Alissa Mazar

Datos Biográficos

ID3841825
NOMBREAlissa Mazar
NOMBRESAlissa
APELLIDOMazar
FIRMAMAZAR A
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
ORCID0000-0001-9008-9456
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS10
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2017
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
ÍNDICE H2

  • Deindustrialization and Casinos

    Alissa MazarBOOKDeindustrialization and Casinos2020

  • Gambling formats, involvement, and problem gambling

    Open AccessAlissa Mazar, Martha Zorn et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    The gambling format an individual participates in is connected to whether an individual is likely to experience problem gambling. We also found that the level of involvement (and its relationship to intensity) may affect the likelihood that an individual will experience problematic gambling behavior. Ultimately, the type of gambling format an individual partakes in does mediate the relationship between problem gambling and involvement. In Massach…

  • Casinos and Captive Labour Markets

    Alissa MazarARTICLELabour / Le Travail2020

    Economically depressed communities across North America have opened casinos based on the promise of creating "good jobs." Some scholars find that workers benefit from casinos via employment and wage growth, while others find that casinos exploit host communities, including their workers. Yet, little research addresses whom casinos employ and how workers experience the quality of employment. Existing research is based on geographic areas that hous…

  • Gender and Gambling Behaviors

    Open AccessDanielle M Venne, Alissa Mazar et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Mental…2019

  • The importance of friends and family to recreational gambling, at-risk gambling, and problem gambling

    Open AccessAlissa Mazar, Richard J Williams et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2018

    These analyses offer an examination of the similarities and differences between gambling subtypes. An important finding throughout the analyses is that the gambling involvement of family and friends is strongly related to Recreational Gambling, At-Risk Gambling, and Problem/Pathological Gambling. This suggests that targeting the social networks of heavily involved Recreational Gamblers and At-Risk Gamblers (in addition to Problem/Pathological Gam…

  • The Development Benefits of Maternity Leave

    Open AccessKathleen M Fallon, Alissa Mazar et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2017Citada por: 5Referencias: 14

  • Growth coalitions in declining cities

    Alissa MazarARTICLEUrban Geography2017Citada por: 5Referencias: 14

    Casino development is a popular strategy for urban redevelopment in declining cities. I examine the process of casino acquisition in the former Canadian automotive capital, Windsor, Ontario – one of the first cities in North America, outside of Atlantic City and Las Vegas, to host a resort casino. Drawing on 20 interviews with urban elites and the local news media, I explore the interplay between a local growth coalition and State interests in th…