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This paper argues that globalization has led to a shift in developed countries from an industrial to an entrepreneurial model of production. Globalization is interpreted as a level shock in the supply of unskilled labor to the world economy, a decrease in the level of political risk associated...
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In this paper we study how differences in the quality of countries' institutions affect the impact of natural hazards in these countries. To do so, we first build a new data set that allows us to adequately control for countries' development and geological characteristics and, importantly,...
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Using a field experiment in the Netherlands, we study the labor market and the budgetary effects of a more generous earnings exemption policy. The policy allowed claimants to keep more earnings for a longer time. In line with expectations, we find positive effects on employment, almost entirely...
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In this paper we study how differences in the quality of countries’ institutions affect the impact of natural hazards in these countries. To do so, we first build a new data set that allows us to adequately control for countries’ development and geological characteristics and,...
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This paper explores Student emotion via social media in relationship to the Covid-19 pandemic. With a sample of data pulled from Reddit, we utilized text mining sentiment analysis with the NCR package in R to enhance understanding of student sentiment present in comments surround higher...
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Often, professors overlook or even ignore the negative feedback in their Student Evaluations of Teachings (SETs) for a multitude of reasons. Most notably, the negative feedback appears unimportant if the instructor overall is well-liked or teaches well. However, the data found in negative...
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This paper explores the context of a coughing customer for frontline workers during their job duties within the timeframe of the Covid-19 pandemic. With a sample of 38 participants, we utilized semi-structured interviews to enhance understanding of cognitive, emotional, and vocational challenges...
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This paper explores the context of a coughing customer for frontline workers during their job duties within the timeframe of the Covid-19 pandemic. With a sample of 38 participants, we utilized semi-structured interviews to enhance understanding of cognitive, emotional, and vocational challenges...
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