Polarons in Anisotropic Energy Bands

Calculation of polaron properties in anisotropic energy bands, and results for electron on spheroidal energy surface interacting with optical phonon

An analysis of astronaut performance capability in the lunar environment. Volume 1 - Performance problems and requirements for additional research

Analyzing data on expected astronaut performance in lunar environmen

An Analysis of Astronaut Performance Capability in the Lunar Environment. Volume 2 - Performance Capability Support Data

Astronaut performance capability in lunar environmen

Why Do Leaders Matter? The Role of Expert Knowledge

Why do some leaders succeed while others fail? This question is important, but its complexity makes it hard to study systematically. We draw on a setting where there are well-defined objectives, small teams of workers, and exact measures of leaders’ characteristics and organizational performance. We show that a strong predictor of a leader’s success in year T is that person’s own level of attainment, in the underlying activity, in approximately year T-20. Our data come from 15,000 professional basketball games and reveal that former star players make the best coaches. This ‘expert knowledge’ effect is large

Tax Consequences When a New Employer Bears the Cost of the Employee\u27s Terminating a Prior Employment Relationship

The next few months will be busy ones for moving companies that have NCAA basketball coaches as customers. In the past few months, several men\u27s college basketball coaches have accepted jobs at different schools. Several of those coaches, who were still under contract at their former institution, had buy out provisions that allowed them to terminate their relationship for a set price. John Beilein is a prominent example of this since his buy out price was so high. Last season, Beilein was the head basketball coach at West Virginia University where he was under contract with the school until 2012. On April 3 of this year, the University of Michigan hired Beilein to become the head coach of its men\u27s basketball team. Under his contract with West Virginia University, if Beilein left that position before the contract term expired, he was required to pay a specified amount to the university. Initially, it was reported that the amount to be paid was in the vicinity of $2,000,000 to$2,500,000. Subsequently, it was reported that West Virginia and Beilein agreed that Beilein would pay the university $1,500,000 over a five-year period in full settlement of his obligation. Prior to Beilein\u27s hiring, there was speculation in the media that the University of Michigan would pay West Virginia University the amount owed under Beilein\u27s contract. The question then arose as to the tax consequences to Beilein that such a payment would engender

Free Rider: A Justification for Mandatory Medical Insurance Under Health Care Reform?

Section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added section 5000A to the Internal Revenue Code to require most individuals in the United States, beginning in the year 2014, to purchase an established minimum level of medical insurance. This requirement, which is enforced by a penalty imposed on those who fail to comply, is sometimes referred to as the “individual mandate.” The individual mandate is one element of a vast change to the provision of medical care that Congress implemented in 2010. The individual mandate has proved to be controversial and has been the subject of a number of lawsuits contending that it is unconstitutional. It is not our purpose in this article to discuss its constitutionality. Rather, this piece focuses on the viability of one of the justifications that often is put forth for the adoption of the individual mandate: the “free-rider” problem

Free Rider: A Justification for Mandatory Medical Insurance Under Health Care Reform?

Section 1501 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act added section 5000A to the Internal Revenue Code to require most individuals in the United States, beginning in the year 2014, to purchase an established minimum level of medical insurance. This requirement, which is enforced by a penalty imposed on those who fail to comply, is sometimes referred to as the “individual mandate.” The individual mandate is one element of a vast change to the provision of medical care that Congress implemented in 2010. The individual mandate has proved to be controversial and has been the subject of a number of lawsuits contending that it is unconstitutional. It is not our purpose in this article to discuss its constitutionality. Rather, this piece focuses on the viability of one of the justifications that often is put forth for the adoption of the individual mandate: the “free-rider” problem