This paper uses insights from behavioral economics to explain a particularly surprising borrowing phenomenon: One in six undergraduate students offered interest-free loans turn them down. Models of impulse control predict that students may optimally reject subsidized loans to avoid excessive consumption during school. Using the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), we investigate st...

Corrected authors’ contributions MN made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and drafted the manuscript. DA made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data. MC made substantial contributions to the inception of the study, revision of the manuscript, and is ...

A convergence of events led to a remarkable partnership. It began in 2001 when The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing (UTHSCSA-SON) demonstrated its dedication to developing young researchers by creating a Research Scholars seminar. This seminar is held Fridays at noon at the School of Nursing with research scholars and research faculty joining in discuss...

Journal of Marketing Research Vol. XLI (February 2004), 116–131 *Olivier Toubia is a graduate student, Marketing Group (e-mail: [email protected]), John R. Hauser is Kirin Professor of Marketing (e-mail: [email protected]), and Duncan I. Simester is a professor (e-mail: [email protected]), Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The authors gratefully acknowledge the ...

The recently developed competencies in pediatric psychology from the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) Task Force on Competencies and Best Training Practices in Pediatric Psychology provide a benchmark to evaluate training program practices and student progress toward training in level-specific competency goals. Graduate-level training presents a unique challenge for addressing the breadth ...

This paper proposes a Bayesian nonparametric modeling approach for the return distribution in multivariate GARCH models. In contrast to the parametric literature the return distribution can display general forms of asymmetry and thick tails. An infinite mixture of multivariate normals is given a flexible Dirichlet process prior. The GARCH functional form enters into each of the components of th...

BACKGROUND Anatomical subjects depicted in Eduard Pernkopf's richly illustrated Topographische Anatomie des Menschen may be victims of the Nazi regime. Special collections librarians in the history of medicine can use this primary resource to initiate dialogs about ethics with medical students. CASE PRESENTATION Reported here is the authors' use of Pernkopf's Atlas in an interactive medical h...

S Refereed Dixon K.J. and Sherrard R.M. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor induces olivocerebellar plasticity in the mature cerebellum (2006) Federation of European Neurosciences Dixon K.J. and Sherrard R.M. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor induces olivocerebellar plasticity in the mature cerebellum (2006) Australian Neuroscience Society Dixon K.J. and Sherrard R.M. Brain-derived neurotrophic f...

Journal of Marketing Research Vol. XLI (February 2004), 116–131 *Olivier Toubia is a graduate student, Marketing Group (e-mail: [email protected]), John R. Hauser is Kirin Professor of Marketing (e-mail: [email protected]), and Duncan I. Simester is a professor (e-mail: [email protected]), Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The authors gratefully acknowledge the ...

This article describes the concept and implementation of an interdisciplinary seminar that was held at University Education in Freiburg, Germany. Student teachers for elementary school subjects were first taught Design Thinking. Then they used their acquired knowledge to create learning scenarios Art/Crafts General Science Social Studies. The highlights results offers opportunity discuss potent...