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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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Endocranial shape asymmetries in Hylobates lar

Publication Date
2022-December-06
Authors
Saha, Soumik
Department or Program
Anthropology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Asymmetries in brain shape, or petalias, is the extension of one cerebral hemisphere beyond the other. In humans, anatomical asymmetry of the brain has been linked to handedness and cognitive functions. Previous research has demonstrated brain shape asymmetries in hominids...

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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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