General Economics
Broad economic research including computational and behavioral economics.
econ.GN · 114 papersA rapid evaluation of Australia's COVID-era apprentice wage subsidy programs
Australia's COVID-era apprentice wage subsidies boosted commencements by 70% but faced retention issues and 'sharp practice' in non-trade sectors.
Generative AI at Work: From Exposure to Adoption across 35 European Countries
GenAI adoption in 35 European countries averages 12%, driven by skills & worker agency, shows a gender gap, but no immediate job restructuring.
Maritime Connectivity Vulnerability Index: Construction, Patterns, and Validation Across 185 Economies, 2006-2025
This paper introduces the Maritime Connectivity Vulnerability Index (MCVI) to quantify structural vulnerability in global shipping networks.
Dissecting AI Trading: Behavioral Finance and Market Bubbles
AI agents in simulated markets exhibit behavioral biases like disposition effect and extrapolative beliefs, replicating market bubbles.
Can Institutional Integration of Western Balkans Stock Exchanges Strengthen Monetary Transmission?
Integrating Western Balkan stock exchanges significantly amplifies monetary policy transmission through asset prices, doubling the impact of tightening.
Self-referentiality and asymmetric knowledge flows between journals. The case of economics
Economics journals show declining overall self-referentiality post-2008, but core fields are becoming more closed while peripheral areas open up.
Perceived Social Norms under Uncertainty
This paper introduces a belief-based framework for social norms, allowing individuals to be uncertain about what is appropriate and how information shapes their perceptions.
Do Projects Learn Across Space and Time? Evidence from the Olympics
The Olympics show no sustained cost improvement over 64 years due to spatiotemporal barriers blocking higher-level learning.
Import-Dependent Grain Processing Hubs: The Case of Türkiye's Flour Sector
Türkiye's flour sector, a global leader, exemplifies risks of import-dependent processing hubs, with its capacity exceeding domestic output, threatening food security.
Convergence to collusion in algorithmic pricing
A deep reinforcement learning model for algorithmic pricing quickly converges to collusive outcomes through reward-punishment schemes.
Antitrust on Aisle Five: How Well Do Divestiture Remedies Work?
Divestiture remedies in the U.S. grocery sector often fail, leading to significant declines in employment and sales for divested stores.
Ticket to ride: Impact of free public transport on women's workforce participation in India
Free public transport schemes in India significantly boost women's paid work participation and employment duration, especially in patriarchal areas.
A Comparative Study of Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning in Finite Horizon Dynamic Pricing
This paper compares Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning for finite-horizon dynamic pricing across complex environments, analyzing trade-offs.
The Revenue Effect of Demand Misspecification in Event Ticket Pricing
This study quantifies revenue losses from demand misspecification in dynamic event ticket pricing, highlighting the importance of accurate temporal profiles.
Mapping the causal structure of price formation in Texas's transitioning electricity market
Causal analysis reveals wind generation is now the dominant driver of Texas electricity prices, significantly surpassing natural gas.
Gender, Unpaid Work, and Social Norms in Young Italian Families: Evidence from Couples Time Diaries
This study uses time diaries from Italian couples to show persistent gender inequality in unpaid work, childcare, and leisure, even in dual full-time households.
On the Design of Stochastic Electricity Auctions
This paper proposes a new design for day-ahead electricity auctions that accounts for renewable energy uncertainty by conditioning contracts on "states of the world."
Daycare Matching with Siblings: Social Implementation and Welfare Evaluation
An empirical framework for daycare matching with sibling preferences reveals significant welfare gains from a new policy, despite efficiency-equity tradeoffs.
Waiting for Help: Timely Access to Psychological Support for Young Adults Exposed to Parental Substance Misuse
Immediate access to psychological support for young adults exposed to parental substance misuse leads to lasting psychological health improvements.
Deepbullwhip: An Open-Source Simulation and Benchmarking for Multi-Echelon Bullwhip Analyses
Deepbullwhip is an open-source Python package for simulating and benchmarking multi-echelon supply chain bullwhip effects, offering speed and a standardized framework.
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