Rising wage inequality and increasing international trade have renewed interest in the empirical relevance of the Stolper-Samuelson theorem. Although a brilliant theoretical accomplishment, the Stolper-Samuelson theorem has received little empirical support. U.S. studies have generated mixed results partially because prices are endogenous in a large country. This paper examines the link between...

In When Movements Anchor Parties, Daniel Schlozman engages a broad swath of American history, discussing the relationship between political parties and social movements from the abolition of slavery to Occupy Wall Street. While this work addresses a wide range of issues across the disciplines of political science, sociology, history, and law, I focus this review on the implications of Schlozman...

This paper examines the role of structural change in India's performance, and particular informal segment stagnant growth Indian manufacturing sector. Using counterfactual analysis – including a modified shift-share approach considers to what extent sector can help explain poor performance over period 1980-2011. The results suggest that has been drag on overall productivity growth, with unable ...

Several authors have recommended [1, 3, 8, 12] that the fetus be mechanically stimulated if the abdominal pregnancy CTG shows no accelerations. One expects the fetus to show a motor response to mechanical stimulation. Fetal movements expressed as accelerations in the abdominal CTG are considered to reflect "arousal" of the previously asleep fetus and are thought to be normal. An absence of such...

results there were significant differences between the groups in subjective labor pain scores (except vas 4) (p < 0.001). the duration of the phase one (3 cm dilatation to full dilatation) and phase two (full dilatation to birth) in the acupressure group was shorter than the control group (phase one, 225 min and 320 min, respectively; phase two, 15 min and 20 min, respectively; both p < 0.001)....

introduction: pulmonary hyperinflation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) can increase the breathing rate and reduce diaphragmatic movements by pushing the diaphragms downward and limiting their movements; this, in fact, can affect the breathing process. the purpose of this study was to compare diaphragmatic movements in copd patients and healthy ones and to evaluate ...

introduction: one the most anxious moments for mothers and families is labor pain and various methods for its relief have an effect on labor management, patient satisfaction and labor outcome. both pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods are used to relieve labor pain, but in recently years, researchers have focused their attention to non-pharmacological methods for reduction of labor p...