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Management Of Fisheries In Eu: A Principal-Agent Analysis, Frank Jensen, Niels Vestergaard Dec 2000

Management Of Fisheries In Eu: A Principal-Agent Analysis, Frank Jensen, Niels Vestergaard

Niels Vestergaard

In this paper, an EU tax on fishing effort is studied as an alternative to the system of Total Allowable Catches (TACs). The analysis is conducted under imperfect information, and the hypothesis adopted is that the EU lacks information about the costs of individual fishermen. In light of this imperfection, there are at least two reasons for considering an EU tax. First, it can be used to correct part of the market failure associated with fisheries. Second, it can be used to secure correct revelation of fishermen types in light of asymmetric information.

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The Rock Of The Nightingale': Kinship Diplomacy And Sophocles' Tereus, Katerina Zacharia Dec 2000

The Rock Of The Nightingale': Kinship Diplomacy And Sophocles' Tereus, Katerina Zacharia

Katerina Zacharia

No abstract provided.

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6. Reducing Maltreated Children’S Reluctance To Answer Hypothetical Oath-Taking Competency Questions., Thomas D. Lyon, Karen J. Saywitz, Debra Kaplan, Joyce S. Dorado Dec 2000

6. Reducing Maltreated Children’S Reluctance To Answer Hypothetical Oath-Taking Competency Questions., Thomas D. Lyon, Karen J. Saywitz, Debra Kaplan, Joyce S. Dorado

Thomas D. Lyon

Before allowing child witnesses to testify, courts routinely require children to describe what would happen to them if they lied. However, young children often refuse to reason hypothetically if they view the premises as implausible or undesirable, and might be more willing to discuss the consequences of lying if they are asked about another child rather than themselves. On the other hand, children might view themselves as invulnerable to punishment, and therefore believe that whereas other children will be punished for lying, they will not be. In this study, 64 maltreated 5- and 6-year-old children were asked to describe the …

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Advising The Historically Black Greek Letter Organization (Hbglo): A Reason For Angst Or Euphoria, Lori Patton Davis, Fred Bonner Ii Dec 2000

Advising The Historically Black Greek Letter Organization (Hbglo): A Reason For Angst Or Euphoria, Lori Patton Davis, Fred Bonner Ii

Lori Patton Davis

No abstract provided.

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Methods For Journal Collection Evaluation In Academic Science Libraries, K.T. L. Vaughan Dec 2000

Methods For Journal Collection Evaluation In Academic Science Libraries, K.T. L. Vaughan

K.T. L. Vaughan

No abstract provided.

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Mixing And Mapping Metadata To Provide Integrated Access To Digital Library Collections: An Activity Report, Karen S. Calhoun, Tom Turner, Meryl Brodsky, George Kozak, Martin Kurth, Fred Muratori, David Ruddy, Sarah Young Chandler Dec 2000

Mixing And Mapping Metadata To Provide Integrated Access To Digital Library Collections: An Activity Report, Karen S. Calhoun, Tom Turner, Meryl Brodsky, George Kozak, Martin Kurth, Fred Muratori, David Ruddy, Sarah Young Chandler

Karen S Calhoun

This paper provides a report of work in progress to implement integrated access to multiple digital collections that are described using a variety of metadata formats. Using the emerging resource discovery and digital library management system, ENCompass, a team at Cornell University Library is experimenting with the principle of modularity–as described by Lagoze–in which a metadata format tailored for simplicity (Dublin Core) is used alongside other, more complex metadata formats.

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Parental Assessment Of College Character: Brand Identity And Consumer Behavior In Higher Education, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh, Emily Newton Dec 2000

Parental Assessment Of College Character: Brand Identity And Consumer Behavior In Higher Education, Oscar T. Mcknight, Ronald Paugh, Emily Newton

Oscar T McKnight Ph.D.

The concept of character development in higher education enjoys considerable professional support. Moreover, commercial marketers are aggressively promoting brand image and brand character to differentiate their products and services. However, there is a paucity of research on the marketing of a university's brand character. This exploratory research examines parental assessment of college character , its conceptual components and hierarchical factor structure. A discussion highlights practical implications for the marketing of a college's brand character.

