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What To Do With Lasalle Square, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"The recent proposals to the Providence Redevelopment Authority for the development of the once-acre parcel of land at LaSalle Square have raised some interesting questions about the use of this valuable piece of downtown property."

The Benefits Reaped From Block Grant Fund Will Increase, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 signed into law by President Ford was a landmark piece of legistlation. It provided federal money for communities in block grants, with each local community making its own decisions as to the distrubution of these funds in areas such as housing, parks and community facilities."

An Economic Model For The Rio Grande Drainage Basin, New Mexico, James Fredric Roach

Economics ETDs

Making the best use of the fully appropriated water supply in most areas of the Rio Grande Drainage Basin remains the major issue facing the state of New Mexico. This dissertation develops a comprehensive and integrative methodological approach capable of evaluating water resources problems in the Rio Grande Basin. A combination of two well-known and utilized economic tools (the input-output and linear programming techniques) served as the basis for model formulation.

The input-output technique was further extended into an interregional context, and served as the basis for the expanded and larger linear programming framework. One set of economic and three …

The Albuquerque Police Strike, Mark Alan Engelbrecht

Economics ETDs

When representatives of the city of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque city police were unable to negotiate a new contract when the previous contract expired on June 30, 1975, the police officers engaged in a work slowdown by issuing less traffic citations. On Saturday, July 12, the officers on the third shift were told to end their slowdown. Instead, the officers on the third shift began a wildcat strike that afternoon. By Saturday night, 240 officers had joined the strike; that number soon grew to about 340 officers out of a total police department of 504. On the following Thursday, those …

Address Given At The Annual Convention Of The Ground Water Management Districts Association, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Papers

It is good to be back in Nebraska. As many of you know, water resources was my major field of endeavor a dozen years ago when I was on the faculty of University of Nebraska. My Ph.D. dissertation involved water law and water administration in the central United States, and I know you have a number of states represented here that were involved in that particular study. Those states were Kansas, Colorado, Iowa and Nebraska, but with some spillover into other geographic areas as well. At that time, of course, I spent a lot of time with people like Don …

Residency Law Could Stabilize Local Economic Base, Chester Smolski

Smolski Texts

"Should city employees be required to live in the communities which employ them? This is the question which more and more cities are seriously considering as they seek ways to stem the unabated flow of their residents to the suburbs and to raise needed tax dollars."

B746: Economies Of Size For Maine Potato Packing Plants, Edward F. Johnston

Bulletins

The objective of this study was to find where economies in scale lie, and what, if any, would be the preferred or most economical in packing facilities. Data relative to equipment and labor requirements and capabilities and to materials and services were obtained through manufacturers, sales agencies, research studies and case studies. Two computerized programs were developed to select equipment, labor, and facilities which would be most efficient and least-cost and this was done for packing 10-pound bags with potatoes. Ten model lines resulted from the analysis allowing for input rates of 80 to 800 cwt/hr when based on a …

Government Regulation And The Cost Of Housing, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

One of the important factors in the rising prices in the housing market is the array of government regulations facing land developers, homebuilders, and financial institutions. Not all government regulation is bad, but the costs are often simply passed along to the consumer, essentially as a "hidden tax." This paper examines the various effects of housing regulation and outlines the procedures for change.

An Economist's Evaluation Of President Carter's Freshman Year In Office, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper attempts to grade the president's economic policies and performance through his first year. Specifically, it examines what President Carter's economic objectives are, what he has accomplished to date, what difference he has made to the nation's economy, and what he needs to do before leaving office in order to earn a passing grade.

Modelling The Choice Of Residential Location, Daniel Mcfadden

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

The Roots Of Current Economic Problems, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

No abstract provided.

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Ii, No. 2, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Archives Records

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies committee regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

Major Issues Facing Agriculture As Our Nation Moves Toward A Domestic And International Food And Agricultural Policy, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Papers

It is a pleasure for me to speak this evening before such a distinguished group of agribusiness and academic representatives, all of whom have a common interest. Twenty years ago, that interest would have been denominated as "agricultural policy". Today it would be called "food policy", which presumably is a broader term. Food policy is usually defined to encompass the interests of everyone in the production and marketing process from producer to consumer. It is by no means limited geographically, but encompasses people and firms who are involved -- directly or indirectly, domestically and internationally - in the food business. …

Toward Understanding Our Economy The Pricing Of Farm Food Products, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Toward Understanding Our Economy The Supply Of Farm Food Products, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Toward Understanding Our Economy The Demand For Farm Food Products, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.

