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An Appraisal Of Techniques Employed In Occupational Wage Surveys For Communities, Henry Wilson Maglidt Jun 1955

An Appraisal Of Techniques Employed In Occupational Wage Surveys For Communities, Henry Wilson Maglidt

Economics ETDs

For some years the writer has noticed that studies of wage rates available for general use pertain to wage conditions by industry on a national or regional basis. Literature on the subject bears upon methods employed in studies on a wide scale, or on studies of large cities or important concentrated industrial centers. There appears to be a dearth of literature on the subject of conducting wage surveys on a community basis in the smaller cities and less populated areas. Therefore, in the Fall of 1951, the writer, in connection with graduate work and the University of New Mexico, undertook …


A Study Of Unionism In The Broadcasting And Television Industries, Noel Martin Daniel May 1955

A Study Of Unionism In The Broadcasting And Television Industries, Noel Martin Daniel

Economics ETDs

It is the purpose of the thesis on the basis of the evidence presented to demonstrate that technological development in the television industry resolves both the jurisdictional and unemployment problems. Rather than resorting to immediate objectives in their collective bargaining agreements with employers the unions should promote long-term programs consistent with technological change. In their historical patterns of collective bargaining the unions have not demonstrated this broad point of view. On the other hand management in the broadcasting-telecasting industry shares with labor this responsibility in meeting the problems of technological change. Too often management has been concerned with limiting the …


The Response To Neo-Veblenian Economic Theory, Thomas G. Brown Jr. May 1955

The Response To Neo-Veblenian Economic Theory, Thomas G. Brown Jr.

Economics ETDs

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A Study Of The Influence Of The Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad Upon The Economy Of New Mexico 1878 To 1900, Jim F. Heath May 1955

A Study Of The Influence Of The Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe Railroad Upon The Economy Of New Mexico 1878 To 1900, Jim F. Heath

Economics ETDs

The primary purpose of this paper is to attempt to determine by the use of available material just how important a role rail transportation played in New Mexico. Economic studies by persons like Knoop indicate that the railroad generally has a tremendous effect upon the economy of the region.