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Cambridge alumnus awarded Nobel economics prize | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-alumnus-awarded-nobel-economics-prize12 Oct 2015: Professor Deaton is Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School and Department of Economics. ... Professor Sanjeev Goyal, Chair of the Faculty of Economics, commented: "My colleagues and I -
Digital bargain hunters: optimal online searching | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/digital-bargain-hunters-optimal-online-searching6 May 2015: In academic terms, search is a form of sequential decision making for which there is an optimal stopping point. ... Beyond this point, the further effort of hitting the ‘search’ button once again is not worth the potential for finding a better deal. -
If poor people don't vote, will their children be poor as well |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/discussion/if-poor-people-dont-vote-will-their-children-be-poor-as-well8 Sep 2015: None of us has any control over the family we are born into. ... Because of this, the way people vote – and if they vote for more public spending on education – can affect inequality and intergenerational mobility, the difference between what parents -
London Tube strike produced net economic benefit | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/london-tube-strike-produced-net-economic-benefit14 Sep 2015: one,” said co-author Dr Ferninand Rauch from Oxford’s Department of Economics. ... In economics, this is known as the Porter hypothesis. “For the small fraction of commuters who found a better route, when multiplied over a longer period of time, -
New centre for biodiversity conservation named after Sir David…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/new-centre-for-biodiversity-conservation-named-after-sir-david-attenborough21 Apr 2015: The Museum’s collections include many significant specimens that have been instrumental in furthering scientific knowledge, such as Darwin’s finches, as well as a number of examples of extinct organisms ... for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), -
Capital structure used to gauge firms’ foundations | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/capital-structure-used-to-gauge-firms-foundations9 Feb 2015: Real estate companies are a good subject for a study of capital structure management because they own and operate large, long-term assets with changeable value, and need to be set ... The strength of these firms was measured using a standard rating -
If you go down to the woods today… | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/if-you-go-down-to-the-woods-today10 Feb 2015: Each has been equipped with remote sensors. Their task is to image both the Harapan Rainforest – a 100,000 hectare area of formerly logged forest that is now managed for conservation ... VoxTox, which brings together cancer specialists, mathematicians, -
Cooperative communities emerge in transparent social networks |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cooperative-communities-emerge-in-transparent-social-networks9 Mar 2015: On its own, common knowledge of social connections had little impact on overall levels of cooperation. ... They investigated four treatments that varied the amount of knowledge subjects have about the network and previous actions of others. -
Using experts ‘inexpertly’ leads to policy failure, warn researchers…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/using-experts-inexpertly-leads-to-policy-failure-warn-researchers14 Oct 2015: Structured question formats that extract upper and lower boundaries, degrees of confidence and force consideration of alternative theories are important for shoring against slides into group-think, or individuals getting ascribed ... When seeking expert -
Elephants and humans: a love affair over 1300 years | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/elephants-and-humans-a-love-affair-over-1300-years1 Jul 2015: Here, E is for Elephant: an animal that takes pride of place in the Parker Library's manuscripts, is frequently in conflict with people in Thailand and parts of Africa, and ... However, knowledge about its dietary needs was sadly lacking. It was fed meat -
How yaks and humans have lived in partnership for centuries |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/features/how-yaks-and-humans-have-lived-in-partnership-for-centuries18 Nov 2015: They are a much prized and beloved livestock, and yak-rearing knowledge is something people are proud of. ... Yak herders know their environment intimately, and this knowledge is culturally encoded, as seminal studies by Bhutanese scholars, such as Dasho
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