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may have a differential impact across groups, creating differential bias. We should reorganize forensic work to reduce … differential bias. The obvious strategy of hiring ethnically diverse forensic workers will not work. “Us vs. Them” thinking is an … important source of differential bias. The definition of “Us” and “Them” is socially conditioned. The current organization of …
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his reputation for truthtelling, we show that the larger is the inequality, the less information can credibly be … transmitted to the policymaker. We also investigate the effects of inequality on welfare and discuss the welfare effects of …
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his reputation for truthtelling, we show that the larger is the inequality, the less information can credibly be … transmitted to the policymaker. We also investigate the effects of inequality on welfare and discuss the welfare effects of …
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reduction in rural areas. This paper reviews contemporary empirical and conceptual thinking on the economics of diversity, non …
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participate in non-farm rural enterprise and employment opportunities. We place emphasis on the diversity and diversification of …
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. Reasonable estimates of the size of the inflationary bias in the Czech Republic suggest that conventionally reported declines in …
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The New-Keynesian Phillips curve plays a central role in modern macroeconomic theory. A vast empirical literature has estimated this structural relationship over various postwar full-samples. While it is well know that in a New-Keynesian model a weak central bank response to inflation generates...
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/or failing to assess correctly the quality of their private signal. We evaluate the impact of the considered bias on the …
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Studies suggest a bias against the publication of null (p > .05) results. Instead of significance, we advocate …
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, the root mean square error, bias and finally directional accuracy. The forecasts are even compared to naive random walk … by the naive random walk model. Tests of bias indicate that the Swedish forecasters underestimate GDP-growth and …, root mean square error, directional accuracy, bias, revisions, final respective preliminary outcomes, Theil index, naïve …
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