We consider the problem of estimating the density g of identically distributed vari-pendent of Xi with known density σ −1 fε(./σ). We generalize adaptive estimators, constructed by a model selection procedure, described in Comte et al. (2005). We study numerically their properties in various contexts and we test their robustness. Comparisons are made with respect

One should not imagine that the social sciences discovered altruism only when Comte coined term – understood as a powerful impulse to intellectual and moral development of humanity towards which latter must tend its future state. Indeed, since ancient times, scholars have attempted explain (cause-effect) understand (sense meaning) why in certain situations some men behave positively others (alt...

Desde meados do século XIX, a palavra progresso assumiu forma de pensar e agir economicamente da sociedade contemporânea. Era o início Revolução Industrial. O pensamento positivista, cujo principal mentor teria sido sociólogo filósofo francês Augusto Comte, perpassa por essa postura. foi considerado desenvolvimento, regendo mundo capitalista também moldando parte das políticas dos países que ad...

Nas ciências sociais uma obra clássica é referência para as gerações futuras de especialistas que usufruem suas contribuições teóricas, conceituais, analíticas e metodológicas no desenvolvimento novas pesquisas permanente aperfeiçoamento do conhecimento. Entre os clássicos da sociologia, em particular teóricos fase surgimento desta ciência social, o pensamento sociológico Augusto Comte consider...

T. Kaisto, M. Navarro, L. J. del Valle, EUETIB-CEIB, Chemical Engineering Department, UPC. BARCELONATECH, C/Comte d’Urgell 187, 08036 Barcelona, Spain Faculty of Technology, Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Niemenkatu 73, 15101 Lahti, Finland Center for Research in Nano-Engineering (CrNE), and ETSEIB, Chemical Engineering Department, UPC. BARCELONATECH, Av Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Three vote-share equations are estimated and analyzed in this paper, one for presidential elections, one for on-term House elections, and one for midterm House elections. The sample period is 1916–2006. Considering the three equations together allows one to test whether the same economic variables affect each and to examine various serial correlation and coattail possibilities. The resulting th...