The Mughal Royal Court Progress and the Conquest Landscape
How did the Mughal rulers’ initial disdain for the landscapes of South Asia transform into a deep appreciation, and what role did their peripatetic royal court play in fostering this intimate connection with the lands they governed?
The Effect of Primary Dealer Constraints on Intermediation in the Treasury Market
Falk Bräuning and Hillary Stein discuss the extent to which the Treasury securities market can be affected by regulatory constraints on primary dealers, a select group of market-making financial firms that are typically affiliated with large banking organizations.
Cultural heritage rights and Indigenous peoples
Ayla Do Vale Alves discusses how human rights law be reformed or strengthened to better protect Indigenous peoples’ cultural heritage
Linkages between oil price shocks and stock returns revisited
How does the relationship between oil price shocks and stock market returns vary across countries and change over time, and what does this mean for oil importers and exporters?
Taking Stock of Indigenous-State Treaty-Making in Australia: Opportunities and Challenges
Harry Hobbs provides an update on the Indigenous-State treaty processes underway in Australia.
Faithless or Faithful Electors?
Can a “faithless” elector ever act in the true spirit of democracy, much like a juror who follows their conscience, even when the law says otherwise?
Banking Law and Climate Change: Key Legal Issues
How do climate change policies intersect with banking supervisory law to ensure the safety and soundness of financial systems in the face of evolving environmental risks?
Consumer Payment Behavior by Income and Demographics
How do income, education, and demographics continue to shape consumer payment behavior despite the rise of innovative options like mobile apps, BNPL, and cryptocurrency?
A new explanation of antisemitism: Jew hatred as a civilisational phenomenon
Liah Greenfeld explores antisemitism through the lens of civilizational conflict, arguing that Jew hatred has persisted due to its deep-rooted association with the development of national identity and competition between civilizations.
Architecture in Dialogue with an Activated Ground
Urs Bette explores the role of “unreasonable” thought and behavior in architectural design, focusing on the dynamic relationship between architectural objects and the site they inhabit
How Investors Shape Who and How Startups Hire
How do investors shape the early hiring decisions of startups, and what impact does this guidance have on both immediate hiring outcomes and future fundraising success?
A Difficult Balancing Act: What Planning Involves
How does the language of “balance” in planning discussions reveal and obscure underlying power dynamics and decision-making processes?
Financing Private Credit
How does the composition of lenders and their willingness to provide credit shape the relationship between credit expansions, real economic activity, and the likelihood of financial crises?
The Narrative AI Advantage?
How can human-AI collaboration transform the evaluation of creative solutions, and what role does critical thinking play in balancing AI’s influence on both objective and subjective criteria in decision-making processes?
Firm Performance Pay as Insurance against Promotion Risk
How does the prevalence of pay based on risky firm outcomes for nonexecutive workers challenge conventional contract theory, while revealing new insights about competition for promotions and the link between firm hierarchy and pay structure?
Interregional migration: who decides to move?
How can we better understand the motives behind regional migration in Australia—by focusing on individuals or households as decision-makers?
Does brain development rely on verbal interaction? Silence in English Language
Dat Bao explores the complex role of silence in language learning, challenging the assumption that verbal interaction is the primary driver of brain development
Building a Research University in the Arab Region: The case of KAUST
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), founded in 2009 by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, was envisioned as a modern revival of the Middle East’s historical “house of wisdom,” blending the best practices of Western universities like Caltech to address global challenges in food, water, energy, and the environment.
Export-Led Industrial Policy for Developing Countries: Is There a Way to Pick Winners?
Tristan Reed argues that industrial policy can successfully target key sectors for growth, despite the debate on governments’ ability to “pick winners.” His essay highlights that governments can identify tradable sectors where public investment drives economic growth, focusing on those that are either highly productive or aligned with existing technologies and offer expanding markets. For developing countries, this strategy is particularly valuable. Export promotion agencies play a key role in coordinating efforts, offering a cost-effective and trade-compliant alternative to protectionism. Many nations have adopted this approach in their development strategies.
Blood in the Borderlands: Conflict, Kinship, and the Bent Family, 1821–1920
David C. Beyreis provides an in-depth portrait of how the Bent family creatively adapted in the face of difficult circumstances.