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Health insurance and labor supply: Evidence from same‐sex couples

Contemporary Economic Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper examines labor supply effects of policies allowing public sector workers to include same‐sex partners in employer‐sponsored insurance plans. Unlike broader partnership recognition rights, these policies focus narrowly on insurance access.
Elisabeth Wurm
wiley   +1 more source

Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Are Climate-Smart Practices Important in Burkina Faso? [PDF]

Plant Environ Interact
ABSTRACT In Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers rely heavily on rain‐fed agriculture, which is affected by climate change. The adoption of climate‐smart practices is essential to strengthen the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change and improve household food security and, consequently, global food security.
Bado B, Thiombiano N, Tito NT.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Talk or Fight? Activist Board Entry and Its Impact on Firm Strategic Change

Corporate Governance: An International Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue This study examines how the method of activist director board entry—via private settlements or proxy battles—influences their impact on firm strategic change, highlighting the moderating influence of prior activist experience on these entry methods.
Eugene See, Bruce Skaggs
wiley   +1 more source

General Perceptions of Career Decision‐Making Autonomy Among Youth in Rural Philippines: An Experimental Study Examining Cultural and Gender Dynamics

The Developing Economies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender inequalities persist across various domains where traditional social norms are deeply ingrained. This study examines gendered perceptions of career decision‐making autonomy in the Philippines through self‐determination, social role, and gender congruity theories.
Melisa Fabella, Mai Seki, Makoto Kakinaka   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

I feel good! Gender differences and reporting heterogeneity in self-assessed health [PDF]

For empirical analysis and policy-oriented recommendation, the precise measurement of individual health or well-being is essential. The problem with variables based on questionnaires such as self-assessed health is that the answer may depend on ...
Pfarr, Christian, Schneider, Brit S., Schneider, Udo, Ulrich, Volker   +3 more
core   +1 more source

News shocks, consumer confidence and business cycles

Economica, EarlyView.
Abstract We study the causal effects of consumer sentiment shocks on macroeconomic aggregates. By constructing a novel instrument based on major non‐economic news shocks in the USA over 1969–2022, and opinion polls around these events, we identify exogenous changes in consumer confidence.
Syed M. Hussain, Zara Liaqat
wiley   +1 more source

Social distance and delegation: Does anonymity matter?

Economic Inquiry, EarlyView.
Abstract In this paper, we report on two experimental studies that examine the impact of social distance on delegation and uncover the role of anonymity driving delegation in a principal‐agent setting. Study 1 shows that reducing the social distance makes principals less likely to delegate.
Michalis Drouvelis, Hamideh Mohtashami Borzadaran   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Can Migration Reduce Educational Attainments? Depressing Evidence from Mexico [PDF]

This paper examines the impact of migration on educational attainments in rural Mexico. Using historical migration rates by state to instrument for current migration, we find evidence of a significant negative effect of migration on schooling attendance ...
David McKenzie, Hillel Rapoport
core  

Analysis of the relationship between firm innovation and corporate social responsibility: A systematic literature review

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract Firm innovation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are key strategic considerations that shape a firm's competitiveness and sustainability. However, studies exploring the relationship between the two are heterogeneous and sometimes obtain contradictory results, making it difficult to draw clear conclusions.
Daniel Alonso‐Martínez, Laura Cabeza‐García, Santiago Mencías‐Calderón   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Spillover Effect of Media Ownership on Mainstream Media Discourse

Financial Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article investigates the spillover effect of a firm's media ownership on reporting by unaffiliated mainstream media outlets, using a sample of Chinese publicly listed firms. We find that firms with ownership stakes in media companies receive more coverage and more positive tones from unaffiliated mainstream media outlets than other firms ...
Xin Yu, Shijun Guo, Robert Faff
wiley   +1 more source