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The Public Choice Of Public Stadium Financing: Evidence From San Diego Referenda, Candon Johnson, Joshua Hall

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Abstract: Local politicians and team owners frequently argue that the public financing of stadiums is important for local economic development. The sports economics literature, however, has largely found that new professional sport facilities do not generate any new net economic activity. We provide context to this literature by exploring the public choice in the public financing of stadiums. In 2016, San Diego had two ballot measures related to the San Diego Chargers. Measure C would allow officials to raise hotel taxes to pay for a new downtown stadium for the Chargers. Measure D would also raise hotel taxes, but explicitly …

Father-Daughter Incest: Comparison Of Treated Cases To Untreated Control Subjects, Keith W. Beard, Jason E. Newsome, Karen V. Harper-Dorton, Stephen L. O'Keefe, Debra H. Young, Sam Swindell, Walter E. Stroupe, Kerri Steele, Megan Lawhon, Shih-Ya Kuo

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Treatment of father daughter incest (FDI) survivors using the victim advocacy/child welfare approach to FDI that predominates today in the US has never been compared to results in untreated control subjects in any published report. In the present study, thirty-two survivors of FDI who received treatment based on the victim advocacy/child welfare approach to FDI were compared to 32 control subjects who did not receive treatment. No significant differences were found using analysis of variance on 21 scales and subscales. Statistical analysis of the data from all 64 of the FDI survivors showed that items reflecting a poor self-image and …

Research Brief One-Sheet – No. 9: On-Duty Shootings: Police Officers Charged With Murder Or Manslaughter, 2005-2019, Philip M. Stinson, Chloe Wentzlof

Criminal Justice Faculty Publications

This research is part of a larger study of police crime—that is, crime committed by nonfederal sworn law enforcement officers with general powers of arrest—across the United States. In 2014, after several fatal on-duty police shootings garnered national media attention, our principal investigator, Philip Stinson, conducted a joint research project with The Washington Post to count the number of police officers charged with murder or manslaughter resulting from an on-duty shooting where the officer shot and killed someone. The results of the joint research project were published in The Washington Post on April 12, 2015, and The Washington Post was …

"I Have A Scream" Enunciaciones Disidentes En Torno Al 15m En España, José Del Valle, Natalia Castro Picón

Publications and Research

En este artículo analizaremos el primer Grito Mudo, gesto colectivo de desobediencia realizado por el movimiento de los Indignados en la Puerta del Sol de Madrid en mayo de 2011, como escena glotopolítica. En esta acción, que consistió en que la multitud auto-convocada guardase un minuto de silencio justo antes de la medianoche, cuando entraba en vigor la sentencia que ilegalizaba la concentración, convergen diferentes formas discursivas (que incluyen el lenguaje, el silencio y los cuerpos) que ponen en conflicto los regímenes normativos que limitan el sentido de la participación política y los límites de la democracia. Este tipo de …

Large Pelvic Tubercle In Orangutans Relates To The Adductor Longus Muscle, Brian M. Shearer, Magdalena Muchlinski, Ashley S. Hammond

Publications and Research

Orangutan pelves commonly exhibit a large, projecting tubercle in the iliopubic region, historically assumed to homologous to the pubic tubercle in humans. However, it is not clear whether this tubercle is a unique feature of Pongo, or if it is anatomically homologous with the human pubic tubercle when considered as a soft tissue attachment point. To clarify this issue, we dissected orangutan and other ape cadaveric specimens to evaluate the pelvic brim soft tissues and how they may relate to the tubercle (when present). We additionally conducted a broad osteological survey of pelvic brim morphology across 28 primate genera …

The Singapore Convention On Mediation - A Brighter Future For Asian Dispute Resolution, Eunice Chua

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

On 26 June 2018, the UnitedNations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) approved, largelywithout modification, the final drafts of the Convention on International SettlementAgreements Resulting from Mediation (the Singapore Convention) and amendmentsto the Model Law on International Commercial Mediation prepared by WorkingGroup II. These instruments aim to promote the enforceability of internationalcommercial settlement agreements reached through mediation in the same way thatthe New York Convention facilitates the recognition and enforcement ofinternational arbitration awards. This paper provides a critical analysis of theSingapore Convention and some commentary from an Asian perspective.

