This paper formally explores the optimal length of copyright protection when the value of an intellectual work changes over time due to depreciation and value-enhancing ex-post investments. The first main finding is that, in the case of a single project, granting infinitely-lived copyright...

Purpose: The paper investigates the effect of winning performance streaks (the hot hand) and losing performance streaks (the cold hand) on future performance. Performance streaks have many implications in business settings, such as selecting stocks, hedge fund performance, employee performance,...

Autism is currently estimated to affect approximately one in every 166 children, yet the cause or causes of the condition are not well understood. One of the current theories concerning the condition is that among a set of children vulnerable to developing the condition because of their...