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Strategic Delay In Bargaining With Two-Sided Uncertainty, Peter Cramton

Peter Cramton

The role of strategic delay is analyzed in an infinite-horizon alternating-offer model of bargaining. A buyer and seller are engaged in the trade of a single object. Both bargainers have private information about their own preferences and are impatient in that delaying agreement is costly. An equilibrium is constructed in which the bargainers signal the strength of their bargaining positions by delaying prior to making an offer. A bargainer expecting large gains from trade is more impatient than one expecting small gains, and hence makes concessions earlier on. Trade occurs whenever gains from trade exist, but due to the private …

“Sorry, Wrong Number”: Why Media Polls On Gun Control Are So Often Unreliable, David B. Kopel, Gary Mauser

David B Kopel

How scientific are the polls reported in the media on the gun control issue? Without arguing for or against gun controls, this article examines the interviewing and

sampling methods used by media polls and finds that some polls claiming impressive majorities in favor of severe gun controls may not be accurate.

This article was originally published in Political Communication and Persuasion, vol. 9, pp. 69-92 (1992). This web version is a from a reprint (without the tables) in the Journal on Firearms & Public Policy, volume 6, pp. 23-53 (1994). Starred page numbers [*24] indicate the beginning of a new …

Centro Histórico De Quito: Notas Para El Desarrollo De Una Política Urbana Alternativa, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

De un tiempo a esta parte, la problemática de los centros históricos se ha convertido en tema de debate y discusión dentro de las políticas urbanas en América Latina.'Hoy, por lo menos, en el caso de Quito es uno de los puntales de la polémica sobre la ciudad. Esta conversión tiene que ver con algunos delos siguientes aspectos que merecen ser destacados:

a.- El creciente deterioro que vienen sufriendo los centros históricos como consecuencia de hechos sociales, económicos y naturales, así como de los procesos de modernización que se han desarrollado, en su momento, en cada uno de los países …

La Gestión Urbana: Estrategias, Dilemas Y Retos, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

A pesar de la importancia creciente que ha ido adquiriendo el tema ambiental, su avance teórico en relación con la ciudad es absolutamente insuficiente; al extremo de que aún no se ha logrado construir un marco conceptual que establezca las respectivas mediaciones y relaciones con lo urbano, la planificación y la gestión. Pero la situación es aún más preocupante en vista de que se anatomizado a la ciudad frente al medio ambiente. No hay una visión integrada o cuando menos integradora. Sin embargo, justo es reconocer que por lo pronto se ha conquistado la suma: la incorporación de la variable …

¡De Tu Vida Entera Soy El Único Dueño!, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Entrevista a Fernando Carrión Mena (1988-1992) y a su equipo de trabajo

Red Latinoamericana: “Ciudades, Gobiernos Locales Y Políticas Urbanas”, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

La principal preocupación que se puso de manifiesto desde un inicio fue la relacionada con la construcción de una ciudad latinoamericana democrática que modifique su actual fisonomía de espacios marcados por la segregación y la exclusión de las grandes mayorías. Revertir esta situación exige revisar el modo de actuar de un conjunto muy amplio de instancias nacionales, con las especificidades que cada una de ellas presenta.

En la transición es necesario reflexionar sobre la naturaleza y composición de los Estados nacionales latinoamericanos, y uno de los temas ineludibles es el de la existencia de los grupos que asumieran tareas de …

La Planificación De Quito. Del Plan Director A La Ciudad Democrática, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

En los últimos cincuenta años la dudad de guito ha sido estudiada y ha crecido al ritmo de cuatro principales propuestas de planificación urbana. todas ellas con la perspectiva de racionalizar su crecimiento y auspiciar el desarrollo urbano. Hoy se piensa en una nueva propuesta, lo cual en su conjunto. nos permite hablar de la Ciudad -más planificada. del Ecuador. sin que esto disimule la anarquía en su crecimiento.

En efecto, la propuesta del Plan Regulador de 1945. La normativa del Plan de 1967, la definición regional de 1973, la desconcentración y expansión microregional del Plan guito. identifican una intencionalidad …

Ciudades Y Políticas Urbanas, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Ante la perestroika, la caída del muro de Berlín y la muerte del socialismo real el mundo entero replantea todas sus certezas, dogmas y creencias. Ante la apariencia de que todo es posible, se avizora que nada es verdad. La Incertidumbre lejos de sembrar la depresión o el pánico, abre una reflexión más profunda sobre lo real, lo posible y los sueños.

