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Why Superman Doesn't Take Over The World : What Superheroes Can Tell Us About Economics
Autor: J. Brian O’Roark
Why do heroes fight each other? Why do villains keep trying even though they almost never win? Why don't heroes simply take over the world? Economics and comics may seem to be a world apart. But in the hands of economics professor and comic book hero
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A Threat-Response Model of Counter-Terrorism
Autor: Lauren M. DeLaCruz, J. Brian O'Roark, William C. Wood
Publikováno v: International Journal of Risk and Contingency Management. 2:39-49
This paper critically reviews the literature and best practices to develop and apply a qualitative model for managing terrorism threats. The research shows how risk is too complicated to be reduced to a binary system of safe and unsafe attributes. Th
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https://doi.org/10.4018/ijrcm.2013100103
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Does Economic Education Make a Difference in Congress? How Economics Majors Vote on Trade
Autor: J. Brian O’Roark
Publikováno v: The Journal of Economic Education. 43:423-439
The author of this article expands the background theory of voting to incorporate the undergraduate majors of members of Congress. Examining nine votes on trade across the 109th and 110th Congresses reveals that economics majors are the only category
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00220485.2012.714319
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Tournament Chasing NASCAR Style: Driver Incentives in Stock Car Racing's Playoff Season
Autor: William C. Wood, J. Brian O’Roark, Benjamin Demblowski
Publikováno v: Eastern Economic Journal. 38(1):1-17
This paper applies tournament theory to NASCAR racing's playoff season, the Chase for the Cup. The consequences of a mixed tournament with the top 10 and lower-ranked drivers racing simultaneously are explored and tested. Using individual driver and
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http://www.palgrave-journals.com/eej/journal/v38/n1/full/eej201048a.html
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Determinants of congressional minimum wage support: the role of economic education
Autor: William C. Wood, J. Brian O’Roark
Publikováno v: Public Choice. 147:209-225
Much has been made about the lack of economic education among the public at large, yet little has been said about the limited education of Members of Congress. This paper examines the economic education levels of Members of Congress voting on the 200
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11127-010-9617-6
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The impact of performance-based budgeting on state fiscal performance
Autor: J. Brian O’Roark, W. Mark Crain
Publikováno v: Economics of Governance. 5:167-186
Almost all American States have tried some form of performance-based budgeting, and this study examines the impact of this budget process innovation on state expenditures. Using panel data for 1970 through 1997 the findings indicate that performance-
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-003-0062-6
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