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Explaining Underutilization of Tax Depreciation Deductions: Empirical Evidence from Norway
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 2003-05)
Many corporations do not claim all of their allowable tax depreciation deductions. Intuitively, this kind of behavior might seem odd. However we propose several possible explanations. First, we find strong evidence that ...
The Dissemination of Culture
(Sage Periodicals Press, 1997)
Despite tendencies toward convergence, differences between individuals and groups continue to exist in beliefs, attitudes, and behavior. An agent-based adaptive model reveals the effects of a mechanism of convergent social ...
Learning Political Science with Prediction Markets: An Experimental Study
(Cambridge University Press, 2012-04)
Prediction markets are designed to aggregate the information of many individuals to forecast future events. These markets provide participants with an incentive to seek information and a forum for interaction, making markets ...
How to Cope with Noise in the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma
(Sage Periodicals Press, 1995)
Noise in the form of random errors in implementing a choice is a common problem in real-world interactions. Recent research has identified three approaches to coping with noise: adding generosity to a reciprocating strategy; ...
Preemptive and reactive spending in U.S. House races
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Agathon Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1986-03)
This paper examines the spending behavior of candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives. Particular attention is paid to the timing of receipts and expenditures over the complete 2-year election cycle. Incumbents ...
The Concept of Stability in the Context of Conventional War in Europe
(Sage Publications, 1990)
`Stability' is a widely used concept in strategic analysis, especially in the context of nuclear strategy. This article examines the meaning of the term, and shows how it can be usefully applied to problems of conventional ...
Firing the Unproductive Employee: Will Civil Service Reform Make a Difference?
(Sage Publications, 1982)
Civil service reform included a set of changes intended to facilitate the firing of consistently un productive employees. This article describes the background and logic of these changes, reviews the status of their ...
Argumentation in Foreign Policy Settings
(Sage Publications, 1977)
This is a study of argumentation in three different kinds of high level, confidential, foreign policy settings: a collegial setting, a bureaucratic setting, and a bargaining setting. The causal and value assertions of the ...
Congressional campaign effects on candidate recognition and evaluation
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Agathon Press, Inc. ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1980-03)
To date, most congressional scholars have relied upon a standard model of American electoral behavior developed in the presidential setting. This research extends our knowledge of Congressmen's incumbency advantages and ...