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economics
Innovation and startup acquisition
In this paper, we consider two platforms that compete for the development of a new product to integrate into their ecosystems. The new product can be developed either in-house by the platforms or by a ...
International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2026
economics
Measuring Sensitive Outcomes through Ballot-Bag Surveys
Prevailing methods for measuring sensitive outcomes confront researchers with an inherent bias-variance trade-off: direct questioning is prone to a sensitivity bias, while indirect methods such as lis ...
American Economic Review: Insights, 2026
sociology
From Bow to Brain: Reducing Educational Inequalities through Music Education? Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment on a Violin Program for Young, Disadvantaged Children
This study evaluates the effects of intensive music education on disadvantaged children in the northern suburbs of Paris, using a quasi-experimental design with entropy balancing. We focus on a four-y ...
Sociology of Education, 2026
finance
How to close the protection gap and increase resilience against climate change
This discussion paper examines Europe’s widening natural catastrophe protection gap – estimated at 50–75% of economic losses remaining uninsured – and sets out how it can be addressed through ...
AAE Sustainability and Climate Related Risks Working Group, 2026













