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Max Besbris
Researcher at Rice University
Publications - 24
Citations - 849
Max Besbris is an academic researcher from Rice University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Information technology & Renting. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 19 publications receiving 638 citations. Previous affiliations of Max Besbris include University of Wisconsin-Madison & University of California, San Francisco.
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Connected speech production in three variants of primary progressive aphasia.
Stephen M. Wilson,Maya L. Henry,Max Besbris,Jennifer M. Ogar,Nina F. Dronkers,Nina F. Dronkers,William Jarrold,Bruce L. Miller,Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini +8 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that a multidimensional quantification of connected speech production is necessary to characterize the differences between the speech patterns of each primary progressive aphasic variant adequately, and to reveal associations between particular aspects ofconnected speech and specific components of the neural network for speech production.
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Effect of neighborhood stigma on economic transactions
TL;DR: Results provide robust evidence that individuals from disadvantaged neighborhoods bear a stigma that influences their prospects in economic exchanges, and reveal that residence in a disadvantaged neighborhood not only affects individuals through mechanisms involving economic resources, institutional quality, and social networks but also affects residents through the perceptions of others.
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Less Theory. More Description
Max Besbris,Shamus Khan +1 more
TL;DR: Sociology must worry less about theoretical innovation and more about empirical description in order to be relevant to the real world.
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Investigating the Relationship Between Real Estate Agents, Segregation, and House Prices: Steering and Upselling in New York State
Max Besbris,Jacob William Faber +1 more
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Romancing the home: emotions and the interactional creation of demand in the housing market
TL;DR: This article studied the role of market intermediaries in creating and sustaining emotional connections between buyers and particular products, and found that individual preference and consumption decisions are subject to the situational structuring by market intermediary.