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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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Crack Systems Analysis of the McCartys Flow, New Mexico, USA

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Wise, Charles
Department or Program
Earth Science and Geography Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

The McCartys Flow is a 3.9-ka vesicular porphyritic basalt lava flow in the Zuni-Bandera Volcanic Field (ZBVF) near Grants, New Mexico. The Lava Falls area on the southern part of the flow is dominated by pahoehoe sheet flows. Topographic features...

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Limited arbitrage, segmentation, and investor heterogeneity: Why the law of one price so often fails

Publication Date
2003-August-28
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Flynn, Sean Masaki
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

There are numerous examples of assets with identical payout streams being priced differently. These violations of the law of one price result from two factors. First, investors have heterogeneous asset valuations so that if two groups of investors trade in...

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The portfolio allocation effects of investor sentiment about the ability of managers to beat the market

Publication Date
2003-February-03
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Flynn, Sean Masaki
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

I present a model that can transform discounts on closed-end mutual funds into a measure of investor sentiment about the ability of fund managers to beat the market. This measure of sentiment varies positively with capital flows into actively managed...

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The relationship of preschool children and the media: a thorough investigation into the televised culture

Publication Date
2016-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Bachurska, Victoria M.
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

The understanding of television and book media is necessary during the years of early childhood development especially as the presence of these particular media continue to advance. Children are growing up in-almost thrown into- a world that is global, competitive...

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