Batista, V., Dong, Subo, Gould, A., Beaulieu, J. P., Cassan, A., Christie, G. W., ...
We analyze OGLE-2007-BLG-050, a high magnification microlensing event (A ~ 432) whose peak occurred on 2 May, 2007, with pronounced finite-source and parallax effects. We compute planet detection...
Yee, JC, Udalski, A, Sumi, T, Dong, S, Kozlowski, S, Bird, JC, ...
We analyze the extreme high-magnification microlensing event OGLE-2008-BLG-279, which peaked at a maximum magnification of A ~ 1600 on 2008 May 30. The peak of this event exhibits both finite-source...
Han, C, Hwang, KH, Kim, D, Udalski, A, Abe, F, Monard, LAB, ...
To improve the planet detection efficiency, current planetary microlensing experiments are focused on high magnificationevents searching for planetary signals near the peak of lensing light curves....
Chirp Signal Generation Using Spectral Warping (2008)
W. Allen, D. Bailey, S. Demidenko
Abstract: Spectral warping is a technique that transforms a digital signal in the time domain by a warping of the frequency axis in its frequency representation. This corresponds to a mapping of the...
A thermal evaluation of a composite tank wall design for a liquid hydrogen tank was performed in the present study. The primary focus of the current effort was to perform onedimensional, temperature...
Environmental Policy and Capital Movements: The Role of Government Commitment * (2007)
W. Allen, Laura Marsiliani, Laura Marsiliani, Thomas I. Renström, Thomas I. Renström
This paper explores the relationship between environmental protection and international capital movements, when tax policy is endogenous (through voting). A two-period general equilibrium model of a...
Does the Welfare State Induce Risk-Taking (2007)
W. Allen, Edward J. Bird, Edward J. Bird
Abstract: In cross-national data on individual and country-level characteristics, the variance of log annual income is shown to correlate positively with indicators of redistribution. The database...
Scant Hope For the Collapsing Family (2007)
W. Allen, Edward J. Bird, Edward J. Bird
Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The research has been improved by the
Welfare Policy and Endogenous Selective Norms (2007)
W. Allen, Edward J. Bird, Edward J. Bird, Associate Professor
Universal norms, such as the requirement to work for self-support, are applied equally to rich and poor. Selective norms, such as the stigma attached to lone parenthood, seem to be imposed more...
POLITICAL ECONOMY UNIVERSITY OF (2007)
John Duggan, Cesar Martinelli, W. Allen
We take a game-theoretic approach to the analysis of juries by modelling voting as a game of incomplete information. Rather than the usual assumption of two possible signals (one indicating guilt,...
Legislative Coalitions in a Bargaining Model with Externalities (2007)
W. Allen, All L. Calvert, All L. Calvert, Nathan Dietz, Nathan Dietz, ...
Abstract. Previous work modeling a legislature in which bill proposals and voting take a form analogous to offer-counteroffer bargaining offer a new view of what legislative parties are and why they...
INEQUALITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND GROWTH (2007)
W. Allen, Laura Marsiliani, Laura Marsiliani, Thomas I. Renström, Thomas I. Renström
This paper is a shorter revised version of our CentER Discussion Paper 34/2000 with the same title. We wish to thank Massimo Bordignon, Shelby Gerking, Gerhard Glomm, Chris Heady, Chuan-Zhong Li,...
Needs for applied climate education in agriculture (2007)
George, David A., Birch, C.J., Clewett, J.F., Wright, A., Allen, W., Keogh, Diane U.
This paper reports on a purposive survey study aimed at identifying needs for the development, delivery and evaluation of applied climate education for targeted groups, so as to improve knowledge and...
George, D. A., Clewett, J. F., Birch, C., Wright, A., Allen, W.
In recent years, there have been significant developments in climate science relevant to agriculture and natural resource management . Assessing impacts of climate variability and use of seasonal...
Needs for applied climate education in agriculture (2007)
George, D. A., Birch, C. J., Clewett, J. F., Wright, A., Allen, W., Keogh, D. U.
