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Leerkes, Arjen , Melissa Siegel & Djamila Schans, 2026, Development aid as a tool in migration governance in the Netherlands: uses, effects, and trade-offs, in: Malm Lindberg, H and Luthman, I (eds), Linking Migration and Development: European Experiences and Policy Lessons for Sweden, The Expert Group for Aid Studies (EBA), Sweden, EBA Report 2026:01, More information
Rony, Sidharth, 2026, LLM Meets Job Advertisements: Unmasking Skill Premia in the UK, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-010 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/QGGU3545
Rony, Sidharth, 2026, Automation and Human Capital Investment, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2026-009 | Abstract, DOI: https://doi.org/10.53330/XOGM3113
Akcan, Melis, David Group, Jo Ritzen & Nicholas Rounding, 2026, Opinie: ‘Nederland moet de digitale verdediging zelf gaan organiseren’, Algemeen Dagblad, 23 januari, More information
Soete, Luc, Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Johan Stierna & M. Landabaso (eds.), 2026, Capitalism, Sustainability and Democracy: Future-proofing the European model, Publications Office of the European Union, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2760/1893644
Diamantis, Ioannis & Sanae Okamoto, 2026, Knotted Minds: Knot Theory as a Framework for Modeling Psychological Dynamics, PsyArXiv Preprints, DOI: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/hj8y9_v1
Ju, Binbin, zhujun Chen, Yong Geng, Peixue Xing, Linbo Han, Lili Wang & Wendong Wei, 2026, Correction: Mapping regional disparities in the global shift toward decarbonized power systems, Carbon Neutrality, 5(1), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43979-026-00165-y
Okamoto, Sanae, Kariuki Weru, Nidhi Nagabhatla & Robert Oakes, 2026, Promoting children's psychological agency through balanced engagement with climate, Communications psychology, 4(1), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-025-00367-7
Ziesemer, Thomas, 2026, Resilience, Shock Prevention, and Interacting Systems: Economic Aspects of ReMoDigital, in: D. van Doren, B. Droste-Franke, & G. Fohr (Eds.), Towards Energy System Resilience, Springer, Germany, 55, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03187-7_10
van Doren, Davy, Bert Droste-Franke, Michael Brand & Thomas Ziesemer, 2026, Shaping and monitoring resilient energy systems: A synthesis, in: D. van Doren, B. Droste-Franke, & G. Fohr (Eds.), Towards Energy System Resilience: Theory, Governance and Practice, Springer, Germany, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-03187-7
Gambi, Letizia & Kristof De Witte, 2026, Academic resilience and policy reform in Belgium, in: L. Volante, K. De Witte, O. Giancola, L. Salmieri, & D. A. Klinger (Eds.), Risk, Resilience, and Recovery Across Global Education Systems: The Long-Term Impact of Pandemic Reforms, Routledge, London, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003608806-10
Merchant, Stefan & Louis Volante, 2026, Academic resilience and policy reform in Canada, in: L. Volante, K. De Witte, O. Giancola, L. Salmieri, & D. A. Klinger (Eds.), Risk, Resilience, and Recovery Across Global Education Systems: The Long-Term Impact of Pandemic Reforms, Routledge, London, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003608806-11
François, Maxime & Kristof De Witte, 2026, Evaluating the long-term efficacy of policy reforms in the aftermath of the pandemic, in: L. Volante, K. De Witte, O. Giancola, L. Salmieri, & D. A. Klinger (Eds.), Risk, Resilience, and Recovery Across Global Education Systems: The Long-Term Impact of Pandemic Reforms, Routledge, London, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003608806-14
Volante, Louis & Don A. Klinger, 2026, The global impact of the pandemic on student outcomes, in: L. Volante, K. De Witte, O. Giancola, L. Salmieri, & D. A. Klinger (Eds.), Risk Resilience and Recovery Across Global Education Systems: The Long Term Impact of Pandemic Reforms, Taylor and Francis, UK, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003608806-2, More information
Huntjens, Patrick & René Kemp, 2026, The Transformation Flower Approach for Eco-Social Contracting: Comparative Insights from Eight Case Studies in the Global South and North, in: P. Huntjens, N. Mohamed, K. Hujo, & M. Desai (Eds.), Eco Social Contracts for Sustainable and Just Futures: Mobilising Collective Power to Deal with the 21st Century Polycrisis, Springer, Germany, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-99109-7_16, More information
Soete, Luc & Bart Verspagen, 2026, Innovation and economic well-being, in: U. Cantner, D. Fornahl, & S. Kuhlmann (Eds.), New Role of the State for Transformative Innovation an International Research Handbook, Edward Elgar Publishing, UK, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839100260.00009, More information
