Vassar College Digital Library

Vassar Scholarship

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.

Food Security and Choice: Poughkeepsie Plenty Community Food Assessment

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2013-January-01
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The final report of the Poughkeepsie Plenty Community Food Assessment, published in January 2013. This report presents original survey data, focus group interviews, and additional research to document the extent of food insecurity and the nature of the food system...

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I heard it through the grapevine: Gossip as observational learning at college

Publication Date
2013-January-01
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After personally engaging in the communication networks present at Vassar College, I have chosen to research the function of gossip in small communities such as college campuses. After collecting data on the many facets of gossip and informal information sharing...

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Wealth effects of supervisory goodwill litigation: A portfolio approach

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2000-March-18
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Using a unique set of publicly-traded litigation certificates, we measure the wealth effects of (largely) unanticipated damage awards in the ongoing supervisory goodwill litigation between thrifts and the federal government. Estimating abnormal returns for portfolios of litigation certificates and retained...

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