Prior research has established that stocks with high dispersion of earningsforecasts or short interest are associated with low subsequent returns. Assumingdispersion of forecasts is a proxy for divergence of opinions and short interest is a proxyfor short selling constraints, these results have...

One key water resource challenge that faces the eastern United States today is how to regulate water withdrawals by offstream users, while preserving the fair sharing philosophy of the common-law Riparian Doctrine. Traditionally, this doctrine requires that riparians (users owning land adjacent...