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Description, Articulation and Limitations in the Social Theory of Insurance
The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT There have been surprisingly few sustained efforts to explain or theorise the role insurance plays in society. Even the most theoretically inflected insurance scholarship, emanating from governmentality and Actor Network Theory scholarship, tends to be grounded in empirical cases, set in particular periods and places, and it is often ...
Liz McFall
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Arheološki Vestnik, 2016 Bronze vessels constitute a particular class of domestic vessels that were made for long-term use, to be handed down through generations. This makes them chronologically less sensitive items, but also items that reflect both status and behavioural ...
Marina Castoldi, Margherita Bolla
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Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper studies how partisan alignment between city leaders and state governors shapes information processing and bond pricing in the municipal bond market. Using a novel data set on 1,045 U.S. cities from 2005 to 2019, we show that cities with the same political affiliation as the state governor face 9 basis points lower borrowing costs ...
RAMONA DAGOSTINO, ANYA NAKHMURINA
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Luther v. Borden: A Taney Court Mystery Solved [PDF]
, 2017 It has not been generally remarked that Chief Justice Taney wrote surprisingly few of the Taney Court’s major opinions—those cases that tend to be anthologized and remembered by generalists.
Weinberg, Louise
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The Impact of Financial Reporting Mandates on Labor Unions
Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Labor unions in the United States are subject to financial reporting mandates. This study examines how these mandates affect unions and their members. Using several regulation‐based empirical designs, we document that more granular reporting requirements adversely affect unions' election outcomes.
QINGKAI DONG, ANTHONY LE
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The role of case management in misdemeanor prosecution
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract Despite increasing attention to prosecutors' role in shaping criminal justice outcomes, there is limited empirical research on what prosecutors do. While most theories of prosecutorial discretion emphasize overarching goals related to justice and safety, our paper shifts the focus toward the practical realities of the job, particularly in the ...
Lindsay Graef, Aurelie Ouss
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A Different Kind of Republican Moment in Environmental Law [PDF]
, 2003 The purpose of this Essay is to propose and discuss the possibility that the nation currently faces another, albeit very different, republican moment that may well test the future of environmental protection laws in the United States. This new moment
Lazarus, Richard J.
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Statewide sanctuary policies and female homicide rates, 2016–2021
Criminology, EarlyView.Abstract The current study examines whether state immigration enforcement policies, such as sanctuary policies that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, are associated with female homicide rates in the United States (2016–2021).
Kaitlin M. Boyle +3 more
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Many new voters make the Granite State one to watch in November [PDF]
, 2008 A third of potential voters in New Hampshire during the fall of 2008 have become eligible to vote in the state. Further, these potential new voters are more likely to identify with the Democratic Party and less likely to identify as Republicans than are ...
Johnson, Kenneth M. +2 more
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The impact of prosecutors’ office caseloads on case processing outcomes
Criminology &Public Policy, EarlyView.Research Summary Contemporary criminal justice discourse frequently highlights rising caseloads as a crisis for prosecutors across the United States. Yet, empirical assessments of how caseloads impact prosecutorial decision making are scarce. This study exploits data on office caseloads and cases disposed between 2021 and 2024 in 19 prosecutors ...
R. R. Dunlea, Don Stemen
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