Category: Economics & Public Policy
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PFOS disrupts cholinergic neurons through oxidative and signaling pathways
This research indicates that PFOS exposure can trigger oxidative stress, disrupt prostaglandin E2 and nerve growth factor signaling, and lead to basal forebrain cholinergic neuron cell death, with partial protection from T3.
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Stronger digitalization is linked to higher firm eco-innovation in Europe
This research indicates that stronger national digitalization is positively associated with higher firm-level eco-innovation performance in Europe.
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Financial inclusion is linked to greater banking stability in Sub-Saharan Africa
This research indicates that greater financial inclusion, especially through more bank branches, is associated with stronger banking stability in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Longer polling-place distance lowers in-person voting
This research indicates that greater distance to a polling place is associated with a lower likelihood of voting in person, with some voters shifting to mail-in voting when it is available.
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Inflation is linked to more job moves and higher vacancies
This research indicates that unexpected inflation can lead workers to change jobs more often and is associated with more vacancies, lower real wages, and an upward shift in the Beveridge curve.
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Carbon trading system improves well-being in Chinese cities
This research indicates that China’s carbon emissions trading system generally improves people’s well-being, mainly through green technology innovation.
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Tenure raises wages mainly after long employment in South Korea
This research indicates that short tenure has no significant effect on log wages, while 20 years of tenure is associated with higher wages and sector-specific skills play a critical role in wage growth.
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Housing markets amplify monetary policy effects in Europe
This research indicates that housing markets are a central channel through which monetary policy shocks affect the real economy, with real house prices responding more strongly and persistently than output or general price levels.
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EU green industrial policy relies on off-balance-sheet finance
This research indicates that European green industrial policy is increasingly using off-balance-sheet financial instruments, such as energy performance contracts, to support investment without formally raising public debt.
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Hometown-return entrepreneurship boosts agricultural resilience
This research indicates that a pilot policy encouraging people to return to their hometowns for entrepreneurship is associated with higher agricultural economic resilience in China.
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