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📈 economics

How do Global, US, and Domestic Uncertainty Shocks Impact Inflation and Monetary Policy in BRICS Countries? Evidence from PSVAR

Using a Panel Structural Vector Autoregression (PSVAR) model, this study reveals that global, US, and domestic uncertainty shocks significantly and persistently impact inflation and monetary policy rates across BRICS nations, with asymmetric negative effects observed in Brazil, India, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia compared to China's relative resilience, thereby underscoring the need for tailored policy coordination to mitigate macroeconomic volatility.

Hassan Tawakol Ahmed Fadol2026-08-04
📈 economics

Price Dispersion in the Barcelona Fish Auction: A Probabilistic Interpretation of the Failure of the Law of One Price

By analyzing nearly 83,000 transactions from the 2008 Barcelona fish auction, this study demonstrates that the failure of the Law of One Price in perishable markets stems not from inefficiency but from the superposition of distinct seasonal and quality-based pricing regimes, which are best captured by modeling prices as species-specific probability distributions rather than deterministic functions.

Luca Di Gennaro Splendore, Domenico Costantini2026-08-04
📈 economics

Where Innovation Leaks: An Open Data Review of Patents, Green Technology and Intellectual Property Governance in Southeast Asia against East Asian Benchmarks

This study utilizes an open-data pipeline to analyze two decades of patent and governance statistics, revealing a widening innovation gap and significant financial leakage in Southeast Asia compared to East Asian benchmarks, and proposes a tiered intervention framework to guide national R&D planning toward sustainable development.

Samiur Rahman Khan, Haseen Israq2026-08-04
📈 economics

The Impact of Road Toll Removal on Light and Heavy Truck Demand: Evidence from Multi-Project Time-Series Analysis

This study analyzes traffic data from 14 Norwegian toll projects to demonstrate that while light truck demand shows significant short-term responsiveness to toll removal, heavy truck demand remains largely insensitive to pricing changes, highlighting the critical need to differentiate between vehicle categories in transport modeling and revenue forecasting.

Øyvind Nilsen, James Odeck, Kristian Liland2026-08-04
📈 economics

Explainable Labor Market Intelligence from Online Job Postings: Multi-Frequency Skill Demand Monitoring and Forecasting

This study proposes an explainable labor market intelligence framework that analyzes over 124,000 LinkedIn job postings using multi-frequency decomposition and XGBoost forecasting to generate actionable, interpretable signals on skill demand persistence and trends for strategic workforce planning.

ahmad adi, Mona Anjali Bire, Brigita Bowaire, La Fajrin, Lod Insyur, Maria Florensia Lay, Muhamad Mubarok, Fajar Muhamma (…)2026-08-03
📈 economics

Blockchain and Digital Assets in Emerging Markets: Implications for Financial Innovation and Fintech Entrepreneurship

This study utilizes a cross-sectional survey of 114 fintech leaders and entrepreneurs across 60 emerging markets to reveal that while practitioners broadly perceive blockchain as a driver of efficiency, inclusion, and competitive advantage supported by favorable regulatory views, significant organizational, technological, and regulatory barriers remain, with leaders demonstrating notably higher familiarity and optimism than entrepreneurs.

Ian Staley2026-08-03