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(Vanderbilt University, 2010)Abstract: We show that, in competition between a developed country and a developing country over environmental standards and taxes, the developing country may have a 'second- mover advantage.' In our model, firms do not ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011)We show that, in competition between a developed country and a developing country over environmental standards and taxes, the developing country may have a `second-mover advantage.' In our model, firms do not unanimously ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2009)We show that, in competition between a developed country and a developing country over environmental standards and taxes, the developing country may have a 'second-mover advantage.' In our model, firms do not unanimously ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2011-04)The Pauli Exclusion Principle places a fundamental limit on the brightness of an electron beam. Developing a cathode which can reach this limit is useful for achieving maximum operation in current applications of ...
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(Vanderbilt University, Department of History, 2016)Medieval representations of death can illuminate how individuals conceptualised the experience. The poem "A Disputacione Betwyx The Body and Wormes" is a productive lens through which to consider contemporary notions of ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011)We trace directors through time and across firms to study whether acquirers' exposure to non-public information about potential targets through board service histories affects the market for corporate control. In a sample ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2010)Videos contain information on the health effects from the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant Fly Ash Release on December 22, 2008, resources on the effects of the release on the surrounding environment, and environmental remediation ...
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(Western States Communication Association, 2000)
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(McGill University. Comparative Literature Program, 1988)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2000)Using cross-sectional data on local currency prices of over 1,800 retail goods and services across 13 European countries in the mid 1980's, we characterize the behavior of average relative prices --- `real exchange rates' ...
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The Dispersion of Intra-Household Human Capital Across Children: A Measurement Strategy and Evidence (Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Economics, 2004-04)Human capital accumulation has long been recognized as critical to economic growth and development. In recent years focus on the intra-household distribution of human capital has intensified both theoretically and empirically. ...
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(ACS Omega, 2019-04)(1R,10bR)-1'-((R) - 1,2- Dihydroxyethyl) -1-hydrox-8,9-dmiethoxy1,5,6,10b-tetrahydropyrrolo [2,1-a]-isoquinolin-3(2H)-one, an analogue of (-)-crispine A, with three stereogenic centers is synthesized and its absolute ...
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(Vanderbilt University. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, 2010-04)
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(Genome Research, 2022-10)There is increasing appreciation that, in addition to being shaped by an individual's genotype and environment, most complex traits are also determined by poorly understood interactions between these two factors. So-called ...
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(Oxford University Presshttp://www.oup.com/us/, 1991)Closed-ended questions dominate most interview schedules. Yet the almost exclusive use of this form did not arise because open-ended questions, its major competitor, proved to be weak indicators of public opinion. Instead, ...
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(MDPI: Religions, 2017-07-27)Although numerous studies have shown that discrimination contributes to poorer mental health, the precise mechanisms underlying this association are not well understood. In this paper, we consider the possibility that ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011)We introduce the real exchange rate volatility curve as a useful device to understand the relationship between price stickiness and the fluctuations in Law of One Price deviations. In the presence of both nominal and real ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2001)In many locales, the average price of existing home sales is used as an of indicator home prices. This information is then used to establish the value of the property for tax purposes. A simple example is presented here ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2002)Gravity model explanations of trade volumes frequently include dummy variables to account for the commonality of language among trading partners. In this paper we use a data set for the number of people in a country who ...
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008)Random effects estimates using panel data for 42 colleges and universities over 16 years reveal that the economics faculty size of universities offering a Ph.D. in economics is determined primarily by the long-run average ...