Shape of Yield Curves Under Instrument‐Based Parallel Shifts
Journal of Futures Markets, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper studies the shape of zero and par yield curves through the carry and convexity of zero‐bond and par–swap butterflies under instrument‐based parallel shifts: the component instruments are held fixed, and each instrument's own quote receives the same additive shock.
Jian Sun
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An updated checklist of fishes of Dongsha Island, Taiwan, northern South China Sea. [PDF]
ZookeysNg SL +10 more
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Geopolitics and global strategy: Making money under anarchy
Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Multinational firms conduct cross‐border trade and investment in a world of anarchy, where nation‐states must secure their survival in the absence of a world government. We develop a geopolitical‐economic order (GEO) framework to argue that the extent of geopolitical competition incentivizes states to create one of two types ...
Daniel J. Blake +2 more
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Operating in perpetual motion? Coping with the dark side of global boundary spanning
Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This paper explores how individuals experience and cope with the demands of global boundary spanning in multinational enterprises (MNEs). We foreground temporary colocation as a modality through which mobile global boundary spanners repeatedly traverse multiple boundaries, triggering intense demands with adverse consequences ...
Kieran M. Conroy +2 more
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The Effects of Compulsory Licensing: A Case Study of HIV Drugs
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Compulsory licensing is a legal mechanism that allows governments the use of patented medicines without the owner's consent, subject to conditions and compensation, to meet public‐health needs. Despite its policy relevance and increasing use, empirical evidence on its market effects remains limited.
Nicolau Martin‐Bassols +2 more
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Investigation of immunomodulatory and cytotoxic effects of shed snake skin (Elaphe sauromates) extract. [PDF]
Front PharmacolSinmez CC +7 more
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The Unintended Consequences of Sugar‐Sweetened Beverage Taxes on Sales and Prices of Beer Beverages
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper estimates the causal effect of Berkeley's sugar‐sweetened beverage (SSB) tax on beer purchases and prices using retail scanner data from 2014 to 2015. Applying both synthetic control and difference‐in‐differences (DID) approaches, we find that the tax reduced beer purchases within Berkeley by 8.9%, while having a negligible effect ...
Lei Pan, Xiaoyong Zheng
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Plants of the USA: recordings on native North American useful species by Alexander von Humboldt. [PDF]
J Ethnobiol EthnomedBaratto LC, Päßler U.
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Surface Topography and Ultrastructure of the Spectacular Cells in the Eyes of Land and Sea Snakes (Squamata, Reptilia): Functional Adaptations of Micro-Ornamentation. [PDF]
J MorpholCollin HB +6 more
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