Papers by Charles Dainoff
Lynne Rienner Publishers eBooks, Aug 27, 2023
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting, Sep 1, 2004
Principles of cognitive work analysis were directly applied to the conceptualization and design o... more Principles of cognitive work analysis were directly applied to the conceptualization and design of a web-based software tool for investment analysis. The investment philosophy known as fundamental analysis is concerned with the intrinsic value of a company compared with its stock price. The means-end abstraction hierarchy was critical in characterizing the work domain of the fundamental analyst and allowed an ecological interface on the domain to be constructed. This resulted in a patentable software product which is now on the market.
PsycEXTRA Dataset, 2004
Principles of cognitive work analysis were directly applied to the conceptualization and design o... more Principles of cognitive work analysis were directly applied to the conceptualization and design of a web-based software tool for investment analysis. The investment philosophy known as fundamental analysis is concerned with the intrinsic value of a company compared with its stock price. The means-end abstraction hierarchy was critical in characterizing the work domain of the fundamental analyst and allowed an ecological interface on the domain to be constructed. This resulted in a patentable software product which is now on the market.
Democracy and Security, Feb 3, 2020
ABSTRACTDoes the United States take into account concerns about intellectual property protection ... more ABSTRACTDoes the United States take into account concerns about intellectual property protection when it transfers arms internationally? This study explores the relationship between intellectual pr...
Central Asian Survey, Jan 2, 2015
Gazprom's utilization of offshore registrationor the moving of money across national boundaries f... more Gazprom's utilization of offshore registrationor the moving of money across national boundaries for reasons other than of direct business benefithas resulted in the creation of a web of subsidiary companies with opaque leadership and financial arrangements. Some of these subsidiary companies operate as intermediaries in the natural gas trade among the former Soviet states. Given that the gas trade within Eurasia has a long history of fixed contracts that move gas through a network of pipelines, why were intermediaries created, and why register them offshore? Using a critical reading of stateness as a space for transnational networks, and supported by mind-mapping software, we analysed the structure and operations of offshore gas intermediary companies between Russia and Central Asia dating from the break-up of the Soviet Union. We conclude that there were several purposes for using intermediary gas companies, from navigating trade among the newly independent states, to asset stripping, monopolizing markets, and obfuscating finance and ownership. However, the usefulness of intermediary companies to Gazprom may have expired, as a confluence of increased competition among suppliers, diversification of export routes, and economic stagnation has led to exporters and importers calling for their end.
Democracy and Security, 2020
ABSTRACTDoes the United States take into account concerns about intellectual property protection ... more ABSTRACTDoes the United States take into account concerns about intellectual property protection when it transfers arms internationally? This study explores the relationship between intellectual pr...
The document mentioned above has been reviewed and accepted by the student's advisor, on behalf o... more The document mentioned above has been reviewed and accepted by the student's advisor, on behalf of the advisory committee, and by the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), on behalf of the program; we verify that this is the final, approved version of the student's thesis including all changes required by the advisory committee. The undersigned agree to abide by the statements above.
OF DISSERTATION OUTLAW HEAVEN: WHY STATES BECOME TAX HAVENS It is the argument of this dissertati... more OF DISSERTATION OUTLAW HEAVEN: WHY STATES BECOME TAX HAVENS It is the argument of this dissertation that states become tax havens as a conscious economic development strategy. These states – more properly referred to as “jurisdictions” because some lack the sovereignty of the traditional Westphalian state – do not have the natural resources or the population to pursue more traditional economic development strategies, but they do have the ability to write and implement laws that create a virtual resource: banking secrecy. These jurisdictions are to carry out this strategy because they tend to be well-governed, stable, and relatively wealthy, making them attractive partners for the international banking, law, and accounting firms that drive offshore finance, and then for their customers – both individual and corporate – as well. The qualities tax havens possess also enable them to calculate that the benefits they reap from pursuing this strategy outweigh any penalties assessed by anti...