Más aún, cuando a finales de este milenio se atisba un futuro que se torna inmediato, tanto en cualquier país del mundo como en las micro-realidades de una ciudad. En medio de la tormenta se presenta como Imagen …

The Saurian Psyche Revisted: Lizards In Research, Neil Greenberg

Neil Greenberg

This essay is intended to guide researchers interested in lizards as prospective experimental models to identify an appropriate species for their research needs and to care for lizards in a manner that will not compromise their utility. Coupled with these is a concern for critical thinking about the ethical dimension of lizard research, one guide for which is to consider the intersection of human needs and lizard needs. Before proceeding further, several arbitrary premises must be made clear: 1. While wholly deserving of study because of their intrinsic interest, I will assume that the lizard research to be undertaken is …

The Teacher-Librarian As School Principal: A Natural Progression, Ken Haycock

Ken Haycock

Focuses on the roles and responsibilities of teacher-librarian in administration. How teacher-librarians are no different from others in education or librarianship who accept challenges of greater responsibility; Five major areas of responsibilities of school administrator; Administrative tasks of the teacher-librarians; Difference between the abilities of principal and teacher-librarians; Skills of the teacher-librarians; Qualities of a successful teacher-librarian.

The Exploration By Means Of Repertory Grids Of Semantic Differences Among Names For Office Documents., Barbara H. Kwasnik, Corinne Jorgensen,

Barbara H. Kwasnik

We used repertory grids to investigate the differences in names assigned to a selected list of 11 frequently mentioned office documents. The assumption is that naming reflects a classificatory decision and is based on a complex set of perceived aspects (which we call constructs) of the documents being named. We describe repertory grids as used in this application and summarize the resulting analysis.

Research Topics From The Program - Unanswered Questions: Gaps In Research On Reference Effectiveness, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

No abstract provided.

In The Middle: An Interview With Professional Peacemakers, Charles D. Dolph

Charles D. Dolph, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

Inventory Accounting And Profit Evaluation, Riccardo Fiorito

riccardo fiorito

In an inventory model with exogenous sales, FIFO and LIFO criteria are formalized and compared with national account estimates for intermediate and finished good products. The model is simulated using manufacturing input and output prices for Italy (1970-88). LIFO and NIPA estimates of inventory are usually close and also imply reliable measures of output levels and changes which can be shown by solving the quantity model. Conversely, FIFO exhibits larger profits and leads in real terms to unsatisfactory estimates of output changes.

The New Soviet - East European Economic Relationship: Post Cmea, Joseph Pelzman

Joseph Pelzman

No abstract provided.

Survey, Analysis And Evaluation Criteria Of Full Text Systems, Carol Tenopir, Gerald W. Lundeen

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

Online Databases: Today And Tomorrow, Carol Tenopir

Carol Tenopir

No abstract provided.

Book Review: What Lisa Knew, Mirah Riben

Mirah Riben

review of Joyce Johnson's book, "What Lisa Knew"

La Investigación Urbana En América Latina. Una Aproximación, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

Con este trabajo pretendemos realizar un primer acercamiento a la investigación urbana en América Latina, desde una perspectiva global y vista, por encima de los países, como unidad. Un trabajo necesario que desgraciadamente no cuenta con antecedentes: ni parcial ni globalmente, se han desarrollado balances de la investigación urbana en América Latina. Sin duda es un gran vacío, no sólo por su alcance, sino también por las implicaciones y requerimientos en la búsqueda de nuevas interpretaciones.

El Regreso A La Ciudad Construida, Fernando Carrión Mena

Fernando Carrión Mena

“The Return to the Built City”. This paper examines some hypotheses related to the transformation process that urban transportation in Quito is undergoing with the introduction of the trolleybus. The paper emphasizes an urban integrated perspective rather than a sectored one to provide a clearer perception of the process of transformation of the key channels which sustain the quality of urban communication. The paper comprises three parts: the first part defines the current context in which urban transport transformations develop; the second part examines the link between transportation and the new trends in urbanism; and the third and final part …

Extending The Economic Theory Of Regulation: The Form Of Policy, Eric Bennett Rasmusen, Mark Zupan

Eric Bennett Rasmusen

The mutually beneficial connection between industries and the governments that regulate them is the subject of a large literature led by Stigler (1971). What has not been studied is how firms choose their desired policies from the set including entry barriers, price floors, subsidies, and demand stimulation. We take as given that government and incumbents form the supply and demand for regulation and explore the choice of political product.

An Existential-Phenomenological Investigation Of The Psychotherapeutic Interpretive Process Enabling Immediate Insight, Paul Murray Ph.D.