This paper reports on a purposive survey study which aimed to identify needs for the development, delivery and evaluation of applied climate education for targeted groups, to improve knowledge and...
Needs for applied climate education in agriculture (2007)
George, D. A., Birch, C. J., Clewett, J. F., Wright, A., Allen, W., Keogh, D. U.
This paper reports on a purposive survey study which aimed to identify needs for the development, delivery and evaluation of applied climate education for targeted groups, to improve knowledge and...
George, D. A., Clewett, J. F., Birch, C., Wright, A., Allen, W.
In recent years, there have been significant developments in climate science relevant to agriculture and natural resource management . Assessing impacts of climate variability and use of seasonal...
George, D.A., Clewett, J.F., Birch, C., Wright, A., Allen, W.
In recent years, there have been significant developments in climate science relevant to agriculture and natural resource management. Assessing impacts of climate variability and use of seasonal...
W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis, Tasos Kalandrakis
We analyze a stochastic bargaining game in which a new dollar is divided among committee members in each of an infinity of periods. In each period, a committee member is recognized and offers a...
POLITICAL ECONOMY UNIVERSITY OF (2007)
Alejandro Saporiti, W. Allen, Alejandro Saporiti, Jordi Massó, Marco Mariotti, Bernardo Moreno, ...
This paper analyzes collective choices in a society with strategic voters and single-crossing preferences. It shows that, in addition to single-peakedness, single-crossingness is another meaningful...
Dynamic Legislative Policy Making ∗ (2007)
John Duggan, Tasos Kal, W. Allen, John Duggan, Tasos Kal
We prove existence of stationary Markov perfect equilibria in an infinite-horizon model of legislative policy making in which the policy outcome in one period determines the status quo in the next....
A Theory of Minority and Majority Governments (2007)
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
We develop a theory of the emergence of minority and majority governments in multiparty parliamentary systems using a canonical non-cooperative bargaining model and assuming a pol-icy space of...
George, D.A., Clewett, J.F., Birch, C., Wright, A., Allen, W.
In recent years, there have been significant developments in climate science relevant to agriculture and natural resource management. Assessing impacts of climate variability and use of seasonal...
Needs for applied climate education in agriculture (2007)
George, D.A., Birch, C.J., Clewett, J.F., Wright, A., Allen, W., Keogh, D.U.
This paper reports on a purposive survey study which aimed to identify needs for the development, delivery and evaluation of applied climate education for targeted groups, to improve knowledge and...
George, D.A., Clewett, J.F., Birch, C., Wright, A., Allen, W.
In recent years, there have been significant developments in climate science relevant to agriculture and natural resource management. Assessing impacts of climate variability and use of seasonal...
Needs for applied climate education in agriculture (2007)
George, D.A., Birch, C.J., Clewett, J.F., Wright, A., Allen, W., Keogh, D.U.
This paper reports on a purposive survey study which aimed to identify needs for the development, delivery and evaluation of applied climate education for targeted groups, to improve knowledge and...
The Local Helium Compound Transfer Lines for the Large Hadron Collider Cryogenic System (2006)
Parente, C, Allen, W, Munday, A, Wiggins, P
The cryogenic system for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) under construction at CERN will include twelve new local helium transfer lines distributed among five LHC points in underground caverns. These...
Qualitative modelling of complex systems for informing deer management in New Zealand (2006)
Ramsey, D., Todd, C., Nicol, S., Forsyth, D., Barker, R., Allen, W., ...
Qualitative modelling of complex systems for informing deer management in New Zealand (2006)
Ramsey, D., Todd, C., Nicol, S., Forsyth, D., Barker, R., Allen, W., ...
Robust Rational Turnout ∗ (2006)
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
We establish that, except for a finite set of common costs of participation, all equilibria of a class of complete information voting games (as in Palfrey and Rosenthal (1983)) are regular. Thus, all...
