William Morrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 4785159 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William Morrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | William |
| FAMILY NAME | Morrison |
| SIGNATURE | MORRISON W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1568-8226 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1944 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Rules of Thumb and Attention Elasticities: Evidence from Under- and Overreaction to Taxes
This paper tests costly attention models of consumers' misreaction to opaque taxes. We report an online shopping experiment that involves shrouded sales taxes that are exogenously varied within consumers over time. Some consumers systematically underreact to sales taxes whereas others systematically overreact, but higher stakes decrease both under- and overreaction. This is consistent with consumers using heterogeneous rules of thumb to compute t…
The Evolution of Canada’s Airports and Airport Policy: A Review
Canada’s airports are unique in the world as a system of private, no-share capital, not-for-profit organizations. This paper reviews the evolution Canada’s airport system and airport policy over the last 30 years and provides an overview of airport performance including an assessment of the likely proceeds should the Canadian government decide to sell its eight largest airports to private investors. The review reveals an airport system with a hea…
Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon
While the Klondike Gold Rush is one of the most widely known events in Canadian history, particularly outside Canada, the rest of the Yukon's long and diverse history attracts little attention. Important developments such as Herschel Island whaling, pre-1900 fur trading, the post-World War II resource boom, a lengthy struggle for responsible government, and the emergence of Aboriginal political protest remain poorly understood
Canada's newest university to focus on northern issues
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Radio and Teens: Convincing Gatekeepers to Air Health Messages
During 1987, the National Cancer Institute conducted a radio public service campaign using a well-known celebrity spokesperson, which was targeted to teenage audiences to warn them of the dangers of smoking. This article describes the influence of (a) the celebrity spokesperson and (b) personal contact with station personnel regarding the media gatekeepers' response to the campaign. We argue that radio is an often neglected media channel in most …
Knowledge of Political Personages Held by the Male Villagers of Badlapur: An Introductory Delineation
Family planning attitudes of industrial workers of Ambarnath, a city of Western India: A comparative analysis
This paper analyses the relationships between certain socio-cultural and demographic or family size variables and attitudes toward family planning held by a sample of industrial workers in Ambarnath, a western Indian city. A comparison is made between these findings and those obtained from the nearby village of Badlapur. The major finding is that the variables which predict the presence or absence of favoura ble attitudes toward family planning i…
Family Types in Badlapur: An Analysis of a Changing Institution in a Maharashtrian Village
Coastal Preservation and Planning: Discussion
Radio and Teens: Convincing Gatekeepers to Air Health Messages
During 1987, the National Cancer Institute conducted a radio public service campaign using a well-known celebrity spokesperson, which was targeted to teenage audiences to warn them of the dangers of smoking. This article describes the influence of (a) the celebrity spokesperson and (b) personal contact with station personnel regarding the media gatekeepers' response to the campaign. We argue that radio is an often neglected media channel in most …
Family Types in Badlapur: An Analysis of a Changing Institution in a Maharashtrian Village
Coastal Preservation and Planning: Discussion
Family Types in Badlapur: An Analysis of a Changing Institution in a Maharashtrian Village
Knowledge of Political Personages Held by the Male Villagers of Badlapur: An Introductory Delineation
Family planning attitudes of industrial workers of Ambarnath, a city of Western India: A comparative analysis
This paper analyses the relationships between certain socio-cultural and demographic or family size variables and attitudes toward family planning held by a sample of industrial workers in Ambarnath, a western Indian city. A comparison is made between these findings and those obtained from the nearby village of Badlapur. The major finding is that the variables which predict the presence or absence of favoura ble attitudes toward family planning i…
Radio and Teens: Convincing Gatekeepers to Air Health Messages
During 1987, the National Cancer Institute conducted a radio public service campaign using a well-known celebrity spokesperson, which was targeted to teenage audiences to warn them of the dangers of smoking. This article describes the influence of (a) the celebrity spokesperson and (b) personal contact with station personnel regarding the media gatekeepers' response to the campaign. We argue that radio is an often neglected media channel in most …
Canada's newest university to focus on northern issues
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Land of the Midnight Sun: A History of the Yukon
While the Klondike Gold Rush is one of the most widely known events in Canadian history, particularly outside Canada, the rest of the Yukon's long and diverse history attracts little attention. Important developments such as Herschel Island whaling, pre-1900 fur trading, the post-World War II resource boom, a lengthy struggle for responsible government, and the emergence of Aboriginal political protest remain poorly understood
The Evolution of Canada’s Airports and Airport Policy: A Review
Canada’s airports are unique in the world as a system of private, no-share capital, not-for-profit organizations. This paper reviews the evolution Canada’s airport system and airport policy over the last 30 years and provides an overview of airport performance including an assessment of the likely proceeds should the Canadian government decide to sell its eight largest airports to private investors. The review reveals an airport system with a hea…
Rules of Thumb and Attention Elasticities: Evidence from Under- and Overreaction to Taxes
This paper tests costly attention models of consumers' misreaction to opaque taxes. We report an online shopping experiment that involves shrouded sales taxes that are exogenously varied within consumers over time. Some consumers systematically underreact to sales taxes whereas others systematically overreact, but higher stakes decrease both under- and overreaction. This is consistent with consumers using heterogeneous rules of thumb to compute t…
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