European Discrimination on Trial

The Bailout Bias

SP ... These four things. Prospect theory, hyperbolic discounting, status quo bias, base rate bias. They're all well documented.

The Realism of Global Optimism

Robert Wright on optimism

An Optimistic Case for the Euro

Of course, some bias is involved here.

But what about other kinds of bias?

Inexorably, racial prejudice creeps in.

Larry Brilliant makes the case for optimism

Optimism has given way to doubt.

The optimism is premature.

There may be a deeper bias at work.

But this optimism is misplaced.

The response from the communities is encouraging.

It has the most potential for bridging across biases and political barriers.

SEPPIR also established educational and cultural campaigns to combat prejudice and discrimination.

But this bias against educating girls starts even earlier.

There are enough instances of possible bias that the issue cannot be ignored.

Some traces of gender bias attitude still remain in school textbooks.

(a) To know the history of the ideas and prejudices by which population groups are influenced.

But such optimism may not be warranted.

Fortunately, there is an alternative.

Unfortunately, there is no reason to be optimistic.

Piketty sees that as grounds to be a little optimistic.

There have also been other signs generating optimism this year.

Anecdotal evidence of publication bias has existed for a long time.

States parties should strive firmly to ensure a lack of any racial or xenophobic prejudice on the part of judges, jury members and other judicial personnel.

Yet, fortunately, there is no need for resignation.

They all seemed full of optimism about their political and economic future.

The dominant note was one of complacency or even optimism.

But there is reason to be hopeful.

Fortunately, this is not the case.

Second, the troika based its programs on overly optimistic assumptions.

The internal review showed that initial plans were overly optimistic.

There is room for optimism, but much hard work lies ahead.

They could pat themselves on the back for their lack of racial prejudice.

There are many reasons why such optimism is not unreasonable.

But it is not simply Arafat s passing that provides cause for optimism.

Unfortunately, this view is both too sanguine and naïve.

There is little reason for optimism.

American optimism became as much a curse as a blessing.

You could see a cautious optimism in everyone's eyes.

In cooperation with UNICEF, civil society and the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Women's Bureau had undertaken a study of sexism in the classroom and a final report would be issued in February which would include proposals to identify and eliminate sexist practices.

The bias could be implicit our worldview is shaped by what our friends in industry believe.