Rape is an unlawful sexual act and a harmful form of sexual violence that disproportionately affects women and girls. Rape occurs in the absence of consent, the voluntary agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity. The Istanbul Convention highlights that 'consent must be given...

In recent years, the concept of the metaverse has evolved significantly, with the aim of defining richer immersive and interactive environments that can support various types of virtual experiences and interactions among users. This evolution has given rise to several metaverse platforms that...

This paper uses microdata from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Household Inflation Expectations survey to obtain an accurate read of households' true inflation expectations by studying how different demographic groups respond (or do not respond) to the inflation expectations question in the...