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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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Fiscal Multipliers in a Financially Globalized World

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Lea Rendell
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

This paper establishes a relationship between levels of dollariza- tion and the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus. We show that low dollarized economies experience an appreciation of currency from an increase in fiscal stimulus this causes a positive wealth effect leading...

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Ugly Food for Thought: Ripple Effects from a New Food Movement

Publication Date
2020-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Craig, Lindsay
Department or Program
Science, Technology, and Society Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

In 2015, the Ugly Food Movement started by companies and campaigns to market and sell aesthetically suboptimal fruits and vegetables. The movement began in response to an increasingly visual culture in which many customers and retailers reject produce on the...

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