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«Différant des Autres», Espacements et Temporalités Spectrales

open access: yesAnthropology of Consciousness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT That night that he agreed to our suggestion that we accompany him outside, for the whole night or until the overflow has passed, M seemed to be in direct contact with all the layers of astronomy, inhabiting all temporalities simultaneously. Outside, lying/sitting on the picnic table, in the pitch‐black darkness of the night in the woods, under
Amélie‐Anne Mailhot
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Control of Underdamped Systems: An Analytic Approach. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Stat Phys
Sanders J   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Racial bias in criminal sentencing: Historical evidence from Chinese railway workers in British Columbia

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract Do discriminatory attitudes held in the public influence public institutions? We study this question within the context of the criminal justice system of historical British Columbia (BC). During the late 1870s and early 1880s, an influx of Chinese immigrant workers employed in the building of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) was the catalyst
Kris Inwood, Ian Keay, Blair Long
wiley   +1 more source

Physical attractiveness, drug taking and gender differences

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates the relationship between adolescent physical attractiveness and drug‐taking behaviour, emphasizing the human capital and “pretty girl” effects on the decision to use drugs. Through the human capital effect, physically attractive adolescents are better positioned to accumulate human capital at a young age compared to ...
Andy Chung, Junsen Zhang
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of need‐based financial aid on educational decisions and outcomes: Evidence from Canada

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract Using administrative data from Canada, this paper presents new evidence on the causal effects of a large‐scale need‐based financial aid program on undergraduate students' educational decisions and outcomes, including the understudied institution and major choices.
Qian Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Minimum wage and employer‐sponsored supplementary health insurance: Evidence from Canada

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the effect of increases in the minimum wage on the probability of receiving employer‐sponsored supplementary prescription drug insurance through the workplace in Canada: Do Canadian employers respond to higher minimum wage by cutting insurance coverage?
Zichun Zhao, Michel Grignon
wiley   +1 more source

Changing Patterns of Gender Representation in Canada's Technology Sector and the Care Economy: Two Differing Tales

open access: yesCanadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender segregation is a persistent form of labour market inequality, though patterns differ across time and economic sectors. Focusing on the care economy and the technology sector, we examine longitudinal trends in gender distributions for educational credentials and occupational participation.
Neil Guppy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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