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Public Service Anouncements And The Fight Against Aids: A Survey Of Radio Broadcasters' Attitudes And Policies, Douglas J. Swanson
Public Service Anouncements And The Fight Against Aids: A Survey Of Radio Broadcasters' Attitudes And Policies, Douglas J. Swanson
Journalism
A pilot study surveyed radio broadcasters in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas to further an understanding of their role as gatekeepers for public service announcements (PSA) to educate audiences about AIDS and bring about "safe" behavior. A total of 300 stations were in the sample. Respondents were asked to provide information about their stations and their stations' use of HIV/AIDS PSAs. Most broadcasters reported using HIV/AIDS PSAs (76.1%). About one-third of broadcasters who reported not using the PSAs claimed they had never been offered any such announcements to broadcast. Most respondents agreed that HIV/AIDS is a significant national and local …
Prehistoric Native American Fisheries Of The Central California Coast, Kenneth W. Gobalet, Terry L. Jones
Prehistoric Native American Fisheries Of The Central California Coast, Kenneth W. Gobalet, Terry L. Jones
Social Sciences
Over 77,000 fish remains from 51 archaeological sites on the central California coast between San Mateo and San Luis Obispo counties, deposited between 6200 B.C. and A.D. 1830, were studied to assess prehistoric species distribution, diversity, and Native American fisheries. Remains were obtained from exposed rocky coastal sites, lagoon-estuaries at Elkhorn Slough and Morro Bay, and the freshwater drainages of the Pajaro and Salinas rivers. On the rocky coast, 58.4% of the remains represented large inshore species, 26.9% were small schooling species, and 11.8% were surfperches (family Embiotocidae). Large inshore species included rockfishes Sebastes spp., lingcod Ophiodon elongatus, kelp …
Review Of Speculative Bubbles, Speculative Attacks, And Policy Switching, Eric O'N. Fisher
Review Of Speculative Bubbles, Speculative Attacks, And Policy Switching, Eric O'N. Fisher
Economics
No abstract provided.
Growth, Trade, And International Transfers, Eric O'N. Fisher
Growth, Trade, And International Transfers, Eric O'N. Fisher
Economics
This paper analyzes the simplest neoclassical economy in which agents have finite lives and there is sustained per capita growth. The growth rate of the world economy depends upon countries’ savings propensities and common technology. Trade can reverse an economy’s autarkic growth trajectory, and a country with a high savings rate runs a current account surplus. If a surplus country expands aggregate demand while a deficit country contracts analogously, world growth increases. An appropriate international policy can change the path of the world economy from stagnation to growth.
A New Way Of Thinking About The Current Account, Eric O'N. Fisher
A New Way Of Thinking About The Current Account, Eric O'N. Fisher
Economics
Extending the theory of generational accounts, I show that the conventional current account is not related to the real effects of a country's fiscal policy. For any international array of fiscal policies, a country can implement its own policy so that the conventional government and current account deficits are zero in every period. I argue that economists should develop a new measure of the current account. This measure is forward looking and keeps track of expected transfers between countries.
Japanese Companies In Germany: A Case Study In Cross-Cultural Management, James R. Lincoln, Harold R. Kerbo, Elke Wittenhagen
Japanese Companies In Germany: A Case Study In Cross-Cultural Management, James R. Lincoln, Harold R. Kerbo, Elke Wittenhagen
Social Sciences
From a series of qualitative interviews with Japanese managers and German managers and workers in thirty-one Japanese-owned companies in the Düsseldorf region of western Germany, this article discusses differences in cultural patterns and organizational styles between the German and Japanese employees and the problems these pose for communication, cooperation, and morale. First, we deal with cultural contrasts: language issues, interpersonal styles (personability and politeness), and norms regarding the taking of responsibility. Second, we examine the impact on cross-nationality relations of established organizational practice: for example, German specialism vs. Japanese generalism; direct and vertical vs. indirect and incremental decision making. We …
The Influence Of Special District Government On Public Spending And Debt, Michael L. Marlow
The Influence Of Special District Government On Public Spending And Debt, Michael L. Marlow
Economics
Growth in special district governments is examined as a reason behind public sector expansion in the United States. A theoretical model is developed of the optimal mix of government suppliers which predicts how special district governments affect the overall provision of government policies. The hypothesis that expansion of special district governments leads to expansion of the public sector is expirically examined over two time periods.
