The paper utilized foreign exchange data (bid, ask and transaction prices and quantities) collected from the screen of the electronic broking system (Reuter D2000-2) on June 16, 1993. The bid and ask quotes, which are `firm' in this data set, are compared with the Reuters FXFX page, which...

We consider a spatial model of bank competition to study how the diffusion of information technology affects competition in the lending market, stability of the banking sector, and social welfare. We find that the effects of an improvement in information technology depend on whether or not it...

In its latest proposals, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital ServicesAct (DSA), the European Commission puts forward several new obligations foronline intermediaries, especially large online platforms and “gatekeepers.” Bothare expected to serve as a blueprint for regulation in the...

Financial inclusion is developing as a global standard for measuring each country’s economic sustainability and growth. The indicators of financial inclusion include the physical accessibility of financial services (outreach) and the people’s use of them (usage). To use the indicators in...

The approaching decline in the U.S. college-age population, sometimes referred to as a “demographic storm,” has been identified as an existential threat to the future of American colleges and universities. This article conducts a model-driven analysis of three plausible college-level...

Digitization is transforming the industrial landscape. Smarter products, data-based services, and new business models promise to reshape the whole manufacturing industry. However, below the visible excitement, unexpected tensions and challenges make the digital transformation an excruciating...

The author discusses the EU Commission’s triad of proposals in the Digital Services Package of Winter 2020, i.e. the proposed Data Governance Act (DGA), Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Services Act (DSA). These bills represent the hitherto most ambitious and broad regulatory project in...

This study investigates the negative correlation between the feasibility of working from home and the probability of computerization in the future. Accordingly, this study finds that some tasks that could be technologically computerized remain dependent on their costs and other factors in the...

The recent global explosion in Internet usage has enhanced worker productivity and the availability of information to remote and economically disadvantaged population segments unimagined just decades ago. Continued increases in computer processing speeds when combined with decreased production...

Researchers and practitioners across many disciplines have recently adopted computational notebooks to develop, document, and share their scientific workflows - and the GIS community is no exception. This chapter introduces computational notebooks in the geographical context. It begins by...