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Teaching Hausman And Willig Using Mathematica, Matt Bogard Dec 2007

Teaching Hausman And Willig Using Mathematica, Matt Bogard

Library Presentations, Lectures, Research Guides

Analyzing consumer welfare from observable data, or empirical demand functions has been a very controversial issue in economics. One metric often used is deadweight loss from a tax or price increase. A classic debate in economic history regarding the appropriate methodology for measuring deadweight loss involves two papers published in the American Economic Review by Jerry Hausman and Robert Willig. In ‘Consumer’s Surplus Without Apology’ Willig contends that the error in approximating deadweight loss using the observable Marshallian demand curve is small for small price changes and an acceptable practice. Hausman argues in ‘Exact Consumer’s Surplus and Deadweight Loss’ that …


The Coping Strategies Of Highly Identified Sport Fans: The Importance Of Team Success On Tendencies To Utilize Proactive Pessimism, Frederick G. Grieve, Daniel L. Wann Nov 2007

The Coping Strategies Of Highly Identified Sport Fans: The Importance Of Team Success On Tendencies To Utilize Proactive Pessimism, Frederick G. Grieve, Daniel L. Wann

Psychology Faculty Publications

The authors investigated the use of proactive pessimism among college basketball fans. Rather than assess evaluations of an upcoming season as with previous work on proactive pessimism among fans, Grieve and Wann examined evaluations of a specific game.


Institutional-Anomie, Political Corruption, And Homicide Rates, Jerry K. Daday, Lisa M. Broidy, Dale Willits Nov 2007

Institutional-Anomie, Political Corruption, And Homicide Rates, Jerry K. Daday, Lisa M. Broidy, Dale Willits

Sociology Faculty Presentations

Messner and Rosenfeld’s institutional-anomie theory (IAT) has advanced our understanding of cross-national variation in homicide rates. Empirical tests of IAT have primarily examined how non-economic institutions alleviate or mitigate the mal-effects of economic inequality and economic deprivation. As economic institutions gain strength and dominance, non-economic institutions tend to weaken and are forced to accommodate the market. This creates an elevated state of institutional anomie that is conducive to higher violent crime rates. Most cross-national quantitative tests of IAT have examined the comparative strength of economic and social support institutions (especially social welfare) and find support for the theory. However, prior …


Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children, Tammy F. Shaffer Oct 2007

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children, Tammy F. Shaffer

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Immigrant Children And Ptsd, Tammy F. Shaffer Oct 2007

Immigrant Children And Ptsd, Tammy F. Shaffer

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Religion In Marriage And Family Counseling, Dr. Jill D. Duba Oct 2007

The Role Of Religion In Marriage And Family Counseling, Dr. Jill D. Duba

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Incorporating Religion In Your Counselor Education Program, Dr. Jill D. Duba Oct 2007

Incorporating Religion In Your Counselor Education Program, Dr. Jill D. Duba

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Engaging The Spirit 2007: Topscholar™: Creating Information Possibilities, Connie Foster Aug 2007

Engaging The Spirit 2007: Topscholar™: Creating Information Possibilities, Connie Foster

TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports

TopSCHOLAR™ is “The Database of Research and Creative Activity of Western Kentucky University.” It offers permanency, durability, and accessibility for discovering and storing content, such as articles, theses, conference papers, working papers, creative writing, and many other intellectual efforts of the University. TopSCHOLAR™ is indexed by Google Scholar and other metadata indexers. Each “deposit” has a permanent URL TopSCHOLAR™ supplements and complements existing information resources, and offers a publishing and archival opportunity where none existed before at one central web site.


The Freshman Assembly At Wku, Cort Basham Aug 2007

The Freshman Assembly At Wku, Cort Basham

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Implementation of the Freshman Assembly at WKU (Western Kentucky University) has increased over the past three years, provides a meaningful ceremony for students, produced campus-wide value and buy-in, offers incentives for student attendance, and uses new technology to capture participation statistics, as well as communicates the message of student engagement.