Ontario Beef Producers'attitudes About Artificial Insemination, Wayne H. Howard, John Cranfield
Ontario Beef Producers'attitudes About Artificial Insemination, Wayne H. Howard, John Cranfield
Agribusiness
Characteristics and attitudes of Ontario beef producers who use artificial insemination and those who use natural breeding are compared. Natural breeders are characterized as larger as well as more commercial and profit oriented. Time, convenience and problems with heat detection are the main problems natural breeders associate with artificial insemination.
Landscape Management Program 1995, Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino
Landscape Management Program 1995, Jeanine Marie Scaramozzino
Library Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Reasserting A Prehistoric Tragedy Of The Commons: Reply To Lyman, Terry L. Jones, William R. Hilderbrandt
Reasserting A Prehistoric Tragedy Of The Commons: Reply To Lyman, Terry L. Jones, William R. Hilderbrandt
Social Sciences
R. Lee Lyman has challenged our assertion that prehistoric hunting of marine mammals along the west coast of North America approximated a prehistoric tragedy of the commons in which highly ranked migratory sea lions and fur seals were reduced by overexploitation, necessitating pursuit of smaller, more elusive harbor seals and sea otters late in time. In response, we review alternative theoretical perspectives, rebut Lyman's characterization of marine mammal reproductive behaviors, reanalyze seal and sea lion NISP data from the California and Oregon coasts, and reinterpret three regional prehistories. Because migratory pinnipeds need to breed on land, are vulnerable to terrestrial …
Price Competition Between Two International Firms Facing Tariffs, Eric O'N. Fisher, Charles A. Wilson
Price Competition Between Two International Firms Facing Tariffs, Eric O'N. Fisher, Charles A. Wilson
Economics
This paper examines the effects of tariffs on price setting duopolists selling a homogeneous product. The producers cannot segment geographically distinct markets. It provides a complete characterization of the equilibrium (mixed) strategies and analyzes the pattern of competition for different tariffs. If a country raises its tariff, the profits of both producers increase, although the protected firm typically benefits more than its foreign counterpart. Growth in one market may reduce the profits of the firm located in the other market.
Contested Tender Offers: An Estimate Of The Hazard Function, Sanjiv Jaggia, Satish Thosar
Contested Tender Offers: An Estimate Of The Hazard Function, Sanjiv Jaggia, Satish Thosar
Economics
In this article we estimate the hazard function (takeover probabilities) for firms that are targets in unsolicited tender offers. The data support a Weibull-gamma specification and imply a hazard rate that increases sharply in the initial period following the bid announcement, after which it declines steadily. In explaining the hazard, we find that the initial bid premium has no explanatory power, but the onset of an auction and the proportion of institutional ownership In the target firm significantly enhance the hazard. Legal and financial restructuring actions by target management are effective in reducing the hazard, thereby prolonging the contest.
Valuation Of Transferable Delivery Rights For Marketing Cooperatives, Charles V. Moore, Jay E. Noel
Valuation Of Transferable Delivery Rights For Marketing Cooperatives, Charles V. Moore, Jay E. Noel
Agribusiness
Delivery rights to a cooperative's marketing pool can take on a value independent of the members' equity share under certain conditions. Based on anecdotal information, transferable delivery rights become valuable when the pool is fixed in size (closed), members are protected from exploitation of quasi economic rents, and have an assured "home" for their production. The greater the potential buyers' aversion to risk, the higher the value of the delivery right. The right has additional value if the cooperative generates a premium per unit return due to product differentiation and market power. Cooperatives competing with investor-owned firms in less than …