NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE DECISIONS OF NEW FIRMS Alicia M. Robb David T. Robinson Working Paper 16272 http://www.nber.org/papers/w16272 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 August 2010 The authors are grateful to the Kauffman Foundation for generous financial support. Malcolm Baker‚ Thomas Hellmann‚ Antoinette Schoar‚ Ivo Welch‚ and seminar participants at the Kauffman/Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Entrepreneurial Finance
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The New York House of Refuge was the first juvenile reformatory in the nation. It began as a product of a humanitarian association. Organized in 1815‚ it was originally called the Society for the Prevention of Pauperism. The Reverend John Stanford founded this Society. During the year 1820 and continuing through the middle of 1821‚ the Society completed a survey of the United States prisons. Upon completion‚ the Society then appointed a committee to study the findings. The report the committee
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Personal Narrative PSY/230 Louise Dean May 8‚ 2011 Over the past five years the purpose and meaning for my life has developed into an empathetic‚ caring‚ responsible person. I am in the process of fulfilling a mission to help others deal with life’s situations‚ circumstances‚ and issues without the use of alcohol and drugs. My life began as the 18th of 20 siblings‚ which was not an easy assignment for me. I had to hold the position as “the baby” for seven years before
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HU300-01 Arts and Humanities Final Project – Time Capsule Final Project – Time Capsule Since the creation of time‚ man has been inventing creations to enhance and abet the living experience of human beings with hopes of making daily tasks (domestic or work) more manageable while exerting less physical effort or for safety measures. This time capsule has been written to share with future generations some of the creations that were made near the end of the 20th Century and the beginning of 21st
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Running head: RESEARCH New Media Research Project Evi Kazamia Dr. Yi Luo Montclair State University Introduction The array of social networking sites such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and Youtube are embedded within the majority of today’s organizations. These social media outlets are becoming a necessary tool for organizations because they are a huge source of exposure and have proven to help organizations deal with issues management‚ crisis responses‚ and most importantly reputation
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an easy way for your customer to recognize how much we value and appreciate their business. The ways in which we would want to maintain customer retention from the sales perspective‚ would be to offer our customers free trials on our new services or products‚ offer new services or products we feel will enhance their services or by offering our customers special discounts. Another
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Fukushima Causes National Concern: Time for New EPA Policy ERIC ZOPPI DECEMBER 9TH‚ 2013 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY Holy Fukushima: Statement of the Problem March 11th‚ 2011 - Töhoku Earthquake & Tsunami wreaked havoc upon Japan‚ resulting in the largest nuclear disaster since Chernobyl The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant experienced crippling structural damage‚ as well as subsequent meltdowns of several nuclear reactors and steady leakage of
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Exploring the religious and cultural dynamics and understanding of the Islamic Religion in a global Geopolitical environment Maryn Devry University Cultural Diversity in Professions Professor Kazsuk Elizabeth February 19‚ 2012 Scenario 4 Topic: Exploring the religious and cultural dynamics and understanding of the Islamic Religion in a global geopolitical environment. Islam is a religion with well over 1.5 billion followers and
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United States needs to reform their policy on illegal drugs to save taxpayers money and give focus to more important matters. The United States drug policy is way past due for an overhaul. The current policy is outdated and continues to place a huge burden on the justice system ( Nordstrom‚ 2011). United States of America will benefit from a drug policy reform and a better look on drugs that could serve a medical purpose like Marijuana. The United States has a constant burden put on its judicial
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MBA 610: Final Paper Description and Grading Guide Overview In a well-crafted‚ comprehensive paper‚ use specific cases‚ statutes‚ course resources‚ and course concepts to demonstrate your competency with regard to all of the following three points: 1. Areas of the law that you feel most affect business decisions (Law and Business Decisions) 2. Major underlying principles of the law that you feel are most impactful (Impactful Law Principles) 3. Common sources of fear and distrust of the law and
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