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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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A general-equilibrium analysis of public policy for pharmaceutical prices

Publication Date
2005-January-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Kelton, Christina M. L.
Rebelein, Robert P.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

Retail sales of prescription drugs totaled $154.5 billion in 2001. The National Institute for Health Care Management estimates annual sales will exceed $400 billion by the year 2010. This paper analyzes the welfare and distributional effects of two policy families...

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Camera Work: The Vital Force Behind A New Way of Seeing A Media Studies Program Senior Thesis

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Sanfuentes, Alexandra
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

Photographer and journal editor Alfred Stieglitz has been credited with evolving an American style of looking at photography. After attempting to develop its recognition as an art form from within the gallery setting, Stieglitz seized an opportunity to instigate change...

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Using NAICS to identify national industry cluster templates for applied regional analysis

Publication Date
2006-December-16
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Kelton, Christina M. L.
Margaret K. Pasquale
Rebelein, Robert P.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

Whereas FESER and BERGMAN, 2000, developed the concept of national-level cluster templates and introduced a systematic methodology to identify such clusters, their technique and results were based on the now-outdated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system for categorizing industries. We update...

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