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Replication data for: Taxes, Incentives, and Economic Growth: Assessing the Impact of Pro-business Taxes on U.S. State Economies
No full textReplication data and code for Meier, Kenneth J. and Soledad Artiz Prillaman. 2013. "Taxes, Incentives, and Economic Growth: Assessing the Impact of Pro-business Taxes on U.S. State Economies." Covers all U.S. states from 1977 to 2005
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
College Grads, Young Moms, Big Bucks, State Reps and Racial Composition: Evaluating the Impact of Social, Political and Economic Factors on State-Level Head Start Uptake Rates
Get PDFThe Head Start Program aims to equip pre-school age children from low-income families with the social, academic and emotional development that is essential upon entry to Kindergarten. While much research and debate exists about whether or not Head Start instills students with a lifelong advantage, research has consistently shown that short-term benefits follow Head Start graduates into elementary school. Despite evidence that Head Start participation gives students an advantage over non-preschooled peers, the uptake rate for this program remains low at the national level and a large disparity exists between state-level uptake rates. Previous Head Start-related research has neglected to explore why some states boast program uptake rates that exceed fifty percent while Head Start Programs in other states have uptake rates that languish in the single digits.
In the present study, I will make an effort to identify social, political and economic factors that influence state-level Head Start uptake rates. Using a dataset that spans ten years and includes eleven variables such as resident education level, Head Start funding and race-based population percentage, I will examine how each factor effects state-level Head Start uptake rates. This study is innovative in several ways. First, it explores how a variety of state-level factors play into the rate at which eligible students enroll in the Head Start Program. Whereas the major focus of previous research has identified academic advantages of being a Head Start graduate, the first step to securing these benefits is the parental decision to enroll an eligible child into the program. Secondly, my research will examine factors that explain the great state-level disparity in Head Start uptake rates. By identifying one set of traits that are common amongst high-uptake states as well as another set that is common amongst low-uptake states, my goal is two-fold: to offer details that about factors that enhance Head Start uptake rates as well as a set of guidelines that could be used to predict which states are likely to incur low uptake rates in future years so that these states can be targeted for increased recruitment and enrollment support
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