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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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Energy Consumption and Habit Formation: Evidence from High Frequency Thermostat Data

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
article
Authors
Ge, Qi
Ho, Benjamin
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Article
Abstract

Using minute-by-minute data from over 60,000 smart thermostats in households distributed across the United States, we analyze the persistence of energy consumption behaviors in response to external weather shocks. The analysis examines habitual behavior and provides insight into what affects...

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Trust and the Law

Publication Date
2017-January-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Ho, Benjamin
David Huffman
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This chapter provides a selective review of the literature on trust and the law. We highlight the psychological and game theoretic mechanisms underpinning the role of trust in relationships with incomplete contracts. We also discuss evidence on whether behavioral trust...

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Uncovering the Collective Labor Behind the Singer/Songwriter: A Collaboratively Produced Album

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Smith, Samantha A. M.
Department or Program
Media Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Archive Only
Abstract

This project is an album consisting of nine original songs that I arranged, performed, and recorded at Vassar College. The accompanying thesis destabilizes the media construct of the independent singer/songwriter by interrogating the medium-specific space between the composition and the...

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