Abstract After the Second World War, family allowances became a cornerstone of social spending in western Europe. Whilst religion is often highlighted as a driver of this policy, the role of political Catholicism remains contested, particularly in southern Europe.
Guillem Verd‐Llabrés
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A study of high-speed train delays and relevant propagation influence characteristics. [PDF]
Qin J, Zhang J, Wu S, Deng S.
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Spanish stock returns, growth, and inflation, 1900–2020
Abstract This paper studies equity returns in the Madrid Stock Exchange and their connections with the macroeconomy from the emergence of a stock market around 1900 to its ‘big bang’ at the turn of the twenty‐first century. Using high‐quality data from primary sources and the methodology of the modern IBEX35 (published since 1987), we constructed an ...
Stefano Battilossi +2 more
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Experimental study on the disturbance and control of cluster jet pile construction on existing railroad bridge foundations. [PDF]
Liu T, Chen C, Leng W, Wu Z, Liao Y.
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Media Sentiment and Price Run‐Ups
ABSTRACT We empirically test competing hypotheses about the role of financial media sentiment in price run‐ups. Our global analysis of unusual price increases in stock market segments provides no evidence for long‐term market overreactions fuelled by media reporting.
Heiko Jacobs, Alexander Lauber
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Testing for heavy metals in drinking water collected from Dog Aging Project participants. [PDF]
Sexton CL +10 more
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Mapping High‐TDS Groundwater Near Impoundments Using Ground and Waterborne Towed Electromagnetics
Abstract Long‐term monitoring at landfills and impoundments containing coal combustion products (CCPs) or other industrial wastes is essential for detecting possible leachate releases to groundwater and mapping contamination plumes. This study evaluates a novel, non‐invasive geophysical approach—towed time‐domain electromagnetic (TEM) surveys—for non ...
Piyoosh Jaysaval +4 more
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Evaluating the disaster response capacity of the Korean citizen corps in rural areas: A System Dynamics-GIS approach. [PDF]
Lee J, Song MS, Hwang J, Hong SB.
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Consumer Mobility, Offline and Online Regional Trade: Evidence From High‐Frequency Transaction Data
ABSTRACT The shift from offline to online purchasing is reshaping trade patterns: a weaker effect of distance has been observed in digital transactions. This study analyzes these dynamics at an unprecedented scale and granularity, using interregional gravity models estimated from billions of geolocated French card transactions.
David Bounie +2 more
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Political construction of risk perception and preventive behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Korea. [PDF]
Jeong S, Chung JB, Kim M, Kim MK.
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