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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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Bargaining in the shadow of precedent: the surprising irrelevance of asymmetric stakes

Publication Date
2006-April-12
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Marco, Alan C.
Kieran J. Walsh
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

We develop a model of bargaining and litigation in the context of patent licensing (or any contractual setting). Following Priest and Klein (1984) we developed a model that explicitly allows for (1) multiple parties (leading to asymmetry of stakes), (2)...

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Credibility and credulity: how beliefs about beliefs affect entry incentives

Publication Date
2006-November-13
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Kieran J. Walsh
Marco, Alan C.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

In this note we investigate the infringement (entry) decision for a firm facing an incumbent patent holder with uncertain patent rights. The entrant risks a dispute by entering, resulting in either a settlement (licensing) or litigation and trial. Using the...

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Your Best American Girl: Asian American Sexual Literacies in Family, Schooling, & Media

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Wang, Annie
Department or Program
Education Department
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This dual thesis utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to examine Asian American sexual literacies in the distinct areas of family, schooling, and media using Critical Discourse Analysis to consider the role of power in knowledge and panopticism in normative sexual behaviors...

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Your Best American Girl: Asian American Sexual Literacies in Family, Schooling, & Media

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Wang, Annie
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

This dual thesis utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to examine Asian American sexual literacies in the distinct areas of family, schooling, and media using Critical Discourse Analysis to consider the role of power in knowledge and panopticism in normative sexual behaviors...

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