https://www.ml-quant.com/topics/other/Everything that doesn't fit the other topics: economics, policy and the odd surprise. en https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2602.20378/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2602.20378/Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000The study shows that how older adults in Malaysia and Vietnam live and the support they receive from their children greatly affect their mental and physical health. It emphasizes the importance of social safety nets as family dynamics evolve. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2601.10043/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2601.10043/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000The paper shows that using instruction fine-tuning and Low-Rank Adaptation with Meta's Llama 3 enhances financial named-entity recognition, leading to top performance in converting unformatted reports into organized knowledge. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2601.04220/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2601.04220/Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000We propose exact algorithms for optimizing pricing in assortment strategies under a generalized nested logit model, offering better quality and scalability for large applications than current approaches. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4474559/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4474559/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000This study examines the factors affecting the quality of medical services in Bangladesh, utilizing patient feedback and statistical analysis to pinpoint crucial influences on care quality. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4476587/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4476587/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000Carbon transition risk is adversely affecting equity prices in the US and Europe, driving fund flows to greener investments. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4464139/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4464139/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000It introduces Ultimate Host Economies for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), reexamining the global FDI network through a probabilistic analysis of Italy. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4464132/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4464132/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The study highlights how technological changes are reshaping financial intermediaries, necessitating regulatory updates. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.19985/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.19985/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The article presents new objective measures for classifying economic systems, aiming to improve the accuracy and depth of comparative economic analysis. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.02687/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.02687/Sun, 28 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The study examines socioeconomic differences across Turkey's provinces, showing that western regions tend to be better off than those in the east and southeast. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4442760/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4442760/Fri, 19 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000US. stock analysts' short-term focus leads to inaccurate price predictions due to varying expectations over different time frames. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10606/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10606/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The study uses local balance shifts in signed networks to find better-performing assets in financial crises. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10853/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10853/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The article explains how technological change influences income and sorting in multidimensional assignment models using U.S. data. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10672/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10672/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000A dynamic model describes how economic complexity shifts from unconditional to conditional convergence as capability intensity increases, offering clear solutions for diversification. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10594/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10594/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000A fast-track queue system benefits high-income individuals while disadvantaging low-income ones, causing middle-income individuals to prefer the free queue despite potential payment for faster access. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.08997/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.08997/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000Lone Pine orders and bellwether trials in multidistrict litigation enhance case resolution by offering valuable evidence and insights, mitigating concerns about settlement pressures. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10121/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2512.10121/Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The DeepNews Framework is designed to improve long-form financial writing by enhancing coherence and minimizing inaccuracies using advanced retrieval and planning techniques. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4975765/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4975765/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The article suggests using open-source satellite data to map residential buildings worldwide, aiming to evaluate their vulnerability to climate risks and their environmental effects. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4967890/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4967890/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000This study outlines a framework for estimating alpha in private capital, showing notable annual returns for buyouts but unreliable data for venture capital and real estate. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4971150/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4971150/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The paper examines India's growing asset securitization trend and the confusing tax issues that come with it. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.21515/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.21515/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The QNA framework applies quantum techniques to examine interdependencies in financial markets, offering new metrics for understanding entanglements and hidden information that classical methods miss. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23427/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23427/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The article studies the decline of profit rates in Spain since 1960, linking it to capital composition and surplus value. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23328/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23328/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The study shows that while HIV stigma reduces testing rates, it may also discourage risky behaviors, suggesting some stigma might benefit society. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.22776/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.22776/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000A study found that Black men drafted in the Vietnam War faced higher long-term death rates due to combat than those drafted later. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23126/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23126/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000Research indicates that cross-modal decisions increase patience globally, but Japanese participants are generally more patient than Americans. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.22834/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.22834/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000An analysis shows that complex reporting in assignment systems causes misreporting, with sequential choice methods being the most accurate and efficient. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23320/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.23320/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000A model assesses decentralized versus centralized monitoring in public services, identifying key thresholds for effective regulatory oversight, especially in U.S. nursing homes. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02567/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02567/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The article introduces equalized odds in survival analysis, using Conditional Mutual Information Augmentation to improve fairness and prediction accuracy in various fields. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02577/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2502.02577/Mon, 01 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000The study compares DeepL and Supertext machine translation systems, finding Supertext excels at translating longer texts while emphasizing the need for context-sensitive evaluations. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.04912/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.04912/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000After the 2024 U.S. election, people’s reported well‑being fell sharply and stayed low, especially for women, non‑White, urban, and more educated groups — suggesting political polarization harms mental health. https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.05438/https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/arxiv/2511.05438/Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000Large‑scale food fortification slightly lowers the cost of nutritious diets (median 1.7–4.5%), but results vary a lot by country and group, so local design matters.