726 research outputs found
Oral History Interview with Peter Murrell Sr. and Eva Ruth June 2, 1995
No full textInterview of Eva Ruth Murrell and Peter Murrell, Sr., conducted by Jack Dougherty, June 2, 1995 (at their home, 1302 W Capitol Drive, Milwaukee).Murrell came to Milwaukee in the 1940's and became active in school issues through their children. They discuss We-Milwaukee, Eva's work with the Parent Teacher Association from 1962-1966, problems with the Milwaukee schools their children attended, busing, the desegregation decisions of 1976 and 1979, and African American immersion schools
Replication data for: Misunderestimating Corruption
No full textKraay, Aart, and Murrell, Peter, (2016) "Misunderestimating Corruption." Review of Economics and Statistics 98:3, 455-466
Replication data for: Misunderestimating Corruption
No full textKraay, Aart, and Murrell, Peter, (2016) "Misunderestimating Corruption." Review of Economics and Statistics 98:3, 455-466
The mammal fauna of the Peter Murrell Reserves, Tasmania, as revealed by truffle-baited camera-traps
No full textWe conducted a camera-trapping study in the Peter Murrell Reserves, southeastern Tasmania, in October and November 2010 with the aims of (1 identifying what mammal species in the Reserves would be attracted to 'truffles' or truffle oil baits, and (2) investigating whether animals were more or less likely to visit baits in areas with different fire histories. We detected eight species of mammal in the Reserves; the most commonly detected mammal was the long-nosed potoroo ('Potorous tridactylus'), followed by the southern brown bandicoot ('Isoodon obesulus') and the eastern barred bandicoot ('Perameles gunnii'). There was no difference in visitation rates by the long-nosed potoroo to cameras in unburnt versus burnt sites, or to cameras baited with either truffles, truffle oil, or both truffles and oil. Mammals spent less time at each camera as the study progressed, possibly indicating a declining interest in the bait. Similar to a previous trapping study in the Reserves, our results indicate an abundance of small native marsupials, including several that are either rare or extinct on mainland Australia. However, camera-trapping failed to show the rodents revealed by trapping
Institutions and Firms in Transition Economies
No full textPrepared for the Handbook Of New Institutional Economics, this chapter focuses on how the NIE has been used to understand transition and how the experience of transition can help inform the NIE. It first shows that the NIE, as an analytical tool, hardly played any role at all in early transition, but that strategies of transition might have been very different had they embodied the lessons of the NIE. Institutional lacunae are now presumed to underlie the deep recessions in the first post-communist years. Subsequently, however, institutional construction has been quick. This chapter presents evidence on the speed of construction and on variations across different types of institutions. It also examines the reactions of firms to the new institutions. Firm adjustment is slower than institutional construction. The contrast between law's use in transactions and problems in corporate governance suggests that complementarities between institutions are important and that new institutions cannot quickly negate the effects of past privatization policies. These conclusions reverberate with the process of Chinese reforms, which relied on transitional institutions and which had characteristics that would seem familiar to a practitioner of the NIE. The chapter concludes by emphasizing the lessons from transition for the NIE. The destruction of even very poor institutions can be costly. Institutional construction can proceed very quickly when there is consensus on change and the process of institutional development is supply driven. At the same time, increases in national income can lag institutional development, if firms are slow to react, which will especially be the case if the new institutions are far removed from existing ones, as is likely when changes are supply driven.At present, there is no generally accepted accounting of the institutional strengths and weaknesses of the transition economies. The first goal of the paper is to fill this gap by assessing current levels of institutional development. The second is to examine which types of institutional mechanisms make relatively strong contributions. Extensive empirical evidence shows that institutional quality in transition countries is roughly as expected given per capita incomes. Institutions are improving continuously. Given prevailing assumptions that the institutional situation is dismal, the developments giving rise to this surprising finding must be investigated more fully. This investigation begins by cataloging the mechanisms that could have improved institutional indexes. Then, evidence is examined on the relative strengths of each of these mechanisms. Formal institutions have contributed more than informal ones. The largest contributions have come from formal institutions separate from the state administrative structure. Political institutions, legal systems, and independent governmental agencies have been important.Institutions, transition, enterprises, firm boundaries, legal systems, transactional governance, corporate governance, China
Table 1 for Multidisciplinary Care of Epidermolysis Bullosa during the COVID-19 Pandemic – Consensus: Recommendations by an International Panel of Experts
No full textA questionnaire was drafted by DM into a table of suggested modifications to the management of EB during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fifty seven well-known experts on EB were selected based on membership of the international Clin-et group and/or clinical expertise in EB demonstrated at International EB Congress participation. Responses and reasons for each response were requested individually to the lead author based on an ideal scenario, rather than what actually may happen in some centers with financial constraints. A priori, consensus was considered to be the agreement of more than 70% of respondents with the suggestion. Questionnaires were returned by 44 of the 57 EB experts, representing several areas of clinical expertise in EB (dermatology, pediatrics, internal medicine and surgery) from 5 continents. After addition and revision of some items and 3 cycles of revoting, consensus was achieved for all items, which are summarized in this Table. The full details are published in the JAAD -doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.06.102
Essays in Comparative Institutional Economics
No full textThis dissertation examines how decentralized institutional structures and organizational forms evolve and affect economic development under different politico-economic and legal arrangements. Organized legal professions are typically viewed by economists as rent-seeking interest groups - even though they have been central in institutional development in countries with the highest quality institutions. Chapter 1 develops a model that identifies the link between the role of organized legal professions and the quality of reform. Delaying institutional reform through deliberation, the profession\u27s participation discounts the expected benefit from welfare-inferior reform proposal for rent-seeking interest groups. Professional review serves as a screening mechanism ameliorating the self-interested government\u27s adverse selection problem. The model\u27s predictions cast new light on the Glorious and the French revolutions, post-communist transition, why and when civil law and common law systems ..
The European Union’s Role in the Formation of India’s Climate Change Policy. Bruges Regional Integration & Global Governance Papers 2/2012, September 2012
No full textThis paper focuses on the role of the European Union (EU) in the formation of India’s climate change policy; an increasingly high profile issue area. It is based on an extensive study of relevant literature, EU-India policy documents and the execution of thirteen semi-structured interviews with experts; many of whom have experienced EU-India cooperation on climate change first-hand. A three-point typology will be used to assess the extent of the EU’s leadership role, supporting role or equal partnership role in India, with several sub-roles within these categories. Further, for clarity and chronology purposes, three time periods will be distinguished to assess how India’s climate policy has evolved over time, alongside the EU’s role within that. The findings of the paper confirm that the EU has demonstrated signs of all three roles to some degree, although the EU-India relationship in climate policy is increasingly an equal partnership. It offers explanations for previous shortcomings in EU-India climate policy as well as policy recommendations to help ensure more effective cooperation and implementation of policies
Mr. Munnell and Mr. Murrell, authorities at the Chippewa Indian Reorganization Act meeting
No full textPhotos taken by or given to Charlotte Tuttle Westwood Lloyd Walkup in 1936-1937 when she was an attorney in the Solicitor\u27s Office of the Interior Department, in connection with trips to Indian reservations in the Mid-West to assist in tribal organizations under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. Photos are copies from originals. Mr. Munnell, author of the Consolidated Chippewa Constitution, and Mr. Murrell, interpreter at the Chippewa meeting on I.R.A. at Cass Lak
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