Robust Rational Turnout ∗ (2006)
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
We establish that, except for a finite set of common costs of participation, all equilibria of a class of complete information voting games (as in Palfrey and Rosenthal (1983)) are regular. Thus, all...
Roll Call Data and Ideal Points 1 (2006)
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
Abstract: We show that, in the absence of symmetry or other parametric restrictions on legislators ’ utility functions, roll call voting records cannot be used to estimate legislators ’ ideal...
POLITICAL ECONOMY UNIVERSITY OF (2006)
by Tasos Kalandrakis2,3 Abstract: We propose a reputational theory of two-party competition. We model the interaction of parties and the electorate as a stochastic game of incomplete information. The...
Dynamic Enfranchisement (2006)
W. Allen, William Jack, William Jack, Roger Lagunoff, Roger Lagunoff
Why would a political elite voluntarily dilute its political power by extending the franchise? This paper develops a dynamic recursive framework for studying voter enfranchisement. We study...
Major issues and solutions to applied climate education in Australia (2005)
George, D., Birch, C. J., Clewett, J. F., Wright, T., Allen, W.
Space weather effects on drilling accuracy in the North Sea (2005)
Reay, S. J., Allen, W., Baillie, O., Bowe, J., Clarke, E., Lesur, V., ...
The oil industry uses geomagnetic field information to aid directional drilling operations when drilling for oil and gas offshore. These operations involve continuous monitoring of the azimuth and...
Space weather effects on drilling accuracy in the North Sea (2005)
Reay, S. J., Allen, W., Baillie, O., Bowe, J., Clarke, E., Lesur, V., ...
The oil industry uses geomagnetic field information to aid directional drilling operations when drilling for oil and gas offshore. These operations involve continuous monitoring of the azimuth and...
Epistomology of exotic deer control (2005)
Veltman, C., Allen, R., Allen, W., Barker, R., Bellingham, P., Forsyth, D., ...
Deer have been present in New Zealand forests for almost 150 years. Changes attributed to deer include reduced densities of palatable plant populations, increased densities of unpalatable plant...
Major issues and solutions to applied climate education in Australia (2005)
George, D., Birch, C. J., Clewett, J. F., Wright, T., Allen, W.
In the past decade, Australian agriculture has evolved considerably. During this period, climate variability has been of considerable concern, compounded recently by the threat of climate change....
Epistomology of exotic deer control (2005)
Veltman, C., Allen, R., Allen, W., Barker, R., Bellingham, P., Forsyth, D., ...
Deer have been present in New Zealand forests for almost 150 years. Changes attributed to deer include reduced densities of palatable plant populations, increased densities of unpalatable plant...
Hemispheric average Cl atom concentration from 13C/12C ratios in atmospheric methane (2004)
Platt, U., Allen, W., Lowe, D.
Methane is a significant atmospheric trace gas in the context of greenhouse warming and climate change. The dominant sink of atmospheric methane is the hydroxyl radical (OH). Recently, a mechanism...
Hemispheric average Cl atom concentration from 13C/12C ratios in atmospheric methane (2004)
Platt, U., Allen, W., Lowe, D.
Methane is a significant atmospheric trace gas in the context of greenhouse warming and climate change. The dominant sink of atmospheric methane is the hydroxyl radical (OH). Recently, a mechanism...
Learning to learn about our environment: Addressing large scale problems with Action Research (2004)
Learning to learn about our environment: Addressing large scale problems with Action Research (2004)
Proposal Rights and Political Power 1 (2004)
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
In a canonical model of sequential collective bargaining over a divisible good we show that equilibrium expected payoffs are not restricted by players ’ voting rights or their impatience. For all...
POLITICAL ECONOMY UNIVERSITY OF (2004)
Office 1 by Tasos Kalandrakis2 Comments Welcomed. Abstract: We develop a general theory for the emergence of minority governments in multi-party parliamentary systems using a bargaining model in the...
