The stock market participation rate for U.S. households with assets in both taxable and tax-deferred accounts is increasing with age in taxable accounts and decreasing with age in tax-deferred accounts. This paper asks whether a quantitative life-cycle model of portfolio choice can match these life-cycle patterns of stock market participation. The model incorporates several key features into a ...

calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumor (ceot) is a rare benign, but locally infiltrating odontogenic neoplasm. it accounts for less than 1% of all odontogenic tumors. this is a case report of recurrent ceot in the maxilla. a 35-year-old patient reported after three years of surgical excision of the lesion, with a recurrence. it is of particular concern because of its anatomic location in the m...

We offer a way to test to what extent double-entry book-keeping is the vector of rationalization of merchant activity that was described by Weber, and explore alternative possible motivations. We move the focus away from the structure and theory of accounts into the daily practice of the agents themselves. We use the new, unique database of eighteenth-century merchant accounts developed in Fran...

ANNALS, AAPSS, 634, March 2011 Lay or commonsense accounts of the origins of criminal behavior may play a key role in sustaining a strong public appetite for harsh criminal justice policies and undergird large black-white differences in opinion in this domain. Using data from the nationally representative Race, Crime, and Public Opinion project’s 2001 survey, the authors develop an explanatory ...

Online Social Media (OSM) is extensively used by contemporary Internet users to communicate, socialize and disseminate information. This has led to the creation of a distinct online social identity which in turn has created the need of online social reputation management techniques. A significant percentage of OSM users utilize various methods to drive and manage their reputation on OSM. This h...