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Equity and sustainability in the health care market: Socio-economic analysis of governance and reforms

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102074

Lucia Leporatti, Ching-to Albert Ma

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University student's opinion survey: A synthesis and a deeper insight

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-25 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102114

Silvia Terzi , Francesca Petrarca

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Modelling global fossil CO2 emissions with a lognormal distribution 用对数正态分布模拟全球化石二氧化碳排放量

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102104

F. Prieto , C.B. García-García , R. Salmerón-Gómez

{"title":"Modelling global fossil CO2 emissions with a lognormal distribution","authors":"F. Prieto , C.B. García-García , R. Salmerón-Gómez","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102104","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102104","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon dioxide emissions have emerged as a critical issue with a profound impact on the environment and the global economy. The steady increase in atmospheric CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> levels has become a major contributor to climate change and its associated catastrophic effects. A global effort is needed to tackle this pressing challenge, requiring a deep understanding of emissions patterns and trends. This paper focuses on identifying the underlying distribution of CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions analysing the hypothesis that the fossil CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions data, at the country level, can be described by a 2-parameter statistical model for the whole range of the distribution (all world countries). We consider that modelling with a simple distribution can be particularly useful in understanding CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions and we are looking to make our findings more accessible to policymakers. We utilize data from four databases and analyse six candidate distributions (exponential, Fisk, gamma, lognormal, Lomax, Weibull). Our findings highlight the adequacy of the lognormal distribution in characterizing emissions across all countries and years studied. A comprehensive analysis of Gibrat’s Law from 1970 to 2021 is also presented, employing a rolling window approach for the short, medium, and long term. Our findings reveal that Gibrat’s Law appears to be a short-term phenomenon for original CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions, but not for per capita emissions, aligning with conclusions from previous research. Finally, we employ the lognormal model to predict emission parameters for the coming years and propose two policies for reducing total fossil CO<span><math><msub><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>2</mn></mrow></msub></math></span> emissions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 102104"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142700840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Variable RTS in hierarchical network DEA: Enhancing efficiency in higher education systems 分层网络 DEA 中的可变 RTS：提高高等教育系统的效率

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102112

Siwei Xiao , Marios Kremantzis , Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos , Aniekan Essien , George Vlontzos

{"title":"Variable RTS in hierarchical network DEA: Enhancing efficiency in higher education systems","authors":"Siwei Xiao , Marios Kremantzis , Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos , Aniekan Essien , George Vlontzos","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102112","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102112","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents a novel approach to Network Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) by introducing “Returns to Scale (RTS) separation” within a hierarchical network DEA framework. Traditional DEA models, which often assume constant RTS, face limitations when analysing complex multi-functional structures. The proposed method, Variable RTS in Hierarchical Network DEA (VRS-HNDEA), addresses these limitations by integrating variable RTS, enabling a detailed efficiency analysis across hierarchical systems with heterogeneous sub-units. By utilising free variables, this model establishes distinct efficiency planes for simultaneous benchmarking of diverse subsystems, yielding a global efficiency frontier through the Minkowski addition of sub-system sets and analysed using an input-oriented enveloped form. Applied specifically to the higher education sector, the VRS-HNDEA model provides insights into the operational efficiency of various academic functions, including teaching, research, and administration. Key findings from this application demonstrate the model's ability to capture efficiency variations across hierarchical levels, supporting nuanced decisions on resource allocation and scale optimization. This framework, with its capability to recognise scale diversity across sub-systems, offers a significant tool for enhancing efficiency assessment in multi-layered public sector contexts, such as higher education, where comprehensive resource management is crucial.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 102112"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142701830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Social insurance contributions and labor income share—Evidence from China's Social Insurance Law

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102103

Yadong Cui , Jun Liang , Wei Wang

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I like participatory museums but, how much? Embedding demand-side value in assessing strategies 我喜欢参与式博物馆，但喜欢多少？将需求方价值纳入评估战略

IF 6.2 2区经济学

Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102111

Jonathan Daniel Gómez-Zapata , María José Del Barrio-Tellado , Fátima Espinosa-Casero , Luis César Herrero-Prieto

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A hybrid MCDM framework for assessing urban competitiveness: A case study of European cities 评估城市竞争力的混合 MCDM 框架：欧洲城市案例研究

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102109

Özcan Işık , Mohsin Shabir , Sarbast Moslem

{"title":"A hybrid MCDM framework for assessing urban competitiveness: A case study of European cities","authors":"Özcan Işık , Mohsin Shabir , Sarbast Moslem","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102109","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102109","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Achieving high performance in long-term sustainability is crucial for urban areas. Comparative analysis of cities based on specific indicators over time offers valuable insights for stakeholders involved in urban development and enhances the understanding of city performance. This study tackles the challenge of ranking major cities based on multidimensional performance using a multiple-criteria decision-making (MCDM) approach. We introduce a novel hybrid MCDM framework that integrates Logarithmic Percentage Change-driven Objective Weighting (LOPCOW), CRiteria Importance Through Inter-criteria Correlation (CRITIC), and Aczel-Alsina Weighted ASsessment (ALWAS). The results derived from the data-driven linear weighting strategy combining the outputs from LOPCOW and CRITIC indicate that the three most influential drivers influencing the competitive levels of the analyzed cities are livability, environment, and accessibility, respectively. The findings of ALWAS, responsible for the city rankings, show that London is the most successful city with respect to competitive performance among the leading European cities in the sample. Additionally, the effectiveness of the proposed framework is illustrated through a case study evaluating the global competitiveness of European cities. Sensitivity and comparison analyses confirm the stability and reliability of the results, validating the robustness of the proposed approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 102109"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142701828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Modeling and managing resilience and risk for interdependent networks

