The Demands of Financial Education in the Face of the Markets' "Golden Calf": The Role of #ArtificialIntelligence The article concludes that financial education must be reconceived as a constitutional precondition. Author: Attilio Altieri Read More: spkl.io/63322ACRuC#ArtificialIntelligence#AI

Generative #AI Fuels Solo Entrepreneurship, but Teams Still Lead at the Top The authors find that entrepreneurial entry increased sharply following the public release of ChatGPT-3.5. Authors: Hyunso Kim, Hyo Kang, Jaeyong Song Read More: spkl.io/63322ACREi#AI#AI

Endogenous #financial architecture under regulatory pressure The authors develop an agent-based model in which the architecture of credit intermediation emerges endogenously. Authors: Edoardo Gaffeo, Artur Boscaglia Read More: spkl.io/63325ACugN#financial#Econ

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"Combination" and the Future of Antitrust #Law This Article argues that antitrust law should revive the Sherman Act’s concept of “combination” as analytically distinct from contract and conspiracy. Author: Spencer Smith Read More: spkl.io/63324ACyQa#Law#Law

The EU #AI Act and the Constitutionalization of Automated Decision-Making; The Emergence of the Digital Regulatory Constitutionalism This article argues that the Act signifies a landmark constitutional response. Author: Antonios E. Kouroutakis Read More: spkl.io/63327ACySf

This paper shows LDA credit models produced by algorithmic debiasing are highly unstable, risk coefficients, fairness metrics, and accuracy all swing across small data changes. Higher fairness weights worsen instability and raise compliance risks. spkl.io/63329ACGxc #FairLending #AI

The Agentic 3 C's Framework A Reasoning-Layer Risk Governance Model for Agentic #AI in Financial Services This paper introduces the Agentic 3 C’s Framework as the operating principles required at the reasoning-layer. Author: Maureen Doyle-Spare Read More: spkl.io/63328AC1y6

Stakeholder governance drives #CSR reporting at non‑listed #German savings banks more than shareholders, & strong internal governance boosts responsiveness to municipal & client #sustainability preferences. Read: spkl.io/63322ACTlC Subscribe: spkl.io/63326ACTm8

The EU’s proposed EU Inc. creates a harmonised, digital‑only company form for start‑ups and scale‑ups. This paper analyses the proposal and its implications for EU and national company law. spkl.io/63329AC1Ed #EUInc #CompanyLaw #Digitalisation

The article argues #GenAI creates a #copyright coherence problem: human-made works that can be produced at near-zero cost are protected, while #machine-made equivalents that eliminate human effort are not. Read: spkl.io/63328ACTbw Subscribe: spkl.io/63322ACTbe#GenAI#copyright#machine#LawSky

#Scholars argue consent is often coerced & shaped by identity, so not a true choice. This paper reviews reforms limiting #consent searches & the implications of curbing consent across criminal‑procedure doctrines. Read: spkl.io/63321A79YX Subscribe: spkl.io/63322A79Yk

Since the JOBS Act, #startups often “dual‑track” for #IPOs & sales, but this article finds this practice has biased exits toward acquisitions & explains the institutional & incentive reasons why. Read: spkl.io/63323A79iW Subscribe: spkl.io/63328A79is

The paper argues that #judicial dialogue can reduce fragmentation in private enforcement of #EU capital‑markets rules and thus support deeper market integration. Read: spkl.io/63328A795o Subscribe: spkl.io/63323A795t#judicial#EU#EconSky

Non‑U.S. #lawyers in accelerated J.D. programs face big hurdles. Intro to Lawyering Skills provides a scaffolded on‑ramp—extra #legalwriting, #research, & practice prep to boost bar readiness & integration. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/link/arizona...

State lawmakers filed over 1,200 AI bills in 2025, with ~150 enacted, but lumping diverse measures together as AI legislation obscures key #policy choices. This paper offers a clearer #framework on #AI legislation. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...

