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Federal Reserve Bank Policy and Influence of US Excessive Current Consumption on International Equity Returns

Steven L. Beach, Radford University
Kenneth R. Beller, Washington State University

Evidence is mounting that the current consumption and investment tradeoff by US investors predicts future equity returns, both domestically and internationally. This paper examines the reward to investors for bearing the risk associated with the consumption-investment decisions of investors. In addition, the paper finds the reward is consistent in periods of rising and […]

An Analysis of the Effects of Specific Promotion Types on Attendance at Major League Baseball Games

Thomas C. Boyd, California State University, Fullerton
Timothy C. Krehbiel, Miami University

Professional and collegiate sports face an ever increasing challenge from competition for sport fans’ attention and dollars as available alternatives proliferate. Teams are looking for new ways to make games more attractive in order to fill their seats. While true to some degree for all sports, Major League Baseball (MLB) has attracted the greatest […]

Modeling Tool Impact on Defect Identification in IS Design

Michael A. Eierman, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Bruce C. Hungerford, Univeristy of Wisconsin, Oshkosh

The Unified Modeling Language (UML) has received significant attention as the tool of the future for modeling information systems. However, prior to the development of the UML, IS modeling was done with tools such as Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs) and Entity-Relationship Diagrams (ERDs). These tools have been developed over many years of information systems […]

The Impact of Structural Prescriptions on Joint Venture Survival

Jeffrey Kaufmann, Iowa State University
Hugh M. O’Neill, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anne S. York, Creighton University

Prior research on joint ventures using both legal and strategic perspectives provides several transaction cost-based prescriptions for structuring joint ventures to minimize the threat of opportunistic behavior by venture partners. However, the effects of these prescriptions on the subsequent survival of the alliance are largely untested. Using survey data from senior managers responsible for […]

Does the Canadian Dollar Travel South? An Examination of Currency Substitution along the U.S.-Canadian Border

Michael J. Pisani, Central Michigan
University David W. Yoskowitz, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

This paper investigates currency substitution along the U.S.-Canada border with specific reference to the use of the Canadian dollar in the United States. In our study sites of Bellingham, WA; Buffalo, NY; Burlington, VT; Houlton, ME; Minot, ND; Port Huron, MI; and Sault Ste. Marie, MI, we found that 70.1 percent of 364 sampled […]