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Learning from Potentially-Biased Statistics: Household Inflation Perceptions and Expectations in Argentina
(National Bureau of Economic Research, 2016-03)
When forming expectations, households may be influenced by the possibility that the information they receive is biased. In this paper, we study how individuals learn from potentially-biased statistics using ...
Validity of Qualis database as a predictor of evidence hierarchy and risk of bias in randomized controlled trials: a case study in dentistry
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2011-01-01)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the validity of the Qualis database in identifying the levels of scientific evidence and the quality of randomized controlled trials indexed in the Lilacs database. METHODS: We selected 40 open-access ...
The role of media networks in compensating political biases: evidence from radio networks in Brazil
(2013-06)
A central question in political economy is how to incentivize elected socials to allocate resources to those that need them the most. Research has shown that, while electoral incentives lead central governments to transfer ...
CONTRASTING PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS IN MITOCHONDRIAL DNA AND MICROSATELLITES: EVIDENCE OF FEMALE PHILOPATRY AND MALE-BIASED GENE FLOW AMONG REGIONAL POPULATIONS OF THE BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW (PSITTACIFORMES: ARA ARARAUNA) IN BRAZIL
(AMER ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION, 2009)
Comparing the patterns of population differentiation among genetic markers with different modes of inheritance call provide insights into patterns of sex-biased dispersal and gene flow. The blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ...
Coalition incentives and party bias in Chile
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2021-08-01)
This article revisits the debate over Chile's binomial electoral rules and its consequences and examines how the new electoral system conceived by a democratic congress altered political competition. It utilizes a seat-vote ...
Validity and reliability of a standalone low-end 50-Hz GNSS receiver during running
(2019-01-01)
The aim of the investigation was to verify the validity and reliability of a low-end 50-Hz Global Navigation Satellite System receiver (GNSSr) for different soccer-specific run distances and average speed assessments. Six ...
Gender bias in the Chilean public health system: Do we all wait the same?
(Public Library Science, 2020)
Background
In 2002, Chile introduced a major health reform, designed to level out inequities in healthcare coverage, access and opportunities. In particular, the opportunity guarantees ensure a maximum time to receive ...