Volante, Louis, Kristof De Witte, Orazio Giancola, Luca Salmieri & Don A. Klinger (eds.), 2026, Risk, Resilience, and Recovery Across Global Education Systems: The Long-Term Impact of Pandemic Reforms, Taylor and Francis, UK, DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003608806, More information
Tebaldi, Raquel, Franziska Gassmann & Bruno Martorano, 2026, Re-election incentives and the adoption of early childhood development programmes: The case of the “Happy Child” Programme in Brazil, European Journal of Political Economy, 92, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2024.102616
Farinha, Teresa, 2026, Relatedness diffuses impacts from automation: a novel approach to estimate job risk in US cities, Industry and Innovation, 33(4): 470-492, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2025.2499523
Leao, Diogo L. L., Dennis van Veghel, Lise A. M. Moers, Wim Groot & Milena Pavlova, 2026, Barriers and Strategies for Inclusion of Value-Based Healthcare in Contract Negotiations in the Netherlands: Study Among Hospital and Insurer Executives, International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 40(6): 1193-1207, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.70003
Zhang, Guangyao, Lili Wang, Yixian Yin & Xianwen Wang, 2026, Author academic influence and manuscript acceptance: Evidence from peer review in cell press journals, Accountability in Research-Policies and Quality Assurance, 33(3), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2025.2521083
Yimam, Seid, Tiruwork Tadesse & Giovanni Occhiali, 2026, Evaluating Ethiopia's Environmental Management Strategy: Does It Support Green Growth?, Journal of Environment & Development, 35(1): 3-25, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/10704965251353430
Alsubahi, Nizar, Milena Pavlova, Ahmed Ali Alzahrani, A. Ahmad & Wim Groot, 2026, The Association Between Patient-Reported Experience Measures and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Among Patients With Diabetes in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Value in Health Regional Issues, 52, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vhri.2025.101149
Dipierro, Anna Rita, Kristof De Witte & Pierluigi Toma, 2026, Nonparametric efficiency and artificial intelligence techniques in higher education: a systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis, International Transactions in Operational Research, 33(3): 1427-1464, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/itor.70070
Mergoni, Anna, Ana Camanho, Mara Soncin, T. Agasisti & Kristof De Witte, 2026, The influence of School principals’ management on school efficiency: Evidence from Italian schools, European Journal of Operational Research, 329(1): 260-272, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.06.020
Pham-Thi, Trang & Bernardo Caldarola, 2026, 3G Internet Diffusion and Secondary Education Attainment: Evidence of Opportunity Cost in Vietnam, Review of Development Economics, 30(2): 941-966, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.70031
Diaz Mendez, Ana Karen & Bruno Martorano, 2026, The Gender Inequality Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Nigerian Labour Market, Journal of African Economies, 35(1), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejaf006
Cebeci, Fatih, Marc Eric S. Reyes, Taner Artan, Sanae Okamoto & et al., 2026, Eco-Anxiety Without Borders: A Cross-National Study on Climate Perceptions, Beliefs About Government Climate Action, and Climate Concern, International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 72(3): 657-667, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640251378601
Benedetti, Giulio , Milena Pavlova, Olga Zvonareva, Wim Groot & Arnis Sauka, 2026, Truck drivers and intermediaries of migration between Central Asia and the EU, Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 34(1): 1-18, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/25739638.2025.2578273
Nelli, Linnea, Maria Enrica Virgillito & Marco Vivarelli, 2026, A twin transition or a flagship policy? Emergent constellations and dominant blocks in green and digital technologies, Energy Policy, 209: 114954, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2025.114954
Alsubahi, Nizar, Wim Groot, Ahmed Ali Alzahrani & Milena Pavlova, 2026, Patient-reported experience, patient-reported outcome and overall satisfaction with care: What matters most to people with diabetes?, Primary Care Diabetes, 20(1): 88-98, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcd.2025.10.004
Alshoubaki, Wa’ed, Hind Al-Shoubaki, Reem Alhaj Saleh, Ciara Patterson & Matthias Drilling, 2026, Exploring the Jurisprudence of Reception, Livelihoods, and Repatriation of Syrian Refugees in Jordan: A Rights-Based Perspective on Human Security and Legal Protections, Journal of Asian and African Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096251400726