Current Economic Problems And Policies, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Remarks prepared for the ‘Current Economic Problems and Policies’ Session. Southern Economic Assoc., New Orleans, La., Thurs., Nov. 3, 1977, at 10:30 am.

The Grant Equivalent Of Foreign Aid Commitments: People's Republic Of China 1956-1974, Hans F. Haupt

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this thesis is to show the existing quantitative tool (model) measuring the true grant-value of foreign aid, expand that model somewhat to arrive at least at reasonably accurate input factors which are otherwise difficult to evaluate, and to document China's foreign aid program on a recipient by recipient basis, both in terms of its nature and its estimated grant-components.

The 1978 Economy: Outlook And Policy, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This economic forecast examines trends within the major sectors of the economy to make predictions about how the American economy will fare in 1978. The overall outlook is relatively tame. The real economic growth rate will average about 4.5% in 1978 with inflation a little under 6% and a moderate decline in unemployment. All in all, 1978 is predicted to be a stable period of modest growth and prosperity.

Probabilistic Values For Games, Pradeep Dubey, Robert J. Weber

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Quantitative Methods For Analyzing Travel Behaviour Of Individuals: Some Recent Developments, Daniel Mcfadden

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper is concerned with quantitative methods for the analysis of travel behaviour of individuals. It reviews some of the recent developments in model specification, estimation, model evaluation and testing, and aggregation and forecasting. Topics in model specification include the multinomial probit model and its computation, and generalized extreme value models and their relation to sequential models. Topics in estimation methods include the use of choice-based samples, sample designs, and incomplete choice sets. Model evaluation topics include prediction success tables and diagnostic tests of specification. Aggregation and forecasting topics include aggregation by the Clark method, synthesis of the distribution of …

Game Theory Models And Methods In Political Economy, Martin Shubik

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

An overview of different moels and solution concepts of game theory is given together with a sketch of the major areas of application to political economy, as well as with some indications of major open problems. This piece is designed to complement the essay of Robert Aumann which is more directly concerned with the mathematical methods of game theory. Although many references are given the reader may find more detail and references in a series of Rand reports on Game Theory in Economics [1].

Probabilistic Values For Games, Pradeep Dubey, Robert J. Weber

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Money Supply On Economic Welfare In The Steady State, Laurence Weiss

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

The Computation Of Equilibrium Prices: An Exposition, Herbert E. Scarf

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Nash Equilibria Of Market Games: I. Existence And Convergence, Pradeep Dubey

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Economic Restraints On Reduced Energy Use In Agriculture, Lowell D. Hill

UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy

Many of the popular suggestions for improving energy use under mechanized agriculture would result in a reduction in total food supply or they are in conflict with economic decisions. This paper examines several of these suggestions and identifies the economic limits to their implementation. The choice of food products or techniques of production must be evaluated in the context of all uses of energy. Only a market system is capable of permitting every consumer to express his preferences for the infinite array of foods and energy uses.

The Opec Oil-Pricing Policies, Vaman Rao

UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy

The capital-theoretic model suggested for determining the price- quantity combinations does not hold in the case of most natural resources, including petroleum, since the inelastic demand function would vitiate the optimal solution. The specification of a dynamic demand function, with necessary, attributes, no doubt, results in a valid optimal solution in period t, but that could be achieved only at the cost of sub-optimal solution in other periods. If the OPEC starts behaving as a discriminating monopoly, instead of as a pure monopoly, the optimal solution is assured in all markets and in all time periods.

Theoretical And Empirical Approaches To The Analysis Of Opec, Albert L. Danielsen

UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy

Formal theoretical models of world oil price determination have been developed in recent years. In addition, some empirical estimates of expected future prices have been proposed. This paper explains how exhaustible resource and cartel theory are integrated into the opitmal control framework. Some empirical studies in the optimal control tradition are surveyed and evaluated.

The Energy Needs Of The Developing Countries, Vaman Rao

UMR-MEC Conference on Energy / UMR-DNR Conference on Energy

The energy needs of the developing countries are enormous. They will grow with the passage of time as the pace of economic development accelerates and those countries enter the industrial epoch. The sheer physical non-availability of coal and petroleum to most of them makes it obligatory to choose an unconventional resource as an energy-base. The nuclear fission is the only option now available which is feasible, less-expensive and plentiful. Solar and fusion may be the ultimate sources in the steady state, when appropriate technologies are developed.