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British stock market, BREXIT and media sentiments - a big data analysis
Basak, Gopal Krishna; Pranab Kumar Das; Marjit, Sugata; … - 2019
In this paper we show, using a Machine Learning Framework and utilising a substantial corpus of media articles on Brexit, confirmed evidence of co-integration and causality between the ensuing media sentiments and British currency. The novel contribution of this paper is that along with...
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Buyer Uncertainty about Seller Capacity: Causes, Consequences, and a Partial Solution
Horton, John J. - 2018
Employers in an online labor market often pursue workers with little capacity to take on more work. The pursuit of low-capacity workers is consequential, as these workers are more likely to reject employer inquires, causing a reduction in the probability a job opening is ultimately filled. In an...
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Honesty in the digital age
Cohn, Alain; Gesche, Tobias; Maréchal, Michel André - 2018
Modern communication technologies enable efficient exchange of information, but often sacrifice direct human interaction inherent in more traditional forms of communication. This raises the question of whether the lack of personal interaction induces individuals to exploit informational...
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The economics of copyright in the digital age
Peukert, Christian; Windisch, Margaritha - 2023
legal foundations of the copyright system and developments of length and scope throughout the era of digitization. Second …
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Honesty in virtual communication
Nieken, Petra; Walther, Sven - 2024
Remote work arrangements and increased virtual communication are commonplace. Particularly in organizations, virtual communication has become an essential tool for collaboration and exchanging information. Virtual communication channels, such as text or video messages, provide different levels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528213
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To consolidate or not to consolidate? : a multi-step analysis to assess needed fiscal sustainability
Afonso, António; Alves, José; Jalles, João Tovar - 2022
specifically on their degree of success, notably in terms of fiscal sustainability. The "need" to consolidate is based on having a … primary balance above or below the debt-stabilizing primary balance (provided by the IMF's Debt Sustainability Analysis) for … each country. We then link the need for and the actual (historical) existence of fiscal adjustments to their sustainability …
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Green national accounting for welfare and sustainability : a taxonomy of assumptions and results
Asheim, Geir B. - 2002
This paper summarizes assumptions made and results obtained in parts of the literature on welfare and sustainability … combinations. This taxonomy is used to organize results in welfare and sustainability accounting. The analysis illustrates how …
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The circular economy
Fullerton, Don - 2024
Research about the circular economy is dominated by engineers, architects, and social scientists in fields other than economics. The concepts they study can be useful in economic models of policies – to reduce virgin materials extraction, to encourage green design, and to make better use of...
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Digital tools and the derailment of Iceland's new constitution
Thorvaldur Gylfason; Meuwese, Anne - 2016
This paper maps the use of digital tools in the Icelandic constitutional revision process of 2011 and discusses its aftermath in subsequent years. Although causal links between the digital elements of the process and the content and fate of the constitutional bill are impossible to establish, an...
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The Digital Services Tax as a tax on location-specific rent
Cui, Wei; Hashimzade, Nigar - 2019
In 2018, the European Council and the UK and Spanish governments each proposed to introduce a Digital Services Tax (DST), to be levied on the revenue of large digital platforms from advertising, online intermediation, and/or the transmission of data. We offer a rationalization of the DST as a...
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