Today, large collections of digital music plays are available. These audio data are time series which need to be indexed and classified for diverse applications. Indexing and classification differs from time series analysis, in that it generalises several series, whereas time series analysis...

Cultural proximity increases bilateral trade flows through a trade-cost and a bilateral-affinity (preferences) channel. Conventional measures of cultural proximity, such as common language, common religion, etc., do not allow to separately quantify those channels empirically. We argue that...

Abstract Organisationen und Unternehmen müssen sich in komplexer werdenden Umwelten orientieren. Über geronnene Strukturen und formalisierbare Arbeitsabläufe und Strategien lasst sich ihre Praxis nur höchst unzureichend verstehen. In einem prozessualen, musikalischen Verständnis werden...

Die Musikwirtschaft wird das Internet nicht überleben. MP3s, Tauschbörsen und die jetzt einsetzenden Verkaufseinbrüche sind nur Vorboten einer sehr viel umfassenderen Krise, an derem Ende der Zusammenbruch einer gesamten Branche stehen wird. Parallel dazu entwickelt sich seit Napster eine...

Despite numerous studies on skill development, we know little about the effects of extracurricular music activities on cognitive and non-cognitive skills. This study examines how music training during childhood and youth affects the development of cognitive skills, school grades, personality,...

This paper investigates whether preference interactions can explain why risk preferences change over time and across contexts. We conduct an experiment in which subjects accept or reject gambles involving real money gains and losses. We introduce within-subject variation by alternating...