Abstract Spelling has been found to be influenced by the frequency with which certain orthographic patterns occur. We examined whether Grades 2–5 children were already sensitive in spelling present tense verb inflections that sound same but are spelled differently. Children asked spell tenses two homophonous forms; both pronounced final /t/ -d (“ik vind,” I find ) or -dt (“hij/zij vindt,” he/sh...

Abstract Social progress through improved treatment of minority groups (e.g., forbidding racial or sexual harassment) may not spread to corporate cultures competition. We provide a theory culture, and we show that emergent, progressive can displace existing, regressive ones when the prevailing wage gap is large between majority groups. The model provides testable predictions on gender gaps acro...

As has been the case with other types of medical tourism, the phenomenon of cross border fertility care ("CBFC") has sparked concern about the lack of global or even national harmonization in the regulation of the fertility industry. The diversity of laws around the globe leads would-be parents to forum shop for a welcoming place to make babies. Focusing specifically on the phenomenon of travel...