In this paper we show that findings of an apparently instable popularity function of U.S. presidents, as reported in the previous literature, are likely the consequence of the common use of linear estimation techniques. Employing Penalized Spline Smoothing in the context of Additive Mixed Models...

There is a considerable amount of literature analyzing factors of success in music contests, in particular those where the audience votes for the winner. However, one factor that is highlighted by the economic theory of stardom is generally neglected in the literature. In this paper, we tackle...

Verlagsinfo: "Spektakuläre Spekulation" untersucht, wie in Selbst- und Fremdbeschreibungen der Börsenspekulation über ihren Status im Feld der Wissenschaften debattiert wird. Die Spekulation scheint dabei immer auch auf Momente des Nichtökonomischen zu verweisen - sei es im "thrill" des...