Cellular automata (CA) are particularly well suited for cryptographic application and there are several previous studies in this topic (Benkiniouar & Benmohamed, 2004; Gutowitz, 1995; Kari, 1992; Nandi et al., 1994; Oliveira et al., 2004; 2008; Seredynski et al., 2003; Tomassini & Perrenoud, 2000; Wuensche, 2008; Wolfram, 1986). Since CA rule is simple, local and discrete, it can be executed in...

In school finance lawsuits, plaintiffs often claim that pay levels are not sufficient to recruit teachers who can deliver constitutionally-mandated levels of educational services. In this paper I consider several ways in which one might bring economic theory and data to bear on that question. I conclude that at present, and at least for the near term, education research cannot prescribe an “ade...