This paper utilizes the self-employed to analyze the observed increase in the educational earnings premium in the 1980's. The paper compares the predictions of the signaling and human capital models in response to an exogenous demand shock such as a skill-biased technological change. Since the...

One puzzle that haunts comparative politics scholars is the variation in the intensity of state coercion in authoritarian regimes. Why are some bureaucrats more heavy-handed in their use of force than others? In this paper, we propose a novel theory to explain the unevenness of bureaucratic...

We show that signals of higher education, professional experience, and access to professional networks are more valuable for women's career advancement than for men's. On average, additional qualification signals increase male directors' probability to become CEO by 10.1%, while this probability...

Over the last decade, the petrous bone ( petrosum ) has become the ultimate repository of ancient biomolecules, leading to a plea for a more ethical curation preventing the systematic destruction of this bioarchaeological archive. Here, we propose to explore the biosystematic signal encompassed...

Aims/ Objectives: Current Chapter is the next in the Ternary Series event dedicated to analysis of the incoming/outcoming signal and it’s conversion from analogue to digital The importance of the above mentioned problem can not be undermined as in physical realm we are dealing with natural...

The paper addresses uncertainty analysis in decision theory, by applying Imprecise Probabilities to a Herding Behaviour model, which describes imitative behaviour and explains the informational cascades phenomenon in the financial market. In the literature, the application of the principle of...

Digital platforms have a widely-documented issue with bias, which can impact their bottom line via missed opportunities, bad publicity, or even legal action. There is evidence that bias decreases when a platform conveys a signal of quality for underrepresented groups. This paper studies the...

It is often said by proponents of the Efficient Market Hypothesis that no strategy can consistently outperform a simple buy and hold investment in broad stock averages over time. However, using a strategy based on the principles of intermarket analysis, we find that this assertion is not...