Trade and Welfare: Does Industrial Organization Matter?

Many contemporary theoretic studies of trade over geography reduce to an ex- amination of constant-elasticity reactions to changes in iceberg trade costs. These impacts are readily analyzed in simple constant-returns models based on the Arm- ington (1969) assumption of regionally differentiated goods. Following the line of reasoning suggested by Arkolakis et al. (2008) one can reach the surprising conclu- sion that industrial organization does not matter. In the present paper, we show that this finding is fragile, and with a minor elaboration of their model, the rich industrial-organization features of the popular Melitz (2003) model do, in fact, gen- erate important differences for trade and welfare.Variety effects, Heterogeneous firms, Gains from trade

From the Editors

The editors are delighted to learn that the U.S. Naval Historical Center in Wash- ington, D.C., has awarded honorable mention in its annual Eller Prize in Naval History competition to Edmund Morris’s “ ‘A Matter of Extreme Urgency’: Theodore Roosevelt, Wilhelm II, and the Venezuela Crisis of 1902,” which ap- peared in our Spring 2002 issue

His Excellency: George Washington,

Fischer, David Hackett. Washington’s Crossing. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 2004. 564pp. $35 Wiencek, Henry. An Imperfect God: George Wash- ington, His Slaves and the Creation of America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. 404pp.$26 Our nation’s first commander in chief, George Washington, is back in the news. At Mount Vernon they are striv- ing to recast Washington’s image as America’s first action hero, while also sponsoring a high-tech, computer- driven rejuvenation of him to figure out exactly what he looked like at ages nine- teen, forty-five, and fifty-seven

Managing emerald ash borer in Washington state

The emerald ash borer (EAB), Agrilus planipennis, is a destructive invasive insect pest that has caused almost 100% ash mortality where it has spread in North America. Native to Asia, EAB was accidentally introduced in Michigan in the 1990s and has since spread across North America, killing hundreds of millions of ash trees. In June 2022, EAB was found infesting ash in northwest Oregon, near the Washington border. This publication summarizes EAB identification and current management recommendations. A separate Washington State University Extension publication, titled Emerald Ash Borer and Its Implications for Wash ington State, is available for readers looking for detailed information (Zobrist et al. 2023)

Captains Contentious: The Dysfunctional Sons of the Brine,

“Honor,” as Douglass Adair explains in Fame and Founding Fathers (1974), “is an ethic of competition, of struggle for eminence and distinction.” “In a partic- ular culture,” he writes, “a sense of honor—a sense of due self-esteem, of proper pride, of dignity appropriate to his station—acts like conscience for a practicing Christian.” Adair argues that “the lust for the psychic reward of fame, honor, and glory, after 1776 becomes a key ingredient in the behavior of Wash- ington and his greatest contemporar- ies.” Gregory D. Massey observes in John Laurens and the American Revolu- tions (2000), “Like his fellow officers, [Continental Army colonel John] Laurens valued his honor or reputation above all else

Editor's Column

This is my first issue as PNLA Quarterly Editor; please allow me to introduce myself. I am a Past Pres-ident of PNLA and frequent PNLA Conference presenter and this association is dear to me. PNLA has a ‘vibe’ unlike any other group I have belonged to, and when the call for editor applications went out shortly after I moved away from a position at the University of Montana to a new job in coastal Wash-ington State, I had some time to fill and the drive to serve the association. I have been writing and edit-ing throughout my career in librarianship and am thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to engage with authors across the region in this new role

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Metal Reduction at Cold Temperatures by Shewanella Isolates from Various Marine Environments

Members of the genus Shewanella capable of reducing metals and forming minerals under cold-temperature conditions were isolated from 3 distinct marine habitats (the coast of Wash- ington State, the Puget Sound, and an iron-rich microbial mat off Hawaii). Cultures of microorgan- isms were isolated at 8°C on nutrient agar medium prepared in artificial seawater. Isolates in this study could use a wide variety of electron acceptors such as oxygen, nitrate, and metals, and reduce various metals coupled to the oxidation of several organic acids, glucose or hydrogen at temperatures down to 0°C. Akaganeite was reduced to either magnetite or siderite, depending on the test condi- tions. The geochemical profiles at the sample sites from which these strains were isolated spanned a temperature range of 1.8 to 11°C, and all showed active oxygen and nitrate reduction as well as metal reduction. This confirms previous reports that sediment microorganisms participating in biogeo- chemical cycles remain active at low temperatures

Piscataqua Region Environmental Planning Assessment

The Piscataqua Region Environmental Planning Assessment (PREPA) was conducted to document the current status of environmental planning efforts and land use regulations for each of the 42 New Hampshire municipalities and 10 Maine municipalities (city and town governments) in the Piscataqua Region. The assessment involved analysis of over 80 questions associated with municipal regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to resource management. The assessment theme areas include land protection, wildlife habitat, stormwater management, erosion/sediment control, wetland and shoreland protections, floodplain management, and drinking water source protection, among others. Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP) staff and Land Use Team worked closely with a variety of stakeholders and the four regional planning commissions that service the Piscataqua Region on the development of the PREPA assessment form. For each of the 52 towns in the region, staff from the regional planning commissions reviewed municipal planning documents and interviewed key municipal representatives to complete an assessment form for each municipality. Data were collected in early 2009. This data was compiled by PREP into a database and analyzed for regional trends. Results for individual towns as well as regional trends are presented in this final project report. Differences between New Hampshire and Maine environmental policies are also evaluated for select issues pertaining to water quality and habitat protection

The unconscious impact of caring for acutely disturbed patients: a perspective for clinical supervision

This paper is concerned with the emotional experience of working with acutely disturbed patients examining how the disturbance of the patient unconsciously impacts upon the nurse. Using a model of the unconscious, based upon classical psychoanalytic theory, a psychodynamic approach to clinical supervision in a group setting is described. This supervision process was found to be helpful in the therapeutic process, identifying unconscious dynamics as well as alleviating some of the distress of the clinical work. Vignettes illustrating this process of psychodynamic group supervision are presented