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Fnma Auction Results As A Forecaster Of Residential Mortgage Yields, Thomas Berry, Adam Gehr

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

An Alternative Methodology For Developing Certainty Equivalents, Thomas Berry, Bill Poppie

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

Research Methods Into Language/Code Switching And Synthesis Of Findings Into Theory, Kristine Fitch

Kristine Muñoz

While language switching among multilinguals has been studied in a wide variety of contexts, few attempts have been made to generalize or to integrate findings into useful communication theory. Since language switching is an important part of personal as well as group identity and since issues surrounding language identity are often a focal point of interethnic conflict, the speech act of switching language merits a more concentrated study. This can be accomplished through such techniques as ethnographic description, consisting of participant observation, interviewing, and breaching experiments; conversation analysis of bilingual interaction; and examination of communication behavior through literature. Such diverse …

A Dialogue On Comparable Worth, Michael Gold

Michael Evan Gold

[Excerpt] Comparable worth is the EEO issue of the decade. The purpose of this dialogue is to present both, or at least two, sides of the debate over comparable worth. In essence, it raises the question of whether women are underpaid for their work. Secretaries, for example, earn less than stockbrokers. Is it mere coincidence that most secretaries and social workers are women, while most plumbers and stockbrokers are men? For the sake of convenience, the participants in this dialogue have agreed that jobs held predominantly by women may be referred to as " women's jobs" or "women's work" and …

Judicial Review And Enforcement, Michael Gold

Michael Evan Gold

No abstract provided.

Review: Tom Regan, All That Dwell Therein: Essays On Animal Rights And Environmental Ethics, Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

An Annotated Bibliography Of The Published Literature On The Humpback Whale (Megaptera Novaeangliae) And The Right Whale (Eubalaena Glacialis/Australis), 1864-1980, James Bird

James E Bird

No abstract provided.

Lens Into The Gandhian Movement: Five Village Development Organizations In Northeast India, Paul Clements

Paul Clements

No abstract provided.