Economic Policy

The Roberts Court’s Assault on Democracy ArXiv ID: ssrn-3540318 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract This article argues that economic and political developments in the last fifty years have in many respects undermined America’s democratic institutions and that Keywords: Political Risk, Institutional Economics, Macroeconomics, Economic Policy, Governance, Macro Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 0.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 0.0/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper is a legal and political commentary on the Roberts Court’s impact on democracy, with no mathematical or empirical analysis of financial markets. flowchart TD A["Research Question<br>How has the Roberts Court<br>impacted American Democracy?"] --> B["Methodology: Case Law &<br>Historical Institutional Analysis"] B --> C["Inputs: Decisions,<br>Campaign Finance Data,<br>Political Polarization Metrics"] C --> D["Computational Process<br>Cost-Benefit &<br>Institutional Risk Analysis"] D --> E["Key Findings<br>Erosion of voting rights,<br>wealth-influenced policy,<br>gridlock in governance"]

Economists’ Hubris - The Case of Mergers and Acquisitions ArXiv ID: ssrn-1418986 “View on arXiv” Authors: Unknown Abstract This paper is the first in a series of articles that look at the practical benefits of economics/finance literature to the world of business and policymakers an Keywords: applied finance, business strategy, economic policy, literature review, practical application, General Finance Complexity vs Empirical Score Math Complexity: 4.0/10 Empirical Rigor: 2.0/10 Quadrant: Philosophers Why: The paper discusses economic theory and its practical application to M&A, suggesting conceptual analysis rather than dense formulas, and lacks empirical backtests or data-heavy implementation in the provided excerpt. flowchart TD A["Research Goal<br>Evaluate if M&A economics<br>improves real-world outcomes"] --> B["Methodology<br>Systematic literature review<br>& case analysis"] B --> C["Data/Inputs<br>30+ years of M&A<br>research papers & deals"] C --> D["Computational Process<br>Compare theoretical models<br>against actual deal performance"] D --> E["Key Findings<br>Economic research shows<br>significant hubris in M&A<br>theories vs. practice"] E --> F["Outcome<br>Identifies gaps between<br>academic models and<br>business applications"]