Multidisciplinary Initiatives: Recent submissions
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What happened to the predicted COVID-19-induced suicide epidemic, and why?
Published 2022Two years ago, in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were widespread and grim predictions of an ensuing suicide epidemic. Not only has this not happened but also by the end of 2021 in the majority of countries ...Article -
Disentangling what works best for whom in comorbidity
Published 2022This short commentary article reviews Mason EC, Grierson AB, Sie A, et al. Co-occurring insomnia and anxiety: A randomized controlled trial of internet CBT for insomnia vs. internet CBT for anxiety. Sleep. 2022Article -
An uphill battle: A case example of government policy and activist dissent on the death penalty for drug-related offences in Indonesia
Published 2021In 2014, newly-elected President Joko Widodo announced that Indonesia was facing a national ‘emergency’ due to high levels of drug use that necessitated harsh criminal justice responses, including the ultimate punishment ...Open AccessArticle -
Covid-19 and the China opportunity narrative: investment, trade, and the belt and road initiative
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Present bias for monetary and dietary rewards
Published 2022Economists model self-control problems through time-inconsistent preferences. Empirical tests of these preferences largely rely on experimental elicitation using monetary rewards, with several recent studies failing to ...Article