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Price Indices Rekindled, 1970s–1990s: Theory and Practice at Cross Purposes?

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper revisits the discussions on price indices during a period marked by theoretical advancements and practical challenges in measuring inflation. Index‐number theorists sought to improve accuracy, yet national statistical offices largely maintained established practices due to concerns over data availability, stability, and public trust.
Victor Cruz‐e‐Silva, Bert M. Balk
wiley   +1 more source

Do robots boost productivity? A quantitative meta‐study

open access: yesJournal of Economic Surveys, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This meta‐study analyzes the productivity effects of industrial robots. More than 1800 estimates from 85 primary studies are collected. The meta‐analytic evidence suggests that robotization has so far provided, at best, a small boost to productivity. There is strong evidence of publication bias in the positive direction.
Florian Schneider
wiley   +1 more source

Who Remains Single? Educational Gradients in Long‐Term Singlehood Across Ethnic Groups

open access: yesJournal of Marriage and Family, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the prevalence of long‐term singlehood and its educational gradient . Background Educational gradients in singlehood vary with countries' prevalent gender roles, and European societies increasingly include ethnic minorities originating from countries with more traditional gender roles.
Kasimir Dederichs   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The King Is Dead – Long Live Who? A Family and Firm Embeddedness Perspective on Succession after the CEO‐Owner's Sudden Death

open access: yesJournal of Management Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract When the CEO‐owner of an SME suddenly dies, who should take over? Integrating the social embeddedness perspective with research on crisis management, we theorize that an SME's financial health gets progressively worse before it stabilizes and recovers, reflecting an inverse U‐shaped relationship between time since the CEO‐owner's sudden death ...
Kimberly A. Eddleston   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Government Spending and Civic Engagement: Exploring the Role of Civil Society Participation and Voting in 28 Democracies

open access: yesKyklos, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study offers causal evidence on how distinct forms of civic engagement affect government spending across 28 democracies between 2000 and 2024. Its main innovation lies in disentangling the fiscal effects of two channels of engagement—civil society participation and electoral turnout—through an original identification strategy that ...
Anna Lo Prete, Agnese Sacchi
wiley   +1 more source

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