4 results for "Tim Swartz"
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Tournament Design in Doubles Pickleball
This paper considers a common tournament design in doubles pickleball where N players compete across n matches. The research question involves the assignment of partners and opponents over the n matches. It is demonstrated that a particular design for the practical tournament corresponding to N=16…
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What makes Napa Napa? The roots of success in the wine industry
California is world-renowned for the ability to produce world class quality wine. At the center of this achievement is the development of Napa as a premier wine producing region. We examine the sources of Napa’s success by testing factors from leading industrial location theories against…
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A computationally intensive ranking system for paired comparison data
In this paper, we introduce a new ranking system where the data are preferences resulting from paired comparisons. When direct preferences are missing or unclear, then preferences are determined through indirect comparisons. Given that a ranking of n subjects implies (2n) paired preferences, the…
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Taxes, Growth, and Equity: The Illusions of Fiscal Policy
For over a century now, one of the central debates of economic policy has been around fiscal policy. Taxation and government spending have been a feature of most political campaigns, with one (more vocal) side claiming that taxation chokes economic growth and benefits special interests, while…