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Aromatic Medicinal Plants: Guidance For The Visually Impaired, Hazreena Hussein, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran Dec 2000

Aromatic Medicinal Plants: Guidance For The Visually Impaired, Hazreena Hussein, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran

Hazreena Hussein

Green spaces such as public parks and intimate gardens have been associated for more than a century with pleasures, providing a green oasis in the city. Making green spaces accessible to as many people as possible is now mainstream thinking in design and management. Efforts are now often channeled more into providing green spaces, which are accessible to everyone who wishes to use them. The basic idea of green spaces must be accessible, user friendly, safe, offer both comfort and maximum enjoyment. This research is dedicated specially for the visually impaired people. The purpose of this paper is to investigate …

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Innovation, Demand And Employment, Mario Pianta Dec 2000

Innovation, Demand And Employment, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

The paper examines the link between technological change and demand and their impact on employment in manufacturing industry. The specific nature of innovation, mainly oriented towards product or process innovations, is considered, in the light of the competitive strategies of firms and industries. An interpretative model is proposed and an empirical analysis is carried out, using the data of the European Innovation Surveys for five countries. The results of cross-industry regressions show that demand, structural change and orientation toward product innovations have a positive impact on employment change in the 1990s, while the intensity of innovative expenditure (including R&D, design, …

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Globalizzazione Dal Basso. Economia Mondiale E Movimenti Sociali, Mario Pianta Dec 2000

Globalizzazione Dal Basso. Economia Mondiale E Movimenti Sociali, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

No abstract provided.

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Trade And Labour, Mario Pianta Dec 2000

Trade And Labour, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

No abstract provided.

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Parallel Summits Of Global Civil Society, Mario Pianta Dec 2000

Parallel Summits Of Global Civil Society, Mario Pianta

Mario Pianta

No abstract provided.

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Review Of "The Politics Of Gender After Socialism: A Comparative-Historical Essay" By Susan Gal; Gailkligman, Marilyn Rueschemeyer Dec 2000

Review Of "The Politics Of Gender After Socialism: A Comparative-Historical Essay" By Susan Gal; Gailkligman, Marilyn Rueschemeyer

Marilyn Rueschemeyer

No abstract provided.

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Broadening & Deepening: Systemic Expansion, Incorporation & The Zone Of Ignorance, Jon D. Carlson Dec 2000

Broadening & Deepening: Systemic Expansion, Incorporation & The Zone Of Ignorance, Jon D. Carlson

Jon D. Carlson

No abstract provided.

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How Did I Get Into This Mess Anyway?: Editing Books In Criminology And Criminal Justice, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2000

How Did I Get Into This Mess Anyway?: Editing Books In Criminology And Criminal Justice, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Police Crime & Democracy: Demystifying The Concept, Taxonomies, And Research, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D. Dec 2000

Police Crime & Democracy: Demystifying The Concept, Taxonomies, And Research, Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

Jeffrey Ian Ross Ph.D.

No abstract provided.

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Teoria, Metodo E Analise: As Interconexões Necessárias No Estudo Das Crianças E Das Famílias, Jonathan Tudge, Fabienne Doucet, Sherrill W. Hayes Dec 2000

Teoria, Metodo E Analise: As Interconexões Necessárias No Estudo Das Crianças E Das Famílias, Jonathan Tudge, Fabienne Doucet, Sherrill W. Hayes

Sherrill W. Hayes

In this article, we argue that there must be a clear and consistent connection in research between the theory that we use, the methods that we employ, and the way in which we analyze our data. This is true no matter what aspects of children and families are being studied, although we study children and their families in different cultural contexts. The theoretical approach that we use is derived from Urie Bronfenbrenner’s recent writings. His theory is an ecological and systemic theory, forcing us to examine simultaneously aspects of the developing individual, aspects of the context (immediate, distal, and historical), …

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Measuring The Cost Of Beach Retreat, George R. Parsons, Michael Powell Dec 2000

Measuring The Cost Of Beach Retreat, George R. Parsons, Michael Powell

George Parsons

We estimate the cost over the next 50 years of allowing Delaware’s ocean beaches to retreat inland. Since most of the costs are expected to be land and capital loss, especially in housing, we focus our attention on measuring t hat value. We use a hedonic price regressi on to estimate the value of land and structures in the region using a dat a set on recent housing sales. Then, using historical rat es of erosion along the coast and an inventory of all housing and commercial structures in the threatened coastal area, we predict the value of the land …

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Smart Women Are Ugly?, Chien-Juh Gu Dec 2000

Smart Women Are Ugly?, Chien-Juh Gu

Chien-Juh Gu

No abstract provided.

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The Intangible Benefits Of International Resource Sharing, Robert A. Seal Dec 2000

The Intangible Benefits Of International Resource Sharing, Robert A. Seal

Robert A Seal

No abstract provided.

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Ticcih Millennium Congress, The International Committee For The Conservation Of The Industrial Heritage Dec 2000

Ticcih Millennium Congress, The International Committee For The Conservation Of The Industrial Heritage

The International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage

No abstract provided.

