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A Fixed-Point Approach to Equilibrium Pricing in Differentiated Product Markets.
(2008)
The use of passenger cars in the U.S. is widely recognized as a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions. Among other concerns related to transportation energy usage, these emissions have motivated policy makers to ...
Three Essays in Public Economics.
(2008)
The first chapter of this dissertation examines the incidence of tax credits for hybrid vehicles in the United States. A variety of state and federal tax incentives have been used to subsidize gas-electric hybrid vehicles. ...
The Three Pillars of Corporate Social Reporting as New Governance Regulation: Disclosure, Dialogue and Development
(2008-07)
In this article I examine corporate social reporting as a form of New Governance regulation termed “democratic experimentalism.” Due to the challenges of regulating the behavior of corporations on issues related to sustainable ...
The Emerging Aversion to Inequality: Evidence from Poland 1992-2005
(2008-04-01)
This paper provides an illustration of the changing tolerance for inequality in a context of radical political and economic transformation and rapid economic growth. We focus on the Polish experience of transition and ...
Pathways for Women to Obtain Positions of Organizational Leadership: The Significance of Mentoring and Networking
(2008-09)
The Wall Street Journal, in interviews with top women executives, discussed their path to the top and the importance of mentoring in getting there. The response of Michelle Coleman Mayes was typical. She stressed the ...
Does Growth & Quality of Capital Markets drive Foreign Capital? The case of Cross-border Mergers & Acquisitions from leading Emerging Economies
(2008-02-01)
Is there any interrelationship between firm level FDI in the form of cross border Mergers & Acquisitions and capital markets growth and quality? We addressed this question using panel data of cross border M & A for nine ...
Is the Cost of Living in Russia Really that Low?
(2008-12-01)
There is a widespread opinion that goods, especially foods, and services in Russia are very cheap as compared to the US. A number of Russian statistical indicators characterizing the cost of living, either directly or ...
Time out for family: Shift work, fathers, and sports
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008)
Shift work is a fact of life for many workers. Almost one in six full-time hourly and salary employees works a shift outside the 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. window that researchers use to define the temporal bounds of the traditional ...
Performance effects of imitative entry
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2008-08)
This article examines how waiting to imitate a product affects the performance of the imitator compared to the innovator. Specifically, we address two research questions. Under what conditions does imitation erode the ...