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Homophobia and sexism across Europe
Homophobia is very much in the news these days as the movement to allow gay marriage gathers pace in Europe and America. In Britain, conservatives grandees like Norman Tebbit are worried about a lesbian queen producing an artificially inseminated heir … Continue reading
Are economists different?
For many people, the answer to this question is a pithy “Yes”, possibly augmented by some expletives. It is an interesting and potentially important question. After all, if economists’ attitudes and values are very different from the general population then … Continue reading
New evidence on class size effects
A paper I co-authored with Veruska Oppedisano (London Metropolitan University) has just been published in Labour Economics. Its gated (but obviously worth $31.50 of which I won’t get a red cent). Abstract This paper estimates the marginal effect of class … Continue reading
Lecturer’s fluency can make students over-confident
I found the study below fascinating and not just because it gives me an excuse to be less than fluent when I’m teaching. Appearances can be deceptive: instructor fluency increases perceptions of learning without increasing actual learning S K Carpenter … Continue reading
Behavioural Economics Resources
I have created a new page here which is a resource page for Behavioural Economics (or its illiterate off-shoot Behavioral Economics ). Primarily for the benefit of my students, you may find it interesting or useful.
The Economics of Childbirth
A paper I co-authored with colleagues Michael Fahy, Orla Doyle, Fionnuala McAuliffe & Michael Robson with the above title has been published in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, details here. This is part of a larger project that we have … Continue reading
Mean, mode, median and all that
A friend of mine is doing the Leaving Certificate this year and I was looking at a bound set of notes she was given, a book effectively, put together by a group of maths teachers who are going around giving … Continue reading
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Tagged distributions, Leaving Certificate, mean, median, mode, statistics
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Research Post at UCD Geary Institute: Preparing for Life
The Early Childhood Research team in the UCD Geary Institute is seeking applications from motivated individuals with an interest in child development and developmental psychology to become the Preparing for Life (PFL) Research Coordinator starting June 2013. The post is … Continue reading
Progression to third level, early school leaving and fee vs. non-fee paying schools
It’s not often that the first thing you hear when you turn the radio on in the morning is educational statistics. But such was the case today as the media here in Ireland headlined two statistical releases by the Department … Continue reading
