Mangos or bananas

The memetic theory of Israeli divorce

Divorcing some family outcomes from others?

Dec 22 • javiero

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Nitpicking the mimetic mixing theory of Israeli fertility

The thing about spending time working with a dataset is the more you work with it, the easier it becomes to extract information from that data.

Dec 18 • javiero

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The effect of (non-)religiosity on the fertility of an Israeli population. Part 2.

In my last post I analyzed fertility data for Arab Israeli cities and found out that median income impacts Arab Israeli fertility negatively (as…

Dec 5 • javiero

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November 2025

The dubious effect of religiosity on the fertility of an Israeli population

The mysterious fertility of Trad wives of Umm al-Fahm.

Nov 28 • javiero

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Is it Canari-Caribbean or Afro-Caribbean?

Exploring an Afro-Caribbean hypothesis to explain Canari-American cultural traits.

Nov 14 • javiero

October 2025

On Uruguayan religious culture

Is Uruguay somewhat Caribbean?

Oct 5 • javiero

September 2025

The Canari American marriage pattern

Yes, even marriage patterns are different in Canari America.

Sep 29 • javiero

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Do foreign film directors outperform American ones in international markets due to selection effects?

Answering comments on American soft power revisited.

Sep 5 • javiero

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August 2025

The declining appeal of Hollywood: another piece of the puzzle.

More on the decreasing international appeal of Hollywood.

Aug 15 • javiero

American soft power revisited

An update on the global influence of Hollywood.

Aug 5 • javiero

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June 2025

The Spanish-American War, the 98 Disaster and the ensuing Spanish "crisis"

Regarding the (almost) final chapter of Spain’s colonial history and the bad bad consequences of losing its colonies.

Jun 19 • javiero

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April 2025

How bad is skin color discrimination in Latin America?

Analyzing a 2017 paper on the subject of racism in Latin America.

Apr 2 • javiero

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