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Cities, Agglomeration, and Spatial Equilibrium

Cities, Agglomeration, and Spatial Equilibrium

Edward Ludwig Glaeser

Cutler, David and Edward Glaeser (1997). “Are Ghettos Good or Bad?,” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 112(3): 827–872. Cutler, David, Edward Glaeser and Jacob Vigdor (2008). “Is the Melting Pot Still Hot? Explaining the Resurgence of ...
Criminals and Victims

Criminals and Victims

W. David Allen

Glaeser, Edward L., and Bruce Sacerdote. 1999. “Why Is There More Crime in Cities?” Journal of Political Economy 107 (December): S225–S258. Glaeser, Edward L., Bruce Sacerdote, and José A. Scheinkman. 1996. “Crime and Social ...
Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing ...

Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing ...

Edward Ludwig Glaeser

In Rethinking Federal Housing Policy: How to Make Housing Plentiful and Affordable, Edward L. Glaeser and Joseph Gyourko explain why housing is so expensive in some areas and outline a plan for making it more affordable.
Urban Inequality

Urban Inequality

Edward Ludwig Glaeser

What impact does inequality have on metropolitan areas?
Why Doesn't the US Have a European-style Welfare System?

Why Doesn't the US Have a European-style Welfare System?

Edward Glaeser

European countries are much more generous to the poor relative to the US level of generosity.
Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences

Encyclopedia of Philosophy and the Social Sciences

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An interesting consequence of endogenous social interactions is the amplification of differences in average neighborhood behavior across neighborhoods. In their 2003 study, Edward Glaeser, Bruce Sacerdote, and José A. Scheinkman ...
Triumph of the City: How Urban Spaces Make Us Human

Triumph of the City: How Urban Spaces Make Us Human

Edward Glaeser

'A masterpiece' Steven D. Levitt, co-author of Freakonomics 'A brilliant read: persuasive and provocative' Time Out 'Replete with lightly borne learning, this is a tremendous book' Bryan Appleyard, Literary Review 'Fascinating' Sunday ...
The Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations

The Governance of Not-for-Profit Organizations

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Edward L. Glaeser. 6 Theories of Firm Behavior in the Nonprofit Sector A Synthesis and Empirical Evaluation Anup Malani, Tomas Philipson, and Guy David Much economic activity occurs in the not-for-profit (NFP) sector of the U.S. economy.
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates

The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates

Peter T. Leeson

This is a fun book, but also a volume rich with insights and analysis."--Edward Glaeser, Harvard University "Light of touch and truly eloquent, The Invisible Hook is a terrific read on a fascinating topic.
Public Bills

Public Bills

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Isaac Hampton Edward Austin - Edward Austin Edward Austin - Edward Austin Edward Austin Messrs. Thompson, Ilatton, and Morgan. Edward Austin William Earl of Dudley, Isaac Hampton. Isaac Hampton. Edward Austin. Edward Austin.
Vital Records of Augusta, Maine: To the Year 1892 ...

Vital Records of Augusta, Maine: To the Year 1892 ...

Augusta (Me.)

D. of Josiah, June 12, 1805. b.d. THORN, Charles Smith, s. of Edward Batchelder and Elizabeth, Feb. 10, 1845. Edward Franklin, s. of Edward Batchelder and Elizabeth, March 19, 1849. Emma Jane, d. of Edward Batchelder and Elizabeth, ...
Wear of Materials

Wear of Materials

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

David Rigney's laboratory at The Ohio State University. At that time, he wasworking with Bill Glaeser (Battelle Columbus Laboratories) and John Hirth ( Ohio State) on a dislocation cell model for the structure of highly-deformed layers in worn ...
Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular ...

Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular ...

Joachim Frank

This book, the successor to an earlier work published in 1996 with Academic Press, is a natural companion work to our forthcoming book on electron crystallography by Robert Glaeser, with contributions by six others, including Frank.
Artful Lives: Edward Weston, Margrethe Mather, and the ...

Artful Lives: Edward Weston, Margrethe Mather, and the ...

