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The economics of a centralized judiciary: Uniformity, forum shopping and the Federal Circuit

Publication Date

2008-May-01

Document Type

working paper

Authors

Atkinson, Scott -- Alan C. Marco, and John L. Turner

Department or Program

Economics Department

Document Type

Working Paper

Abstract

In 1982, the US Congress established the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) as the sole appellate court for patent cases. Ostensibly, this court was created to eliminate inconsistencies in the application and interpretation of patent law across...

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The effect of temporary nursing services on the supply of labor to nursing

Publication Date

1997-December-01

Document Type

working paper

Authors

Fred A. Bellemore

Department or Program

Economics Department

Document Type

Working Paper

Abstract

Do temporary nursing agencies cause labor supply to nursing to be greater or less than it otherwise would be? Using cross-section survey data from 1984, 1988, and 1992, this question is examined within a nine-equation system capable of estimating hours...

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The effect of union coverage on workers’ economic security and resilience to shocks

Publication Date

2022-May-02

Authors

Ethan Ross

Department or Program

Economics Department

Document Type

Senior Capstone Project

Access Level

Open

Abstract

Labor unions have been widely documented as powerful institutions for workers
seeking better compensation and working conditions in their employment. However, there has been relatively little research on whether the benefits that come with
union coverage can displace the need...

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The Effects of Congestion Charging on Automobility in Outer London: An Analysis

Publication Date

2023-May-01

Authors

Miller, Andrew L.

Department or Program

Earth Science and Geography Department

Document Type

Senior Capstone Project

Access Level

Open

Abstract

In 2003, the British government body Transport for London (TfL) introduced the Congestion Charge Zone (CCZ) encircling Central London, a system designed to reduce road congestion within the British capital’s commercially robust yet chronically gridlocked cultural centre. The primary stipulation...

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The Emergence of A Cultural Phenomenon: Mediation in Samuel Richardson's Pamela

Publication Date

2011-January-01

Document Type

Senior Capstone Projects

Authors

Melisa Brower

Department or Program

English Department

Document Type

Senior Capstone Project

Access Level

Vassar Only

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The Emergence of the Biomimicry Movement

Publication Date

2015-January-01

Document Type

Senior Capstone Projects

Authors

Elizabeth Berridge

Department or Program

Science, Technology, and Society Program

Document Type

Senior Capstone Project

Access Level

Vassar Only

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The emotion of shame and the virtue of righteousness in Mencius

Publication Date

2002-December-01

Document Type

article

Authors

Van Norden, Bryan William

Department or Program

Philosophy Department

Chinese and Japanese Department

Document Type

Article

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The Emperor’s New Uniforms: The Uniform Fantasies of Wilhelm II and His Critics

Publication Date

2024-February-15

Authors

Schneider, Jeffrey

Department or Program

German Studies Department

Global Nineteenth-Century Studies Program

Women, Feminist and Queer Studies Program

Document Type

Article

Access Level

Archive Only

Abstract

In light of Wilhelm II’s well-known predilection for military uniforms and displays, many of his contemporaries regarded him as a real-life version of the titular figure in Hans Christian Andersen’s fable “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” This essay uses the concept...

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