In this research, we empirically investigate the payoff of aggressive bidding in an online auction. To address our research question, we use a unique and very rich dataset containing actual market transaction data for approximately 7,000 pay-per-bid auctions. Our research design allows us to isolate the impact of bidding aggressively in an attempt to signal a high valuation on the probability t...

U N E M P L O Y M E N T C O M P E N S A T I O N i n this country represents payment for a p a r t of the wage loss suffered dur ing unemployment . A n unemployed worker , except i n the D i s t r i c t of Co lumbia , receives a weekly benefit based only on his past wages, and f a m i l y responsibilities p lay no p a r t i n the determinat ion of benefit r ights . I n the D i s t r i c t , f r ...

* Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors I n surance, Analysis Divis ion . W H E N A BENEFICIARY of o ld -age a n d survivors i n s u r a n c e e a r n s a s m u c h a s $15 i n a m o n t h i n covered e m p l o y m e n t , h i s i n s u r a n c e benefit a n d a n y s u p p l e m e n t a r y benefits based on h i s wage r eco rd m u s t be suspended for t h a t m o n t h . S ince t h e pu rpose of be...

Background: Recruitment, willingness to participate, and retention in interventions are indispensable for successful prevention. This study investigated the effectiveness o f different strategies for recruiting and retaining low-SES women in depression prevention, and explored which sociodemographic characteristics and risk status factors w ith in this specific target group are associated w ith...

Background: Recruitment, willingness to participate, and retention in interventions are indispensable for successful prevention. This study investigated the effectiveness o f different strategies for recruiting and retaining low-SES women in depression prevention, and explored which sociodemographic characteristics and risk status factors w ith in this specific target group are associated w ith...

background: b re a st con s er v i n g surg e ry ( b c s ) f o l l owed b y loc a l rad i ot h e ra p y is the standard t r eatment for e a rly sta g e of breast cancer. margin stat u s may have an important impact on local recurren c e and over a ll s u rvival of patients treated with bcs, but this h a s not b een defined adequately. in this study, we in ve stigated the rela t io n ship betwee...

Associated Press W rite r__________________ SOUTH BEND The dark industria l factories along the St. Joseph River that were once the hallmark of this c i ty ’ s d ow n tow n are gone. Gone, too, are the high-paying m anufacturing jobs at compa­ nies such as Studebaker and Bendix. Now the downtown is filled w ith men and w om en who dress in business su its and work in professional or serviceorie...

A program cal led " A M " is descr ibed which cai r ies on simple mathemat ics research : defining, and studying new concepts under the guidance of a large body of heuiist ic rules. The 250 h e u r K t u s communicate via an agenda mechanism, a g loba l p r i o r i t y queue of small bisk', for the program to pei f o i m and teasons why each task is plausible (e.g., "Find PENCRAHZTION. of ' p r...

transferred from Europe, sent in new warships and called up combat-ready National Guard units. Bush, asked directly whether he was going to w ar against Saddam Hussein, said: “ I would like to see a peaceful solution to this question." " I f this movement of force is what convinces him , so much the be tte r,” Bush said. “ Le t’s hope he comes to his senses,” he added. Defense Secretary Dick Ch...

Dr. Joseph W. S cott, an associate professor o f sociology at the U n ivers ity o f To ledo , has been named an associate profes­ sor o f sociology and d irec to r o f the new Black Studies Program at the U n ivers ity o f N o tre Dame. The 35-year-old sociologist w ill head the Black Studies Program recently established w ith in the U n ive rs ity ’s College o f A rts and Letters and scheduled...