This article reconceptualizes the theory of progressive property by integrating #legal theory with empirical #research on subsistence practices in #Alaska’s Copper River Basin. Read: spkl.io/63324AFGfp Subscribe: spkl.io/63327AFGfX#legal#research#Alaska#WidenerLawCW #Law

This article discusses the movement in the U.S. to reform unauthorized practice of law rules, allowing non-attorneys to offer #legal assistance to address access to #justice issues. Read: spkl.io/63321AFG2X Subscribe: spkl.io/63328AFG2e#legal#justice@uarizonalaw.bsky.social

This article critiques the Fifth Circuit’s ruling in #UnitedStates v. Wilson that gun possession alone doesn’t justify a stop but upheld it due to defendant’s associations & arrest history. Read: spkl.io/63321AFGF1 Subscribe: spkl.io/63323AFGFH#UnitedStates @nusl.bsky.social

This study explores music #royalties as a new alternative #asset class, creating a Music Royalty index from 2017-2024 transaction data that reveals phases of growth, decline, & recent stability. Read: spkl.io/63322AFG0y Subscribe: spkl.io/63328AFG0O#royalties#asset#UCDBusinessFaculty

The Machining Innovations Conference for Aerospace Industry (MIC) has driven #aerospace manufacturing #innovation for 25 years, showcasing the latest #research in machining, #engineering, & digitalization. Read & Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/link/MIC-202...#aerospace#innovation#research#engineering#AcademicChatter

This paper shows support for an air‑travel carbon tax is modest and highly design‑dependent: higher taxes reduce support, green earmarking boosts it, and climate concern drives backing for progressive designs. Frequent flyers are less supportive. spkl.io/63327AFwhN #ClimatePolicy

This paper shows UK rainfall connectivity has polarised since 1961: moderate‑range links weakened, while high‑synchrony connections strengthened coinciding with a 50–60% rise in extreme rainfall. Big implications for flood and drought risk. spkl.io/63325AFwaJ #ClimateChange #Rainfall

This paper shows how climate change shaped negotiations for the WHO Pandemic Agreement—both as a driver of pandemic risk and as a source of legal and governance ideas. A step toward integrating global health and climate governance. spkl.io/63329AFwdB #GlobalHealth #ClimateChange

This paper shows that producing 1M tonnes of green ammonia in Morocco would require ~11 TWh of electricity and major desalination, making it a highly resource‑intensive pathway that depends on large renewable expansions. spkl.io/63329AFZ6D #EnergyTransition #Hydrogen

This paper shows that higher personal income taxes on top‑bracket executives lead firms to increase toxic emissions—especially onsite and airborne releases—driven by greater managerial risk‑taking. spkl.io/63323AFkNh #Economics #ESG #Pollution

This article explores #information privilege in #education, showing how cultural systems shape knowledge, as seen when Punjabi students know Miss Pooja but not Taylor Swift. Read: spkl.io/63324AFGxG Subscribe: spkl.io/63326AFGxy#information#education#InformationMatters

This article examines the Court of Appeal's obiter reasoning in Nagaenthran that #legislation removing #judicial review for illegality, irrationality, or procedural impropriety is typically unconstitutional. Read: spkl.io/63323AFGaR Subscribe: spkl.io/63326AFGap

This paper analyzes how #financial constraints affect firms' #automation adoption, focusing on responses to #macroeconomic shocks like the 2012-2015 Japanese yen depreciation & #monetarypolicy changes. Read: spkl.io/63322AFGvm Subscribe: spkl.io/63326AFGvq

The International Conference on #Sustainable & Resilient Future: Bridging Science, Policy, & Practice focuses on #climateaction, sustainable agriculture, & digital transformation, education, cultural heritage, SDGs, #policy, & grassroots efforts. Read: ssrn.com/link/ICSRF-2...

