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Global Financial Cycle, Household Credit, and Macroprudential Policies

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José-Luis Peydró and Mircea Epure

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E-invoicing, tax audits and VAT compliance

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ESPE special issue

Libertad González

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Online academic exams: Does multiplicity of exam versions mitigate cheating?

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Flip Klijn

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The impacts of armed conflict on human development: A review of the literature

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Hannes Mueller

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Geopolitical risks and prudential merger control

Martin Peitz and Massimo Motta

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Modeling noisy learning in a dynamic oligopoly experiment

Rosemarie Nagel

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Political Parties and Public Policies. A Review of the Spanish Evidence

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Downside and Upside Uncertainty Shocks

Luca Gambetti

November 24

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Noisy Monetary Policy Announcements

Luca Gambetti

November 24

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September 2024

How to reduce cheating in online exams

Metal trade, cities, and the rise of inequality

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June 2024

Video: Rural Structural Transformation in Developing Countries (ERC Grant)

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