George S Ford
Biographic Data
| ID | 4247932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | George S Ford |
| GIVEN NAMES | George S |
| FAMILY NAME | Ford |
| SIGNATURE | FORD G S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Phoenix (United States) |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9716-050X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1948 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Memories of Bob Ekelund
Digital discrimination under disparate impact
Bridging the Digital Divide
The rewards of municipal broadband
Testing the Economics of the Net Neutrality Debate
Confusing relevance and price
The Economics of Religious Schism and Switching
Schism and switching are important in religious markets when strict monopoly or force is not involved. The Protestant Reformation is an important case and may be seen as entry of a new firm into a previously monopolized market. This was essentially rent dissipation. Other cases may involve religious consumers switching to firms that better match their religious preferences. Firms in such a setting make strategic decisions about doctrine and costs…
Secularism, Religion, and Political Choice in the United States
The effect of religion on political behavior and attachment has been a topic of intense interest in the United States and elsewhere. Less attention has been paid to the issue of secularism. Some analysts have viewed secularism as anabsenceof religious attachment, and a number of studies have utilized indices of secularization to analyze such topics as economic development or modernization. In this article, we show that secularism, like religion, …
Internet use and depression among older adults
The Governor Eyre Case in England
On October 11, 1865, in the village of Morant Bay in Jamaica, an angry crowd of negro rioters assembled outside the Court House and began to throw stones at the small body of volunteer guards who had been hastily called up to protect the building. The guards retaliated by firing one volley into the crowd and they were thereupon rushed and driven back into the Court House which was set on fire. Several persons were killed by the rioters in their a…
Secularism, Religion, and Political Choice in the United States
The effect of religion on political behavior and attachment has been a topic of intense interest in the United States and elsewhere. Less attention has been paid to the issue of secularism. Some analysts have viewed secularism as anabsenceof religious attachment, and a number of studies have utilized indices of secularization to analyze such topics as economic development or modernization. In this article, we show that secularism, like religion, …
The Governor Eyre Case in England
On October 11, 1865, in the village of Morant Bay in Jamaica, an angry crowd of negro rioters assembled outside the Court House and began to throw stones at the small body of volunteer guards who had been hastily called up to protect the building. The guards retaliated by firing one volley into the crowd and they were thereupon rushed and driven back into the Court House which was set on fire. Several persons were killed by the rioters in their a…
Internet use and depression among older adults
Secularism, Religion, and Political Choice in the United States
The effect of religion on political behavior and attachment has been a topic of intense interest in the United States and elsewhere. Less attention has been paid to the issue of secularism. Some analysts have viewed secularism as anabsenceof religious attachment, and a number of studies have utilized indices of secularization to analyze such topics as economic development or modernization. In this article, we show that secularism, like religion, …
The Economics of Religious Schism and Switching
Schism and switching are important in religious markets when strict monopoly or force is not involved. The Protestant Reformation is an important case and may be seen as entry of a new firm into a previously monopolized market. This was essentially rent dissipation. Other cases may involve religious consumers switching to firms that better match their religious preferences. Firms in such a setting make strategic decisions about doctrine and costs…
The rewards of municipal broadband
Testing the Economics of the Net Neutrality Debate
Confusing relevance and price
Bridging the Digital Divide
Digital discrimination under disparate impact
Memories of Bob Ekelund
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