This paper shows that mutual fund managers with spouses in executive roles earn higher returns, driven by informed trades in spouse‑related industries. Spousal links act as powerful information channels in asset management. spkl.io/63325A04Sf #Finance #AssetManagement

Mapping the Structural Divide: Institutional Resilience, Post-College Market Position, and AI Exposure in U.S. #HigherEducation Using federal data, the author maps U.S. colleges along two dimensions. Author: Kyle Saunders Read More: spkl.io/63328AFBNy#HigherEducation@kylesaunders.bsky.social

This paper shows that commodity financialization is state‑dependent, shifting across price cycles. Structural breaks, especially in joint tail risks emerge in contractionary phases driven by global crises and macroeconomic transitions. spkl.io/63323A04NU #Finance #Commodities

This paper by Annunziata compares #stablecoin regulation across the EU, US, and UK, MiCAR’s broad framework, the GENIUS Act’s prudential focus, and the UK’s integration into existing rules revealing deeper choices about governing private digital money. spkl.io/63320A0fDm#stablecoin#Crypto #FinReg

This paper argues that the 2% inflation target is a political bargain: households and a seigniorage‑maximizing central bank both gain from committing to a rate below the revenue‑maximizing level. Cross‑country variation reflects political accountability. spkl.io/63320A04JI #Economics

This paper shows large, persistent motherhood penalties in the mutual fund industry: lower retention, fewer leadership roles, and smaller AUM—despite performance rebounding after birth. Structural frictions, not ability, drive the gap. spkl.io/63328A0NCK #Finance #GenderEquality

Information is Physical: Assessing the Planetary Trade-offs of #AI Transformation This paper examines whether planetary and environmental costs of AI transformation outweighs its contributions to #climate mitigation. Author: Can Şimşek Read More: spkl.io/63328A0Qn0#AI#climate#AI

#Underfunded, but How Underfunded? This Article offers the first nationwide estimate of the #funding needed to provide constitutionally sufficient indigent defense services. Author: Ben Polk Read More: spkl.io/63327A0doS#Underfunded#funding#Law

This paper by Liu and Wu shows how educational attainment shaped cumulative earnings across 45 US cohorts. Advanced‑degree men saw steady gains; less‑educated men saw little growth. Early‑career conditions drove long‑run inequality patterns. spkl.io/63326A0Nag #Economics #Inequality

This paper shows that finetuning can unlock 85–90% verbatim recall of copyrighted books in major LLMs, bypassing alignment safeguards. A major challenge for copyright, safety, and claims about “no stored training data.” spkl.io/63326A0NB4 #AI #Copyright #AISafety #LLMs

This paper by Tzouvala argues that dollar hegemony operates as a form of international law‑making power, giving the US unique influence over areas like jurisdiction and sovereign immunity, shaping global legal order in contradictory ways spkl.io/63324A0N52 #InternationalLaw #Geopolitics

This paper by Morley argues that healthcare AI underperforms not due to technical limits but because policymaking is dominated by a technical epistemic community misaligned with real healthcare needs. Calls for rebalancing power toward users. spkl.io/63326A0NZr #AI #Healthcare #Policy

This paper shows how LLMs can augment survey data, improving predictions of WTA and income when given richer context. Finetuning and RAG help most, offering a scalable way to expand survey coverage as response rates fall. spkl.io/63322A0NMK #AI #Economics #DataScience

#Greenwashing or Pragmatism? Investigating both sides of shareholder democracy, the authors develop a structural model in which ES proponents choose a portfolio of proposal types. Authors: Junxi Liu, Shaoting Pi, Ao Wang Read More: spkl.io/63324A0d70#Greenwashing#Sustainability

Transparency in #Voting: This study investigates why & when institutional #investors disclose the reasons behind their voting decisions, a practice that has grown significantly in the past decade. Read: spkl.io/63328ALiAu Subscribe: spkl.io/63321ALiAT#Voting#investors#EconSky

The COVID-19 #pandemic featured rapid #vaccine development & distribution, heavily reliant on the U.S. private sector, with companies profiting while retaining #patent rights. Read: spkl.io/63328ALi4e Subscribe: spkl.io/63325ALi4l#pandemic#vaccine#patentdrsinhaesq.bsky.social @slulaw.bsky.social

This paper studies #prison gangs in #Australia, #NewZealand, & #England, highlighting variations in their prominence & nature shaped by cultural, historical, penal, economic, & importation factors. Read: spkl.io/63324ALi2p Subscribe: spkl.io/63329ALi2Z#prison#Australia#NewZealand#England#LawSky

This article examines #UnitedStates v. Rahimi, which permits #firearm restrictions for proven threats but leaves unclear if dangerousness can be assumed for whole groups without individual assessment. Read: spkl.io/63320ALi0K Subscribe: spkl.io/63325ALi0P#UnitedStates#firearm#LawSky