Beth Gates Warren

AlsO fROm GeTTy PUblicATiOns Edward Weston's Book of Nudes Edited by Brett Abbott In Focus: Edward Weston Brett Abbott Front jacket: Edward Weston, Epilogue (Margrethe Mather) (detail), 1919 Back jacket: Margrethe Mather, Edward ...
Parliamentary Papers: 1780-1849

Parliamentary Papers: 1780-1849

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons

... Semple, Edward M. - Sullivan, Cornelius - Scully, Thomas - Smyth, William - Smyth, Edward - Strene, John - - Smyth, Martin Shearman, John Sloane, Charles Stephenson, Edward Sheil, William J. Spillane, Patrick - Smith, Edward - Semple,  ...
The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Allen-Gray

The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers: Allen-Gray

Edward Pleasants Valentine

THE abstracts of wills, deeds and court orders contained in the volumes now published as The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers are from the files of family papers bequeathed to The Valentine Museum by the late Edward Pleasants ...
THE ROYAL NAVY LIST

THE ROYAL NAVY LIST

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Whyham, William H Whyte, John Whyte, John W Whyte, Robert C . Whyte ... Willey, Edward H Williams, Arthur P Williams, Aylmer H. G WilliamB, Charles Williams, David H Williams, Edward Williams, Edward A Williams, Edward H Williams, ...
Report of the Trial and Acquittal of Edward Shippen, ...

Report of the Trial and Acquittal of Edward Shippen, ...

Edward Shippen

Of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, on an Impeachment, Before the Senate of the Commonwealth, January, 1805 Edward Shippen, Jasper Yeates, William Hamilton, Thomas Smith. Mr. SoiLEAr, rcse on the part of the managers of theirs,  ...
The Battle of Gettysburg: A Guided Tour

The Battle of Gettysburg: A Guided Tour

Edward James Stackpole

... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Stackpole, Edward J. (Edward James), 1894- The Battle of Gettysburg : a guided tour / Edward J. Stackpole and Wilbur Nye — Rev. / by Bradley Gottfried, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references.
Letters to a Young Scientist

Letters to a Young Scientist

Edward O. Wilson

Pulitzer Prize–winning biologist Edward O. Wilson imparts the wisdom of his storied career to the next generation. Edward O. Wilson has distilled sixty years of teaching into a book for students, young and old.
Three Classic Westerns

Three Classic Westerns

Edward Buscombe

This selection includes texts on three iconic westerns: The Searchers by Edward Buscombe; Shane by Edward Countryman and Yvonne von-Heussen Countryman; and High Noon by Phillip Drummond.
John Gant, ca. 1713-1783, of Virginia and North Carolina: ...

John Gant, ca. 1713-1783, of Virginia and North Carolina: ...

Clifford L. Gant

Ross, Your lnheritance, Volume Three. ln her book, Mrs. Robbie Lee (Gillis) Ross writes that Edward's father disowned Edward when he announced he wanted to go to America. After Edward settled in NC, three others by the name of Rippy ...
Letters and papers of Sir John Herschel: a guide to the ...

Letters and papers of Sir John Herschel: a guide to the ...

Paul Kesaris

1825-7-20 From Sir Edward Sabine Lignieres RS:HS 15.13 15. 1825-11-16 From Sir Edward Sabine Tunbridge Wells RS:HS 15.14 16. 1826-2-23 From Sir Edward Sabine RS:HS 15.15 17. 1826 From Sir Edward Sabine RS:HS 15.16 18.
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Pharmacist

The Pharmaceutical Journal and Pharmacist

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OFHCES AND WAREHWSES' DIRECTORS : SIR EDWARD EVANS (Chairman) EDWARD ALFRED WEBB WILLIAM PATERSON EVANS ALFRED BICKERTON EVANS JAMES HERBERT E. EVANS THOMAS EDWARD LESCHER HAROLD ...
Boyd's Directory of the District of Columbia for ...

Boyd's Directory of the District of Columbia for ...

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FIFTEENTH and I Streets, nw., WASHINGTON, D. C. Bryan Edward, stone cutter, 929 N J av nw Bryan Edward, watchmkr, 13324th nw Bryan Edward C, mess, 704 10th ne Bryan Elizabeth, wid John, washer, 1 Hope aV Se Bryan George, servt, ...
General Edward Porter Alexander at First Bull Run: Account ...

General Edward Porter Alexander at First Bull Run: Account ...

Edward Porter Alexander

In the narrative of the Civil War, Edward Porter Alexander has loomed larger in death than in life.

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