A full Bayesian analysis of circular data using the von Mises distribution

This paper presents a full Bayesian analysis of circular data, paying special attention to the von Mises distribution. We obtain samples from the posterior distribution using the Gibbs sampler which, after the introduction of strategic latent variables, has all full conditional distributions of known type.     

Selective Mortality During the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia

Aspects of the long‐term demographic impact of genocide during the period of the Khmer Rouge (1975–79) in Cambodia are analyzed. Mortality data for siblings from the Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey in 2000 demonstrate that excess mortality was extremely high and heavily concentrated during 1974–80. The study also shows that mortality was highly selective during that period. Adult males were the most likely to die, indicating that violent death played a major role. Individuals with an urban or educated background were more likely to die. Mortality by religious background is also assessed. Infant and early childhood mortality was very high during the period and was as prevalent in urban areas and among children born to educated mothers as in rural areas and among the less educated.     

A propos de l'hétérogénéité des formes organisationnelles de l'économie sociale : isomorphisme versus écologie des organisations en économie sociale

This article addresses the problem of the diversity of social economy organizational forms. Two theoretical approaches (organizational ecology and neo‐institutionalism approach focusing on institutional isomorphism) establish the main forces and determinants of these organizational forms. With data from a survey on Montreal social economy, we use diversified methods (discriminant analysis and latent class analysis) to test these two concurrent theories. As a conclusion, we discuss the established stylized facts. Our results are supportive of the organizational ecology approach, while calling for new empirical investigations.