This paper shows clinics operate under tight professional, pedagogical, & #ethical constraints, & argues case selection is a core pedagogical judgment protected by ordinary #academic‑freedom principles. Read: spkl.io/63321A79GD Subscribe: spkl.io/63323A79G1

This paper measures which jobs AI can learn not just which tasks overlap with current capabilities. An RL‑based index for 17,951 O*NET tasks reveals big divergences: operators score high on learnability; creative/interpersonal roles score low. spkl.io/63321A74Z9 #AI #FutureOfWork

This paper shows why global support for CDRFI is economically necessary. Financial constraints, missing risk markets, and institutional gaps leave many countries unable to absorb tail climate shocks. A new global indicator maps where needs are highest. spkl.io/63323A74Mz #ClimateFinance

A TVP‑VAR analysis of BTC/ETH spot & perpetual markets (2021–2025) shows: instrument networks are more connected than exchange networks; long‑term spillovers dominate; Bitfinex is the sole net receiver; LUNA & FTX drive the strongest shocks. spkl.io/63324A7NAi #Crypto #Volatility

Using behavioural data from a major platform, this paper finds 7.72% of active users show #addiction patterns. Addicted gamers play more, buy more, and gravitate toward immersive mechanics. A new early‑warning system flags at‑risk users. spkl.io/63321A7Nq3#addiction #VideoGames #DigitalMarkets

This paper uncovers a “new Kaldor fact”: science and technology have grown at a constant rate since 1720, a century before GDP. Human cognitive limits may explain the stability and AI may be about to break it. spkl.io/63327A7Ne9 #GrowthTheory #AI

Using an RDD around analyst EPS #forecasts, firms narrowly repurchasing shares to meet #earnings targets have significantly more product recalls—mostly safety‑critical—& related incidents. Read: spkl.io/63320A7ghY Subscribe: spkl.io/63321A7ghl

#AI can generate full #research, but chirag_shah warns that reducing science to outputs overlooks key human processes—judgment, ethical deliberation, critical review, etc. Read: spkl.io/63322A7g70 Subscribe: spkl.io/63327A7g7f#AI#research#InformationMatters

The Proposed #AI Bill (2026): Analyzing the EU Blueprint and the Realities of AI Regulation in Kenya This paper functions as a commentary and enlightenment of the practical realities facing the Bill. Authors: Antony Irungu, Veronicah Mutua Read More: spkl.io/63328A7KL8

Wrongs (and Related Concepts) in Moral, Political, and #Legal Perspectives The aim of the paper is to clarify the conceptual landscape in which wrongs and wrong-making responses exist. Author: Michelle Madden Dempsey Read More: spkl.io/63325A7KwW#Legal@m2dempsey.bsky.social

Prying Open the Black Box of Litigation #Asset Valuation The Article conducts a detailed examination of the underwriting, valuation, and accounting practices of Burford Capital Ltd. Author: Robert F. Weber Read More: spkl.io/63323A7879#Asset#Accounting

Net-Zero Heroes or #Climate Cartels? Bank Climate Pledges and Fossil Fuel Lending The author shows that when banks commit to set decarbonization, they do not subsequently change their fossil fuel lending practices. Author: Jacob Fisher Read More: spkl.io/63323A7BRL#Climate#climate

Using EU data (2000–2023), this study examines how circular‑economy factors, #energy transition, emissions trading, carbon #taxation, & #digitalization jointly affect #carbon emissions. Read: spkl.io/63321A7z8x Subscribe: spkl.io/63327A7z8N

This article argues resilience assessments must treat coastal communities as complex social‑ecological systems (SESs) & evaluate their capacity to cope with both #ecological & physical changes. Read: spkl.io/63324A7z6Y Subscribe: spkl.io/63329A7z6U#ecological #Law

Event #Contracts as "Primitive" Securities This paper develops a taxonomy of event contracts and proposes a disclosure-based scheme of regulation. Author: Michael Puglia Read More: spkl.io/63326A7BGw#Contracts#Contracts

The Feature identifies a “borderline #Constitution”—an exception‑laden regime courts have built at the border where First, Fourth, Fifth, & Fourteenth #Amendment protections systematically weaken. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/link/u-color...