Opportunity And Rationality As An Explanation For Suspicious Vehicle Fires: Demonstrating The Relevance Of Time, Place, And Economic Factors, Hannah Kelly, Joseph Clare, Kathryn Wuschke, Len Garis

Criminology and Criminal Justice Faculty Publications and Presentations

Opportunity theories of crime emphasize the non-random spatial and temporal patterning of criminal events. Such theoretical development has proven useful when extended beyond traditional applications to crime event data. This study continues to explore the wider utility of such criminological theories by examining the spatio-temporal patterns of vehicle fires through an opportunity lens. Specifically, we explore the patterns associated with different types of vehicle fires, and consider longitudinal socio-economic trends that may influence the perceived costs and benefits associated with crimes committed with the intention of escaping debt, such as vehicle arson. Data for this study were obtained from Surrey …

Faraway Flix: Connecting To International Students Through Film, Laura Bohuski

DLTS Faculty Publications

WKU has, at any given time, about 20,000 students enrolled in university programs across four campuses. WKU is a campus that is actively engaged in making international connections, so much so that its current vision statement asserts that WKU is “a leading American university with international reach.”1 Western’s drive to establish and maintain international connections has been successful: of the 20,000 students currently attending WKU, 1,300 are international students from 70 seventy different countries.2 With such a diverse student population, many of the departments at Western are actively engaged in developing programs to help connect our extensive international population with …

Crossing The Berm, Eddie Camp

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

A soldier keeps a close eye on his unit as they cross the Berm.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

Pop Rivet, Chris Knaggs

Mighty Pen Project Anthology & Archive

On a nuclear submarine, in a modern Navy, blending the sexes proves to be a challenge for the Old Guard.

Articles, stories, and other compositions in this archive were written by participants in the Mighty Pen Project. The program, developed by author David L. Robbins, and in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University and the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond, Virginia, offers veterans and their family members a customized twelve-week writing class, free of charge. The program encourages, supports, and assists participants in sharing their stories and experiences of military experience so both writer and audience may benefit.

How Does The Marketing Communication Mix Of 7-11 Affect The Customer Purchasing?, Sivakorn Tachasrisukko

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The present study aims to assess the effect of integrated marketing communication (IMC) of 7-11 in Thailand to Thai customer purchasing, describe what factors consumers take into account in when making decisions when they purchase the 7-11 products and explain how IMC effects to the consumer decision especially sales promotion and personal selling. The lifestyle of people has changed nowadays, some people do not have much time to purchase so the convenience store becomes popular because it is easy to find the products and the service is fast. Due to the fact that 7-11 in Thailand is the most popular …

The Determinant Impacting On Bilateral Exchange Rate : A Case Study Of The Thai Baht Against The U.S. Dollar, Sojirat Buato

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Thailand relies on the openness economy, in which accounted for rather than two-thirds of GDP. Also, the bilateral exchange rate quoting the most is the Thai baht against the U.S. dollar. Thence, this study examines the determinants impacting on it in order to foresee the direction of Thai baht against U.S. dollar. The scope of this study is from January 2001 through December 2019 and tested by the OLS approach. The empirical result for this study shows that the domestic interest rate, foreign interest rate and exports impact and are significant at 1% to this bilateral exchange rate. Meanwhile, the …

Caffe Muanchon Marketing Mix And Consumer's Purchasing Decision, Nisapa Kulnarernatwanich

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Nowadays, the coffee shop business market has consecutively high competition, in terms of consumers that have various coffee brands to consume and also in terms of owners that have more competitors. CPALL is one of the biggest companies in Thailand that demands market value of coffee shops. There are 7 coffee brands under the CPALL including Caffe MuanChon. In consequence, the purpose of this study is to examine the factors that affect consumer’s decision to purchase Caffe MuanChon. First is 7Ps marketing mix especially product and price and second is demographic factors which are gender, age, income (per month), education …

Strategic Advantage Analysis Of A Leading Low Cost Carrier In Thailand : A Case Of Thai Airasia And Nokair, Punjarod Toppoopha

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In this study, the author focus on an objective that is why Thai AirAsia can generate different levels of net profits from NokAir even two airlines are under similar environmental conditions and began business operations in a close year. Hence, the Author examined their different operating strategies during 2013-2019 with Ansoff Matrix along with environmental factors either external or internal that possibly affect the effectiveness of operating strategies. I applied the PEST analysis for analyzing macro-environment factors, Porter’s five forces analysis for investigating environment in the low-cost carrier market, also Nash equilibrium and theory of oligopoly for examining decisions of …

Does Promotion Mix Impact On The Consumption Of Soft Drinks In Thailand? A Study Of Coca-Cola Marketing Mix In Thailand, Me Me Win Han

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research paper aims to study and investigate the soft drinks market in Thailand, mainly focus on the cola market and analyze how promotion effect on consumers' buying behaviour. Due to the reasons such as growing health awareness among consumers, the new sugar tax policy besides rising maturity can make together challenges with chances for firms, each company uses a variety of sales promotional activities throughout these years to gain the biggest piece of the market share in the soft drink industry. This study will emphasize the overall operating activities and marketing strategies of Haad Thip Co. Ltd, the bottler …

