Inclusive jet measurements in pp and Pb-Pb collisions with ALICE

Measurements of jet yields in heavy-ion collisions can be used to constrain jet energy loss models, and in turn provide information about the physical properties of deconfined QCD matter. ALICE reconstructs charged particle jets ($\textit{charged jets}$) with high-precision tracking of charged particles down to $p_{\mathrm{T}}^{\mathrm{track}} = 150$ MeV/$c$, and jets ($\textit{full jets}$) with the addition of particle information from the electromagnetic calorimeter down to $E_{\mathrm{cluster}} = 300$ MeV. By including low momentum jet constituents, ALICE is uniquely positioned at the LHC to measure jets down to low jet momentum, to determine the modification to the soft components of jets, and to measure medium recoil particles. New inclusive full jet measurements in pp and Pb-Pb collisions at $\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}=5.02$ TeV with ALICE will be shown, over $R=0.2-0.4$ and extending to low jet $p_{\mathrm{T}}$. These will include the jet $R_{\mathrm{AA}}$ for different jet $R$, and will constitute the first such full jet measurements at low transverse jet momentum at this collision energy. The results are compared to several theoretical predictions.Comment: Proceedings of the International Conference on Hard and Electromagnetic Probes of High-Energy Nuclear Collisions, 201

"Service Quality and Competition in the U.S. Down-hill Ski Industry"

This paper illustrates the importance of the role of land constraints in a model explaining the effect of real income and transportation cost on long-run lift-ticket prices and lift capacity in a competitive two-sector ski industry. The model also explains large endogenous increases in lift capacity and real prices over time in response to an increase in real skier income despite a static number of skier-days per year. This approach, thus, has points in common with work by Shaked and Sutton (1986 and 1987), Sutton (1991 and 1998) on endogenous vertical differentiation and persistent market concentration.skiing, service quality, capacity, pricing

"Government Intervention to Prevent Bankruptcy: The Effect of Blind-Bidding Laws on Movie Theaters"

In the 1970s motion picture studios used blind bidding and non-refundable guarantees to reduce the risks of producing large budget films. However, theater owners claimed that blind bidding and guarantees shifted the risk to them and increased the likelihood of bankruptcy. In response to lobbying by theater owners, twenty-four states passed laws banning blind bidding between 1978 and 1984, while seven states also banned non-refundable guarantees. We find that the laws were not only ineffective in keeping theater owners from exiting the market; they may have been detrimental to theater owners converting to multiplexes at that time.bankruptcy, blind bidding, vertical contractual relationships, government intervention.

"Government Intervention to Prevent Bankruptcy: the Effect of Blind-Bidding Laws on Movie Theaters"

In the 1970s motion picture studios increased their use of blind bidding and non-refundable guarantees in an attempt to reduce the risks associated with producing a small number of large budget films. However, theater owners claimed that blind bidding and guarantees shifted risk to them and increased the likelihood of bankruptcy, since they were required to bid for the right to exhibit a movie without seeing it first. In response to the lobbying of theater owners, twenty-four states passed laws between 1978 and 1984 that banned blind bidding, while seven states also banned non-refundable guarantees. This paper provides the first empirical analysis of the conflicting claims made by theater owners and movie studios about the impact of these laws on the survival rates of independent theaters, admission prices, and delays in the release of movies. We find that the laws were not only ineffective in keeping theater owners at risk of bankruptcy from exiting the market; they may have been even detrimental to those theater owners converting theaters to multiplexes at that time.blind-bidding, motion picture industry, vertical restriction, state intervention

Western Reports, February, 1968, Volume 17, Issue 02

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Western Reports to Parents, Spring, 1964, Volume 01, Issue 03

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Western Reports, October, 1967, Volume 17, Issue 01

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