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Economic Development In Cold War South Carolina, R. Phillip Stone Ii
Economic Development In Cold War South Carolina, R. Phillip Stone Ii
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Argues that South Carolina did not benefit from Cold War-influenced economic development because of the lack of industry in the state and the lack of skilled workers. South Carolina's focus on low-wage, low-value added production continued well into the modern era.
For Both Love And Money: Viviana Zelizer's "The Purchase Of Intimacy", Martha M. Ertman
For Both Love And Money: Viviana Zelizer's "The Purchase Of Intimacy", Martha M. Ertman
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Viviana Zelizer’s recent book, The Purchase of Intimacy (2005) presents an innovative theory of how social and legal actors negotiate rights and obligations when money changes hands in intimate relationships--a perspective that could change how we understand many things, from valuations of homemaking labor to the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. This essay describes Zelizer’s critique of the reductionist “Hostile Worlds” and “Nothing But” approaches to economic exchange in intimate relationships, then explains her more three-dimensional approach, “Connected Lives.” While Zelizer focuses on family law, the essay goes beyond that context, extending Zelizer’s approach to transfers of genetic material, and concluding …
Hitting The Sweet Spot By Accident: How Recent Lower Court Cases Help Realign Incentives In The Credit Rating Industry, John Crawford
Hitting The Sweet Spot By Accident: How Recent Lower Court Cases Help Realign Incentives In The Credit Rating Industry, John Crawford
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Describing The Effect Of Adaptation On Settlement, John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, Jonathan Masur
Describing The Effect Of Adaptation On Settlement, John Bronsteen, Christopher Buccafusco, Jonathan Masur
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Further Evidence On The Dynamics Of Unemployment By Gender, Herve Queneau, Amit Sen
Further Evidence On The Dynamics Of Unemployment By Gender, Herve Queneau, Amit Sen
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We present empirical evidence regarding differences in unemployment dynamics across gender for a group of twenty-three OECD countries. Our results indicate that there are substantial differences in the unemployment persistence for men and women across countries. Further, the female unemployment rates are relatively more persistent compared to the male unemployment rates.
The Effect Of Post-Election Asymmetry Information Possibility On Pre-Election Policy Platform Choices, David Yi
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