The Impact Of Foreign Direct Investment And Macroeconomic Variables On Commercial Banks Performance In Thailand, Phalakorn Boonkuntinat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Role of commercial banks in economic as financial intermediary was previously researched in various perspective and framework, especially to investigated factors effecting commercial bank performance. This study extends the literature by investigating the impact of foreign direct investment and macroeconomic variables that stimulate commercial bank profit in Thailand, expressed through return on asset (ROA), on three commercial bank groups. This study used secondary data of foreign direct investment and macroeconomic variables from Bank of Thailand for the period of year 2007 to 2019. Multiple regression method is used to examine the effect of determinant factors: FDI, GDP Growth, Inflation, Real …

Factors Influencing Decision Making Of Consuming All Cafe Beverages Of Working Age In Bangkok, Kant Chaengchadchai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

During the past 5 years, the coffee shop business in Thailand has grown rapidly. According to the coffee business analysis report of Department of Business Development, The Ministry of Commerce found that In 2018, the coffee business grew by 37.71% from 2017, in line with the continuously increasing domestic consumption of coffee because of innovation and technology in coffee production and the trend of coffee consumption was increasing. During that period, CP All Co., Ltd. Lunch coffee business. All café which is fresh coffee corner in 7-11 convenience stores. All café has been growing significantly because of the wide expansion …

Low Transaction Cost Via Application And 7-Eleven Online Shopping, Chartwipa Songprai

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study investigates benefits of online technology that influence the intention to purchase on online channel or an intention to switch form non online shopping mode choice to online shopping mode, focus on an influence of time saving and cost saving benefits of online shopping on an intention to purchase products on a mobile application of 7-Eleven Thailand. As for both saving benefits of online shopping are duplicate with competitive advantages of convenience store as well. Therefore, this paper was direct by whether these time and cost saving benefits will also have significant effect on the intention to purchase from …

What Is Behind The Choice Of Post Millennial (Generation Z)’S Profession In Thailand?, Kwanjira Jirapongsak

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Today's labor market mainly belongs to four generations which are Baby boomers generation, Generation X, Millennials, and Post-millennials or generation Z. This research focuses on generation Z who have a different mindset from the previous generations and they will become a main workforce in the future while the Baby boomer generation is retiring in no time. In the modernized society, companies give high priority to technology in operating their business. Generation Z is a group of people born after 1995 and referred to people who grew up with technology. Consequently, it is obviously observed that they will bring new innovations …

A Study Of Marketing Strategy That Xiaomi Used To Dethrone Samsung In India’S Smartphone Market, Htet Myat Aung

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This individual study aims to examine the relationship between marketing strategy and firm’s market shares. In this case, the theory of marketing mix will be mainly used to analyze how Xiaomi's market share grew in accordance with Samsung’s situation. Furthermore, I will take macro environment condition into consideration as the factors that have an impact on the firm's future business. Apart from product innovation and modern technology that are essential things for a phone maker to dominate the market, a business needs to have an effective marketing strategy which can drive up the sales volumes followed by acquiring more market …

Which Types Of Investor Investment Flow Affect Thailand Stock Market Index, Net Teeramungcalanon

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This study examines the effect of types of investor investment flow on Thailand Stock Market Index returns. Daily data on investment types, namely, foreign investors, institutional investors, proprietary investors, and retail investors from the Stock Exchange of Thailand for the period 2015 to 2020 is used. The results from the OLS model show that proprietary investors dominate the SET index. We also conduct a Granger causality test to understand the relationship between the SET index and investor investment flow. This study also examines the relation between SET volatility and investor behavior. The result shows that when the SET index has …

Impact Of Growth In International Tourism Industry Contributed To Co2 Emission In Cambodia, Philippines And Thailand, Juthamard Laohawattanajinda

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Tourism is generally considered a clean industry, one of the reasons is tourism increasing investment in traveling facilities, instead of investment in factories. Furthermore, increasing tourism development relies on the protection of the natural environment and ecology. However, tourism development, like all industrial development, also comes with the higher demand in energy consumption and lack of management in the tourism industry resulting in environmental degradation The paper investigated the effect of environmental degradation in both aspects of destination factors and tourist factors based on the EKC hypothesis by incorporating trade openness and CO2 emission in Cambodia, Philippines, and Thailand which …

The Influence Of Jacksonian Tradition Toward Trump's Trade War Against China., Putdhikorn Kasemphaibulsuk

