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Ali Wyne On The Economic Life Of Refugees By Karen Jacobsen. Bloomfield, Ct: Kumarian Press, 2005. 131pp., Ali Wyne
Human Rights & Human Welfare
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The Economic Life of Refugees by Karen Jacobsen. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, 2005. 131pp.
The Extended Heckscher-Ohlin Model: Patterns Of Trade Between The U.S. And China, Mark Clements
The Extended Heckscher-Ohlin Model: Patterns Of Trade Between The U.S. And China, Mark Clements
Undergraduate Economic Review
Though there have been many attempts to extend the Heckscher-Ohlin model in order to account for empirical data, I intend to examine John Romalis’ model of factor proportions and commodity structure. The purpose of this paper is to examine Romalis’ model to see if it is supported by empirical data on trade between China and the United States. In order to do this, I will use data from the 2000 and 2005 U.S. Census trade data CD-ROM to determine if Romalis’ extended Hecksher-Ohlin model of international trade can explain the U.S.-China pattern of trade.
Is Selling Sex Good Business? : Prostitution In Nineteenth Century New York City, Ida Bastiaens
Is Selling Sex Good Business? : Prostitution In Nineteenth Century New York City, Ida Bastiaens
Undergraduate Economic Review
This study examines the impact of red light districts on the New York City’s land values for the years 1867 to 1870 using the monocentric model and bid-rent function as the foundation for the analysis. The results suggest that the Tenderloin red light district is a positive amenity, while the Bleecker and Washington Square red light district is a disamenity. The history of prostitution in New York City provides valuable insight into causes for the differences in the marginal impacts of prostitution on Manhattan’s urban environment. In the end, despite prostitution’s ongoing profitability well into the twentieth century, the strong …
On The Wealth Of Nations By P.J. O'Rourke, Sonnet Frisbie
On The Wealth Of Nations By P.J. O'Rourke, Sonnet Frisbie
Global Tides
A book review of On the Wealth of Nations (2006) by P.J. O'Rourke.