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Pierre Dubois et Ariel Pakes
n° 26-1729, février 2026, révision mai 2026
Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs may expand treatment access but also risks promoting overuse and business stealing without generating welfare gains. Among developed nations, only the United States and New Zealand permit DTCA, whereas detailing - promotion aimed at...
Marijn Keijzer, Lukas Erhard, Zarine Kharazian et Manika Lamba
février 2026
The impact of YouTube’s recommendation algorithm has been subject to much debate. Case studies and anecdotal evidence have suggested that algorithmic recommendations may lure the platform’s users into informational ‘rabbit holes’ where they are exposed to biased content and misinformation. However...
Marijn Keijzer, Jan Lorenz et Michał Bojanowski
Springer Cham, février 2026
The emergence of Computational Social Science (CSS) marks a transformative shift in the study of social phenomena, triggered by advancements in computational technology and large-scale collection of (digital) behavioral trace data. CSS promises to provide an accurate and deep understanding of...
This is an open access book. What holds societies together—and what drives them apart? As worry over political polarization and social cohesion intensifies across the globe, this volume explores timely and vital questions of social cohesion and polarization through the lens of Computational Social...
Carl T. Bergstrom et Kevin Gross
vol. 24, n° 2 (e3003650), février 2026
Scholarly journals rely on peer review to identify the science most worthy of publication. Yet finding willing and qualified reviewers to evaluate manuscripts has become an increasingly challenging task, possibly even threatening the long-term viability of peer review as an institution. What can or...
Witnie Compere, Bertrand Achou, Philippe De Donder, Raquel Fonseca, Franca Glenzer, Minjoon Lee et Marie-Louise Leroux
n° 26-1720, février 2026, révision juin 2026
Cet article examine les principaux déterminants socio-économiques et démogra- phiques susceptibles d’influencer la décision des individus d’offrir des soins de longue durée à leurs parents et beaux-parents. Pour ce faire, nous nous appuyons sur des don- nées originales issues d’une enquête menée en...
Manh-Hung Nguyen
n° 26-1722, février 2026
I develop a growth model in which AI-generated content contaminates the knowledge commons, creating two nested irreversibilities. A derivative trap arises when recombinative output crosses a threshold in the corpus, degrading frontier productivity faster than talent reallocation or R&D...
Michel Moreaux, Jean-Pierre Amigues et Manh-Hung Nguyen
n° 26--1721, février 2026
Optimal energy transitions are characterized in an economy where fossil energy requires dedicated conversion capital that is costly to reverse and where cumulative emissions are capped by an exogenous carbon budget. Short-run complementarity between fossil inputs and sector-specific capital...
Douadia Bougherara, Céline Nauges, François Salanié et Fabienne Féménia
n° 26-1719, février 2026
Laura Doval et Alex Smolin
n° 26-1718, février 2026