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   "text": "The retention uplifts claimed for LER remain unvalidated: empirical pilots are needed to confirm them and to refine the smart contract designs, particularly for AI-personalized airdrops.",
   "abstract": "Empirical pilots are needed to validate retention uplifts and refine smart contract designs.",
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   "text": "Reward accrual scales with holding duration, for example thirty to ninety day windows, which encourages prolonged ownership in the same way DeFi liquid staking yields encourage retention, but without locking up the shareholder's ability to sell.",
   "abstract": "Similar to how DeFi liquid staking leverages yields to encourage retention, these payments increase over time based on holding durations (for example, 30–90 days), encouraging prolonged ownership without locking up liquidity.",
   "citation": "Wulf A. Kaal, Liquid Equity Rewards in Corporate America (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5583610",
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   "text": "LER's central comparative advantage is a projected fifteen to thirty percent reduction in shareholder turnover, benchmarked against established loyalty programs, which stabilizes the ownership base during activist-driven price swings.",
   "abstract": "LER's true comparative advantage lies in its ability to curb shareholder turnover by 15–30%, benchmarked against proven loyalty initiatives, which in turn helps solidify ownership amid activist-fueled swings.",
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