Dr. Paul Murray

An Existential-Phenomenological Investigation Of The Psychotherapeutic Interpretive Intervention Process Enabling Immediate Insight: Theoretical and technical preoccupations with the value of interpretation in the psychotherapeutic process have established a formal understanding in the literature that has given only oblique reference to the actual experience of the therapist in practice. "Interpretation" has for the most part been left dangling above and beyond the immediate grasp of the novice therapist as an objectified ideal of great importance. Practical application of this intervention has suffered due to a mystification of its lived nature in the traditional literature. The current qualitative research study is a …

General Equilibrium Of A Regional Economy With A Financial Sector - Part 1: An Accounting Framework With Budget And Balance Sheet Linkages, Merritt R. Hughes

Merritt R Hughes

An accounting framework is presented that can be used as a basis for a regional general equilibrium economic model that meaningfully incorporates both real and financial activity. The accounting framework describes a circular flow from regional income to credit base, and back to regional income, including the balance of payments identity. Both real market transactions and capital stock changes are explicitly recognized. Linkages between real activity flows and sectoral balance sheets are highlighted. Financial activity is recognized as a service, and all assets are assumed to be valued at market prices.

Multidimensional Scaling Of The Eight State Questionnaire And The Differential Emotions Scale, Gregory J. Boyle, Ilana Katz

Gregory J. Boyle

While the interrelationships between multivariate measures of mood states have been analysed using various statistical procedures including exploratory factor analysis, discriminant function analysis, multiple regression analysis, and canonical-redundancy analysis, the techniques of Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) however, have been used less extensively in psychometric research. MDS provides a readily interpretable representation of empirical relationships between different sets of data. The present study attempted to replicate Boyle's (1986a; Psychological Reports, 59, 503–510) factor analytic findings on two self-report multidimensional mood-state measures, namely the Eight State Questionnaire (8SQ), and the Differential Emotions Scale (DES-IV), to demonstrate the utility of MDS to uncover the …

Item Analysis Of The Subscales In The Eight State Questionnaire (8sq): Exploratory And Confirmatory Factor Analyses., Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

The Eight State Questionnaire (8SQ) is a comprehensive self-report inventory which has been used in numerous studies of multidimensional mood states. The 8SQ has been useful in clinical situations for evaluating the efficacy of various therapeutic interventions, as well as in other contexts. The instrument takes about 20-25 minutes to administer, thereby enhancing its usefulness as a quick measure of transitory, constantly fluctuating mood states. Nevertheless, examination of the congeneric factor structure of the 8SQ subscales suggests that a number of the items are complex, contributing significantly to more than one subscale dimension. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses have …

Interset Relationships Between The Eight State Questionnaire And The Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, Gregory J. Boyle

Gregory J. Boyle

The interrelationships between emotional/mood states and related psychophysiological states was examined in terms of the measurement overlap (redundancy) across two multidimensional psychometric instruments. Subscale similarities and differences across the Eight State Questionnaire (8SQ) and the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) were studied using multiple regression procedures on a sample of 370 undergraduates. In addition, canonical-redundancy analyses were employed in order to estimate the quantitative overlap across the two self-report instruments. Although the two instruments were designed to measure somewhat different entities (mood states and psychophysiological symptoms), it was hypothesised that some interset commonalities would emerge in regard to the normal female …

Teorie Del Segno Degli Scettici, Riccardo Pelizzo

riccardo pelizzo

stimolato dal lavoro di Manetti sulle teorie del segno degli antichi, questo paper scerca di fare un contributo allo studio della storia delle teorie del segno occupandosi delle teorie del segno degli scettici

A Software World, David Morgan Lochhead

Dr. David Morgan Lochhead

What are the consequences when software defines reality? This essay was prepared for presentation at a church related computer event in 1991, but was never presented after the event was cancelled

Interpersonal Deception: I. Deceivers’ Reactions To Receivers’ Suspicions And Probing., Jamie Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

Investigates mutual influence in deception in a study on the effectiveness of probing as a detection strategy. Proposes that receivers communicate suspicion in probing questions, causing deceivers to alter their nonverbal presentations and appear more convincing; Background and theoretical development; Method; Results.

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Reduction, Elimination, And The Mental, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

The antireductionist arguments of many philosophers for example, Fodor and Davidson, are motivated by a worry that successful reduction (whatever that would be) would eliminate rather than conserve or explain the mental. This worry derives from an misunderstanding of the classic deductive nomological empiricist account of reduction. Although this account does not, in fact, underwrite "cognitive suicide," it should be rejected as positivist baggage. Philosophy of psychology and mind needs to have more detailed attention to issues of reduction on philosophy of sciences and natural scientific analogies that serve as models for reduction. I consider a range of central cases …