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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 classroom experiment on exchange rate determination with purchasing power parity

Publication Date
2007-February-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Mitchell, David
Rebelein, Robert P.
Schneider, Patricia
Simpson, Nicole B.
Fisher, Eric
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

We develop a classroom experiment on exchange rate determination appropriate for undergraduate courses in macroeconomics and international economics. Students represent citizens from different countries and need to obtain currency to purchase goods. By participating in a sealed bid auction to...

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Resisting Binaries? Multiracial Black/White Identity and the U.S. Racial Project

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Natalie Ward
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

The multiracial population is growing rapidly in the United States. With President Barack Obama, a self-identified black man with white and black ancestry, as the face of our nation, and as the face of this growing population, it is evident...

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