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Daniel L. Chen, Yosh Halberstam, and Alan Yu
vol. 2, n. 1, May 2025, pp. 2–32
The growing emphasis on “fit” as a hiring criterion introduces the potential for a new, subtle form of discrimination (Bertrand & Duflo, 2017). Analysis of 1,901 U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments from 1998 to 2012 documents that voice-based snap judgments predict court outcomes. Male...
Marion Hoffman, Tyler Thrash, Christoph Hölscher, Mubbasir Kapadia, and Victor R. Schinazi
vol. 15, n. 19086, May 2025
Understanding crowd behavior is critical for designing buildings and public spaces with efficient circulation. However, the interplay of social and spatial contexts makes this endeavor challenging. This paper examines scenarios in which crowds perform a search task with time constraints, akin to...
Maxime Derex, and Charlotte Brand
Limor Raviv, and Cedric Boeckx (eds.), Oxford University Press, chapter 14, May 2025, p. 241–258
Most cultural traits, including language itself, do not emerge in one shot but are improved and refined over time through individual and social learning, over multiple generations. In this chapter, we explore methods used in the field of cultural evolution to investigate how behaviours and...
Mathieu Lefebvre, Pierre Pestieau, and Jérôme Schoenmaeckers
vol. 146, May 2025, 13 pages
The phenomenon of grandparents assuming the role of caretakers for their grandchildren is substantial and on the rise; a trend partially attributed to mothers’ increased participation in the workforce. While altruism is commonly assumed to be the primary driver behind such caregiving, we examine an...
Frédéric Bertrand, Anne Gégout-Petit, and Christine Thomas-Agnan
Editions Technip, May 2025, 364 pages
Les données de composition apparaissent naturellement dans beaucoup de domaines : génomique, étude du microbiote, chimiométrie, épidémiologie, marketing, économie politique, usage des sols, nutrition, etc. Il s’agit de vecteurs à composantes positives que l’on souhaite utiliser dans une méthode...
Marie-Benoît Magrini, Raphaèle-Jeanne Aubin-Brouté, Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache, Gérard Marty, and Annick Vignes
Éditions Quae, May 2025
Face aux enjeux de compétitivité, de formation des prix et de répartition de la valeur, la contractualisation suscite des débats récurrents. Cet ouvrage propose une analyse approfondie des usages et impacts des contrats dans la construction des échanges de biens agricoles, forestiers et...
Jean-Pierre Amigues, and Gilles Lafforgue
vol. 82, n. 101481, May 2025, 22 pages
We develop a dynamic model of energy use that relies on three primary sources: a ‘dirty’ fossil resource, a ‘clean’ fossil resource equipped with a specific abatement device, and a carbon-free renewable energy source. The total amount of carbon emissions is limited by a given carbon budget....
Dale Whittington, Céline Nauges, and Richard Damania
n. 20 064052, May 2025
This paper describes three phases that cities go through for the delivery of municipal water and sanitation services, identifying the main political, technological, socio-institutional, financial, public health forces of disequilibria that push cities along this development path. Data from the...
Marina Kontalexi, Alexandros Gelastopoulos, and Pantelis Analytis
May 2025, pp. 1086–1090
Theoretical work on sequential choice and large-scale experiments in online ranking and voting systems has demonstrated that social influence can have a drastic impact on social and technological systems. Yet, the effect of social influence on online rating systems remains understudied and the few...
Pascal Bégout, and Jesus Ildefonso Diaz
vol. 53, May 2025, pp. 1–15
