First-order transition in a model of prestige bias

One of the major benefits of belonging to a prestigious group is that it affects the way you are viewed by others. Here I use a simple mathematical model to explore the implications of this "prestige bias" when candidates undergo repeated rounds of evaluation. In the model, candidates w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brian Skinner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciPost 2020-02-01
Series:SciPost Physics
Online Access:https://scipost.org/SciPostPhys.8.2.030