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American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Why and when do cities vote for the left? The emergence of the urban–rural divide in the United States in the 1930s is inconsistent with canonical theories of cleavages. This paper introduces an explanation: agglomeration effects. The provision of government services is more efficient in urban environments because of nonrivalries, economies of
Theo Serlin
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Endogenous coalition formation in policy debates
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Political actors form coalitions around their joint normative beliefs in order to influence the policy process on contentious issues such as climate change or population aging. Policy process theory maintains that learning within and across coalitions is a central predictor of policy change but has yet to explain how policy learning works ...
Philip Leifeld, Laurence Brandenberger
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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer
Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
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Socioeconomic differences in labour market attachment after breast cancer: a population-based matched cohort study. [PDF]
Support Care CancerHjorth CF, Bakos I, Cronin-Fenton D.
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Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the phenomenon of corporate social responsibility (CSR) decoupling, wherein firms' CSR disclosures diverge from their actual CSR performance, often resulting in misleading portrayals of environmental and social commitments commonly associated with greenwashing.
María Consuelo Pucheta‐Martínez +2 more
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Does the reform of equalization of basic public services affect residents' sense of safety?-A case from China. [PDF]
Front Public HealthHan Z.
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British Journal of Industrial Relations, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In the 2000s, questions were open on whether the EU eastern enlargement would contribute to upwards or downwards convergence in labour standards, or even to divergence. Over two decades later, it is possible not only to attempt an answer, but also to identify the industrial relations processes that mediate economic integration between widely ...
Jon Erik Dølvik +3 more
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Demographics and the Welfare State—From One Crisis to the Next?
Bulletin of Economic Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent demographic projections point to lower fertility rates, and in most countries below the reproduction level. This is widely perceived to add further burdens to already strained public finances due to increasing longevity and aging populations.
Torben M. Andersen
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Welfare effects of pension reforms
This paper investigates the welfare effects of two types of pension reforms aimed at addressing challenges due to aging populations. The study uses a framework by Kolsrud et al. (2024), decomposing welfare into consumption smoothing and fiscal externality effects. Norwegian administrative data is used to study the welfare effects of two reforms.
Jia, Zhiyang +2 more
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On Liquidity Spillovers in Sovereign Bond Spot and Futures Markets During the COVID‐19 Outbreak
Bulletin of Economic Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine liquidity spillovers within and between the sovereign bond spot and futures markets in the euro area, covering the periods before, during, and after the COVID‐19‐induced dash for cash episode. Our results indicate that while liquidity spillovers were significantly amplified during the height of the crisis, the magnitude of these ...
Vassilios G. Papavassiliou, Fan Dora Xia
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