Wku Campus-Wide Leadership Awareness Survey, Andrew Wulff, Ashley Chance Aug 2007

Wku Campus-Wide Leadership Awareness Survey, Andrew Wulff, Ashley Chance

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Institutions should assess the awareness of leadership needs on their campuses before fully devleoping strategies and programs to address these needs. This presentation reviews survey results sent to students, faculty and administrators at Western Kentucky University (WKU) to assess the need for leadership instruction. Demographic data collected.


Student Engagement And The Wku Veterans History Project, Gary L. Villereal Ph.D., Director Aug 2007

Student Engagement And The Wku Veterans History Project, Gary L. Villereal Ph.D., Director

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Through partnership with the Library of Congress, American Folklife, and the Veterans History Project, student engagement has increased significantly after video recording military veterans. The Veterans History Project (VHP) is available for campus-wide participation; interviews can be integrated into course assignments. Reports from students who have participated are noted and a pre and post survey support an increase in student engagement p>0.003 statistically significant difference.


Peers Leading Peers, John P. Baker Aug 2007

Peers Leading Peers, John P. Baker

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Presented by John P. Baker, Education Coordinator, The Center for Leadership Excellence at Western Kentucky University. The mission of Western Kentucky University’s Center for Leadership Excellence is to enhance currently existing leadership programs, and to expand leadership education, training, and development for the University and its constituent groups. The Center envisions a future in which it is known regionally and recognized nationally for providing access to programs where students and other citizens can engage more effectively in society. The Center will develop individual and group potential to improve the quality of life in the University’s target mission area.


A Survey: A Simple Tool To Measure Computer Literacy, George Kontos Ed.D. Aug 2007

A Survey: A Simple Tool To Measure Computer Literacy, George Kontos Ed.D.

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Kontos describes a tool to measure the computer background of students. The tool is a short survey that collects data, a method for analysis, and suggestions for interpretation. Students surveyed were in an introductory computer class. Limitations are also shown, as well as adaptations for classes other than computer-based subjects.


Using Simulation To Prepare Nursing Students, Dawn M. Garrett Ph.D. (C), Rn, Lisa Proctor Bsn,Rn Aug 2007

Using Simulation To Prepare Nursing Students, Dawn M. Garrett Ph.D. (C), Rn, Lisa Proctor Bsn,Rn

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

This presentation facilitates discussion of benefits and uses of simulation in curricula by describing use of the Human Patient Simulators with undergraduate nursing students. Target audience is faculty who are interested in integrating simulations into clinical and/or labortatory experiences with focus on how to accomplish this, possible pitfalls, and benefits.


Using Urban Landscapes As Tools For Student Leadership Development, David J. Keeling Aug 2007

Using Urban Landscapes As Tools For Student Leadership Development, David J. Keeling

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Global experiences as a tool for student engagement and learning are stressed. Using two different urban landscapes as the learning environment, Professor Keeling demonstrates how students in a study abroad program engaged with leadership in planning principles. He uses images and maps to introduce participants to the student engagement learning process. Reading urban landscapes and teaching basic leadership principles are useful ways to enhance the global experience of students.


The Teacher Work Sample: An Authentic Assessment, Lisa D. Murley, S. Kay Gandy Aug 2007

The Teacher Work Sample: An Authentic Assessment, Lisa D. Murley, S. Kay Gandy

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

How can universities effectively use data to answer questions about student performance? Western Kentucky University is one of eleven teacher preparation institutions in ten states that participated in the federally funded Renaissance Partnership Project, which implements the Teacher Work Sample (TWS) as an assessment tool focused on improving the quality of their graduates. Across all disciplines, education students construct a unit of study that includes contextual information, pre-assessment rationale for the unit, assessment data,analysis and reflection. The College of Education uses the TWS to evaluate the proficiency of the teacher candidates' abilities to develop learning outcomes, analyze assessment results and …


Transforming Classroom Instruction Into Professional Practice: Bass Fishing Or Dodgeball Anyone?, Fred Gibson, Raymond Poff, Tammie Stenger-Ramsey, Derek Hottell Aug 2007

Transforming Classroom Instruction Into Professional Practice: Bass Fishing Or Dodgeball Anyone?, Fred Gibson, Raymond Poff, Tammie Stenger-Ramsey, Derek Hottell

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Our challenge as educators is helping prepare students for "real world" success by creating situations in which students can apply classroom instruction in professional contexts. This presentation focuses on multiple examples of WKU faculty facilitating meaningful, exciting, and marketable experiences for students in an attempt to teach valuable material.


