FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN ECONOMICS By: Ravisha Sodha INTRODUCTION: Field experiments occupy an important middle ground between laboratory experiments and naturally occurring field data. The underlying idea behind most field experiments is to make use of randomization in an environment that captures important characteristics of the real world. Distinct from traditional empirical economics‚ field experiments provide an advantage by permitting the researcher to create exogenous variation in the variables
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Concept Paper: Public Interest To claim to hold the public interest is to claim something big. The ambiguity that arises from such a broad concept almost always means that it will have great‚ and sometimes detrimental‚ consequences. Because it is a sort of a “je ne sais quoi” (Sorauf – p. 623) of American politics‚ it is a strong but malleable tool that can be used by anyone who has the audacity to give it a meaning. Frank J. Sorauf‚ while conceding that no “neat and precise”(p
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Nations‚ like individuals‚ have interests--derived from their innate values and perceived purposes--which motivate their actions. National interests are a nation’s perceived needs and aspirations in relation to its international environment. Categorization of national interests : 1. Survival(Critical) These represent the single most important interests for any actor. This is the very essence of the actor’s existence – the protection of its citizens and their institution from attack by enemies
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Conflict of Interest 1 Running head: CONFLICT OF INTEREST Auditor Independence‚ Conflict of Interest‚ and the Unconscious Intrusion of Bias Don A. Moore Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh‚ PA 15213 don.moore@alumni.carleton.edu Phone: 412-268-5968 Fax: 412-269-7345 George Loewenstein Carnegie Mellon University Lloyd Tanlu Harvard University Max H. Bazerman Harvard University The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the American Accounting Association
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Final draft: 08 Theories of economics: classical economics verses Keynesian economics. Mamun‚ M.H.A Classical and Keynesian economics are two different economic philosophies. The classical economists usually oppose government intervention and believe that the free market creates efficiency automatically (Greenwald et al‚ 1988). However‚ Keynesian economists are in favour of general intervention by the state to create an efficient market (Blinder‚ 2007). Looking at price
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D) –Single Interest Group The Mission of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is to stop drink driving‚ support the victims of this violent crime‚ and prevent underage drinking. MADD is funded by the federal government as well as donations and sponsorships. Mothers Against Drunk Driving was established to put a stop to drunk driving and underage drinking. A woman named Candace Lightner had a 13 year old daughter who was killed
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Increasing Student Interest in Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Math (STEM): Massachusetts STEM Pipeline Fund Programs Using Promising Practices Prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education March 2011 Acknowledgements Increasing Student Interest in STEM Acknowledgements The concept for this report evolved from valuable conversations with the former Pipeline Director‚ David McCauley and from Program Manger‚ Keith Connors. Information in this report has been
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IFRS 5 IFRS 5 is about non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations‚ which state that the aims of disclosed discontinued operations and non-current asset disposal is to helped group of users of the financial statement to assess the financial effects. The definition of discontinued operation in IFRS may differ from other accounting standard‚ IFRS has defined discontinued operation is an asset or component of a company that either has been disposed or is regarded as held-for-sale‚ and
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Special Interests ____________ ____________ POL 110: United States Government November 29‚ 2012 Under Article I‚ Section I of the Bill of Rights‚ the Framers created a Congress‚ consisting of a Senate and a House of Representatives‚ that has the authority to make legislative decisions for our United States government. Congress has the power to make laws ‚ declare war ‚ raise and provide public money and oversee its proper expenditure‚ impeach and try federal officers‚ approve presidential
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Penn State University Economics Department Bryn Mawr‚ PA 20000 Dear Mr. Lee‚ I am writing this letter to express my interest for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics at The Pennsylvania State University. If I were to choose one word to describe myself‚ it would have to be independent. At the age of five‚ my parents divorced‚ and I was left in the care of my grandparents. It was one of the turning points in my life that hastened my maturation. I learned to think and act independently. All
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