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This Individual Study examines how the Jacksonian tradition influences Trump’s trade war against China between 2018 to 2020. The Jacksonian tradition emphasizes the importance of the government and its role as a protector of people, culture, and identity of the United States. This research argues that the US foreign policy and the US domestic affairs are intertwined and influenced by the Jacksonian tradition. The domestic source that is responsible for the upsurge of Jacksonian tradition and the Trade War can be linked to the resentment of the political elitists and their upper-class bubbles who Jacksonian supporters are suspicious of. Jacksonian …

Does Attractiveness Have An Increasing Probability On Hiring Decision? Case Study On Marketing Position In Financial Business, Wiphawa Sukcharoen

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This research provides new evidence the impact between beauty and hiring decision in the labor market. Specifically, study if people with less attractive faces are less likely to be chosen after submitting a resume. The empirical strategy is based on an experimental approach by making an application that has attractive and unattractive photos for human resource workers in financial business in Bangkok, Thailand. For rating of the application that wants to choose from highest to lowest from all applications. From the results, it is found that applications with attractive images will be selected higher than applications with unattractive photos. But …

Asean Governance On Data Privacy : Challenges To Regional Protection Of Data Privacy And Personal Data In Cyberspace, Supatsara Chaipipat

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

This independent_study explores how the cornerstone norms of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), mostly referred as the ASEAN way, play significant role in forming the regional governance on data privacy and involves the answer that it poses challenges to the region in protecting their citizen’s personal data in cyberspace. This study investigates and compares the existing regimes regarding to data privacy in cyberspace at international, regional and domestic levels. To estimate the efficacy of ASEAN governance on data privacy and personal data protection, the analysis of study is based on the associations’ normative structure. Particularly, it searches what …

Is A Self-Employment Skilled Employment? - A Case Study Of Self-Employed With Bachelor’S Degree In Thailand, Kemmika Labkim

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In the paper, the research will be focused on self-employed occupations with a bachelor's degree in Thailand to look at the skills require for the self-employed to be hired. The researcher looks further into the Thai labor force survey conducted in 2016, the latest source. The survey shows in detail of self-employed occupations in Thailand with degrees with the total number of 2,284 people in 196 different occupations which counted only those who graduate from bachelor's and above. Hence, in this paper, the researcher looks upon three different sources of information: 2016 Thai labor force National Survey, the skill required …

The Effect Of Salary And Health Insurance Benefit On Job Satisfaction In Thailand, Nattapat Srivibha

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

Human resources is the most significant factor in production function to exercise activities and operate the business. In order to maximize potential of employees, a good welfare and being taken care by a company are critical and will enhance employee satisfaction, resulted in employees' intention to become more accountable and dedicated to work. There are various factors that support employees' needs in fostering loyalty i.e. wages, health benefits, bonuses, scholarships, loan funds, etc. This study examines the effect of salary and health insurance on employee satisfaction in Thailand by exploring correlation between salary satisfaction and health insurance benefits satisfaction and …

Impact Of Women's Education On Marriage Outcomes, Nattamon Ungpraphakorn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

In Thailand, marriage has been one of many women’s aspirations. However, nowadays women’s labor force participation has increased, and women have become more economically independent as a result of higher education attainment. An important question is whether these factors lead to an older age of marriage or even a choice remaining single. This paper analyzes how women’s education affects the marriage outcome and studies single women’s perspective towards marriage. Using data from survey of 422 women between the age of 22 and 60, we estimate the logistic regression of marriage outcome. We find that older women tend to remain single …

The Impact Of Flexible Working Time On Employees' Work-Life Balance: A Case Study Of A Kitchenware Manufacturing Company, Panisra Turakijkajohn

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this study is to examine the effect of flexible working time on the employees’ work-life balance in case of a kitchenware manufacturing company in Bangkok by using data from 104 employees in a kitchenware manufacturing company in Bangkok during June 2020. The result shows that the perception on flexible working time has a positive and significant impact on the work -life balance of the employees. When classifying employees into two sub-groups by age, the perception on the flexibility of working time only has positive effect on work life balance of employees with age more than 30 years …

The Impact Of Playful Ironic Branded Entertainment On Consumer Behavior, Phubest Phirakulwanich

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of playful ironic branded entertainment on consumer behavior, including understanding, attitude toward the brand, attitude toward the branded entertainment, source characteristics, and purchase intention, on a low-involvement product, Milo, a chocolate malt beverage. Pre-experimental setting, with static group design, was employed to collect data from 120 undergraduate students at the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, during April 2020. The result indicated that both playful ironic branded entertainment and non-playful ironic branded entertainment gave similar impacts on consumer behavior. Attitude toward the brand was the only sub-variable that the playful ironic …