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Empire-Building, Underinvestment and Capital Gain Taxation
No full textThis note provides an explanation for why tax rates on captial gains are usually lower than ordinary income tax rates based on manager's agency problem related to "empire-building" and the underinvestment problem
The Scribe
No full textThis is the October 2010 edition of The Scribe, October 2010, Issue 3. The front page features an article on Dean Sobb’s visit to India, as well as coverage of UB’s new Physician Assistant program. Other articles include Professor Jeffrey Johnson’s new classical music blog, Sonic Labyrinth; changes to the Student Government Association’s constitution; the African Student Association’s upcoming fashion show; the restoration of historic buildings on campus; UB’s receipt of a $1.1 million Student Support Services grant; UB’s sixth annual Community Health Fair; and a spotlight on the new women’s basketball coach, Stephanie Del Preore.
The Scribe
No full textThis is the December 2010 edition of The Scribe, Issue 6. The front page features the African Student Association (ASA) fashion show, Last Train to Paris, as well as the University of Bridgeport's team receiving the Distinguished Delegation Award at the 2010 National Model United Nations. Other articles cover Sodexo’s food drive, which donated 640 pounds of food to the Bridgeport Rescue Mission; the tenth anniversary of the International College; the awarding of the Distinguished Literacy Award by the Connecticut Reading Association to Professor Margaret Queenan of the School of Education; and sports coverage
The Scribe
No full textThis is the February 4, 2010 edition of The Scribe, Spring 2010, Issue 1. The front page covers the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. Other articles include a discussion of the pros and cons of the University of Bridgeport’s shuttle service, a planned trip to China in May, the participation of UB’s Fones School of Dental Hygiene in “Give Kids a Smile Day,” and a spotlight on senior Sidney Parsons
Sailing In Gale-Force Winds: Braving the Challenges of Today
No full textDr. Perle's article on facing moral and ethical challenges of the chiropractic profession.http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=5445
Changing Demographics and the Middle East
No full textIn this lecture in the Israel and Palestine "Looking Ahead Twenty-five Years" series, Dr. Richard L. Rubenstein discusses the changes in the demographics and the significance of the growth of Islam in Europe
UB Knightlines Winter 2010
No full textThe UB Knightlines newsletter for Winter 2010. This issue contains articles discussing UB alum Claire Ciscuolo and her business Claire's Corner Copia in New Haven, UB alum Art Landi's business of building product displays and his UB advocacy, UB alum Clodomiro Falcon creating a Hispanic phone directory in Fairfield County with UB, Fone's dental clinic to provide free checkups to local elementary school students, UB's First Year Achievement Floor, the Back-to-School Youth Education Summit, an exhibition on domestic violence, the Bridgeport/Shelton Big Read, alum Steve Ray's experience with UB Basketball in the late 80s, student David James story on marathon running, Sofia Hoflin and the UB women's Soccer team, the induction of alumni into UB's Athletic Hall of Fame, and other campus news
Bank Transparency: Cost of Capital and Return on Credit Issues
No full textRecent credit market problems have resulted in actions by Congress, the Bush and Obama Administrations and regulatory agencies to preserve the integrity of the banking system. Although the issue of bank transparency has not been considered as integral to the development of a comprehensive policy for the American banking system, there are significant gaps in the data required to analyze conditions in banking and to develop possible remedies. This paper analyses certain elements integral to U.S. and international banking: 1.) the concept of bank transparency in an environment where the ownership and control of leading financial institutions is no longer subject to the rights and limitations inherent in traditional private ownership; 2.) the requirements of the Basel protocols and of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; 3.) the cost of capital for the banking industry, which has been a private matter and subject to educated conjecture but not widespread understanding; and 4.) the returns earned by the most significant credit product used by business, lines of credit, and the problems in receiving fair returns for the capital invested
