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Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Religious disbelief is increasing worldwide, yet its cognitive and cultural foundations remain debated. We examined how analytic thinking and cultural learning shape (dis)belief across generations and over time. Study 1 compared younger (18–39, n = 427) and older (40+, n = 639) Polish adults.
Paweł Łowicki +4 more
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Towards a Responsible Liberalism
Kyklos, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Liberalism has many faces, ranging from that which emphasises the laissez‐faire approach of freedom from interference to the interventionist perspective on providing the conditions for people to exercise their liberty. In this essay, after summarising the arguments made by four prominent liberal scholars (namely, Keynes, Hayek, Buchanan and ...
Adam Oliver
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Should Health Numeracy Be Assessed Objectively or Subjectively? [PDF]
Med Decis Making, 2016 Dolan JG +4 more
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Are Firms Ready for Workforce Ageing? Evidence From Small‐Medium Sized Firms in Italy
LABOUR, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We investigate age‐related human resource management (AR‐HRM) practices within SME in Italy. Using firm‐level survey data with information on age‐related attitudes and practices, we analyze the determinants of age management and outplacement practices, along with the role of collective bargaining.
Claudio Lucifora, Marco Piotti
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LABOUR, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper addresses the problem of assessment non‐completion in surveys within the context of cognitive skills measurement in sub‐Saharan Africa. The World Bank's STEP Skills Measurement Program represented a major initiative to measure skills in low‐ and middle‐income countries, with surveys conducted in two African countries, Ghana and ...
Andreas Backhaus
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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Skills‐to‐Job Mismatches
New Technology, Work and Employment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT A pervasive discourse calls for worker upskilling amid ongoing digital transformation. This study introduces a skills‐to‐job mismatch perspective into research on the digital transformation of work by conceptualising technological adoption as a process that reshapes the relationship between workers’ skill endowments and evolving job ...
Ana Santiago‐Vela
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Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Recent studies suggest that health literacy (HL) may play an important role in management of individuals living with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2), but to date, there has been no attempt to synthesize characteristics and outcomes of these studies.
Andrea Xia +5 more
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Competing Under Oath: Can Honesty Pledges Reduce Cheating in Competitive Environments?
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT People frequently compete with one another for awards, benefits, contracts, positions, or roles. One of the regulatory challenges in these contexts lies in preventing people from making dishonest claims to win such competitions. Honesty pledges, asking people to commit to ethical behavior ex ante, have been found to reduce cheating under non ...
Ronit Montal‐Rosenberg +2 more
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The Role of Skills and Tasks in Gender Gaps in Latin America
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore gender gaps in the labor market in Latin America, incorporating two relevant factors often overlooked: skills and the type of tasks performed at work. The study is based on data from the 2018 Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) for four Latin American countries.
Cristian Bonavida, Leonardo Gasparini
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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The aims of the present study were to (i) identify profiles of belief in conspiracy theories, and to (ii) test whether the obtained profiles differed in analytical (rational ability, rational engagement, Cognitive Reflection Test) and intuitive thinking (experiential ability, experiential engagement), and science denial (vaccine, climate ...
Peter Karlsson +3 more
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