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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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Tempelhofer Feld and the Right to the City: Towards Better Democracies in Berlin

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Michael Kiel
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

Tempelhof, a field dating to Prussia and earlier, served the national socialists as an airport and site of oppression, as well as a lifeline for the allies in the iconic Berlin Airlift, bringing food to the residents of West Berlin...

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Words: Interacting With Propaganda

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Matthew Foster
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

<em>Words </em>is a game based at its core on the idea that American citizens should have access to a form of media that gives them the power to interact with, and alter, political propaganda. Defined as information that is "especially...

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