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Wittgenstein's conception of the “Willing Subject”
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Martinus Nijhoff Publishers bv ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1981-03)
Again Greene: The Economics of the NAB Case
(1986-10-05)
Commonly in antitrust cases against trade associations, the courts have made decisions based on a rule of reason, evaluating the harm caused by the association rather than proscribing per se a given activity. Had Judge ...
Has the Wedding Between Economics and Anthropology Been Cancelled? Economic Theory and Polygamy
(1989-01)
This paper uses data from the Standard Cross-Cultural Sample of the Human Relations Area Files to test implications of family economic theory related to multiple marriage. As the theory predicts, actions which interfere ...
Rezoning the Afterlife: Religion and Property Rights in the Middle Ages
(1987-08)
This paper reviews an economic theory of religion and uses the theory to explain changes in attitudes toward hell, heaven, and divine retribution in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. The hypothesis is straightforward. ...
American Commercial Television and the Federal Communications Commission
(1984-04)
The Federal Communications Commission receives political support from commercial television stations and from television viewers. The main regulatory tool of the FCC is its power to assign television channels to communities ...
Some Issues in Granting Park Concessions in Smaller Countries
(1985-07)
If parks have particular characteristics, park managers should grant firms exclusive right to provide products or services within the park. Thus, contrary to the usual case, the manager is wise to allow monopoly provision ...
Self-Concept in Gifted Children: Differential Impact in Boys and Girls
(Sage Publications, 1987)
Gifted 9-12-year-old children were compared with non-gifted children on three paper and pencil measures of self-concept. Additional personality and behavioral information on each child was provided by his/her mother and ...
Forest Economics and Policy
(New Zealand Institute of Foresters Inc., 1988-02)
The economics of deriving raw materials from forests is examined. Competitive markets are consistent with the notion of efficiency, although they may not produce results that are fair. Sustainability as an alternative ...
Bipolarity and War: The Role of Capability Concentration and Alliance Patterns among Major Powers, 1816-1965
(Sage Publications, 1984)
This paper examines the relationship of war to power concentration and alliance configuration among the major powers. It does so by developing a theoretical argument from the literature on bipolarity and multipolarity. The ...
Arms Control and Strategic Arms Voting in the U.S. Senate
(Sage Publications, 1985)
This article examines the basis of U.S. Senate support for defense spending and arms control from 1967 to 1983. Some of the findings include the following: Those senators still in office at the end of the 1970s voted the ...