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How does legalization of physician assisted suicide affect rates of suicide? (2015)
Journal Article
Jones, D. A., & Paton, D. (2015). How does legalization of physician assisted suicide affect rates of suicide?. Southern Medical Journal, 180(10), https://doi.org/10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000349

Objectives: Several US states have legalized or decriminalised physician assisted suicide (PAS) whilst others are currently considering permitting PAS. Although it has been suggested that legalization could plausibly lead to a reduction in total sui... Read More about How does legalization of physician assisted suicide affect rates of suicide?.

Forecasting the outcome of closed-door decisions: evidence from 500 years of betting on papal conclaves (2015)
Journal Article
Vaughan Williams, L., & Paton, D. (2015). Forecasting the outcome of closed-door decisions: evidence from 500 years of betting on papal conclaves. Journal of Forecasting, 34(5), 391-404. https://doi.org/10.1002/for.2339

Closed-door decisions may be defined as decisions in which the outcome is determined by a limited number of decision-makers and where the process is shrouded in at least some secrecy. In this paper, we examine the use of betting markets to forecast o... Read More about Forecasting the outcome of closed-door decisions: evidence from 500 years of betting on papal conclaves.

The effects of leader succession and prior leader experience on postsuccession organizational performance (2015)
Journal Article
Desai, M. N., Lockett, A., & Paton, D. (2016). The effects of leader succession and prior leader experience on postsuccession organizational performance. Human Resource Management, 55(6), 967-984. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21700

In this article we strive to reconcile equivocal findings about the effects of top leader succession and prior leadership experience on postsuccession organizational performance. In doing so, we draw on insights from theories of human capital, learni... Read More about The effects of leader succession and prior leader experience on postsuccession organizational performance.

Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England? (2015)
Journal Article
Girma, S., & Paton, D. (2015). Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England?. Social Science and Medicine, 131, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.02.040

This paper examines potential explanations for recent declines in teenage pregnancy in England. We estimate panel data models of teenage conception, birth and abortion rates from regions in England. Although point estimates are consistent with the pr... Read More about Is education the best contraception: the case of teenage pregnancy in England?.