5 articles in this issue
Kazuma Yanagisawa, Kakuro Amasaka
This study employs motion capture and statistics todevelop an objective, rational scoring system for classical ballet and uses theresults to construct a scoring support approach model. Specifically, the studyfocuses on classical ballet, using interviews w... see more
Yoav Wachsman, Jie Zhou
Lobbyingplays an integral part in the American political process. This paper utilizesgame theory to examine the lobbying efforts of a duopoly that is competing fora government contract. We first examine a model with a general probabilityfunction and then ... see more
Jing-Wen Yang
This study examines whether corporatedisclosure behavior is sticky and if so, why. From the Company IssuedGuidance database created by Thompson First Call, 1,085 firm-years in which afirm skips a year of earnings forecast are identified. Based on a logit ... see more
Lan Liu
This paper investigates if theturn-of-the-month effect exists in the broad US equity market from January 2001to December 2011 and if applying the knowledge of the turn-of-the-montheffect to move the dates of investment without engaging active tradingstrat... see more
Amaechi N. Nwaokoro, Clifford Marshall, Shiwam Mittal
Both the crime andpoverty rates in Albany/Dougherty County, Georgia, are substantially high. Therefore, the objective of this study is tohighlight the sources of the relationships between poverty and crimes in thisarea. The paper makes additionalcontribut... see more