An agent‑based macro model shows households shifting into a #CBDC when #banks seem risky, which worsens bank runs & #financial‑stability risks—though capping CBDC holdings can mitigate this. Read: spkl.io/63322A7K0i Subscribe: spkl.io/63326A7K0m

Using a #LLM‑enhanced dataset of 31,000+ industrial #policy measures across 150 economies, this paper documents that #industrial policy has become more frequent, more multi‑purpose, & often internally conflicting. Read: spkl.io/63328AAZvA Subscribe: spkl.io/63322AAZa6

This paper builds a tractable #framework turning lead–lag autocovariances into self‑financing long–short #portfolios with closed‑form weights & decomposes profits into own‑bond continuation & cross‑bond spillovers. Read: spkl.io/63324AAZvk Subscribe: spkl.io/63328AAZvj

Call For Proposals HKIMR Monetary Research Programmes & Doctoral Internship Programme - Call for Proposals Accepting applications through June 30, 2026. Full details here: spkl.io/63322AA7Jg #AcademicChatter #CallForProposals

#AgeTech can boost independence & care but poses #privacy & exploitation risks. This chapter urges #policy reforms & safeguards for senior‑care administrators to ensure transparency, privacy, safety, & usability. Read: spkl.io/63326AAZQj Subscribe: spkl.io/63323AAZQc

This paper finds that across 159 #LosAngeles census tracts, Charter & #Spectrum disproportionately markets high‑priced ISP tiers to disadvantaged neighborhoods while rarely offering low‑price options. Read: spkl.io/63323AAZsJ Subscribe: spkl.io/63327AAZs3

Fordham Law Professor James Brudney's latest article tests the textualist "constraint hypothesis" by analyzing 660+ Supreme Court labor and employment decisions, comparing use of textualist tools versus legislative history. via SSRN (@ssrn.bsky.social)

This article argues kindness is undervalued in #legaleducation, where norms of detachment & hierarchy marginalize relational, often feminized practices like empathy, harming inclusion & #learning. Read: spkl.io/63325AAZSD Subscribe: spkl.io/63327AAZS1#legaleducation#learning#WidenerLawCW

Reducing Lost #Votes by Mail: Using individual data from #Pennsylvania’s 2024 election, the study evaluates how vote‑curing rules affect whether deficient mail #ballots are ultimately counted. Read: spkl.io/63328AAZUC Subscribe: spkl.io/63321AAZqB#Votes#Pennsylvania#ballotspenncareylaw.bsky.social

The article critiques the CJEU’s use of “autonomous concepts” in #EUlaw arguing that in Berlusconi II the Court wrongly elevated “acquisition of qualifying holding” to an autonomous #EU concept. Read: spkl.io/63326AAZqu Subscribe: spkl.io/63327AAZqR

This #lawcast examines the retreat of the rules‑based order, arguing the world is fragmenting into rival spheres where powerful states locally define #internationallaw as they compete to reshape #global authority. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...

@vrsingh.bsky.social’s article, “Weaponization of Taxation: Sovereign Tax Immunity as a National Security Tool”, offers a framework that guides legislators in effectively wielding sovereign tax immunity to advance U.S. foreign policy and national security goals. @ssrn.bsky.social: z.umn.edu/bal6

This article asks whether the Roberts Court’s formalist turn—resurgent nondelegation, major‑questions doctrine, & unitary‑executive theory—threatens independent agencies, focusing on the U.S. Sentencing Commission. Read: spkl.io/63324AAnZC Subscribe: spkl.io/63328AAnw8

Analyzing 506 consumer crises in #China, this study shows social media not only amplifies individual #stakeholder voice but enables #consumers to mobilize higher‑salience actors via collective action. Read: spkl.io/63322AAnZm Subscribe: spkl.io/63326AAnZq

This Article reveals how the expansion of #surveillance #technology meant to address staffing has reshaped policing—from evidence‑gathering & deterrence toward constant #data collection & predictive policing. Read: spkl.io/63328AAnZk Subscribe: spkl.io/63321AAnZb

Skilled AI prompting plus #libraries can widen access: #AI can synthesize open #research, but paywalls block analysis of subscription content, leaving visibility gaps. Read: spkl.io/63327AAnkN Subscribe: spkl.io/63320AAnkA#libraries#AI#research#InformationMatters

The Hard Political Problem: #Artificialintelligence as a subject of governance This paper takes seriously the possibility that algorithmic agents will undermine the foundations of modern democratic self-governance. Author: Mark C. Hand Read More: spkl.io/63326AAyJp

Drought cuts vegetation by 3.8% per SD, but cities with mobile money suffer far less damage. It’s the only significant moderator in full models. Mobile money boosts GDP and strengthens climate resilience in fragile states. spkl.io/63323AAbEU #MobileMoney #ClimateAdaptation