New research adds evidence to a common thesis offered after the end of the Cold War that globalization was making physical distance economically obsolete.
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Associate Professor of Sport Leadership and Management, Miami University
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President, Miami University
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Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Miami University
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Senior Lecturer of Global and Intercultural Studies, Miami University
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Research Scientist, Miami University
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Assistant Professor of Finance, Miami University
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Associate Professor of History, Miami University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
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Instructor of Family Science and Social Work, Miami University
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Professor of History, Miami University
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Professor of Anthropology, Miami University; Lithuanian Institute of History
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Assistant Professor of Management, Miami University
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Teaching Professor of American Studies, Miami University
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Senior Research Scholar in Gerontology, Miami University
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Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Miami University