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Economics

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1989

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Privatize Deposit Insurance, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Jul 1989

Privatize Deposit Insurance, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

No abstract provided.

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A Multi-State Analysis Of The Tjtc, Thomas Berry, Julia Lane Dec 1988

A Multi-State Analysis Of The Tjtc, Thomas Berry, Julia Lane

Thomas D Berry

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Value Of Children In Compensation For Wrongful Death, William Rieber, Euston Quah Dec 1988

Value Of Children In Compensation For Wrongful Death, William Rieber, Euston Quah

William Rieber

The purpose of this paper is primarily to offer an economic perception of the loss involving the wrongful death of children. Unfortunately, little or no attention thus far has been directed to the question of what ought to be the basis of compensation, and many of the sums awarded by courts do not bear any relation to the value of the child that is lost.

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Nonrandom Mixing Models Of Hiv Transmission, Peter Cramton, Edward H. Kaplan, A. David Paltiel Dec 1988

Nonrandom Mixing Models Of Hiv Transmission, Peter Cramton, Edward H. Kaplan, A. David Paltiel

Peter Cramton

Models of HIV transmission and the AIDS epidemic generally assume random mixing among those infected with HIV and those who are not. For sexually transmitted HIV, this implies that individuals select sex partners without regard to attributes such as familiarity, attractiveness, or risk of infection. This paper formulates a model for examining the impact of nonrandom mixing on HIV transmission. We present threshold conditions that determine when HIV epidemics can occur within the framework of this model. Nonrandom mixing is introduced by assuming that sexually active individuals select sex partners to minimize the risk of infection. In addition to variability …

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