Are Homeowners Really More Unemployed?

Are Homeowners Really More Unemployed?*

This article investigates the effects of homeownership on labour mobility and unemployment duration. We distinguish between finding employment locally or being geographically mobile. We find that homeownership hampers the propensity to move for job reasons, but improves the chances of finding local jobs, which is in accordance with the predictions from our theoretical model. The overall hazard ...

Are Scientists Really Publishing More?

2 [email protected] Université de Montréal, École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, C.P. 6128, Succ. CentreVille, H3C 3J7 Montreal, Qc. (Canada) Université du Québec à Montréal, Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur la Science et la Technologie (CIRST), Observatoire des Sciences et des Technologies (OST), CP 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, H3C 3P8 Montreal, Qc. (...

Are women really more talkative than men?

Women are generally assumed to be more talkative than men. Data were analyzed from 396 participants who wore a voice recorder that sampled ambient sounds for several days. Participants' daily word use was extrapolated from the number of recorded words. Women and men both spoke about 16,000 words per day.

Are more responsive depression scales really superior depression scales?

In contemporary clinical practice and research, many different instruments are used to measure depression severity. Santor et al. [1] identified no fewer than 280 scales developed in the last century, many of which are still in use. The responsiveness of these various depression scales to treatmentdand the comparison of responsiveness among scalesdhas become an important research topic. Respons...

Are Women Really More Risk-Averse than Men?