I have documented the shift in youth alcoholic beverage preference from beer to distilled spirits between 2001 and 2009. I have assessed the role of distilled spirits industry marketing strategies to promote this shift using the Smirnoff brand marketing campaign as a case example. I conclude with a discussion of the similarities in corporate tactics across consumer products with adverse publi...

The thesis is a st:ud,y of' industry localization, the geographic concentration of fil:-ms in specific or related activities. The stUdy centers on two principal issues: the process througtl which industry agglomerations form, and the relationship between the trade regime and the pattern of geographic concentration. We consider ttle particular case of the Mexican garment industry. Evidence is dr...

Emerging applications such as high frequency trading are driving new requirements for ultra-low latency data center network designs. In this paper, we review low latency messaging applications for enterprise server platforms and present the results of a recent audited industry standard benchmark test designed to simulate the effects of real time financial trading systems. Design best practices ...

This Article develops a framework for analyzing the very existence of regulation of market makers and singles out such key factors as externalities in the market for liquidity, vulnerability of these market participants to certain trading strategies, and their own opportunism. This framework is explored through the evolution of the market making segment of the securities industry from crowded f...

This is a timely and important report that focuses on a critical issue in the study of alcohol policy: what are the tactics of the alcohol industry and their impact on alcohol marketing policy? Savell et al. [1] demonstrate the utility of monitoring the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities of the alcohol industry, collecting qualitative and quantitative data about its modus operandi...