In this paper we draw crucial parallels between the concepts of compatibility and networks
and the more traditional concepts of complementarity and vertical relationships. We also …

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debt for the light he sheds on the … I thank Larry White for doing a superb job of editing this …

The informational opacity of small businesses makes them an interesting area for the study
of banks' lending practices and procedures. We use data from a survey of small businesses …

Background The goals of this study were to (1) define the epidemiology of acute patellar
dislocation, (2) determine the risk of subsequent patellar instability episodes (subluxation and/or …

This paper will explore how the financial regulatory structure propelled three credit rating
agencies—Moody's, Standard & Poor's (S&P), and Fitch—to the center of the US bond markets…

Comparisons of the various institutional arrangements for controlling pollutant emissions from
individual sources-effluent fees, effluent control subsidies, marketable permits, and direct (“…

This paper reviews the extant empirical studies of financial innovation. Adopting broad
criteria and spanning a long time horizon, we found surprisingly few studies (39), with most (23) …

Many services provide outputs that depend partially on the customers as inputs; the presence
of other customers often contributes to the output experienced by each purchaser. Higher …

Recent competitive innovations in payment mechanisms, particularly the checkable money
market mutual fund, seem to have blurred the edges of the category of assets properly called" …

Examined witnesses' answers to repeated questions about a novel event, both within and
across interviews. Ss in 4 age groups (4-, 6-, and 8-yr-olds and adults; N= 133) individually …