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Can the UK meet the World Health Organization PM2.5 interim target of 10 μg m-3 by 2030? Part II: Associated Health and Economic Benefits

This paper by Dajnak et al. estimates that meeting the 10 μg/m³ target could save 11.5 million life years and generate benefits of up to £300 billion. Supports strong air quality policies.

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#Health #Climate #AirQuality

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How can #GenAI transform the #advertising industry? This study finds that fully #AI-created ads outperform human & AI-modified ads, boosting click-through rates by up to 19%, while modifications show no significant gains.

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Do Audited Financial Reports Mitigate (or Exacerbate) #Stock Market Crashes?

The authors predict that audited financial statements may give investors a false sense of security.

Authors: Bin Li, Mohan Venkatachalam

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#AI-Training & Copyright: Where we are and where we might be Heading

The author examines key copyright issues arising in the context of #AI training.

Author: Guy Rub

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Outdoor Thermal Comfort Optimization for the Elderly in Old Residential Community via Shading-Canopy Layout: An Integrated ABM, XGBoost and NSGA-III Approach

This paper by Wang et al. combines ABM, XGBoost, and NSGA-III to optimize shading-canopy layouts, reducing thermal stress by nearly 1°C. spkl.io/63327AgRpB Supports age-friendly, climate-resilient urban design. #UrbanDesign #AI #Aging

Legal Studies Research Paper Series Vol. 16, No. 5

📣We have issued a new @ssrn.bsky.social Legal Studies RPS (v16 #5) including articles by @raffaelfasel.bsky.social, @philipmurray.bsky.social, Kathy Liddell & Matteo Aboy:

🔗https://www.law.cam.ac.uk/press/news/2025/11/legal-studies-research-paper-series-vol-16-no-5

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This article examines the aftermath of the 2011 #Arab uprisings, highlighting that despite widespread #constitutional negotiations, democratic reforms have largely failed.

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This paper finds that in a closed #economy, optimal taxes are positive on labor & capital but zero on capital income, with a wealth tax as a substitute.

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Are you ready? By 2030, 1 in 5 U.S residents will be 65+, 70% needing #longtermcare. Most costs fall to individuals, as #Medicaid aids some low-income & #insurance covers under 3% of long-term-care costs.

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This article by Katrina Geddes warns that recent shifts from “substantial similarity” to “substitutive similarity” threaten to penalize loosely similar works as infringing, even without direct copying.

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Does the system work? This paper explores how "Hybrid Institutional Complexes" (HICs)—diverse #governance institutions—respond to transnational crises like the Global #Financial Crisis & COVID-19.

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The model explains that ongoing U.S. #trade deficits supply dollars worldwide, boosting demand & value of U.S. assets, & that U.S. asset dominance relies on #global imbalances.

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Institutional Pathways to #Cryptocurrency: Case Studies of Early Bitcoin ETF Adoption by US Endowments and Pension Funds

This study examines early adoption patterns among the most conservative fiduciaries.

Author: David Krause

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Free speech is under siege. This essay argues that #freespeech is threatened, especially for pro-Palestinian voices, which face increased suppression since the 2023 #Gaza conflict.

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This study finds that #minority applicants are less likely to be approved for reverse #mortgages &, when approved, face higher interest rates than non-Hispanic white applicants.

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’m excited to share a new co-authored draft: Grading Machines: Can AI Exam-Grading Replace Law Professors? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... It shows that the latest AIS can mirror human law professor grading of real law school exams, with correlations in scores of up to 0.93.

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📝New SAFE Working Paper No. 461 "Entry in Banking Markets" by Marina Traversa and Guillaume Vuillemey.

👉Find it on @ssrn.bsky.social via: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... #EconSky #banks

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This study uses Australian #data to examine household responses to a family member’s #health shock & finds that health shocks lead to increased #medical spending & caregiving, while spending on alcohol decreases.

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Kaitlin Thaney on Open Access We had the opportunity to speak with Kaitlin Thaney at the ALPSP Manchester Conference, where she shared her inspiring journey into the world of open access, open infrastructure, and scholarly comm…

We had the opportunity to interview @kaythaney.bsky.social on the importance of #OpenAccess in research. Her insights highlight how open access can drive innovation and collaboration.

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This article challenges the traditional view that #copyright only protects intangible works of #authorship, arguing that courts increasingly struggle to distinguish between the intangible work & its physical form.

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The figure shows undeclared legal income z on the horizontal axis and illicit income y2 on the vertical axis. The concealment costs increase as we move outwards. When gz2 = 0 or gz2 > 0, a larger |z|, for a fixed y2, always increases the concealment cost.

This paper explores the trade-off #policymakers face between increasing tax revenues for public goods & reducing tax distortions, considering individual #taxevasion & the choice between #legal & illicit activities.

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Call for Proposals
HKIMR Open-bid Applied Research Programme

Accepting applications through 23 February 2026 here: spkl.io/63321AgGX9
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This passage argues that hateful communications threaten both #liberal & #democratic values, but neither model alone provides a sufficient basis for #regulation. A new, hybrid liberal-democratic approach is needed.

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The figure shows the average UIP premium at 7-year maturity and average long-term sovereign debt credit ratings for G10 (left panel) and EM10 (right-panel) currencies. The green fitted line for EMs excludes Brazil and Philippines.

This study finds that long-run uncovered #interestrate parity (LRUIP) generally holds for G10 currencies but not for EM10 emerging market #currencies.

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This study proposes an #AI flood monitoring system using #digital twin tech, which processes CCTV images to deliver real-time updates with 3D city models for spatial awareness.

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New #research from The LawFin Center at Goethe University Frankfurt which focuses on the pricing of #law, impact assessments of legal interventions in #corporategovernance, finance, & #regulation, with an emphasis on #greenfinance.

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