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Matthias Rieger

International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Verified email at graduateinstitute.ch
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A language independent approach for detecting duplicated code

S Ducasse, M Rieger, S Demeyer - … Conference on Software …, 1999 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Code duplication is one of the factors that severely complicates the maintenance and evolution
of large software systems. Techniques for detecting duplicated code exist but rely mostly …

Age-specific correlates of child growth

M Rieger, SK Trommlerová - Demography, 2016 - read.dukeupress.edu
Growth faltering describes a widespread phenomenon that height- and weight-for-age of
children in developing countries collapse rapidly in the first two years of life. We study age-…

On the detection of test smells: A metrics-based approach for general fixture and eager test

…, B Du Bois, S Demeyer, M Rieger - IEEE Transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As a fine-grained defect detection technique, unit testing introduces a strong dependency
on the structure of the code. Accordingly, test coevolution forms an additional burden on the …

Insights into system-wide code duplication

M Rieger, S Ducasse, M Lanza - 11th Working Conference on …, 2004 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Duplication of code is a common phenomenon in the development and maintenance of large
software systems. The detection and removal of duplicated code has become a standard …

[HTML][HTML] Snacks, nudges and asymmetric peer influence: Evidence from food choice experiments with children in Indonesia

M de Vries Mecheva, M Rieger, R Sparrow… - Journal of Health …, 2021 - Elsevier
Many children in low- and middle-income countries are growing up during a rapid nutrition
transition. Experimental evidence on food choice in developing countries is scarce, while it is …

Denmark's policy on artificial trans fat and cardiovascular disease

BJ Restrepo, M Rieger - American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction The consumption of trans fat is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD).
In January 2004, Denmark became the first country in the world to regulate the content of …

Gender, ethnicity and teaching evaluations: Evidence from mixed teaching teams

N Wagner, M Rieger, K Voorvelt - Economics of Education Review, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effect of teacher gender and ethnicity on student evaluations of teaching
at university. We analyze a unique data-set featuring mixed teaching teams and a diverse…

On the effectiveness of clone detection by string matching

…, O Nierstrasz, M Rieger - Journal of Software …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Although duplicated code is known to pose severe problems for software maintenance, it is
difficult to identify in large systems. Many different techniques have been developed to detect …

Weight gains from trade in foods: Evidence from Mexico

O Giuntella, M Rieger, L Rotunno - Journal of International Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we investigate the effects of trade in foods on obesity in Mexico. To do so, we
match data on Mexican food imports from the US with anthropometric and food expenditure …

Corruption and the extractive industries transparency initiative

E Papyrakis, M Rieger… - Why Does Development …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has received much attention as a
scheme that can help reduce corruption in mineral-rich developing economies. To our …