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Measures Of Assortativity, Ted Bergstrom Dec 2012

Measures Of Assortativity, Ted Bergstrom

Ted C Bergstrom

This paper discusses alternative measures of assortative matching and relates them to Sewall Wright's F-statistic. We also explore applications of measures of assortativity to evolutionary dynamics. We generalize Wright's statistic to allow the possibility that some types match more assortatively than others, and explore the possibility of identifying parameters of this more general model from the observed distribution of matches by the partners' types.


Cost-Effectiveness Of Open Access Publications, Jevin D. West, Ted C. Bergstrom, Carl T. Bergstrom Dec 2012

Cost-Effectiveness Of Open Access Publications, Jevin D. West, Ted C. Bergstrom, Carl T. Bergstrom

Ted C Bergstrom

Open access publishing has been proposed as one possible solution to the serials crisis | the rapidly growing subscription prices in scholarly journal publishing. However, open access publishing can present economic pitfalls as well, such as excessive article processing charges. We discuss the decision that an author faces when choosing to submit to an open access journal. We develop an interactive tool to help authors compare among alternative open access venues and thereby get the most for their article processing charges.


Motivations Of Competing Altruists, Ted C. Bergstrom, Rodney Garratt, Gregory Leo Dec 2012

Motivations Of Competing Altruists, Ted C. Bergstrom, Rodney Garratt, Gregory Leo

Ted C Bergstrom

This is a preliminary report on our experimental work with competing altruists.