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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Convergence and growth amongst rich and poor

Publication Date
1992-March-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Chatterji, Monojit
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This paper reexamines the Baumol-Wolff (1988) hypothesis that there exists an exclusive international Convergence Club of rich nations whose members will move nearer each other with the passage of time. We argue that the Baumol-Wolff analysis does not really justify...

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Miyazaki’s Moving Cities: Examining Place, Paradox, and Fantasy in the European Architecture of Kiki’s Delivery Service and Howl’s Moving Castle

Publication Date
2020-May-16
Authors
Jain, Cassie
Department or Program
Art Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

As evidenced by the opening sequences of both films, Kiki’s Delivery Service and Howl’s Moving Castle can be read both narratively and visually. Jonathan Ellis asserts that Miyazaki can be understood not only as a master storyteller, but also as...

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