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A Test of the Coase Conjecture Using Prices of Electronic Books

open access: yesSouthern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Coase Conjecture predicts that a durable‐goods monopolist without commitment will rapidly cut price toward marginal cost. We test this prediction in the electronic‐book market using release‐day prices. To proxy for marginal cost, we use competitive prices of public‐domain electronic books on the same platforms.
Tim Groseclose, Alex Tabarrok
wiley   +1 more source

The role of folk-tale in Ndebele literature : the case for Inhlamvu Zasengodlweni

open access: yes, 1994
The influence of folk-tales in Ndebele narratives is much greater than most critics of Ndebele literature acknowledge. To those who are familiar with Ndebele literature, the influence is not hard to see when one examines the plots and actions of the main
Matshakayile-Ndlovu, Tommy
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Emergent Innovation in Systemic Programme Design: Retrospective Reflections on the Development of a Student‐Centred Masters in Systems Thinking

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Our theory of education, based on a systemic understanding of the subjective and intersubjective construction of knowledge, is that students are motivated to study what is most meaningful to them. Meaningfulness is grounded in the students' prior experiences, which are highly diverse.
Wendy J. Gregory, Gerald Midgley
wiley   +1 more source

Tatar folk fairy tale: the origin and development of the genre

open access: yes
The paper considers the development of the Tatar folk fairy tale genre. The stages of collecting, recording and publishing the first collections containing Tatar fairy tales are outlined.
D. Gizatullina
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Goffman's Tempting the Devil in Stigma: A Close Rereading of Goffman's “Subversive” Construct of “the Normals” Versus “the Stigmatized”

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This article engages in a close rereading of Stigma, relating it to Goffman's biography as a person who faced stigma. Exploring his biography helps us to recognize the ways Goffman applies stigma strategies in how he represents himself as the author in Stigma.
Thaddeus Müller
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting Pathways into College and Careers: The Case of Adult Education ESL in Community Colleges

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Research has increasingly focused on the importance of college preparation and career and technical education (CTE) for multilingual learners (MLs), many of them classified as “English Learners,” in K‐12 schools. Less attention, however, has been paid to the collegiate and professional aspirations of another significant population of MLs in ...
Kylie A. Kenner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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