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The Effect of Fiscal Transparency on Output, Inflation, and Government Debt
Get PDFThis theoretical paper studies the issue of fiscal transparency, which we define as asymmetry of information between the households’ perception of fiscal policy and the actual government balance sheet, in the context of a 24-hour news cycle. We model the economy using the New Keynesian three-equation model to study the effect of fiscal transparency on output, inflation, and especially government debt in order to draw conclusions that are relevant in the realm of policy-making in a sovereign debt crisis scenario. We find that a higher degree of fiscal transparency leads to greater levels of output and inflation as well as higher government debt
College Crime and Retention Rates
Get PDFIncreased media attention on college crime has led to greater prioritization of campus safety when selecting a college to attend. This, coupled with society’s view of higher education as a necessity to succeed in the labor market, creates a potential tradeoff between safety on campus and future job success. To analyze such tradeoff, I examine whether college crime affects retention rates at four-year American institutions. While literature has focused on college crime and factors that affect the decision to begin attending a college, no study has solely focused on the college crime and the decision to continue attending a college. Using data from the US Department of Education, I estimate the effect of college crime and changing college crime expectations on retention rates from 2009 to 2016 for four-year institutions using linear and nonlinear OLS regressions. Such results have implications for college policies to combat crime on campus not only to keep students safe, but to prevent students from transferring or dropping out. Using an instrumental regression with a proxy for average state temperature, along with fixed effects and interaction terms, I find that college crime expectations and college crime overall have a negative, statistically insignificant effect on retention rates
Music and Spectacle: A Visual Representation of Sound in the Context of War
No full textWhat is the relationship between music—jazz, popular, and art music—and spectacle on the global stage? During Spring 2019, the capstone musicology seminar (MUS_CLAS 442) at Gettysburg College’s Sunderman Conservatory set out to explore this guiding question at three critical political junctures: The Chicago World’s Exposition (1893), World War I and its aftermath (1914-1919), and World War II. With support of a grant from the College’s Johnson Center for Creative Teaching and Learning, we engaged digital literacy to add relevance to our research and communication, with an eye toward transferable skills for the future.
This project is dedicated to the intrepid students, alongside whom I learned, and to a fabulous team of librarians and archivists: Clint Baugess (Research and Instruction Librarian), R.C. Miessler (Systems Librarian), and Carolyn Sautter (Director of Special Collections), and Emma Lewis (Digital Scholarship Fellow, \u2720). Carolyn assembled sheet music representing 1914-1919 from Gettysburg College’s Special Collections. Students adopted a piece of sheet music from which they created a microhistory, supported by Clint’s expertise in assembling historical resources. Finally, as you see here, under the guidance of R.C., we contextualized the sheet music using TimelineJS and annotated the sheet music covers with StoryMapJS. By looking to different times and contexts, what might you learn about spectacle today, from reality shows to social media? Join us and see
HBCUs Importance to the Black Community
Get PDFThis paper looks at the importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the Black community. It explores how they are necessary in order to bring a sense of belonging to the Black community and how they can grow. They are critically underfunded compared to other universities/colleges but this can change with the sports that they have to offer
Holding Allies Accountable
Get PDFArtists, including Rihanna, Cardi B, and Jay-Z, have turned down the NFL’s offer to perform in the halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick , but it was recently announced that Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will be performing in 2020. This has sparked controversy because some are celebrating that there are two Latinas headlining the Super Bowl halftime show for the first time while others do not view this event as a cause for celebration because they believe that J. Lo and Shakira should have boycotted like other artists have. Jennifer Lopez and Shakira have given no prior indications that they stand with Colin Kaepernick, so there should not have been an expectation from them to reject the NFL’s offer. In addition, there are those who actually do stand in solidarity with Kaepernick who should be held accountable for their actions that do not align with their positions as allies
Mexico: El Retorno del Estado Desarrollista?
No full textEl análisis se enfoca en tres elementos fundamentales: el inicio de dos grandes proyectos de infraestructura, la conformación de la Guardia Nacional para enfrentar la inseguridad y la aplicación de programas sociales para reducir la pobreza. Se concluye que la gestión de Andrés Manuel López Obrador ha empezado un proceso de transformación que va teniendo cierto éxito en el aspecto político y social, pero queda pendiente la economía, cuyo crecimiento se mantuvo en cero, la violencia del narcotráfico, que no se logró disminuir, y un partido gobernante que aún no logra resolver sus problemas internos
The Pioneering Legacy and Consequence of Wernher von Braun
Get PDFThe fundamental research question of this paper revolves around the idea of; would it have been possible for the United States to land on the Moon by the close of the decade if it hadn’t been for the effort, influence, and work of Wernher von Braun? The secondary question of the paper is what significant accomplishments and work did von Braun contribute to the United States space flight program that consequently led to the success in 1969? Through the effort, work, and influence of Wernher von Braun, it was possible for the United States to land on the Moon in 1969. Overall, had it not been for the initiative and accomplishments of von Braun, the United States would have either made it the Moon far later than 1969 or would have never landed on the Moon at all. To clearly understand how the United States landed a man on the Moon in 1969, it is essential to acknowledge the significant accomplishments and work of Wernher von Braun during the 1950s and 1960s. These accomplishments can be categorized into two structures: decisive advocacy and leadership and critical administrative and scientific endeavors at NASA. As a result of investigating the inner workings of the colossal and herculean character of Wernher von Braun, this inquiry provides an integrative argument as to why von Braun was fundamental for the United States landing on the Moon in 1969
Diversity & Inclusion Update – Fall 2019
Get PDFThis Fall 2019 newsletter discusses ongoing campus initiatives to facilitate diversity and inclusion efforts on campus. Topics discussed include the newly introduced Presidential Student Advisory Group, the First Scholars program for first generation students, the new ability to self-select pronouns for class rosters, and the creation of Hera\u27s Closet
Sufi Remembrance Practices in the Meditation Marketplace of a Mobile App
No full textThis chapter explores religion on mobile meditation apps through a focus on Sufi guided ‘meditation’ practices found on the mobile app Insight Timer. Sijapati offers an account of digital presentations of religious practices and considers how representations of religious practices as ‘meditation’ may expand app users’ encounters with religion into a marketplace model. Both the presence and the content of Sufi meditation practices on the app raise fruitful points for consideration of how religious identity, practice, religiosity/spiritualism, and community are intertwined in the digital age and through mobile apps in particular. Examining Sufi practices on this app within the context of a particular Sufi order, and in the context of competing ‘meditation’ practices on the app, she discusses how these app ‘meditations’ facilitate outsider engagement with Sufism, in part through the elision of Sufi and Islamic identity markers