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AN ANALYSIS OF EXPLOITATION IN WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
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Author
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Greer, Tiffany
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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This analysis is a review of the marginal revenue product (MRP) of student athletes and how as amateurs this relates to the limited compensation they are permitted to receive. Specifically this paper examines the collegiate women’s basketball prog...
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AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF NORWEGIAN HOUSE PRICES
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Author
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Oeding Amundstad, Kjetil
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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This study estimates an econometric model to explain changes in Norwegian house prices. This is useful as it expands the understanding of how and why Norwegian house prices move as they do. The study utilizes Statistics Norway’s house prices Index...
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Analysis of tanking in the National Football League
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Author
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Nance, William
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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Sports economics literature has recently explored the idea that there is an incentive to intentionally lose games in some professional sports leagues. This process is known as "tanking" and is largely related to a league’s amateur draft policies. ...
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CONCEALED CARRY LAWS AND THEIR EFFECT ON MASS SHOOTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
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Author
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Bowles, Nicholas
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Criminology
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Description
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Mass shootings frequently provoke discussion around the adequacy of firearm legislation, and what can be done to prevent future attacks. Previous literature examining the relationship between concealed handgun laws and mass shootings provides cont...
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Can the Value of Ether Be Explained and Predicted?
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Author
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Juhl, Morten Arrild
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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This paper analyzes the Ethereum blockchain and the applicability of models for network valuation in explaining the value of Ether. After examining the fundamentals of the Ethereum blockchain and its associated cryptocurrency, Ether, it is argued ...
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Corruption, Inequality, or Growth: Illuminatic Trinity or Nature?
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Author
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Fowler, Joe
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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This paper explores popular economic, political, and social conceptions of the relationshipbetween income inequality and corruption. Contemporary politics have become heavily divided on income inequality. Therefore, using current econometric metho...
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Determinants of Yankee Bond Pricing
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Author
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Lyon, Jeffrey
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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Yankee bonds provide a unique arena to analyze corporate debt issuance due to the fact issuers from a variety of countries are selling bonds within the same market. Previous studies use Yankee bonds to analyze the impact of differing levels of inv...
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Does the value added to GDP from nonprofit institutions decrease Medicaid payouts?
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Author
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Sullivan, Brian
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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This paper investigates the impact of nonprofit activities, measured by their total contribution to gross domestic product, on poverty, measured by Medicaid payouts. Additional control variables include: the value of the housing stock, the employm...
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Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
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Author
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Shah, Dhara
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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I contribute to the literature by formally modeling the indirect bankruptcy costs for a firm that sells durable goods. Consumers concerned about warranties or future product services penalize the distressed firm by putting off purchases or leaving...
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EVALUATING NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION DRAFT PICKS
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Author
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Farrell, John
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Date Created
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2019
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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In 2017, Forbes estimated the NBA made around $5.9 billion dollars in revenue the previous season, with each individual franchise worth an average of $1.36 billion; both figures were up from the year before. The ability to successfully draft playe...
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EXCHANGE RATE, INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FDI: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM CHINA
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Author
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Wu, Linxi
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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In this paper we investigate the dynamic relationships among international trade, foreign direct investment and the real exchange rate of China. The analysis is based on a vector auto-regression (VAR) model using historical data. The empirical res...
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Econometric Determinants of Residential Solar Development in the United States
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Author
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Thomas, Micah
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Date Created
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2020
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics, Renewable energy sources
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Description
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I perform a comprehensive econometric analysis of the demographic determinants of residential solar installations in the contiguous United States. The exponential growth of residential solar in the United States has been aided by declining compone...
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Economic Implications of Decriminalization
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Author
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Viars, Shanyn
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Government policy, Economics, Law
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Description
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Contrary to federal government policy in the United States toward illegal drug use, ten states enacted legislation to decriminalize marijuana during the 1970’s. The War on Drugs campaign of the 1980’s-1990’s halted state marijuana reform policy un...
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Effects of Hunting Activities on Deer Vehicle Collisions
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Author
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Ma, Yunhe
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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Deer-related vehicle crashes are a serious traffic safety hazard in the state of North Carolina, and number of DVCs spikes during hunting seasons. This paper provides an econometric analysis of the relationship between hunting activities and deer-...