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Asset Prices In The Measurement Of Inflation, Michael F. Bryan, Stephen G. Cecchetti, Róisín O'Sullivan
Asset Prices In The Measurement Of Inflation, Michael F. Bryan, Stephen G. Cecchetti, Róisín O'Sullivan
Economics: Faculty Publications
The debate over including asset prices in the construction of an inflation statistic has attracted renewed attention in recent years. Virtually all of this (and earlier) work on incorporating asset prices into an aggregate price statistic has been motivated by a presumed, but unidentified transmission mechanism through which asset prices are leading indicators of inflation at the retail level. This paper takes an alternative, longer-term perspective on the issue and argues that the exclusion of asset prices introduces an excluded goods bias in the computation of the inflation statistic that is of interest to the monetary authority. This idea is …
"Black Behind The Ears" — And Up Front Too? Dominicans In The Black Mosaic, Ginetta Candelario Dr
"Black Behind The Ears" — And Up Front Too? Dominicans In The Black Mosaic, Ginetta Candelario Dr
Sociology: Faculty Publications
This article considers the formation and representation of Washington, D.C.'s Dominican community in the Anacostia Museum's 1994 -1995 exhibit, Black Mosaic: Community, Race and Ethnicity Among Black Immigrants in D.C. The exhibit successfully pointed to the extensive historical presence of African Diaspora peoples in Latin America and explored the development of subsequent Diaspora from those communities into Washington, D.C. The case of Dominican immigrants to D.C., however, illustrates the continued privileging of a U.S.- or Anglo-centric ideation of African-American history and identity. I argue that a more accurate and politically useful formulation would call for an understanding that the African …
Imagining Physically Impossible Self-Rotations: Geometry Is More Important Than Gravity, Sarah H. Creem, Maryjane Wraga, Dennis R. Proffitt
Imagining Physically Impossible Self-Rotations: Geometry Is More Important Than Gravity, Sarah H. Creem, Maryjane Wraga, Dennis R. Proffitt
Psychology: Faculty Publications
Previous studies found that it is easier for observers to spatially update displays during imagined self-rotation versus array rotation. The present study examined whether either the physics of gravity or the geometric relationship between the viewer and array guided this self-rotation advantage. Experiments 1-3 preserved a real or imagined orthogonal relationship between the viewer and the array, requiring a rotation in the observer's transverse plane. Despite imagined self-rotations that defied gravity, a viewer advantage remained. Without this orthogonal relationship (Experiment 4), the viewer advantage was lost. We suggest that efficient transformation of the egocentric reference frame relies on the representation …
Why Are There Warriors In Plato's Republic?, John Patrick Coby
Why Are There Warriors In Plato's Republic?, John Patrick Coby
Government: Faculty Publications
The warriors are a troublesome addition to the city founded by Socrates. Continuous supervision and a heavy-handed pedagogy are required just to keep them from oppressing the producing class. They also never accomplish the mission they initially are given — the violent taking of adjacent lands. So why are they summoned and set up in power? For that matter, why is spiritedness cultivated instead of discouraged or suppressed? The above questions indicate that there is a case to be made against warriors in the city and spiritedness in the soul. After making that case, the paper turns to constructing a …
Continuity And Modularity In Language Acquisition And Research, Jill De Villiers
Continuity And Modularity In Language Acquisition And Research, Jill De Villiers
Philosophy: Faculty Publications
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From Pronatalism To Social Welfare? Extending Family Allowances To Minority Populations In France And Israel, Leslie King
From Pronatalism To Social Welfare? Extending Family Allowances To Minority Populations In France And Israel, Leslie King
Sociology: Faculty Publications
An inherent tension exists between the goals of pronatalism and the actual policies through which law makers have often attempted to raise birth rates. Proponents of pronatalism often prefer to raise births only to specific racial/ethnic or national groups; yet in modern democracies, it is unacceptable for social policies to explicitly discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin. Social benefits, such as family allowances, must be accessible to all citizens. The recent extension of certain previously denied family benefits to minority populations in France and Israel illustrates this tension and points to a future direction in which …
An Fmri Ssudy Of Imagined Self-Rotation, Sarah H. Creem, Traci Hirsch Downs, Maryjane Wraga, Gregory S. Harrington, Dennis R. Proffitt, J. Hunter Downs
An Fmri Ssudy Of Imagined Self-Rotation, Sarah H. Creem, Traci Hirsch Downs, Maryjane Wraga, Gregory S. Harrington, Dennis R. Proffitt, J. Hunter Downs
Psychology: Faculty Publications
In the present study, functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to examine the neural mechanisms involved in the imagined spatial transformation of one's body. The task required subjects to update the position of one of four external objects from memory after they had performed an imagined self-rotation to a new position. Activation in the rotation condition was compared with that in a control condition in which subjects located the positions of objects without imagining a change in self-position. The results indicated similar networks of activation to other egocentric transformation tasks involving decisions about body parts. The most significant area of …
Hoarding By Elderly People, Gail Steketee, Randy O. Frost, Hyo-Jin Kim
Hoarding By Elderly People, Gail Steketee, Randy O. Frost, Hyo-Jin Kim
Psychology: Faculty Publications
Although hoarding has been studied in adults, little is known about problems of hoarding by elderly people. This study used a structured telephone interview with elder services providers to investigate hoarding behaviors in relation to functional impairment, cognitive deficits, and physical and psychological conditions in 62 elderly clients. Most elderly hoarders were female, unmarried, and lived alone. Extensive clutter was associated with significant impairment, interfering with basic hygiene, and posing a serious physical threat for many elderly clients. Clients were rarely insightful about their collecting and often resisted change, rendering interventions generally ineffective. Never-married status was associated with more severe …