Understanding of the macroeconomic effects of climate change is developing rapidly, but the implications for past and future inflation remain less well understood. Here we exploit a global dataset of monthly consumer price indices to identify the causal impacts of changes in climate on...

In the valuation of forest resources, the alternative uses of the land is one of the central themes. In most cases it is made without taking into account the uncertainty and the possible flexibility of the alternative use. Within these alternatives, the strategy of shifting to a more profitable...

We revisit the tax-loss selling hypothesis as an explanation of the January effect. We expand on prior empirical evidence from municipal bond closed-end funds (CEFs) by extending the sample period by 19 years and adding exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Our sample covers the introduction and rapid...

Understanding of the macroeconomic effects of climate change is developing rapidly, but the implications for past and future inflation remain less well understood. Here we exploit a global dataset of monthly consumer price indices to identify the causal impacts of changes in climate on...

Seasonal influenza is a common infectious disease that jeopardizes the health of pregnant women and may harm fetal development. I investigate the impacts of in utero exposure to seasonal influenza over the life course using nearly fifty years of flu season data in the U.S. I exploit state and...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a substantial increase in house price growth and its seasonal amplitude. This change has presented challenges to traditional seasonal adjustment methods, such as the U.S. Census Bureau's X-12 method. This study tests for residual seasonality in three major...

Yala season is a water scared dry period in Up Country Intermediate Zone of Sri Lanka. Majority of famers suffering with yield losses associated with unavailability of water, high temperature and hazardous winds in June to August period. To mitigate these adverse climatic conditions farmer has...

Since their discovery, many calendar anomalies experienced different types of changes. This paper explores the possibility of enlargement of the time interval specific to the January Effect on London Stock Exchange. We investigate the abnormal returns presence on an extended time interval that...