Regularity of Pure Strategy Equilibrium Points in a Class of Bargaining Games 1 (2004)
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
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Hemispheric average Cl atom concentration from 13C/12C ratios in atmospheric methane (2004)
Methane is a significant atmospheric trace gas in the context of greenhouse warming and climate change. The dominant sink of atmospheric methane is the hydroxyl radical (OH). Recently, a mechanism...
The 2001 Superoutburst of WZ Sagittae (2002)
Patterson, J., Masi, G., Richmond, M., Martin, B., Beshore, E., Skillman, D., ...
We report the results of a worldwide campaign to observe WZ Sagittae during its 2001 superoutburst. After a 23-year slumber at V=15.5, the star rose within 2 days to a peak brightness of 8.2, and...
Jeffrey S. Banks, W. Allen, Je¤rey S. Banks, John Duggan, John Duggan, Michel Le Breton, ...
We prove that the support of mixed strategy equilibria of two-player, symmetric, zero-sum games lies in the uncovered set, a concept originating in the theory of tournaments and the spatial theory of...
On Income Inequality and Green Preferences (2002)
W. Allen, Laura Marsiliani, Laura Marsiliani, Thomas I. Renström, Thomas I. Renström
this paper we explore the conditions which are needed to generate a negative relationship between income inequality and environmental protection. By using general preferences and technology, we show...
Credible Communication in Dynastic Government (2002)
W. Allen, Roger Lagunoff, Roger Lagunoff, Luca Anderlini, Ro Lizzeri, Ronny Razin, ...
This paper examines the mechanics of intertemporal information provision in dynastic governments. It has been suggested that "horizontal accountability," i.e., a system of governance where...
Endogeneous Firm Objectives (2002)
Thomas Renstrom, Erkan Yalcin, W. Allen, Thomas Renström, Erkan Yalçin
We analyze the behavior of a monopolistic firm in general equilibrium when the firm's decision are taken through shareholder voting.
A Positive Model of Overlapping Income Taxation in a Federation of States (2002)
W. Allen, Esteban F. Klor, Esteban F. Klor
This paper develops a positive theory of overlapping income taxation in a federation of states. Its main motivation comes from the observation that in the U.S. states income tax rates are...
On the Size and Structure of Group Cooperation (2002)
Matthew Haag, Roger Lagunoff, W. Allen, Matthew Haag, Roger Lagunoff
This paper examines characteristics of cooperative behavior in a repeated, n-person, continuous action generalization of a Prisoner’s Dilemma game. When time preferences are heterogeneous and...
Thomas Renstrom, W. Allen, Parantap Basu, Parantap Basu, Thomas I. Renström
this paper, we generalize the Chamley model to allow for indivisible labor supply (as in In the second best the government designs an optimal dynamic tax formula at date zero, and remains...
Allen, W, Bosch, O, Kilvington, M, Oliver, J, Gilbert, M
Resource management issues continually change over time in response to coevolving social, economic, and ecological systems. Under these conditions adaptive management, or "learning by doing," offers...
Allen, W, Bosch, O, Kilvington, M, Oliver, J, Gilbert, M
Resource management issues continually change over time in response to coevolving social, economic, and ecological systems. Under these conditions adaptive management, or "learning by doing," offers...
The Evidence on Class Size (1998)
W. Allen, Eric A. Hanushek, Eric A. Hanushek
While calls to reduce class size in school have considerable popular appeal, the related discussion of the scientific evidence has been limited and highly selective. The evidence about improvements...
Interpretation and Coordination in Constitutional Politics (1997)
W. Allen, Randall Calvert, All L. Calvert, All L. Calvert, James Johnson, James Johnson, ...
We wrote the first version of this paper for a conference on "Democratization in Poland and Eastern Europe: Progress and Prospects, " at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, May 1997. 1...
Tasos Kalandrakis, W. Allen, Tasos Kalandrakis
Abstract: We analyze a class of two-candidate voter participation games under complete information that encompasses as special cases certain public good provision games. We characterize the Nash...
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