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A Menagerie of Monstresses: (Re-)Tracing Female Monsters in Jewish Folklore

Publication Date
2023-May-15
Authors
Hurwitz, Eli
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

Dybbuks (spirits of the dead who possess the bodies of the living) and Lilith (the first wife of Adam turned child-killing night demon) are monsters who have existed in Jewish folklore, religious writings, and entertainment media for hundreds of years...

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The income redistribution impact of financing higher education in Pakistan

Publication Date
1989-November-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Khan, Shahrukh R.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This study examines the income redistributional consequences of the public financing of higher education in Pakistan. The results show that the tax incidence and the subsidy to higher education entail a redistribution from the middle and upper to the lower...

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