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Mitigating policy uncertainty: What financial markets reveal about firm‐level lobbying
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract Elections can lead to substantial policy changes and, thus, are a significant source of risk. Firms can respond to such policy uncertainty by lobbying, but it is hard to quantify whether they do so and, if so, how much lobbying benefits them. We construct a new dataset and leverage investors’ expectations of variability in stock returns in the
Kristy Buzard +2 more
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Exit dynamics from organic certification in Quebec
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, EarlyView.Abstract In Quebec, organic‐certification exits remained persistently high at 5% –7% annually over 2021–2025, while entries fell sharply from 10.8% to 3.4%. By 2025, exits exceeded entries for the first time, contracting the certified stock and reversing a decade of expansion.
Komla Avoumatsodo, Moustapha Thiam
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The commercialization of labour markets: Evidence from wage inequality in the Middle Ages
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper moves beyond the focus on ‘average’ wage trends in pre‐industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration across occupations and regions in medieval England. We find that whilst some workers enjoyed substantial growth in wage rates after the Black Death, there was a large group who ...
Jordan Claridge +2 more
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The depth and breadth of capitalism at the Cape
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Limited liability company legislation was introduced to the Cape Colony in 1861. An amendment in 1892 led to wider adoption, expanding and diversifying the capital market. Using novel data from the Cape Joint Stock Archive between 1892 and 1902, this paper examines who invested, where capital flowed, and how these patterns shaped firm outcomes
Edward Kerby, Lloyd Melusi Maphosa
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The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract When studying French prices between 1938 and 1949, economists and historians face a paradox: whilst a vast black market shaped daily life, official indices recorded only state‐controlled prices. This article addresses the issue by introducing a new consumer price index that incorporates both official and black market prices.
Patrice Baubeau, Matéo Teixeira
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Banks and the economy: Evidence from the Irish bank strike of 1966
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper studies the macroeconomic impact of the Irish bank strike of 1966, which led to the closure of the major commercial banks for 3 months. We collect a variety of new evidence, such as high‐frequency macro data, economic forecasts, micro data and narrative sources.
Emma Horgan, Seán Kenny, Jason Lennard
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Measuring Bubbles via Put‐Call Disparity: A Model‐Free Approach
Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper uses violations of put‐call parity to provide simple lower and upper bounds for measuring the size of asset price bubbles. Assuming only no‐arbitrage, this bubble detection approach avoids restrictive parametric model assumptions. We show that put‐call disparity provides a bubble's lower bound, and the lowest price of an out‐of‐the ...
Robert A. Jarrow, Simon S. Kwok
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Diverse Fluoroquinolone Resistance Plasmids From Retail Meat E. coli in the United States. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2019 Tyson GH +4 more
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Wealth Meets Value: The Role of Advice for High Net Worth Individuals
Financial Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT While financial advice in retail banking frequently fails to generate net‐of‐cost value due to agency conflicts, evidence from the high‐net‐worth segment remains scarce. This paper examines advice effectiveness within a private banking environment characterized by dedicated advisor relationships with two asset‐based compensation models, one of
Maria Maas +3 more
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