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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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The Salty Commons: Oyster Farmers Forging Socio-Ecosystems on Land & Sea

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Noonan, Julia
Department or Program
American Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Oystering along Long Island has a long and complex history. For thousands of years, oyster beds grew in abundance in the bays and estuaries of the East End, but with European colonization came unsustainable harvesting practices that led to complete...

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The sexual division of leadership in volunteer emergency medical squads

Publication Date
1992-August-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Thompson III, Alexander M.
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

This article reports on theoretical and empirical research that explored the hypothesis that there is a sexual division of leadership in volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) squads. This hypothesis was tested against survey data obtained from 216 current members of...

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The Social Displacement and Public Censorship of Public Spaces in Buenos Aires

Publication Date
2021-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Matthias Howley
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

Buenos Aires is home to many Bolivian immigrants, so much that they statistically have become a key member of the city's citizenry. This thesis entails the social and cultural mechanisms that prevent Bolivians from having a social representation in the...

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The Strategy of Explanations

Publication Date
2015-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
McCoy, Sean
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Abstract

To better understand the strategic aspects of human decision-making, we conduct a power-to-take game in which takers are required to send messages explaining their actions to receivers. We vary the types and timing of information takers have available to them...

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The supply of labor to full-time and part-time nursing

Publication Date
1995-May-01
Document Type
working paper
Authors
Fred A. Bellemore
Department or Program
Economics Department
Document Type
Working Paper
Abstract

A model incorporating a discrete full-time/part-time/do not work labor choice and decomposing labor supply into its full-time and part-time components was used to examine the increase in labor supplied by nurses (the increase per nurse on average) over the 1977-88...

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