Natural disasters are a growing global threat, yet their consequences for gender-based violence (GBV) in high-income countries with strong institutional protections remain largely unknown. We address this gap using administrative crime records linked to disaster declarations at the Local...

We examine how rainfall variability affects weekly hours worked among Filipino workers using nationally representative Labor Force Survey (LFS) data merged with regional rainfall records from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). While...

The global legalization of medical cannabis provides a natural experiment for understanding how institutional change influences innovation in highly regulated industries. This study develops and empirically tests a Contingent Institutional Model of Innovation, which conceptualizes legalization...

This study examines how constitutionally embedded Islamic economic principles - declarations of an "Islamic Economy Provision," "Islamic Alms/Zakat Provision," and "Islamic Riba Provision" - affect income inequality in OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) countries over the period...

This article analyzes the cases of relocation of three Ukrainian universities within Zaporizhzhia Oblast following the onset of the full-scale war. Drawing on thematic analysis of interviews with university leadership, the study highlights how spatial decisions, local support networks,...