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Ethnic Groups' Access to State Power and Group Size

open access: yesEconomics &Politics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ethnic‐based political inequality is widespread, yet its underlying drivers remain poorly understood. This paper shows that an ethnic group's relative size is a key correlate of its access to central executive power. Using data on 575 groups across 181 countries from 1946 to 2021, and restricting attention to non‐dominant groups, I document a ...
Hector Galindo‐Silva
wiley   +1 more source

Economic inequality and social mobility in preindustrial societies: What we know, what we don't (but should) know

open access: yesThe Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract In recent years economic inequality has become a major research topic in economic history. However, much remains to be done to complete our knowledge of long‐term distributive dynamics. This article highlights several promising avenues for future research, focusing on the preindustrial period.
Guido Alfani
wiley   +1 more source

Development of the KAP‐ASD Questionnaire to Assess Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Ageism Among Dentists: Initial Psychometric Properties

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) related to ageism among dentists in Brazil, with a focus on the dental care of older adults. Methods This is a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive, and cross‐sectional study.
Elis Ribeiro Mariucio Aranha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Concurrent Validity of the Modified Oral Status Survey Tool

open access: yesGerodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Modified Oral Status Survey Tool (MOSST) is a novel instrument designed to assess oral health and function in older adults for whom traditional dental indices are unsuitable. Originally developed for older adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), its reliability and content validity are established, but its concurrent ...
Hoda Tayebi‐Hillali   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miners' Reward Elasticity and Stability of Competing Proof‐of‐Work Cryptocurrencies

open access: yesInternational Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Proof‐of‐Work cryptocurrencies employ miners to sustain the system through algorithmic reward adjustments. We develop a stochastic model of the multicurrency mining and identify conditions for stable transaction speeds. Bitcoin's algorithm requires hash supply elasticity <$<$1 for stability, while ASERT remains stable for any elasticity and ...
Kohei Kawaguchi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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