Roger Sherman
Biographic Data
| ID | 3785389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roger Sherman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roger |
| FAMILY NAME | Sherman |
| SIGNATURE | SHERMAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1930 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Bold New Enterprise
A Bold New Enterprise:The Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Yakup Bektas (bio) and Roger Sherman (bio) Re-creating Islam's "Golden Age" of Science and Technology From about the mid-eighth to the thirteenth century CE, that is, during the long Abbasid dynasty (750-1258), the countries that came under the Islamic sphere of influence, with Baghdad as the center, became remarkably active in philosophy, natural philosop…
Medal of Honor
Twelve riveting interviews with living Medal of Honor recipients form the core of this excellent pbs program. The deftly edited interviews convey each individual's distinctive personality but leave us with as many questions as answers regarding the mysteries of why each man rose to perform extraordinary deeds. The interviews are embedded in wellchosen archival footage and tied together with an intelligent narrative. Medal of Honor also tells the …
Classroom Games
The incentives that arise in markets with asymmetric information are illustrated in the classroom exercise presented here. Student sellers choose both a quality ‘grade’ and a price for their products. Initially, both prices and grades for all sellers are posted, and buyers select from these offerings. In this full-information setup, the market prices and grades quickly reach efficient levels that maximize total surplus. Next, although sellers con…
Waiting-Line Auctions
If prizes are to be awarded simultaneously at a specified time on a first-come- first-served basis, then individuals who queue for them will choose different waiting times through their arrivals at the queue. This choice of arrival time at a queue is similar to the choice of a sealed tender in an auction. An equilibrium for this "waiting-line auction" is obtained here using methods for analyzing sealed-tender auctions. When individuals are risk n…
Advertising and Profitability
unemployment rates quoted in table 1; however, a fuller statement is available on request from the author. The United Kingdom figures for 1960 onward are based on a letter to the author (dated 28/1/71) revising [7]. For earlier years the official statistics have been raised by a percentage based on the revised BLS information. Percentage adjustments have also been made to the French (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques) …
Potential Entrants Discourage Entry
Letters of Connecticut Federalists 1814-1815
Waiting-Line Auctions
If prizes are to be awarded simultaneously at a specified time on a first-come- first-served basis, then individuals who queue for them will choose different waiting times through their arrivals at the queue. This choice of arrival time at a queue is similar to the choice of a sealed tender in an auction. An equilibrium for this "waiting-line auction" is obtained here using methods for analyzing sealed-tender auctions. When individuals are risk n…
Potential Entrants Discourage Entry
Letters of Connecticut Federalists 1814-1815
Potential Entrants Discourage Entry
Advertising and Profitability
unemployment rates quoted in table 1; however, a fuller statement is available on request from the author. The United Kingdom figures for 1960 onward are based on a letter to the author (dated 28/1/71) revising [7]. For earlier years the official statistics have been raised by a percentage based on the revised BLS information. Percentage adjustments have also been made to the French (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques) …
Waiting-Line Auctions
If prizes are to be awarded simultaneously at a specified time on a first-come- first-served basis, then individuals who queue for them will choose different waiting times through their arrivals at the queue. This choice of arrival time at a queue is similar to the choice of a sealed tender in an auction. An equilibrium for this "waiting-line auction" is obtained here using methods for analyzing sealed-tender auctions. When individuals are risk n…
Classroom Games
The incentives that arise in markets with asymmetric information are illustrated in the classroom exercise presented here. Student sellers choose both a quality ‘grade’ and a price for their products. Initially, both prices and grades for all sellers are posted, and buyers select from these offerings. In this full-information setup, the market prices and grades quickly reach efficient levels that maximize total surplus. Next, although sellers con…
Medal of Honor
Twelve riveting interviews with living Medal of Honor recipients form the core of this excellent pbs program. The deftly edited interviews convey each individual's distinctive personality but leave us with as many questions as answers regarding the mysteries of why each man rose to perform extraordinary deeds. The interviews are embedded in wellchosen archival footage and tied together with an intelligent narrative. Medal of Honor also tells the …
A Bold New Enterprise
A Bold New Enterprise:The Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam Yakup Bektas (bio) and Roger Sherman (bio) Re-creating Islam's "Golden Age" of Science and Technology From about the mid-eighth to the thirteenth century CE, that is, during the long Abbasid dynasty (750-1258), the countries that came under the Islamic sphere of influence, with Baghdad as the center, became remarkably active in philosophy, natural philosop…
Computer Science (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art history (2 works) · Auction Theory and Applications (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Classics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Honor (2 works)