Legislating instability: Adam Smith, free banking, and the financial crisis of 1722 by Goodspeed, T

“…In support of previous research on Scottish “free banking,” I find that this absence of legal restrictions on Scottish banking contributed to a proliferation of what Adam Smith derisively referred to as “beggarly bankers” which rendered the Scottish financial system both intensely competitive and remarkably resilient to a series of severe adverse shocks to the small developing economy. …”

A local product-of-exponentials method for the kinematic calibration of modular reconfigurable robots by Tan, Chee Tat.

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Analysis of path planning method using artificial potential field in complex urban environment for UAV by Fong, Marcus Kang Jie

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The ethics of dark comedy by Lee, Hanna

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Developement of electrical equivalent circuit for super capacitor by Muhammad Bukhari Amiruddin.

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Development of vision system for humanoid robot by Li, Bingbing.

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Tourism : a catalyst for warmer China-Taiwan relations. by Li, Yuanyi.

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Solar UAV : propulsion system : selection of motor and propeller for MALE UAV by Tan, Adrian Seng Leong

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Battery reliability balancing by Tan, Yong Quan.

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Design of service robots for assistance in restaurants by Ju, Wen Bo

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Effects of mobile advertising (SMS) in Singapore. by Chan, Joel Yik Yeow., Chang, Hui Yi., Peh, Jia Hong.

“…b) To find out the level of acceptance of consumers towards SMS advertisements. …”
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Code auto-completion by intelligent auto-copy-paste-modify by Arief Setiawan

“…Developers often find a code snippet online and implement it in their own program. …”
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Getting tired of your friends: the dynamics of venture capital relationships by Du, Q, Hellmann, T

“…Perhaps surprisingly, we find a negative relationship between deeper prior relationships and investment performance.…”

Response of geostationary communications satellite solid-state power amplifiers to high-energy electron fluence. by Lohmeyer, Whitney, Carlton, Ashley, Wong, Frankie, Bodeau, Michael, Kennedy, Andrew, Cahoy, Kerri

“…Building on the work of Lohmeyer and Cahoy (2013), we find that anomalies occur at a rate higher than just by chance when the >2 MeV electron fluence accumulated over 14 and 21 days is elevated. …”
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Taking Flight: FROM WAR ORPHAN TO STAR BALLERINA/ by Deprince, Michaela, author 656399, Deprince, Elaine, author 656400

“…But it was at the orphanage that Michaela would find a picture of a beautiful ballerina en pointe that would help change the course of her life. …”

Financial reporting quality and audit firms’ past experiences of litigation by Li, Bing

“…In addition, I find an improvement in financial reporting quality subsequent to Big 4 auditors’ recent litigation experiences when the analysis is conducted at the audit office level. …”
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Study of chemical vapor deposited carbon nanotubes as electrical interconnect by Ng, Chou Shing

“…Last but not least, a comparison study is done to find out the differences in properties of the carbon nanotubes grown on the two thin films.…”
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Breaking invisible barriers: does fast internet improve access to input markets? by Demir, B, Javorcik, B, Panigrahi, P

“…Using the expansion of fiber-optic networks and firm-to-firm transaction data, we find that better connectivity shifts input sourcing to well-connected regions and diversifies supplier networks. …”

Avoiding sovereign default contagion: A normative analysis by De Ferra, S, Mallucci, E

“…First, we look at cross-country bailouts. We find that whenever agents anticipate them, bailouts induce higher borrowings, and yet still enhance welfare. …”

House price expectations and inflation expectations: evidence from survey data by Dhamija, V, Nunes, R, Tara, R

“…Housing is a closely monitored and prominent sector for households. We find that households tend to overweight house price expectations when forming inflation expectations with a coefficient of 25–45 percent, significantly above the weight of house prices in the inflation index. …”