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Estimating Climate Risk Exposure in the U.S. Insurance Sector Using Factor Model and EVT

Mathematics
This study examines the exposure of the U.S. insurance sector to climate-related risks using a two-step approach combining factor modeling and Extreme Value Theory. The analysis first constructs a climate risk factor from transition-sensitive sectors and
Olanrewaju Oluwadamilare Olaniyan
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A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of the Birth Prevalence of Turner Syndrome

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Turner syndrome, a chromosomal disorder, causes short stature, pubertal arrest, amenorrhea, and infertility in females. Prevalence estimates vary widely; however, reliable estimates are important for public health initiatives. Therefore, a meta‐analysis was undertaken.
David Hinds, Jeanne M. Pimenta, Andrea Low, Deepali Mittal, Smeet Gala, Digant Gupta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explaining the size distribution of cities: x-treme economies [PDF]

The methodology used by theories to explain the size distribution of cities takes an empirical fact and works backward to first obtain a reduced form of a model, then pushes this reduced form back to assumptions on primitives.
Berliant, Marcus, Watanabe, Hiroki
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KDM2B‐Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder A Case‐Series Supporting the CxxC Domain Phenotype With Emphasis on Ocular and Dermatologic Features

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The KDM2B‐related neurodevelopmental disorder is a recently identified Mendelian disorder of the epigenetic machinery associated with pathogenic variants in KDM2B. Global developmental delay, intellectual disability, congenital anomalies, and systemic manifestations characterize the disorder.
Adriana Gomes, Álvaro Martín‐Rodríguez, Miguel Del Campo, Lynne M. Bird   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Economics of Nested Insurance: The Case of SURE [PDF]

Traditionally, disaster assistance was available on an ad hoc basis, but the 2008 Farm Act provides a standing disaster assistance program known as Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE). This paper introduces a theory of nested insurance to evaluate the
Cooper, Joseph C., Sproul, Thomas W., Zilberman, David   +2 more
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Denial of Inpatient Genetic Testing: A Study on Outpatient Yield and Outcomes

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Genetic conditions suspected in children often require genetic testing for accurate diagnoses, but testing remains costly. Case management teams review genetic test requests to improve access for patients while reducing the financial burden for medical institutions.
Cindy Y. Canales, Kathleen Shields, Meagan Choates, Paul Hillman, Laura Farach, Theresa Wittman, Kathryn Leal   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sovereign natural disaster insurance for developing countries : a paradigm shift in catastrophe risk financing [PDF]

Economic theory suggests that countries should ignore uncertainty for public investment and behave as if indifferent to risk because they can pool risks to a much greater extent than private investors can. This paper discusses the general economic theory
Ghesquiere, Francis, Mahul, Olivier
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue, Peter Anderson, Mark Brimble   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contractual savings institutions and banks'stability and efficiency [PDF]

The authors analyze the relationship between the development of contractual savings institutions and banks'efficiency, credit, and liquidity risks. They discuss the potential mechanisms through which the development of contractual savings institutions ...
Impavido, Gregorio, Musalem, Alberto R., Tressel, Thierry   +2 more
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Underemployment and Job Quality Among Young Australians: A Gendered Analysis Using the HILDA Survey (2009–2022)

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over almost two decades, young people's employment opportunities have been significantly impacted by events like the Global Financial Crisis (2008–2009) and the COVID‐19 pandemic (2020‐). Thus, underemployment has become a more pervasive and persistent feature of young people's labour market experiences. This research focuses on three forms of
Brendan Churchill
wiley   +1 more source