contact information
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Department of Economics University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1285 | Phone: | 541.346.4674 |
| Fax: | 541.346.1243 | |
| Email: | kharaguc@uoregon.edu |
research interests
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teaching interests
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papers
"Interdependency in Performance," IZA Discussion Paper No. 2944, (with Glen Waddell). Paper
"Unobservable Attributes and Self-selection in Repeat Migration: Evidence From Male Household Heads in Mexico," Working Paper.
"Border Enforcement Initiatives and Migrant Location Choice," Working Paper.
biographical information
Kelii Haraguchi received his B.S. in Economics in 2002 from the University of Puget Sound. Following graduation he worked in the Investment Management and Research section at Russell Investment Group. He received his Master's in Economics from the University of Oregon in 2004 and expects to receive his Ph.D. in Economics in 2008.
other interests
Fingerstyle guitar: I started this a few years ago during graduate school when my wife gave me a guitar for Christmas.My current favorite musicians:
Bruce Springsteen
Tom Waits
Jackson Browne
My wife and I just got a new vacuum: the Dyson "Animal" DC14. I decided to pit our old vacuum, a Kenmore canister vacuum that we've had since we met, against our brand new purple beast. Here they are pictured in all their glory.
We mostly have hardwood floors and tile, so I used a 4 by 6 foot, short-knap rug in our living room as the "test" area.
I first went over the rug with the old vacuum, being careful to provide full coverage to avoid a bias in the results that would credit the Dyson with dirt left from poor vacuuming. I then followed with the Dyson DC14. This is the version of the Dyson that is supposedly designed for households with pets. And, like all other Dyson vacuums, it is exceptional because it doesn't lose suction.
Here is the dirt reservoir from the Dyson following the test. Its a little difficult to make out in the photo, but the 4 by 6 rug yielded a ball of "dirt" roughly the size of a golf ball, however the ball was not very dense and could easily have been compacted to the size of a normal marble (I didn't try this, it is just a guess). It doesn't appear that the Dyson is the runaway victor, but it gets the nod if only for the sheer novelty of owning a vacuum whose gimmick in cleaning is hundreds of tiny cyclones. Here's a more in-depth look at how much the Dyson sucks.