Multidimensional Poverty: Measurement, Estimation, and Inference [PDF]
Multidimensional poverty measures give rise to a host of statistical hypotheses which are of interest to applied economists and policy-makers alike. In the specific context of the generalized Alkire-Foster (Alkire and Foster 2008) class of measures, we ...
Christopher J. Bennett and Shabana Mitra
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Network geometry, topology, and spectral analysis in global stock markets: Insights from using the Ricci curvature, Euler characteristic, and random matrix theory. [PDF]
PLoS OneDomínguez-Monterroza A +2 more
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana +3 more
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Interjurisdictional Housing Prices and Spatial Amenities: Which Measures of Housing Prices Reflect Local Public Goods? [PDF]
Understanding the spatial variation in housing prices plays a crucial role in topics ranging from the cost of living to quality-of-life indices to studies of public goods and household mobility.
Omar Farooque, H. Spencer Banzhaf
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US State Policy Index for Population Health Analyses. [PDF]
Milbank QMontez JK, Gutin I, Monnat SM.
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Extreme Weather Events and Consumer Food Responses
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer food responses to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which affected a swath of the Southeastern U.S. in 2024. Using representative consumer survey data from six affected states, we analyze 10 distinct food responses classified into ex ante and ex post responses, and examine their associations with food insufficiency
Ahmad Zia Wahdat, Joseph Balagtas
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Inference on Income Distributions [PDF]
This paper attempts to provide a synthetic view of varied techniques available for per- forming inference on income distributions. Two main approaches can be distinguished: one in which the object of interest is some index of income inequality or poverty,
Russell Davidson
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Equity premium forecasting with reliability-screened forward-looking signals. [PDF]
PLoS OneHuh J, Jeon J, Jeong S.
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Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union
Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa +3 more
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Bi-Polarization Comparisons [PDF]
This note provides simple tests for first-order bi-polarization orderings of distributions of living standards. In doing so, the paper also offers an ethical basis and an interpretation for the common use of some simple measures of distances from the ...
Jean-Yves Duclos, Damien Echevin
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