Corporate finance for the entrepreneurial firm is fundamentally different from that of the traditional firm. The standard problems and solutions to both investment and financing are reformulated in this paper. The formulation is intended to capture two distinguishing features of entrepreneurial...

This article studies the role of rainfall in determining the education composition of Mexico-US migration. Emphasizing the relationship between rainfall and migration costs, a revised Roy model indicates that rainfall affects selection on education through not only households' liquidity...

This paper analyzes the determinants of migration duration focusing on family composition and human capital. A utility maximization model is built to show that migrants face a trade-off between avoiding psychic costs from leaving family members and accumulating wealth to support their...

Mercury (Hg) is a pervasive environmental pollutant and poses serious health concerns as inorganic Hg(II) is converted to methylmercury (MeHg), a neurotoxin, which bioaccumulates in the food webs. Phytoplankton, representing the base of aquatic food webs, can take up Hg(II) and influence MeHg...