T H F Tsang, K H Wong, K Allen, K K L Chan, M C M Chan, D V K Chao, A N Cheung, C Y M Fan, E P Hui, D K M Ip, K O Lam, C K Law, W L Law, H H F Loong, K H Wong, M C S Wong, R M W Yeung, A C H Ying, R K W Ho
{"title":"Update on the Recommendations on Breast Cancer Screening by the Cancer Expert Working Group on Cancer Prevention and Screening.","authors":"T H F Tsang, K H Wong, K Allen, K K L Chan, M C M Chan, D V K Chao, A N Cheung, C Y M Fan, E P Hui, D K M Ip, K O Lam, C K Law, W L Law, H H F Loong, K H Wong, M C S Wong, R M W Yeung, A C H Ying, R K W Ho","doi":"10.12809/hkmj219622","DOIUrl":"10.12809/hkmj219622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer among women in Hong Kong. The Food and Health Bureau commissioned The University of Hong Kong (HKU) to conduct the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Study (HKBCS) with the aim of identifying relevant risk factors for BC in Hong Kong and developing a locally validated BC risk assessment tool for Hong Kong Chinese women. After consideration of the most recent international and local scientific evidence including findings of the HKBCS, the Cancer Expert Working Group on Cancer Prevention and Screening (CEWG) has reviewed and updated its BC screening recommendations. Existing recommendations were preserved for women at high risk and slightly changed for women at moderate risk. The following major updates have been made concerning recommendations for other women in the general population: Women aged 44 to 69 with certain combinations of personalised risk factors (including presence of history of BC among first-degree relative, a prior diagnosis of benign breast disease, nulliparity and late age of first live birth, early age of menarche, high body mass index and physical inactivity) putting them at increased risk of BC are recommended to consider mammography screening every 2 years. They should discuss with their doctors on the potential benefits and harms before undergoing mammography screening. A risk assessment tool for local women (eg, one developed by HKU) is recommended to be used for estimating the risk of developing BC with regard to the personalised risk factors described above.</p>","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"55 1","pages":"161-168"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2022-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81396831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abusive contract terms: Is unenforceability a deterrent sanction?","authors":"Sophie Bienenstock, C. Desrieux","doi":"10.1007/s10657-022-09731-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-022-09731-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"54 1","pages":"187 - 216"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45002406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effect of court-mandated mediation on the length of court proceedings in the Czech Republic","authors":"Dagmar Brožová, J. Zouhar","doi":"10.1007/s10657-022-09729-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-022-09729-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"53 1","pages":"485 - 508"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42178399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmen García, J. Borrell, J. M. Ordóñez-de-Haro, J. Jiménez
{"title":"Managers’ expectations, business cycles and cartels’ life cycle","authors":"Carmen García, J. Borrell, J. M. Ordóñez-de-Haro, J. Jiménez","doi":"10.1007/s10657-022-09730-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-022-09730-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"53 1","pages":"451 - 484"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45338250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Constitutional overperformance: an empirical study of de facto protection of rights with no de jure equivalents","authors":"Katarzyna Metelska-Szaniawska, Anna Lewczuk","doi":"10.1007/s10657-022-09725-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-022-09725-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this paper we aim to contribute to the debate on successful enforcement of constitutional rules and its determinants by extending the focus to the phenomenon of constitutional overperformance, which arises when countries that do not include certain de jure rights in their constitutions, nevertheless de facto observe them. Firstly, we provide evidence that constitutional overperformance is a common phenomenon around the globe and it demonstrates high variation. Secondly, we identify factors which contribute to it. In particular, more constitutional overperformance is found in countries with older and less comprehensive constitutions, a high degree of democratization and a more robust civil society, plagued by less political conflict. Spatial interdependence effects are also identified confirming the diffusion of constitutional overperformance between countries. We base the conclusions on an empirical study conducted for a global sample of more than 100 countries.</p>","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"41 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138513859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Settlements in corporate bribery cases: an illusion of choice?","authors":"Tina Søreide, Kasper Vagle","doi":"10.1007/s10657-022-09726-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-022-09726-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"53 1","pages":"261 - 287"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41519806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Regulation on coexisting legal and illegal markets with quality differentiation","authors":"Ken Yahagi","doi":"10.1007/s10657-022-09724-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-022-09724-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"53 1","pages":"235 - 259"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-02-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44157005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Market entrance, patents, and preliminary injunctions: a model of pharmaceutical patent litigation","authors":"Rasmus Arler Bogetoft, P. Bogetoft","doi":"10.1007/s10657-021-09721-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-021-09721-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"53 1","pages":"379 - 423"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52309935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Premature repayment of fixed interest mortgage loans without compensation, a case of misguided consumer protection in the EU","authors":"H. Schäfer, A. Wulf","doi":"10.1007/s10657-021-09719-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-021-09719-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":"53 1","pages":"175 - 208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49062748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"This time is different?-on the use of emergency measures during the corona pandemic.","authors":"Christian Bjørnskov, Stefan Voigt","doi":"10.1007/s10657-021-09706-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10657-021-09706-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has not only caused millions to die and even more to lose their jobs, it has also prompted more governments to simultaneously declare a state of emergency than ever before enabling us to compare their decisions more directly. States of emergency usually imply the extension of executive powers that diminishes the powers of other branches of government, as well as to the civil liberties of individuals. Here, we analyze the use of emergency provisions during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and find that it can be largely explained by drawing on political economy. It does, hence, not constitute an exception. We show that many governments have (mis-)used the pandemic as a pretext to curtail media freedom. We further show that executive decrees are considered as a substitute for states of emergency by many governments.</p>","PeriodicalId":51664,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Law and Economics","volume":" ","pages":"63-81"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s10657-021-09706-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40580150","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}