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Optimal Job Design and Information Elicitation

open access: yesThe RAND Journal of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT When managers rely on their subordinates for local information but cannot commit to how such information is used, the incentives for effort and information elicitation become intertwined. This incentive problem influences the firm's job design decision, that is, whether to assign all tasks in a job to one worker (“individual assignment”) or ...
Arijit Mukherjee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data‐driven discovery of mechanistic ecosystem models with LLMs

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Ecosystem models are essential for ecosystem management, but their development traditionally requires significant time and expertise, creating bottlenecks in addressing urgent environmental challenges. We present LEMMA (LLM Enabled Mechanistic Modelling for ecosystem Assessment), a framework that programmatically generates and iteratively ...
Scott Spillias   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rainfall timing, forage growth, and insuring forage: Linking producer perceptions to observational data

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract The timing and amount of rainfall are crucial in forage growth. Producer perceptions of the rainfall distribution are likely to influence their choices related to the Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage Rainfall Index insurance program. Because of the scarcity of forage production data, diversity of forage production systems, and climates ...
Brittney Goodrich   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Testing Quantum Satisfiability. [PDF]

open access: yesCommun Math Phys
Montanaro A, Shao C, Verdon D, Verdon D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Sinking peatlands: Optimal control of subsidence

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Land subsidence threatens the living conditions of about 1.2 billion people worldwide in deltaic regions characterized by soft top soil. Economic activity in these areas requires lowering groundwater levels to keep the land sufficiently dry, which leaves future generations worse off by accelerating subsidence and increasing future costs.
Suphi Sen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate crisis and policy inaction in Indonesia

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract We surveyed voters and politicians in advance of the 2024 Indonesian election to measure preferences for environmental policy. We find that politicians underestimate voter concerns. We conducted an informational experiment with politicians to correct these misperceptions, and we document evidence of learning but no greater support for policy ...
Allan Hsiao, Nicholas Kuipers
wiley   +1 more source

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