Engaging Students With Special Communication Needs, Lauren Bland, Richard Dressler, Joseph Etienne, Frank Kersting, Debbie Parsley Jul 2007

Engaging Students With Special Communication Needs, Lauren Bland, Richard Dressler, Joseph Etienne, Frank Kersting, Debbie Parsley

Engaging the Spirit Presentations 2007: Tools for Student Success

Students with special needs are enrolling in college at an increasing rate. For a campus, such as the one at Western Kentucky University, where student engagement is a guiding principle, it is critical that faculty members are prepared for and have resources to ensure that all students can participate in engagement activities. Faculty members from the Department of Communication Disorders share strategies for engaging students with a wide range of special needs, including autism, hearing loss, traumatic brain injury and cerebral palsy.


The Economics Of Water Utilization: Tools And Applications, Matt Bogard Apr 2007

The Economics Of Water Utilization: Tools And Applications, Matt Bogard

Agriculture Department Seminar Series

Given worldwide problems of access to safe potable water, this presentation examines how tools of economics can aid in drafting appropriate mitigating policies. Utilizing partial equilibrium analysis, it demonstrates the role that prices play in social coordination and then applies the framework to real world examples. In addition it examines Pigouvian Taxation and Coasean Bargaining as two classic methods for dealing with externalities in the context of water pollution. Second-best solutions such as tradable permits and metered pricing by public utilities are discussed. This presentation concludes by examining the issues and challenges that policy makers face when trying to implement …


Perceived Purpose Of Midterm Evaluations And The Effect On Student Responses, Andrew Caudill Mar 2007

Perceived Purpose Of Midterm Evaluations And The Effect On Student Responses, Andrew Caudill

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.


A Study Of Environmental Factors Influencing Obesity In The Workplace, Jagdish Khubchandani, Crystal Rowland Mar 2007

A Study Of Environmental Factors Influencing Obesity In The Workplace, Jagdish Khubchandani, Crystal Rowland

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

A research project that aims to conduct focus groups in an industrial setting which will provide information to design surveys on “employees perceptions of environmental factors that influence obesity at workplace”


Group Production Manipulations Influence Decision Criteria In Group Brainstorming, Bryan Thomas Hall, Brandy Johnson Mar 2007

Group Production Manipulations Influence Decision Criteria In Group Brainstorming, Bryan Thomas Hall, Brandy Johnson

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.


Motor Interference On Memory Tasks, Brandy Johnson Mar 2007

Motor Interference On Memory Tasks, Brandy Johnson

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.


Examinations Of Future Time Perspective, Self Determination Theory, And Self-Talk As Correlates Of Exercise Behavior, Thomas Desena Mar 2007

Examinations Of Future Time Perspective, Self Determination Theory, And Self-Talk As Correlates Of Exercise Behavior, Thomas Desena

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.


Attentional Focus, Intensity, & Level Of Expertise, Diana Gieske, Melissa Abo, Dustin Strupp Mar 2007

Attentional Focus, Intensity, & Level Of Expertise, Diana Gieske, Melissa Abo, Dustin Strupp

Student Research Conference Select Presentations

No abstract provided.


Topscholar Digital Research Repository@Wku, Mike Binder Feb 2007

Topscholar Digital Research Repository@Wku, Mike Binder

TopSCHOLAR® Presentations and Reports

This PowerPoint presentation was given at the Western Kentucky University’s Council of Academic Deans Research Retreat to familiarize the group with the concept of Institutional Repositories and to begin the first steps towards establishing one at WKU, to be called TopSCHOLAR™. Definitions, benefits, values, guarantees for success, and examples of content are included.