This paper constructs and estimates the demand for international tourism for the Italian Province of Sassari. The sample period under estimation is from 1972 to 1995. Three dynamic models are estimated at monthly, annual and quarterly data frequencies. Similarities and differences are explored amongst the three models, using recently developed econometric techniques. A “premodelling” data analy...

Rothbart and Park (1986) demonstrated that, consistent with the common negativity bias, positive traits are difficult to confirm and easy to disconfirm while the opposite is true for negative traits. We extend their analysis by showing that trait (dis-)confirmability is moderated by trait content (Warmth vs. Competence). Study 1 identifies a trait sample representative of Warmth and Competence....

We study the set of no-signalling empirical models on a measurement scenario, and show that the combinatorial structure of the no-signalling polytope is completely determined by the possibilistic information given by the support of the models. This is a special case of a general result which applies to all polytopes presented in a standard form, given by linear equations together with non-negat...

Prior research has demonstrated a clear negativity effect (greater weighting of candidate weaknesses compared with strengths) in the evaluation of U.S. presidential candidates in each of the past six elections analyzed. The authors adopt a motivational view and question the robustness of this finding. They reanalyze past National Election Studies data along with new data and conclude that the n...

If an aggregative game satisfies the generalized Hahn conditions, then there exists a unique Nash equilibrium, which may not be interior and is globally stable under two alternative continuous adjustment processes with non-negativity constraints. JEL Classification Numbers: C72, D43, L13.

We present results from an online experiment designed to probe the cognitive underpinnings of intra-sentential pronoun resolution. Event-related brain potentials were used to test the hypothesis that the processing of anaphoric links established between pronouns and non commanding antecedents demands more cognitive resources than the processing of anaphoric links to commanding antecedents. The ...

This paper investigates the systematic relatedness between the concessive –to (or mo)-marked polarity phenomenon and the high tone –nun (or wa)-marked Contrastive Topic phenomenon with respect to underlying concessivity and thereby derived scalarity. I also investigate the scalar features of the exhaustivity focus marker –man (or dake) in inherently scalar numeral, quantifier and predicate cont...

In this study I examine the relationship between syntactic working memory and intermediate gap positions in longdistance filler-gap dependencies. An “intermediate” gap position is a structural position, distinct from verbal argument positions, which is available to the filler at a clause edge between its surface dislocated position and its original canonical position. I will use anterior negati...

Introduction Educational technology is an essentially 'positive project.' Most people working in this area are driven by an underlying belief that digital technologies are—in some way—capable of improving education. This mindset is evident, for example, in the recent tendency to refer to 'technology-enhanced learning' or before this to 'computer-assisted learning'—descriptions that both leave l...

GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES IN REACTION TO NEGATIVE FEEDBACKby ABIGAIL E. B. REISSAugust 2010Advisor: Dr. Marcus W. DicksonMajor: Psychology (Industrial/Organizational)Degree: Master of ArtsGenerational differences in the workplace have received a great deal of attention in thepast few years. The present study examined the reactions of Generation Y, Generation X, an...