CSERR, HELEN. Potassium exchange between cerabrospinal @id, plasma, and brain. Am. J. Physiol. 2og(6): I2Ig--I226* 1965*Potassium exchange between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), plasma, and brain was investigated in anesthetized dogs and rats using the technique of ventriculocisternal perfusion. Transport via bulk secretion and absorption of CSF accounts for only 20% of total potassium exchange, un...

Abstract Using new data at the police department level, I propose an identification strategy for estimating causal effect that militarization has on reducing violent crime. show previous estimates are likely to be contaminated by unobserved factors simultaneously determine and Upon addressing this issue, find a point estimate is 20 times larger than those estimated previously. then one-fourth o...

We examine a new dataset of public procurement laws, practice, and outcomes in 187 countries. measure regulation as restrictions on the discretion procuring entities. find that laws practice are highly correlated with each other across countries, better is outcomes, but themselves not outcomes. A closer look shows stricter correlate improved only countries low sector capacity. present model whi...

COVID-19 has become one of the biggest humanitarian crises affecting millions lives around world. Bangladesh is also affected by crisis. Society, health, and economic sectors are this pandemic. Violence against Women common in Bangladesh. This study discusses trends violence women during The prevailing gender norms, patriarchy, socio-economic factors made vulnerable to different forms gender-ba...

Terrorism will be high on the political agenda for many years to come. Various policies are open to a government fighting terrorism but, in any case, considerable costs are involved. In the competition for political support, the costs and benefits of anti-terrorism policies will be debated. Better information about terrorism and its consequences can improve policy outcome if there is electoral ...

In trials witnesses often slant their testimony in order to advance their own interests. To obtain truthful testimony, the law relies on cross-examination under threat of prosecution for perjury. We show that perjury law is an imperfect truth-revealing mechanism. More importantly, we develop a perfect truth-revealing mechanism. Under this mechanism the witness is sanctioned if a court eventuall...

Why Do Some Motorbike Riders Wear a Helmet and Others Don’t? Evidence from Delhi, India We focus on helmet use behavior among motorbike users in Delhi. We use a detailed data set collected for the purpose of the study. To guide our empirical analysis, we rely on a simple model in which drivers decide on self-protection and self-insurance. The empirical findings suggest that risk averse drivers ...

Natural disasters cause human losses, destroy economic assets and are often followed by widespread looting and increases in altruistic behaviour; affecting ambiguously the long-term benefits and costs of crime. This study investigates whether the multiple consequences of natural disasters lead to lasting changes in property crime rates through assessing the effect on property crime dynamics of ...

This paper presents a positive model which shows that institutional setups on capital and labor markets might be intertwined by politicoeconomic forces. Some countries especially in continental Europe exhibit a corporatist politicoeconomic equilibrium with a substantial protection of insiders on both markets. The more important money is in political decision-making, the more divided the workfor...