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Individual preferences for food items within couples: validating choice experiments predictions with real purchases data (2024)
Journal Article
Franceschinis, C., Scarpa, R., Thiene, M., & Kessels, R. (online). Individual preferences for food items within couples: validating choice experiments predictions with real purchases data. The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8489.12600

Despite the popularity of choice experiments (CEs) for the valuation of environmental goods and services, some of its shortcomings have been only partially addressed by the literature. Among these, of particular saliency, are the hypothetical nature... Read More about Individual preferences for food items within couples: validating choice experiments predictions with real purchases data.

Proliferation of religious associations and local incumbency advantage: evidence from municipal elections in Turkey (2024)
Journal Article
Arbatli, E., & Arbatli, C. E. (online). Proliferation of religious associations and local incumbency advantage: evidence from municipal elections in Turkey. Democratization, 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2024.2428277

For two decades, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Turkey sustained its electoral performance at the local level. We offer and test a new mechanism that contributed to the party's success in municipal elections. We argue that patronage links... Read More about Proliferation of religious associations and local incumbency advantage: evidence from municipal elections in Turkey.

Captains vs. All-Stars: Who makes better leaders? (2024)
Journal Article
Kocsoy, A. (2024). Captains vs. All-Stars: Who makes better leaders?. PLoS ONE, 19(11), Article e0309374. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309374

This study explores the impact of formally assigned leaders (team captains) and informal leaders (all-stars) on their teammates’ productivity in basketball. It uses in-game injuries as random shocks to examine how the unexpected absence of leaders af... Read More about Captains vs. All-Stars: Who makes better leaders?.

The Spectral Approach to Linear Rational Expectations Models (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Sadoon, M. (online). The Spectral Approach to Linear Rational Expectations Models. Econometric Theory, https://doi.org/10.1017/S026646662400029X

This paper considers linear rational expectations models in the frequency domain. The paper characterizes existence and uniqueness of solutions to particular as well as generic systems. The set of all solutions to a given system is shown to be a fini... Read More about The Spectral Approach to Linear Rational Expectations Models.

AI-powered mechanisms as judges: Breaking ties in chess (2024)
Journal Article
Anbarci, N., & Ismail, M. S. (2024). AI-powered mechanisms as judges: Breaking ties in chess. PLoS ONE, 19(11), Article e0305905. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305905

Recently, Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology use has been rising in sports to reach decisions of various complexity. At a relatively low complexity level, for example, major tennis tournaments replaced human line judges with Hawk-Eye Live techno... Read More about AI-powered mechanisms as judges: Breaking ties in chess.

Rural-Urban Divide of COVID-19 fatalities in India – Investigating the Role of Lifestyle Disorder Diseases (2024)
Journal Article
Basu, P., Das, S., Dutta Choudhury, A., Mazumder, R., & Sengupta, M. (online). Rural-Urban Divide of COVID-19 fatalities in India – Investigating the Role of Lifestyle Disorder Diseases. Journal of Quantitative Economics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40953-024-00422-w

Using data on weekly COVID-19 infections and fatalities at the district level for 19 states and 4 union territories of India, we investigate the determinants of COVID-19 deaths focusing exclusively on the second wave of infections. We include several... Read More about Rural-Urban Divide of COVID-19 fatalities in India – Investigating the Role of Lifestyle Disorder Diseases.

Contingent payments in procurement interactions: Experimental evidence (2024)
Journal Article
Shachat, J., Walker, M. J., & Wei, L. (2024). Contingent payments in procurement interactions: Experimental evidence. European Economic Review, 170, Article 104886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2024.104886

A primary objective of creating competition among suppliers is the procurement of higher quality goods and services at lower prices. When procuring non-standard goods, it is often difficult to write a complete specification of desired quality in the... Read More about Contingent payments in procurement interactions: Experimental evidence.

Ideal Default for Resolving Disputes Efficiently (2024)
Journal Article
Anbarci, N., & Celik, G. (online). Ideal Default for Resolving Disputes Efficiently. International Economic Review, https://doi.org/10.1111/iere.12737

We study arbitration mechanisms where two parties to the dispute have single‐peaked preferences over outcomes, represented by concave utility functions. The most preferred outcome of each party is her private information. By participating in an arbit... Read More about Ideal Default for Resolving Disputes Efficiently.