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Designing Survey Methods To Evaluate The Undeclared Economy: A Review Of The Options, Colin C. Williams
Designing Survey Methods To Evaluate The Undeclared Economy: A Review Of The Options, Colin C. Williams
Colin C Williams
This Working Paper is part of the GREY project which is developing capacities and capabilities in tackling undeclared work. In this Working Paper, the various options available to researchers when designing surveys to tackle undeclared work are evaluated. These issues include the unit of analysis used, the data collection methodology, an array of questionnaire design issues (including the reference period, whether to define the phenomenon for participants, a direct versus gradual approach to sensitive issues, whether to do a supply- and/or demand-side survey; whether to examine the relationship between purchasers and sellers, how to discourage social desirability bias), sample size, …
2014 Nonresident Visitation, Expenditures, And Economic Impact Estimates: Estimates By Full Year, Quarters, Trip Purposes, And International Visitors., Kara Grau
Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications
A collection of 2014 full year and quarterly estimates of nonresident visitation, expenditures by nonresident travelers, and economic impact estimates, including expenditures by purpose of trip, airport of arrival, and international visitors.
Shaky Foundations: The Tradeoff Between Structural Safety And Financial Security, Grace Daly
Shaky Foundations: The Tradeoff Between Structural Safety And Financial Security, Grace Daly
Undergraduate Honors Theses
This paper investigates the relationship between the financial positions of a subcontractor and their performance on the construction site. Financial default by a subcontractor can cost general contractors additional time and expense, as they try to find replacements and keep the projects on schedule. This highlights the importance of vetting subcontractors before awarding a bid. This study attempts to bridge the gap between the subjective nature of construction quality and the more technical financial analysis in determining the overall quality of subcontractors. Safety measures are also incorporated into performance ratings. Data is collected for the years 2009 through 2014 from …
The Economic And Financial Effect Of Single Parent Homes, Douglas Sidey
The Economic And Financial Effect Of Single Parent Homes, Douglas Sidey
Senior Honors Theses
A crisis is facing the American population today because of the growing prevalence of single parent homes. This single parenthood produces a cyclical nature in which the families that get started have a hard time removing themselves from the patterns and problems of this cycle. This is due in large part to the financial issues that a family will face due to the divorce from, or loss of, a spouse. These financial issues affect not only the parent that is raising children alone, but it affects the children, the spouse that has left, and the economy at large. This phenomenon, …
Mega-Regional Trade, Joshua Meltzer
Mega-Regional Trade, Joshua Meltzer
Brookings Scholar Lecture Series
This lecture will discuss the impact of the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations on U.S. economic competitiveness and leadership in Asia and Europe. This will lead into a discussion of large Free Trade Areas (FTA), or groups of countries that have few or no price controls in the form of tariffs or quotas between each other. FTAs allow the agreeing nations to focus on their comparative advantages and to produce the goods they are comparatively more efficient at making, thus increasing the efficiency and profitability of each country. We will explore the impact …
A Rationale For Meeting Quotas Asymmetrically, J. Patrick Meister, Robert S. Main
A Rationale For Meeting Quotas Asymmetrically, J. Patrick Meister, Robert S. Main
Robert S. Main
Under certain conditions, otherwise identical, competing firms may find it jointly preferable to face differing degrees of trade barriers on individual products rather than symmetric trade barriers. The key is the ability to reduce marginal production cost via research and development. The economic significance of this insight is that there could be a role for a market for quota allotments. This insight also has applications to Voluntary Export Restraints in which a priori symmetric, restricted firms may prefer to have individual production levels allocated asymmetrically. This indicates the need for detailed studies of how quotas are met by individual firms. …
It-Enabled Coordination In Electronic Markets: An Experimental Investigation Of The Effects Of Social Communication On Group Buyers, Alexander Pelaez
It-Enabled Coordination In Electronic Markets: An Experimental Investigation Of The Effects Of Social Communication On Group Buyers, Alexander Pelaez
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
Coordination, and the mechanisms by which coordination occurs, represents a significant area of study for economic research, and information technology. Technology enhances communication in both speed and quantity of information and when aligned with appropriate tasks can improve decision-making and task performance. Examining the effect of technology based coordination mechanisms on market platforms provides insight into outcomes as represented by buyer surplus and task completion as well as behaviors, such as network structure and emotional attitudes in economic experiments. Drawing on theory from economics and information systems, larger buyer groups should be able to obtain better prices and extract higher …
Incorporating Sustainability Into Principles Of Macroeconomics: A Case Study, Madhavi Venkatesan
Incorporating Sustainability Into Principles Of Macroeconomics: A Case Study, Madhavi Venkatesan
Madhavi Venkatesan
Using grant funded resources, this case study explicitly engaged students in a Principles of Macroeconomics course with respect to the impact of sustainability-based values on economic indicators and standard of living parameters, while coincidentally opening discussion to the implicit nature of consumption-based values in the economic assessment of growth. Student assimilation and reaction to the curriculum was documented over the period of the course. Students provided responses to weekly questionnaires, which tracked their changing perceptions, values, and behaviors. Weekly class discussions and individual student assessment of the awareness fostered by reviewing the two divergent value structures also contributed to qualitative …
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 1, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 1, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 2, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 2, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 4, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 4, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 3, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report, Quarter 3, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Report is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Profile, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Profile, 2015, Pittsburg State University. Gladys A. Kelce College Of Business
Pittsburg Micropolitan Reports
The Pittsburg Micropolitan Area Economic Profile is created by the Business and Economic Research Center (BERC) at Pittsburg State University.