Central Asian Survey, Feb 17, 2015
Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national bound... more Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national boundaries for reasons other than of direct business benefit – has resulted in the creation of a web of subsidiary companies with opaque leadership and financial arrangements. Some of these subsidiary companies operate as intermediaries in the natural gas trade among the former Soviet states. Given that the gas trade within Eurasia has a long history of fixed contracts that move gas through a network of pipelines, why were intermediaries created, and why register them offshore? Using a critical reading of stateness as a space for transnational networks, and supported by mind-mapping software, we analysed the structure and operations of offshore gas intermediary companies between Russia and Central Asia dating from the break-up of the Soviet Union. We conclude that there were several purposes for using intermediary gas companies, from navigating trade among the newly independent states, to asset stripping, monopolizing markets, and obfuscating finance and ownership. However, the usefulness of intermediary companies to Gazprom may have expired, as a confluence of increased competition among suppliers, diversification of export routes, and economic stagnation has led to exporters and importers calling for their end.
Democracy and Security, 2020
Does the United States take into account concerns about intellectual property protection when it ... more Does the United States take into account concerns about intellectual property protection when it transfers arms internationally? This study explores the relationship between intellectual property law and the transfer of military technology. States weigh a number of issues when considering whether to export arms, from security problems, to reputational issues, to regime type. Both domestically and internationally, intellectual property law represents the principal means for states and firms to protect their technology. It stands to reason that states that export arms may take into account the robustness of intellectual property protection (IPP) in states that import arms. We hypothesize that the United States, which has placed a high priority on IPP generally, will be reluctant to export arms to states that place a low priority on IPP. Using arms transfer data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the World Bank’s Intellectual Property Protection ratings, the institutional affiliations of states that import arms (including WTO and TRIPS) and a variety of other variables, this study tests hypotheses concerning IPP and its relationship to international arms sales, finding support for the hypothesis that the United States takes into account a potential importing state’s IPP strength when evaluating arms transfers.
Central Asian Survey, 2015
Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national bound... more Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national boundaries for reasons other than of direct business benefit – has resulted in the creation of a web of subsidiary companies with opaque leadership and financial arrangements. Some of these subsidiary companies operate as intermediaries in the natural gas trade among the former Soviet states. Given that the gas trade within Eurasia has a long history of fixed contracts that move gas through a network of pipelines, why were intermediaries created, and why register them offshore? Using a critical reading of stateness as a space for transnational networks, and supported by mind-mapping software, we analysed the structure and operations of offshore gas intermediary companies between Russia and Central Asia dating from the break-up of the Soviet Union. We conclude that there were several purposes for using intermediary gas companies, from navigating trade among the newly independent states, to asset stripping, monopolizing markets, and obfuscating finance and ownership. However, the usefulness of intermediary companies to Gazprom may have expired, as a confluence of increased competition among suppliers, diversification of export routes, and economic stagnation has led to exporters and importers calling for their end.
Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national boundarie... more Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national boundaries for reasons other than of direct business benefit – has resulted in the creation of a web of subsidiary companies with opaque leadership and financial arrangements. Some of these subsidiary companies operate as intermediaries in the natural gas trade among the former Soviet states. Given that the gas trade within Eurasia has a long history of fixed contracts that move gas through a network of pipelines, why were intermediaries created, and why register them offshore? Using a critical reading of stateness as a space for transnational networks, and supported by mind-mapping software, we analysed the structure and operations of offshore gas intermediary companies between Russia and Central Asia dating from the break-up of the Soviet Union. We conclude that there were several purposes for using intermediary gas companies, from navigating trade among the newly independent states, to asset stripping, monopolizing markets, and obfuscating finance and ownership. However, the usefulness of intermediary companies to Gazprom may have expired, as a confluence of increased competition among suppliers, diversification of export routes, and economic stagnation has led to exporters and importers calling for their end.
Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national boundarie... more Gazprom's utilization of offshore registration – or the moving of money across national boundaries for reasons other than of direct business benefit – has resulted in the creation of a web of subsidiary companies with opaque leadership and financial arrangements. Some of these subsidiary companies operate as intermediaries in the natural gas trade among the former Soviet states. Given that the gas trade within Eurasia has a long history of fixed contracts that move gas through a network of pipelines, why were intermediaries created, and why register them offshore? Using a critical reading of stateness as a space for transnational networks, and supported by mind-mapping software, we analysed the structure and operations of offshore gas intermediary companies between Russia and Central Asia dating from the break-up of the Soviet Union. We conclude that there were several purposes for using intermediary gas companies, from navigating trade among the newly independent states, to asset stripping, monopolizing markets, and obfuscating finance and ownership. However, the usefulness of intermediary companies to Gazprom may have expired, as a confluence of increased competition among suppliers, diversification of export routes, and economic stagnation has led to exporters and importers calling for their end.
case study originally intended for Central Asian Survey article
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