female directors influence firms' allocation of internal funds between dividend payments and defined benefit (DB) pension funding. Using FTSE All‐Share firms from 2007 to 2021, we find that companies with a higher proportion of female directors exhibit stronger pension funding positions and, overall, maintain ...
Zezeng Li, Erhan Kilincarslan
wiley   +1 more source

Predictors of Long-Term Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment Receipt Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Problematic Alcohol Use. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Rev
Behrendt S, Kuerbis A, Mejldal A, Søndergaard J, Andersen K, Becker U, Eliasen MH, Nielsen AS.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Board Independence and Adjustment Speed of CEO Inside Debt

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We find that firms with more independent directors adjust CEO inside debt towards an optimum more quickly. This effect is more pronounced in financially unconstrained, growth, and under‐levered firms, and also firms led by more powerful or overconfident CEOs.
Bonnie Buchanan, Shuhui Wang, Tina Yang
wiley   +1 more source

20-Year labor market histories of 66-year-old women and men: a nationwide retrospective cohort study from Sweden. [PDF]

Eur J Public Health
Gémes K, Martikainen A, Farrants K, Alexanderson K, Bergström J, Mittendorfer-Rutz E, Virtanen M.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Employment Protection and Bank Dividends: Evidence From Wrongful Discharge Laws

European Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using the staggered adoption of the good faith exception to U.S. wrongful discharge laws, we examine the causal effect of employment protection and firing costs on bank dividend payouts. We find stronger employment protection significantly reduces dividends, with good faith adoption lowering payouts by 7% relative to the mean. In line with the
Alessio Bongiovanni, Joshua Cave
wiley   +1 more source