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Moore's Paradox: One Or Two?, John N. Williams Jun 1979

Moore's Paradox: One Or Two?, John N. Williams

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Discussions of what is sometimes called 'Moore's paradox' are often vitiated by a failure to notice that there are two paradoxes; not merely one in two sets of linguistic clothing. The two paradoxes are absurd, but in different ways, and accordingly require different explanations.

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Statutory And Judicial Responses To The Problem Of Access To Government Information, Constance Y. Singleton, Howard Hunter Mar 1979

Statutory And Judicial Responses To The Problem Of Access To Government Information, Constance Y. Singleton, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The tremendous growth of government occasioned by greater involvement in the social and economic life of the nation has been the cause of many concerns. Two perennial concerns have been the extent to which the government can prevent public access to information on the basis of which policies and decisions are made and the possibility for misuse by the government of information private to individuals or business firms. This article focuses on federal statutory responses to these issues. The legislative intent has usually been praiseworthy but the resulting statutes, especially as they have been interpreted by the courts, have often …

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Stochastic Dominance And Information Value, Young Koan Kwon, John C. Fellingham, D. Paul Newman Jan 1979

Stochastic Dominance And Information Value, Young Koan Kwon, John C. Fellingham, D. Paul Newman

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

Incentives for producing and disseminating information have been analysed in many different contexts. Kihlstrom [6], for example, develops a Bayesian framework to analyze the properties of demand functions for information about product quality. From an entirely different perspective, Spence [8, 91 demonstrates the private value of “signalling” information. Similarly, Wilson [lo] considers the value to the firm of producing technological information and the effect of such production on equilibrium theory.

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Editorial Privilege And The Scope Of Discovery In Sullivan Rule Libel Actions, Howard Hunter Jan 1979

Editorial Privilege And The Scope Of Discovery In Sullivan Rule Libel Actions, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The war in Vietnam was the source of a great deal of social, political, and legal controversy. The impact of that war on our society was significant and substantial, but most students of the experience would probably not have predicted that the war's events would produce a lawsuit that could have a significant effect on the common law tort of defamation. The intriguing saga of Lt. Colonel Anthony Herbert, however, set the stage for the decision of a case that was almost as important to libel litigants as New York Times Co. v. Sullivan and Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.

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An Essay On Contract And Status: Race, Marriage And The Meretricious Spouse, Howard Hunter Nov 1978

An Essay On Contract And Status: Race, Marriage And The Meretricious Spouse, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The notions of contract and status present one of the great paradoxes in Anglo-American jurisprudence: the two concepts are antithetical, yet they overlap significantly in those areas where private interests and public interests collide or coincide. The source of this antithesis is in the origins of the concepts. Contract emerges from private transactions, but status is publicly imposed. Examining the overlap reveals the tendency of late twentieth century Amercan judges to intermingle contradictory legal concepts when faced with difficult social problems.

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A Rapid Algorithm For Reliability Optimization Of Parallel Redundant Systems, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu, H. Sivaramakrishnan Oct 1978

A Rapid Algorithm For Reliability Optimization Of Parallel Redundant Systems, Arcot Desai Narasimhalu, H. Sivaramakrishnan

Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems

A rapid method is proposed for optimization of reliability of multiconstraint parallel redundant systems. The constraints need not be linear. This method provides good starting values, which are close to the boundary of the feasible region, for the number of redundant units in each subsystem. No proof has been presented to establish the optimality obtained by this method. Yet for examples tried out this method provides optimal or near optimal solutions.

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A Warmer Way Of Disputing: Mediation And Conciliation, David Nathan Smith Jan 1978

A Warmer Way Of Disputing: Mediation And Conciliation, David Nathan Smith

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.

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Federal Antibias Legislation And Academic Freedom: Some Problems With Enforcement Procedures, Howard Hunter Jan 1978

Federal Antibias Legislation And Academic Freedom: Some Problems With Enforcement Procedures, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Since World War II, changes and developments in various policies of the American government have given rise to a vast array of complex regulations applicable to institutions of higher learning that receive federal financial support.' Before World War II the federal government was not wholly divorced from matters of higher education, but financial support came principally from state or local governments and from private sources. The shift to a more active federal role has profoundly affected the nation's private colleges and universities.' While state schools have always had a close relationship with their supporting governments, the increased federal role has …

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Money, Expectations And The Existence Of A Temporary Equilibrium, Bryce Hool Oct 1976

Money, Expectations And The Existence Of A Temporary Equilibrium, Bryce Hool

Research Collection School Of Economics

The article presents information on money, expectations and the existance of a temporary equilibrium. If money and financial assets are to be integrated into general equilibrium theory, it is apparent that the classical Arrow-Debreu framework must be modified. As long as all trading takes place essentially at some initial point in time, with each individual subject only to a present value budget constraint, there is no place in the system for money, either as a medium of exchange or as a store of value, even if uncertainty about future states of the world is introduced as in G. Debreu's work, …

