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Louisiana State University

1983

Finance

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A Study Of Revenues For Public Schools In Louisiana., Robert Wayne Strain Jan 1983

A Study Of Revenues For Public Schools In Louisiana., Robert Wayne Strain

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

This study was to determine how revenues from federal, state, and local governments vary across school districts in the State of Louisiana in 1975 and 1980. Also included, was an analysis of per pupil expenditures, assessed valuations of taxable property, per capita incomes, and a comparison of Louisiana with national public school financial data. In 1975 and 1980 respectively, school districts received 56.19 and 52.91 percent of their revenue from state sources, 30.05 and 34.57 percent from local sources, and 13.76 and 12.52 percent from federal sources. In 1975 and 1980, the major sources of revenue were: federal Elementary and …


The Diversification Service By A Multinational Corporation To Its Shareholders., Ho Chull Yang Jan 1983

The Diversification Service By A Multinational Corporation To Its Shareholders., Ho Chull Yang

LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses

In perfect capital markets, optimal investment decisions of a firm involve no incentive for a firm to diversify operations. However, in an imperfect capital market where homemade portfolio diversification incurs higher cost or faces restrictions, operational diversification of a firm may be beneficial to its shareholders. A substantial amount of empirical evidence has supported the hypothesis that U.S. investors would have higher risk adjusted performance through international portfolio investment. In reality, however, some major barriers to international diversification have prevented U.S. investors from diversifying internationally. Consequently, it can be expected that multinationality of a firm would be beneficial to investors. …