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The transition to a net-zero economy presents significant social and economic challenges, particularly for industries and regions reliant on high-carbon activities, hence the need for a just transition. This paper examines exposure to just transit...

Trade-offs between price and financial stability can occur when inflation is above target andfinancial stress is rising. Use of central bank liquidity tools and other financial stability policies may, under somecircumstances, allow central banks t...

This paper examines the uneven global impact of AI, highlighting how its effects will be a function of (i) countries’ sectoral exposure to AI, (ii) their preparedness to integrate these technologies into their economies, and (iii) their access t...

Immigrants currently account for 3.3% of the world’s population. We know that migration is demographically important, but what are its implications for the labour market, public finance and political landscape? To answer these questions, this repo...

On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) Government notified its exit to the EU in accordance with Article 50 of the EU Treaty.1 Brexit is therefore officially initiated. On 29 April, the Heads of State and Government of the European Council adop...

We investigate the degree of (a)symmetry of macroeconomic fluctuations within the euro area (EA). Our findings indicate, first, a high degree of co-movement of cyclical GDP across EA member states. However, the amplitudes of national business cycl...

In the international economic policy debate Germany is criticized heavily for its current account surplus. This paper describes the factors that have led to the surplus and discusses the policy implications. The current account surplus is mainly a...

This paper discusses various options for reforming fiscal governance in the Eurozone. We focus on two possible reform approaches referred to as the ‘Maastricht model’ and the ‘US model’. The Maastricht model implies that ultimate responsibility fo...

t One-quarter of married, fertile-age women in Sub-Saharan Africa report not wanting a pregnancy and yet do not practice contraception. We collect detailed data on the subjective beliefs of married, adult women not wanting a pregnancy and estimate...

As technological advances accelerate and labour demands shift, the ability of workers to reallocate across occupations will be crucial for shaping labour market dynamics, inequality, and effective policy design. In this paper, we develop a tractab...

In UK data, I document the prevalence of misbeliefs regarding the State Pension eligibility age (SPA) and these misbeliefs’ predictivity of retirement. Exploiting policy variation, I estimate a lifecycle model of retirement in which rationally ina...

超材料是一种人工合成材料, 其结构经过精心设计和精密控制, 表现出不同于自然材料的特殊性能, 这些 具有独特功能的超材料在光学、电磁学、声学、力学等领域具有重要的应用价值. 然而, 传统的超材料设计通常依赖 于人工经验, 导致设计周期长, 缺乏灵活性和可调性, 难以实现大规模快速设计与量产. 高效设计与性能调控超材料 已成为 CAD、机械工程和材料科学的重要研究方向. 近年来, 随着人工智能算法的快速发展, 智能算法在超材料设 计领域中的应用越来越广泛, 展现出高效优化、生成多样性结构、缩...

:在中国最为流行的生活方式平台小红书上,成长类内容的文化表达对 于女性用户的身份与主体性建构具有深刻影响。 本文以文化政治为核心理论, 借助文本分析和线上参与式观察的研究方法,详细考察小红书的发展状况、女性 成长内容的文本特征,以及相关评论界面的内容互动,从生产前提、话语特征和 生产机制三个层面剖析小红书平台上女性成长内容背后的权力关系。 研究发 现:首先,小红书的社区自治模式体现了新自由主义和中国礼俗社会的结合;其 次,以平台塑造的中产阶级身份想象为基础,女性成长博主生产出一套对抗现代 ...

Low-carbon energy transition, which includes the replacement of fossil fuels with low-carbon energy infrastructure, the removal of subsidies, and other measures, requires households to be able to pay for low-carbon energy services. Economic shocks...

This paper examines spillovers in the use of digital technologies from formal to informal businesses by exploring differences in geographic proximity. Using a unique set of geocoded data from the 2019 World Bank Enterprise Surveys in Zambia, the f...

This paper explores new firm-level data to examine the gender gap in technology adoption and the associated effect on firm performance. The data show a small difference in technology sophistication between firms managed by women and those managed ...