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Unnatural Causes: Cryptocurrencies, Carbon Credits, and the rise of Neoliberalism from Below
Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Klima is a carbon‐backed cryptocurrency running as a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO). In 2021, it had accumulated 9 million metric tons of digital carbon credits and reached a market value of more than US$1 billion. In 2023, its treasury stored twice as many carbon credits, but its spot price was a tiny fraction compared to 2021 ...
Riccardo De Cristano, Alexander Paulsson
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Private to Public: Deterrent Effects of Bans on Confidential Settlements
Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nondisclosure agreements are common in the settlement of legal disputes but are controversial as they suppress information that could prevent harm to others. But until the 2017 #MeToo movement, there had been little legislative effort to prohibit the practice in any context, and consequently no evidence on whether public disclosure of harms ...
Blair Druhan Bullock, Joni Hersch
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Amid intensifying global technological competition and sharply rising geopolitical uncertainty, semiconductor supply chain security has become a critical issue shaping national industrial security and macroeconomic stability. Focusing on the structural risks faced by China's semiconductor supply chain under the dual pressures of external ...
Ye yuan +3 more
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Fine-grained temporal-spatial cues for theft recognition in surveillance videos. [PDF]
Sci RepAnsari MA +6 more
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Alternative forms of natural resource management are required. Participation of local actors is necessary but not sufficient, for moving away from the conventional top‐down approaches. This paper develops a 5‐point framework for enabling meaningful participation in rural landscape governance.
Anthony S. Fry +2 more
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The relationship between alcohol consumption, social distancing, and crime rates: insights from the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
J Glob HealthKim AM, Lee JS, Ryu D.
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Does Regulation of Built-In Security Reduce Crime? Evidence From a Natural Experiment
As of 1999, all new-built homes in the Netherlands have to have burglary-proof windows and doors. We provide evidence that this large-scale government intervention in the use of self-protective measures lowers crime and improves social welfare.
Vollaard, B.A., Ours, J.C. van
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Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.In the aftermath of the 2020 U.S. election, the boundary between activism and extremism blurred, with election officials reporting violent threats and false accusations of election fraud. From a symbolic interactionist perspective, these attacks provide a unique lens for examining the consequences of being falsely labeled a criminal.
Steven Windisch
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Patterns and characteristics of firearm thefts from vehicles in San Antonio, Texas. [PDF]
Inj EpidemiolTesta A +5 more
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“Time‐Tripping” and Memory‐Making: A Grounded Theory of Grounded Theory
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.This paper explores the development of grounded theory methodology through the lens of memory studies, introducing the concept of “time‐tripping” as a key generic social process. The paper identifies several sub‐processes of time‐tripping, including “reclaiming,” “resisting,” “retro‐casting,” and “landscaping,” which shape the methodological “imaginary.
Barry John Gibson +2 more
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