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View article: Natural Disasters, Local Bank Market Share, and Economic Recovery
Natural Disasters, Local Bank Market Share, and Economic Recovery Open
US Interstate bank deregulation during the 1980s and 1990s led to larger, nationally diversified banks, and a decline in the number of local community banks. Economic theory suggests that community banks may have a greater incentive, but a…
View article: A Hand-Held Device Presenting Haptic Directional Cues for the Visually Impaired
A Hand-Held Device Presenting Haptic Directional Cues for the Visually Impaired Open
Haptic information is essential in everyday activities, especially for visually impaired people in terms of real-world navigation. Since human haptic sensory processing is nonlinear, asymmetric vibrations have been widely studied to create…
View article: Replication Code for: Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Disaster Assistance on Household Finance and Business Survival
Replication Code for: Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Disaster Assistance on Household Finance and Business Survival Open
The code to create the tables and figures for "Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Disaster Assistance on Household Finance and Business Survival" is contained in this package. The data are proprietary and cannot be distr…
View article: Replication Code for: Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Disaster Assistance on Household Finance and Business Survival
Replication Code for: Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Disaster Assistance on Household Finance and Business Survival Open
The code to create the tables and figures for "Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Disaster Assistance on Household Finance and Business Survival" is contained in this package. The data are proprietary and cannot be distr…
View article: Making Best Use of Home-Based Rehabilitation Robots
Making Best Use of Home-Based Rehabilitation Robots Open
Large-scale clinical trials have shown that rehabilitation robots are as affective as conventional therapy, but the cost-effectiveness is preventing their uptake. This study investigated whether a low-cost rehabilitation robot could be dep…
View article: Multi-Domain Dynamic Modelling of a Low-Cost Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot
Multi-Domain Dynamic Modelling of a Low-Cost Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robot Open
Tracking patient progress through a course of robotic tele-rehabilitation requires constant position data logging and comparison, alongside periodic testing with no powered assistance. The test data must be compared with previous test atte…
View article: Automated Annotation of Epileptiform Burden and Its Association with Outcomes
Automated Annotation of Epileptiform Burden and Its Association with Outcomes Open
Objective This study was undertaken to determine the dose–response relation between epileptiform activity burden and outcomes in acutely ill patients. Methods A single center retrospective analysis was made of 1,967 neurologic, medical, an…
View article: Criminal Deterrence when There Are Offsetting Risks: Traffic Cameras, Vehicular Accidents, and Public Safety
Criminal Deterrence when There Are Offsetting Risks: Traffic Cameras, Vehicular Accidents, and Public Safety Open
Numerous cities have enacted electronic monitoring programs at traffic intersections in an effort to reduce the high number of vehicle accidents. The rationale is that the higher expected fines for running a red light will induce drivers t…
View article: Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Cash Grants on Household Finance and Business Survival
Weathering an Unexpected Financial Shock: The Role of Cash Grants on Household Finance and Business Survival Open
We estimate the causal effect of cash grants on household finance and business survival following a natural disaster. Disaster-affected individuals in high damage blocks with access to cash grants have 17% less credit card debt following t…
View article: Insurance and government assistance means that homeowners often have less debt following a flood disaster
Insurance and government assistance means that homeowners often have less debt following a flood disaster Open
Hurricanes like Harvey and Katrina can have a devastating cost for those affected. But how much of this cost is financial? In new research which examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina, Justin Gallagher finds that the total debts of those…
View article: School Lunch Quality and Academic Performance
School Lunch Quality and Academic Performance Open
Improving the nutritional content of public school meals is a topic of intense policy interest.A main motivation is the health of school children, and, in particular, the rising childhood obesity rate.Medical and nutrition literature has l…