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Prescription Drugs And Open Housing: More On Commercial Speech, Howard Hunter Jan 1976

Prescription Drugs And Open Housing: More On Commercial Speech, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

It has long been an assumption of American democracy that the liberties guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution are fundamental to the development and success of a democratic society. The freedom to speak one's mind, to publish one's thoughts, to petition the government for a redress of grievances, and to worship or to refrain from worshipping according to one's conscience are those freedoms which set a democratic society apart from other forms of political organization. They provide the individual with the opportunity for self-fulfillment and the society with the benefit of the thoughts, ideas, and aspirations of an …

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Report On Antitrust Implications Of Joint Industry Activities Under Price Controls, William W. Sadd, William E. Huth, John C. Cortesio, Howard Hunter Feb 1975

Report On Antitrust Implications Of Joint Industry Activities Under Price Controls, William W. Sadd, William E. Huth, John C. Cortesio, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Pursuant to the authority of the Economic Stabilization Act of 1970, the nation has recently experienced "Phase IV" of a program of price controls. This statutory authority expired on April 30, 1974, except as to certain petroleum products. Phase IV, to a greater extent than the preceding three phases of controls, gave rise to a need and an opportunity for joint industry efforts to influence and guide governmental authorities in shaping pricing policies in the economy. This report, therefore, examines the legal basis for such joint industry activities within the purview of Section 1 of the Sherman Act. If authority …

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The Abandonment Defense In Private Antitrust Conspiracy Cases, Howard Hunter Jan 1975

The Abandonment Defense In Private Antitrust Conspiracy Cases, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The current unsettled state of the American economy has caused considerable comment about the purposes and effectiveness of the federal antitrust laws as economic regulatory statutes. Among government enforcers, the debates have been particularly acerbic. Trade journals have printed conflicting comments by representatives of a number of government regulatory agencies. Certain government representatives suggest that the regulatory agencies themselves have caused the development of anticompetitive practices while other enforcers and commentators have suggested that more government regulation of competition, or the sanctioning of greater industry cooperation rather than competition, would be beneficial to the economy.

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Mineral Agreement In Developing Countries: Structures And Substance, David Nathan Smith, Louis T. Wells Jan 1975

Mineral Agreement In Developing Countries: Structures And Substance, David Nathan Smith, Louis T. Wells

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Despite the many dramatic developments that have occurred over thepast half dozen years in relation to the production of natural resources insome areas of the third world, mineral production in most developingcountries is still carried out through contractual arrangements betweenforeign firms and host country governments. The nationalization of thecopper industry in Chile and the baudte industry in Guyana, the spectacularsuccesses of OPEC, and the completed or projected nationalizationsof petroleum operations in a number of countries have taken center stagesince 1969. Nevertheless, these developments are not typical of the vastmajority of mineral arrangements in developing countries.

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Change And Continuity In Singapore's Industrial Relations System, Eng Fong Pang, Thelma Kay Oct 1974

Change And Continuity In Singapore's Industrial Relations System, Eng Fong Pang, Thelma Kay

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

The paper analyses the impact of the two major pieces of legislation enacted by the Singapore Parliament in 1968. It also examines their impact on the industrial relations system and the reaction of the unions and the employees to them. The paper further attempts to identify the forces that are likely to change the system in the near future.

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A Study Of Computer Use In A Graduate School Of Business, Henry C. Jr. Lucas, David B. Montgomery, Jean Claude Larreche Apr 1974

A Study Of Computer Use In A Graduate School Of Business, Henry C. Jr. Lucas, David B. Montgomery, Jean Claude Larreche

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

In the past six years, U.S. business schools have greatly expanded their use of computers in teaching and research. In 1966, only 11 percent of the business schools required student proficiency in programming; by 1970, the total had risen to 62 percent and is undoubtedly higher today. In 1971, the Graduate School of Business (GSB) at Stanford acquired a dedicated time-sharing system to replace the time-sharing services provided by the Stanford Computation Center (SCC). A study of computer usage in the GSB and of the impact of the dedicated time-sharing system was con- ducted; detailed results may be found in. …

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A Note On Adjusting, David B. Montgomery, D.G. Morrison Sep 1973

A Note On Adjusting, David B. Montgomery, D.G. Morrison

Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business

Whenever a regression analysis is run, one of the key statistics which is reported is the coefficient of determination or, as it is more commonly kn R2. This quantity represents the proportion of the variance of the dependent variable that is associated with ("explained by") the set of independent vari- ables. However, this statistic is a biased estimate of the true coefficient of determination for the underlying population. Moreover, the bias in unadjusted R2 can be sizeable and may lead to serious misinterpretation of research results. The purpose of this note is to examine the magnitude of the bias in …

