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How to optimise tournament draws: The case of the FIFA World Cup

open access: yesInternational Transactions in Operational Research, EarlyView.
Abstract The organisers of major sports competitions use different policies with respect to constraints in the group draw. Our paper aims to rationalise these choices by analysing the trade‐off between attractiveness (the number of games played by teams from the same geographic zone) and fairness (the departure of the draw mechanism from a uniform ...
László Csató
wiley   +1 more source

Storm over science: predatory practices and the fight for research reliability. [PDF]

open access: yesMicrolife
de Lorenzo V   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Gender Justice in the Triple Planetary Crisis: A Scoping Review

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify and report how gender justice is conceptualised and discussed in contemporary health literature in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, with a particular focus on the experiences of women and gender‐diverse populations, and the representation of nurses and other healthcare ...
Catelyn Richards   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Eurocrats Wanted: Why Some Member States Lag in European Commission Recruitment

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.
Abstract The article investigates the underrepresentation of certain member states within the European Commission (EC) and explores the broader challenges of achieving geographical balance in European Union (EU) recruitment. Drawing on the theory of representative bureaucracy, the study systematises factors that shape the attractiveness of EU careers ...
Jarolím Antal   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patents and Supra‐Competitive Prices: Evidence From Consumer Products

open access: yesJournal of Empirical Legal Studies, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A patent system is a central tool in innovation policy. The prospect of monopolistic pricing supposedly encourages firms to innovate. However, there is scant empirical evidence supporting the existence of higher markups for patent‐protected products.
Gaétan de Rassenfosse, Ling Zhou
wiley   +1 more source

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