We extend the prophet inequality problem to a competitive setting. At every period, a new realization of a random variable with a known distribution arrives, which is publicly observed. Then two players simultaneously decide whether to pick an available value or to pass and wait until the next period (ties are broken uniformly at random). As soon a...
Published in Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E
This study sought to assess socioeconomic-related inequalities in health care use among arthritis patients in China and to analyze factors associated with this disparity. This study used data from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. 3255 arthritis patients were included. The annual per capita household expenditure was used to d...
Despite the implementation of significant educational reforms in Morocco in 1999, 2009, and 2015, there persists a notable disparity in school enrollment between boys and girls, public and private school students, and urban and rural residents. Consequently, educational inequalities have increased, particularly during and after the global pandemic....
The emergence of the concept of "left-behind regions" is closely linked to therecent rise of populism, characterized by the ascent of far-right ideologies andviolent and/or social movements (Yellow Vests in France, Brexit in the UK). Thesephenomena underscore a resurgence of the "spatial question," marking a notableshift from the era of globalizati...
Starting from the 2000s, educational policies in France have suddenly integrated neuroscience and artificial intelligence and the different governments that have alternated in these two decades have created many consultative bodies to implement in public action the results of research in these two areas. The declared objective of those responsible ...
Limited research exists on the role of information access as a key success factor for rural entrepreneurs. The purpose of this study is to examine the importance of information access, among other inequality forms, in shaping entrepreneurial outcomes. The authors used a qualitative, inductive research methodology. They conducted interviews with rur...
Abstract This paper explores the role of family trajectories during childhood in explaining inequalities by maternal education in children's math and reading skills using harmonized, longitudinal, and nationally representative surveys, which follow children over the course of primary and lower secondary school in four high‐income countries (England...
Cet article étudie les transformations des systèmes d’approvisionnement en eau potable et d’assainissement en Bulgarie. Ce service public est très dépendant des subventions de la Politique de cohésion de l’Union européenne, qui a parmi ses objectifs la réduction des inégalités entre et au sein des États membres. Or, partout en Europe, les idéaux de...
Published in BMC geriatrics
The number of people living with dementia (PLWD) continues to increase, particularly those with severe symptomatology. Severe symptoms and greater ill-health result in more acute care need. Early healthcare interventions can prove beneficial. Healthcare use has not been analysed as a holistic set of interlinked events. This study explores different...
Distributive effects of carbon taxation are key for its political acceptability. We introduce geographical heterogeneity into a calibrated dynamic general equilibrium heterogeneous-agent model, where energy is both a consumption good and an intermediate input. We evaluate the aggregate and distributive effects of carbon taxation and obtain three ke...
