William Foster
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Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Also affiliated: University of Ottawa (2014); Cambridge Military Hospital (1876–1879); Ottawa Hospital (2014); Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (1900); Alder (United States) (1876–1879); Substance Abuse Free Environment (1989); Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (2014); Saft (France) (1989)
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William Foster is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. His research focuses on historical studies, particularly concerning trade and exploration during the early modern period.
Foster has published on topics including the role of art dealers as intermediaries, the expansion of trade networks in Western India, and the Coromandel Coast. His work also examines significant voyages and explorations, such as Drake's reach to the Moluccas and Fenton's attempts, as well as Newbery's journeys through Persia and the company's initial voyages. He has also explored aspects of executive tax discretion.
With an h-index of 7 and over 50 publications, Foster's work has been cited more than 100 times. He remains an active researcher, with his most recent publication in 2021.
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- h-index: 7
- Publications: 49
- Citations: 108
Selected Publications
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<div> The Art Dealer as Intermediary</div> (2025)
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Executive Tax Discretion (2021)SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
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The Gallerist’s Gambit: Financial Innovation, Tax Law, and the Making of the Contemporary Art Market (2019)
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When to Praise the Machine: The Promise and Perils of Automated Transactional Drafting (2018)
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Enduring Design for Business Entities (2015)
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Muddying the Waterfall: How Ambiguous Liability Statutes Distort Creditor Priority in Condominium Foreclosures (2014)SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
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Memorializing the Meal: An Analogical Exercise for Transactional Drafting (2013)SSRN Electronic Journal OpenAlex
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Partisan Politics and Income Tax Rates (2013)
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Making Plaintiffs Whole: A Tax Problem of Interest (2011)
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