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No. Author(s) Title JEL Class.
17014 Nikos Askitas
A Hands-on Machine Learning Primer for Social Scientists: Math, Algorithms and Code
This paper addresses the steep learning curve in Machine Learning faced by noncomputer scientists, particularly social scientists, stemming from the absence of a primer on its fundamental principles. ...
(test)
C01, C87, C00, C60
17012 Matthew Roskruge
Jacques Poot
The Relationship between Social Capital and Migrant Integration, Ethnic Diversity, and Spatial Sorting
In this paper, we present evidence from quantitative research over the last decade on how the social capital of individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand is associated with birthplace and, for migrants, ...
(published online as 'Evidence of the effects of ethnic diversity, years of residence, and location on migrant bridging, bonding, and linking, social capital: a New Zealand synthesis' in: Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, 29 June 2025 )
F22, R11, Z13
17010 Oded Stark
The Modification of Social Space as a Tool for Lowering Social Stress
The social stress experienced by an individual from having a low relative income or from having a low income-based rank is a derivative of the individual's location in social space, and is the ...
(published in: Economics & Human Biology. 2024, 53, 101349)
D01, D63, D91, I10, I14, I31, Z18
17009 Thushyanthan Baskaran
Zohal Hessami
Sebastian Schirner
Young versus Old Politicians in Local Politics
Do young politicians prioritize other types of municipal spending than old politicians? We study this question using hand-collected candidate-level data on municipal elections (1996-2020), along with ...
(published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 225, 88-106)
D72, D78, H70, H72, J13, J14
17008 Baoling Zou
Ashok K. Mishra
Modernizing Smallholder Agriculture and Achieving Food Security: An Exploration in Machinery Services and Labor Reallocation in China
Worldwide, most farms are small and family-operated. This study discusses the future of smallholder agriculture in China, where most farms are small, and farms' parcels are fragmented. The study puts ...
(published in: Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2024, 46 (4), 1662-1691)
Q12, C36, J22
17005 Susanne Kohaut
Claus Schnabel
The Demise of Works Councils in Germany
This paper documents and analyses the demise of works councils in Germany in the period 2007-2022. Using representative panel data, we show that the share of plants with a works council has fallen ...
(forthcoming in: Industrielle Beziehungen (German Journal of Industrial Relations), 2025)
J53, M50
17002 Oded Stark
Wiktor Budzinski
The Merger of Populations as a Revision of Comparison Space: Repercussions for Social Stress and Income Inequality
The merger of populations expands the comparison space of incomes. As a result, measures of the income-based social stress and of the income inequality of the constituent populations need to be ...
(published in: Economics Letters, 2024, 237, 111585)
D31, D63, F02, F15
17001 Hai-Anh H Dang
Djavad Salehi-Isfahani
Minh N.N. Do
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Female Labor Force Participation in Iran
While female labor force participation (LFP) in Iran is among the lowest in the world, there is hardly any study on the COVID-19 pandemic effects on the country's female LFP. We find that female LFP ...
(forthcoming in: Middle East Development Journal, 2025)
E24, I30, J21, O12
16997 Zhuoer Lin
Xuecheng Yin
Becca R. Levy
Yue Yuan
Xi Chen
Children's Residential Proximity, Spousal Presence and Dementia Risk
Cognitive impairment poses considerable challenges among older adults, with the protective role of family support becoming increasingly crucial. This study examines the role of children's residential ...
(published as 'Association of Children's Residential Proximity and Spousal Presence with Lower Modifiable Risk Factors for Dementia among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment' in: American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2024, 32 (10), 1187-1199)
I12, J14, I18, I11
16990 Tsunao Okumura
Yuko Ueno
Emiko Usui
Effects of Mandatory Residencies on Female Physicians' Specialty Choices: Evidence from Japan's New Medical Residency Program
Female physicians remain underrepresented in surgical specialties in Japan. The 2004 New Postgraduate Medical Education Program mandated a two-year rotating residency that allowed residents to choose ...
(published in: Labour Economics, 2024, 90, 102566)
J16, J24, J44
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