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Untidy Gender: Domestic Service In Turkey, Gul Ozyegin Dec 2000

Untidy Gender: Domestic Service In Turkey, Gul Ozyegin

Gul Ozyegin

Untidy Gender takes readers into the interconnected worlds of Turkish maids and the women who employ them, tracing the incorporation of rural migrant women into the interiors of the domestic spheres of the urban middle-classes. Firmly grounded in data collected through a representative survey of 160 domestic workers, in-depth interviews, and participant observation in the kinship-based communities of domestic workers, this book forges a new understanding of the complex interaction between gender and class subordination. 

Ozyegin traces the lives of two kinds of workers; those from the squatter settlements who work in a number of locations, and those who live …

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Exploring Gender And Economic Development In Appalachia, Melissa Latimer, Ann M. Oberhauser Dec 2000

Exploring Gender And Economic Development In Appalachia, Melissa Latimer, Ann M. Oberhauser

Ann Oberhauser

 Gender relations have influenced the distribution, causes, and consequences of social and economic inequality in the Appalachian region.  Labor market studies that examine gender-based sources of inequality  greatly expanded our understanding of poverty in Appalachia for both  women and men (Billings and Tickamyer 1993). Researchers, who incorporate gender into their analyses, consistently have documented that  women are more vulnerable to poverty than men in this region (Latimer  2000; Tickamyer and Tickamyer 1991). The increased attention to gender  issues within Appalachian studies reflected the heightened awareness of  how gender - in addition to race, class, and ethnicity - shape economic  development …

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Unraveling Appalachia's Rural Economy: The Case Of A Flexible Manufacturing Network, Ann M. Oberhauser, Amy Pratt, Ann-Marie Turnage Dec 2000

Unraveling Appalachia's Rural Economy: The Case Of A Flexible Manufacturing Network, Ann M. Oberhauser, Amy Pratt, Ann-Marie Turnage

Ann Oberhauser

 Many households and communities in rural Appalachia engage  in diverse economic strategies that often are ignored in analyses of  economic restructuring in the region (Gaventa, Smith, and Willingham 1990; Obermiller and Philliber 1994). This paper highlights  the complex nature of rural economies and particularly informal
 activities that intersect with kinship and community-based social  networks. Different scales of economic activity are examined as  shifts in global capital impact and are influenced by local strategies  that include formal as well as informal activities. This analysis uses  a case study of a network of home-based machine-knitters to illus-
 trate these social and spatial …

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Bounded Liberation: A Focused Study Of La Leche League International, Chris Bobel Dec 2000

Bounded Liberation: A Focused Study Of La Leche League International, Chris Bobel

Chris Bobel

No abstract provided.

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How Many Deaths? Problems In The Statistics Of Massacre In Indonesia (1965-1966) And East Timor (1975-1980), Robert Cribb Dec 2000

How Many Deaths? Problems In The Statistics Of Massacre In Indonesia (1965-1966) And East Timor (1975-1980), Robert Cribb

Robert Cribb

The chapter critically examines the scanty evidence for the number of people to die in the massacres carried out by the Indonesian army in Indonesia during the suppression of the Indonesian Communist Party in 1965-66 and in East Timor duting the first five years after the indonesian invasion and occupation (1975-80). The chapter concludes that the death toll in Indonesia lay between 200,000 and 800,000, with a figure of 500,000 the current most plausible estimate. It concludes that the common estmate of 200,000 deaths by violence in East Timor is likely to be a significant exaggeration and that the likely …

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Dynamic Systems As Tools For Analysing Human Judgement, Joachim Funke Dec 2000

Dynamic Systems As Tools For Analysing Human Judgement, Joachim Funke

Joachim Funke

With the advent of computers in the experimental labs, dynamic systems have become a new tool for research on problem solving and decision making. A short review on this research is given and the main features of these systems (connectivity and dynamics) are illustrated. To allow systematic approaches to the influential variables in this area, two formal frameworks (linear structural equations and finite state automata) are presented. Besides the formal background, it is shown how the task demands of system identification and system control can be realized in these environments and how psychometrically acceptable dependent variables can be derived.

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The Impact Of Juvenile Delinquency On Poverty Status: A Study Of The Nlsy, Dave N. Norris, Lindsey Leininger, Neil Alper Dec 2000

The Impact Of Juvenile Delinquency On Poverty Status: A Study Of The Nlsy, Dave N. Norris, Lindsey Leininger, Neil Alper

Dave Norris

No abstract provided.

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Chaos And Exchange Rates, Sergio Da Silva Dec 2000

Chaos And Exchange Rates, Sergio Da Silva

Sergio Da Silva

This paper surveys the literature on chaos in exchange rates.

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A Preacher's Teacher: Lessons On Ministry From One Who Proclaims The Word, Craig B. Mousin Dec 2000

A Preacher's Teacher: Lessons On Ministry From One Who Proclaims The Word, Craig B. Mousin

Craig B. Mousin

No abstract provided.

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