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This paper proposes a causal approach to #portfolio choice, where investors hedge not only market risks but also changes in the underlying drivers of #assetreturns. A notable result: portfolio complexity depends on the number of drivers. spkl.io/60157ypyb #QuantFinance

This paper argues that the #Trump Administration has systematically undermined #freedomofspeech, especially at universities, & that many university leaders failed to defend #FirstAmendment rights. Read: spkl.io/60157HcsX Subscribe: spkl.io/60107Hcsj @PittLaw

This paper examines the trade-off between regulation and market efficiency in tokenized securities. The authors find that stricter compliance requirements can reduce liquidity and, beyond a point, make tokenization commercially unviable. spkl.io/60147ypBo #Tokenization

This article argues that #library search tools are shifting from just retrieving #information to summarizing & interpreting it—making the interface part of how users understand the collection. Read: spkl.io/60167HcSQ Subscribe: spkl.io/60197HcSx #InformationMatters

This paper revisits the #Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and argues that its achievement was shifting merger enforcement from post-deal remedies to pre-deal review Explores how predictive analysis injunctions & ex-ante scrutiny have shaped modern #antitrust policy spkl.io/60197yz1D

This paper examines how the #GDPR helped create the Data Protection Officer (DPO) as a distinct professional role, shows how #DPOs can embed privacy norms within organizations but also highlights the challenges they face in driving compliance from within. spkl.io/60187yKaK

This paper argues that the future of academic publishing is not about detecting #AI-generated text but about answerability who can stand behind, defend and be held accountable for a claim. AI can generate content but it cannot assume responsibility for it spkl.io/60187yKq8

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This paper proposes a “civil #macroeconomics” framework that puts trust, cooperation, institutions, and human flourishing at the center of #economic analysis. Argue that economic policy is never neutral it helps shape broader social and economic outcomes. spkl.io/60197yGUB

This paper shows that #EU #sanctions policy evolves through a process of “trial and error” between the Council and #EU courts. #Judicial scrutiny has pushed the Council to broaden designation criteria but doing so may also create new legal vulnerabilities spkl.io/60147HQoY

This paper argues that legal academics' primary contribution is not merely teaching law, but developing and advancing it through research. Makes the case for a more research-centric model for law schools in #Australia and #NewZealand. spkl.io/60137HQWR #LegalEducation

This paper on #SpaceX's reported $1.77T #IPO valuation argues that the price is driven more by assumptions about the cost of capital than by business fundamentals. Small changes in required returns can justify the #valuation. spkl.io/60127HQlC

This paper introduces Endemo, an open-source framework for forecasting #energydemand across Europe. Covering industry, transport, and commercial sectors, it enables detailed national and regional analysis of future #electricity, heat, and hydrogen demand. spkl.io/60107HQcg

This paper proposes a "non-guessing" approach to decision-making under uncertainty: information should help us do better than we would without it in the true state of the world. spkl.io/60127HQ9m #Economics #DecisionTheory #Uncertainty

This paper challenges the idea that centralization automatically reduces #patronage. Studying China's #judicial reforms, the authors find that politically connected firms shifted activity & influence from #localgovernments to provincial capitals. spkl.io/60157HQ5t

This paper offers a framework for understanding when and why #privateequity creates value. The authors argue that #PE works best as a temporary ownership model that addresses agency & contracting frictions but its benefits vary across firms & stakeholders spkl.io/60157HQZl

This paper examines how grievances against the British Crown helped shape the Founders' vision of an independent judiciary, protected judges, and civil juries and what that history means for today's debates over the role of U.S. courts. spkl.io/60137HQV9 #ConstitutionalLaw

This paper argues that the failure of the AMA operational risk framework stemmed from structural flaws. The study suggests #AMAcapital estimates relied too heavily on ultra-rare loss events that could not be measured reliably in practice. spkl.io/60167HQOI #Banking

This paper challenges the idea that #productivity is "almost everything" for living standards. The paper argues that #well-being depends on more than productivity alone, including #sustainability, inequality, demographics, and broader social outcomes. spkl.io/60107HQHA