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102105

Felipe Aros-Vera , Shital Thekdi

{"title":"Modeling and managing resilience and risk for interdependent networks","authors":"Felipe Aros-Vera , Shital Thekdi","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102105","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102105","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Catastrophic events have the potential to cause major disruptions to interdependent networks such as supply chains, critical infrastructures and other networks that are vital for the functioning of our society. Addressing the resilience and risk of compromised networks is challenging due to a variety of factors. First, these networks are becoming increasingly interdependent, such that network recovery is contingent upon recovery in connected networks. Additionally, interdependent networks may have multiple functions, system users, owners, and stakeholders. There is a need for data-informed decision-making models that address resilience and risk for these interdependent infrastructure networks. We address these issues by: 1) Modeling interdependencies among infrastructure networks using a multi-layer interdependent network framework, 2) Quantifying the relationship between network resilience and the inter-network connection structure, and 3) Supporting management and strategic decision-making for investment in inter-network connection structures, supporting risk mitigation needs and strategies. Our paper combines network optimization and network science methods to produce a unified framework to analyze resilience. We apply the methods of this paper to the interdependent infrastructure network of Puerto Rico following the 2017 Hurricane Maria. This paper supports decision-making for data-informed resilience management for interdependent infrastructure networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"97 ","pages":"Article 102105"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142747251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Low-carbon route optimization model for multimodal freight transport considering value and time attributes 考虑价值和时间属性的多式货运低碳路线优化模型

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102108

Xinghui Chen , Xinghua Hu , Haobing Liu

{"title":"Low-carbon route optimization model for multimodal freight transport considering value and time attributes","authors":"Xinghui Chen , Xinghua Hu , Haobing Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102108","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102108","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As the international community increasingly focuses on climate change, optimizing low-carbon transportation routes in the multimodal freight transport system has become a pressing issue. However, due to the variability in cargo properties and the influence of various factors on transportation route decisions, formulating a low-carbon and economical multimodal freight transport plan remains a significant challenge. To address the issue, this study considered cargoes with different attributes in terms of both value and time attributes. Triangular fuzzy numbers were employed to represent the uncertain demand for cargo, with confidence levels introduced for clarification. A low-carbon route decision optimization model for multimodal freight transport was established to minimize the combined transportation carbon emission and time costs. The catastrophe adaptive genetic algorithm, based on Monte Carlo sampling, was employed to solve the model using arithmetic examples. Finally, parameter sensitivity analysis revealed that adjustments to carbon tax values and changes in the proportion of electric trucks and green electricity supply had the most significant impact on the low-carbon route decision-making plan for multimodal freight transport. For low value-added and timeliness-strong cargo, a 60 % increase in carbon tax value shifted the mode of transportation from road to railway. When the carbon tax increased by more than 140 %, the transportation mode shifted from railway to waterway. Additionally, when the proportion of electric trucks and green electricity supply both exceeded 80 %, the transportation mode between some city nodes shifted from railway to road. When these proportions increased beyond 90 %, road transportation became the predominant mode.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 102108"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142651419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Measurement and comparison of different dimensions of renewable energy policy implementation in the agricultural sector 衡量和比较农业部门实施可再生能源政策的不同方面

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Socio-economic Planning Sciences Pub Date : 2024-11-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2024.102106

Somayeh Dehhaghi , Shahla Choobchian , Hossein Azadi

{"title":"Measurement and comparison of different dimensions of renewable energy policy implementation in the agricultural sector","authors":"Somayeh Dehhaghi , Shahla Choobchian , Hossein Azadi","doi":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102106","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.seps.2024.102106","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The current research aims to measure the different dimensions of renewable energy policy implementation and compare these dimensions with each other, focusing on Iran's agricultural sector. This analysis makes it possible to identify the strengths and weaknesses in implementing existing policies. The five dimensions include “organizational and institutional”, “incentives”, “investment”, “infrastructure”, and “human resources development”. The statistical population of this research comprised energy policy experts, whose number was 85. The sampling method was random, and 70 persons participated in answering the questionnaire using the Karjesi and Morgan table. A questionnaire was used to collect data. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach's alpha (0.916). Face validity, content validity ratio (CVR), and content validity index (CVI) were applied to determine validity. In the calculation of CVR, values ≥ 0.33 were considered reasonable and appropriate to confirm each item. All CVI values obtained were higher than 0.79. Multi-criteria analysis was used to analyze the data. The results indicated that organizational and institutional policies were at the highest level of unsustainability. The dimension of investment policies showed less unsustainability than other dimensions. The other three dimensions also showed significant deficiencies. It seems that policy development to eliminate the diversity and interference of organizations, fuel subsidies revision, market policy development, attracting capital, and participation of stakeholders is necessary to reduce unsustainability in this field. The development of the resources of expert forces and attention to educational policies should also be considered.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":22033,"journal":{"name":"Socio-economic Planning Sciences","volume":"96 ","pages":"Article 102106"},"PeriodicalIF":6.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142651420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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