Somers, Melline A., T. Stolp, Francesca Burato, Wim Groot, Frits van Merode & Melvin Vooren, 2026, Increasing the working hours of nurses and teachers: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment, PLOS ONE, 21(1): e0337581, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337581
Gomez-Virseda, Carlos & Rodrigo Lopez Barreda, 2026, Beyond Good Intentions: A Justice-Based Critique of Short-Term Medical Missions, Journal of Religion & Health, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-025-02544-8
Kuss, Maria Klara & Tara Patricia Cookson, 2026, Gender-transformative social protection: returning to the feminist debates, Policy & Society, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/polsoc/puaf048
Menéndez De Medina , Mercedes, 2026, Twin transition trade based on multi-dimensional economic complexity, Environmental innovation and societal transitions, 59: 101102, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eist.2026.101102
Baba, Nidal Filali, Ali El Myr, Youssef Bakadir & Hamed Rahmani, 2026, NEETs phenomenon as a socioeconomic epidemic: Support for policymakers on the role of migration aspirations and proximity to economic powers, Scientific African, 31: e03219, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2026.e03219
Gisbert Marti, Oriol , 2026, The structure and evolution of consumption patterns, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 36(1): 16, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-025-00932-7
Rubiconto, Francesca & Bart Verspagen, 2026, Socioeconomic impact of environmental product and process innovation in the context of global trade, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2026.2618467
Cette, Gilbert, Jimmy Lopez, Jacques Mairesse & Giuseppe Nicoletti, 2026, Economic adjustment during the great recession: the role of managerial quality, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2026.2620467
Osei Asibey, Michael, Francisca Agyei, Enoch Blessed Kumah, Isaac Quaye, Prince Asiedu & Victor Osei Kwadwo, 2026, Urban heat and the vanishing garden: a socio-ecological perspective from Ghana, SN Social Sciences, 6(2): 47, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43545-026-01340-9
Reitmann, Ann-Kristin, Clotilde Mahé, Micheline Goedhuys & Eleonora Nillesen, 2026, Measuring social norms: direct and indirect methods and the role of financial incentives in reducing misreporting, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 243: 107465, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107465
Bacil, Fabianna, Anthony Black, Marina Domingues, Jun Jin, Rasmus Lema, Peter Robbins & Sören Scholvin, 2026, Seizing the green hydrogen opportunity? Comparing strategies for industrial transformation in latecomer countries, Energy Policy, 211: Article 11, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2026.115111
Walz, R., Michiko Iizuka & Rasmus Lema, 2026, Conditions for a successful latecomer development in green technologies, Science and Public Policy, 53(1): 55-70, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scaf088
Tebaldi, Raquel, Franziska Gassmann & Bruno Martorano, 2026, Health and Survival Impacts of Early Childhood Development Programmes: The Case of the Happy Child Programme in Brazil, Review of Development Economics, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.70149
Kraemer-Mbula, E., S. Cozzens, A. Cummings, Michiko Iizuka & et al., 2026, New directions in innovation and development: twenty years of Globelics, Innovation and Development, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2157930X.2025.2597583
De Witte, Kristof, J. Pastor, A. Soler & I. Vicente, 2026, Gender Roles and Socioeconomic Disparities in Early School Leaving: Evidence From EU-SILC Microdata, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Online, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3102/01623737261415845
Tóth, Zsanett & Lili Wang, 2026, Digitalization and gender equality in the European Union: A comparative analysis of eastern and western member states, Technology in Society, 86: Article 10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2026.103297
Zhang, M., Lili Wang, L. Zhang & Z. Li, 2026, Co-utilizing global big science facilities: a novel type collaboration and the impacts on scientific disruption, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 13(1): Article 63, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-06992-9
Menéndez De Medina , Mercedes, S. Palomeque, Jorge Valverde & Carlo Pietrobelli, 2026, Green window of opportunity in Latin America: local and global knowledge linkages?, World Development, 203(Online): Article 10, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107390