This paper finds that in #OECD countries, #research & development (R&D) spending closely depends on available fiscal space, with a stronger effect in less #innovative nations. Read: spkl.io/63329ALiaf Subscribe: spkl.io/63322ALiaC#OECD#research#innovative#EconSky

Modernizing the #IRS in the Age of AI: This article warns that premature #AI deployment at the IRS could worsen existing issues like outdated infrastructure, fragmented #data, & enforcement disparities. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/link/Souther...#IRS#AI#data#LawSky

Violations & Failtures: This manuscript explores common workplace #ethics violations, program shortcomings, & strategies to enhance #corporate compliance & reduce breaches. Read: spkl.io/63323ALiQP Subscribe: spkl.io/63328ALiQp#ethics#corporate#LawSky

In Bob Jones Univ. v. #UnitedStates, the Court ruled that racially discriminatory schools lost tax-exempt status, highlighting conflicts between segregationist loyalties & religious principles. Read: spkl.io/63321ALisH Subscribe: spkl.io/63328ALisO#UnitedStates #LawSky

Check out the latest from the SSRN #blog which includes a recent selection of #research on medical law. Read more: blog.ssrn.com/2026/03/24/t... #AcademicChatter #LawSky #MedSky

How do new #technologies diffuse? This paper analyzes diffusion of 31 technologies across 139 countries over two centuries, incorporating recent #digital & #renewableenergy technologies. Read: spkl.io/63328ALkRA Subscribe: spkl.io/63323ALkrB#technologies#digital#renewableenergy#EconSky

This article examines the intersection of age, class, & law, emphasizing age as a key factor shaping labor market #regulations like child labor laws & #socialwelfare law for older adults. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...#regulations#socialwelfare#LawSky @umnlawschool.bsky.social

This paper by Chesterman & Loy explores how AI accelerates the renegotiation of the social contract, pushing universities toward performance-based funding and political contestation. Supports sustainable governance. spkl.io/63326A0rVs #HigherEd #AI #PublicValue

"Geopolitical Risk in Currency Markets" by Melone & Stathopoulos finds that currencies’ exposure to geopolitical turmoil creates significant return spreads, driven by capital flow sensitivities. Supports new risk factors in FX markets. spkl.io/63326A0Tqj #Forex #Geopolitics #Finance

This paper by Cascaldi-Garcia & Iacoviello uses news classification to predict deregulation episodes nearly a year before law changes, linking deregulation shocks to economic growth and market returns. spkl.io/63326A0Rak #Regulation #AI #Economics

"The Moneyness of Stablecoins" by Odinet, Tosato & Yadav develops a legal framework for stablecoins, emphasizing claim enforceability, safety, and negotiability. Recommends reforms to enhance their role as money. spkl.io/63323A0RM3 #Stablecoins #Crypto #Finance #Regulation

This paper by Bustamante & Pellegrino models how firm investments are shaped by rivalry and spillovers. Finds competition drives investment, while mergers and concentration have heterogeneous effects. spkl.io/63328A0uYO #MarketEconomics #Finance

This article explores the tension between #generativeAI & #copyright law, highlighting the conflict between copyright protections that may limit AI #innovation & #GenAI’s potential threat to creative industries. Read: spkl.io/63328ALXLO Subscribe: spkl.io/63323ALXLT

This study uses Regulation SHO's pilot program as a natural experiment to examine how lifting short-selling constraints influences #firms' mergers & #acquisitions (M&A). Read: spkl.io/63327ALXIZ Subscribe: spkl.io/63322ALXIe#firms#acquisitions#FinanceSky

This study investigates whether targeted training can enhance the productive use of generative AI (#GenAI) in professional contexts, using a randomized trial with 164 #lawstudents completing an exam. Read: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... Subscribe: www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...#GenAI#lawstudents#LawSky

This article explores both the benefits and risks of generative #AI (#GenAI) technologies like #ChatGPT, which have rapidly changed how people interact with #digital platforms. Read: spkl.io/63326ALXam Subscribe: spkl.io/63322ALXas#AI#GenAI#ChatGPT#digital#InformationMatters

Shareholder #Voting Power This paper provides a quantitative analysis of shareholder voting power in U.S. public companies. Author: Jonathon Zytnick Read More: spkl.io/63323ALik7#Voting#shareholder

#Trust Litigation This Article offers the first empirical study of trust litigation. Authors: David Horton, Reid K. Weisbord, CJ Ryan Read More: spkl.io/63321ALipc#Trust#Law