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Georgia Investment Company V. Norman: The Supreme Court Creates A New Form Of Class Action For Georgia, Howard Hunter Jan 1973

Georgia Investment Company V. Norman: The Supreme Court Creates A New Form Of Class Action For Georgia, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The recent decision of the Georgia Supreme Court in Georgia Investment Co. v. Norman has raised a number of interesting and difficult questions about the maintenance of class actions in the Georgia courts. The Norman decision could have serious ramifications for courts, lawyers and litigants in Georgia, and if its rationale should find acceptance in other jurisdictions the effects could be much broader in scope. The class action device can be an efficient and relatively inexpensive method for the adjudication of similar claims of a large number of persons in one proceeding. At its best, the class suit can work …

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The Ethical Investor By John G. Simon, Charles W. Powers And Jon P. Gunnemann, Howard Hunter Jan 1972

The Ethical Investor By John G. Simon, Charles W. Powers And Jon P. Gunnemann, Howard Hunter

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

No abstract provided.

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Man And Law In Urban Africa: A Role For Customary Courts In The Urbanization Process, David Nathan Smith Jan 1972

Man And Law In Urban Africa: A Role For Customary Courts In The Urbanization Process, David Nathan Smith

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

Among lawyers concerned with the development process in Africa,two assumptions are commonly made: (1) that urbanization is a one dimensionalphenomenon leading inexorably to urbanism on a westernmodel, and (2) that customary law and customary dispute-settling institutionshave no place in urban Africa.

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Optimal Trade Policies And Non-Economic Objectives In Models Involving Imported Materials, Inter-Industry Flows And Nontraded Goods, Augustine H. H. Tan Jan 1971

Optimal Trade Policies And Non-Economic Objectives In Models Involving Imported Materials, Inter-Industry Flows And Nontraded Goods, Augustine H. H. Tan

Research Collection School Of Economics

In a recent paper in this Review, J. Bhagwati and T. N. Srinivasan investigated the question of optimal policies required to attain non-economic objectives like ensuring minimum production and employment levels in particular industries as well as preventing excess importation and consumption of some goods. The framework of Bhagwati Srinivasan's analysis is the traditional trade model. In this note we consider three alternative models which allow for inter-industry linkages, the use of imported intermediate goods and non-traded goods. In addition to the non-economic objectives analyzed by Bhagwati-Srinivasan these models allow distinction between maintaining net and gross production levels as well …

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Bounded Energy-Finite Solutions Of Delta U=Pu On A Riemannian Manifold, Young Koan Kwon, J. Schiff, L. Sario Jan 1971

Bounded Energy-Finite Solutions Of Delta U=Pu On A Riemannian Manifold, Young Koan Kwon, J. Schiff, L. Sario

Research Collection School Of Accountancy

The classification of Riemann surfaces with respect to the equation Δu = Pu (P^O, PΞ£ 0) was initiated by Ozawa [13] and further developed by L. Myrberg [8,9], Royden [14], Nakai [10,11], Sario-Nakai [15], Nakai-Sario [12], Glasner-Katz [3], and Kwon-Sario [7].

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Differential Tariffs, Negative Value-Added And The Theory Of Effective Protection, Augustine H. H. Tan Mar 1970

Differential Tariffs, Negative Value-Added And The Theory Of Effective Protection, Augustine H. H. Tan

Research Collection School Of Economics

This article examines the implications for effective protection(EP) theory of allowing variable factor proportions and general equilibrium repercussions. The first claim of EP theory, is that it provides a measure of the maximum proportionate increase in factor rewards permitted by a tariff structure, as compared to a free trade regime. EP rates predict only a particular direction of resource flows whereas general equilibrium analysis, with variable input coefficients, indicates that flows contrary to EP prediction are possible. Two examples are provided, first, where there is a uniform tariff on final goods; and second, where one final sector has a higher …

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Native Courts Of Northern Nigeria: Techniques For Institutional Development, David Nathan Smith Jan 1968

Native Courts Of Northern Nigeria: Techniques For Institutional Development, David Nathan Smith

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

One of the first acts of Nigeria's new military Government followingthe coup d'etat that disposed of the previous Government on January 15,1966, was to announce that its ultimate goal with regard to judicial reformis to integrate the locally administered native courts into theRegional Governmental court structure. As a first step, the more than750 native courts of Northern Nigeria,' previously supervised by theMinistry of Justice, were placed under the supervision of the politicallyindependent Judicial Department. More recently, the native courts havebeen made independent of the native authorities, the local governmentunits, and the judicial powers of the Emirs' courts have been withdrawn.

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