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Full-Text Articles in Economics
Milk Prices Coming Down; 1996 Grain Prices In Review; 1996 - A Mixed Year For South Dakota Livestock Producers, Donald Peterson, Alan May, Gene Murra
Milk Prices Coming Down; 1996 Grain Prices In Review; 1996 - A Mixed Year For South Dakota Livestock Producers, Donald Peterson, Alan May, Gene Murra
Economics Commentator
No abstract provided.
A Primer On Prejudgment Interest, Michael S. Knoll
A Primer On Prejudgment Interest, Michael S. Knoll
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Posner Argument For Transferring Health Spending From Old Women To Old Men, Eric Bennett Rasmusen
The Posner Argument For Transferring Health Spending From Old Women To Old Men, Eric Bennett Rasmusen
Eric Bennett Rasmusen
Richard Posner suggests several arguments for increasing health care spending on males and reducing it on females in his book Aging and Old Age. I offer a new formalization of his verbal argument.
Household Saving: Micro Theories And Micro Facts, Martin Browning, Annamaria Lusardi
Household Saving: Micro Theories And Micro Facts, Martin Browning, Annamaria Lusardi
Dartmouth Scholarship
In this survey, we review the recent theoretical and empirical literature on household saving and consumption. The discussion is structured around a list of motives for saving and how well the standard theory captures these motives. We show that almost all of the motives for saving that have been suggested in the informal saving literature can be captured in the standard optimizing model. Particular attention is given to recent work on the precautionary motive and its implications for saving and consumption behavior. We also discuss the "behavioral" or "psychological" approach that eschews the use of standard optimization techniques and focuses …
The Generalized War Of Attrition, Jeremy I. Bulow, Paul D. Klemperer
The Generalized War Of Attrition, Jeremy I. Bulow, Paul D. Klemperer
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We generalize the War of Attrition model to allow for N + K firms competing for N prizes. Two special cases are of particular interest. First, if firms continue to pay their full costs after dropping out (as in a standard-setting context), each firm’s exit time is independent both of K and of the actions of other players. Second, in the limit in which firms pay no costs after dropping out (as in a natural-oligopoly problem), the field is immediately reduced to N + 1 firms. Furthermore, we have perfect sorting, so it is always the K -1 lowest-value players …
Promises Promises, John Geanakoplos
Promises Promises, John Geanakoplos
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
In the classical general equilibrium model, agents keep all their promises, every good is traded, and competition prevents any agent from earning superior returns on investments in financial markets. In this paper I introduce the age-old problem of broken promises into the general equilibrium model, and I find that a new market dynamic emerges. Given the legal system and institutions, market forces of supply and demand will establish the collateral levels which are required to secure promises. Since physical collateral will typically be scarce, these collateral levels will be set so low that there is bound to be some default. …
Pre-Commitment Vs. Flexibility : Uncertainty And Distribution Reform In P.R. China, Kong Wing, Clement Chow
Pre-Commitment Vs. Flexibility : Uncertainty And Distribution Reform In P.R. China, Kong Wing, Clement Chow
Hong Kong Institute of Business Studies Working Paper Series
The Chinese economic reform is remarkably different from the East European reforms in which the Chinese model emphasizes competition over privatization. This paper explains why the Chinese distribution reform is successful, although the Chinese government has made no attempt in privatizing her inefficient state-owned enterprises. By extending Coughlan's (1 985) price competition model to endogenize the pre-commitment versus flexibility decision, it is shown that reducing uncertainty can encourage enterprises to pre-commit their investment which allows further development of the retail sectors. This results supports the gradual pace of distribution reform policy of China. By contrast, the 'renolutionary' East European model …
Utah's Transportation Solution: Future Vision, Bryan Ray Farris
Utah's Transportation Solution: Future Vision, Bryan Ray Farris
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
In the vision statement for the future of the State of Utah drafted by the Utah Tomorrow Committee one of the primary objectives outlined is to “Build a statewide economy and infrastructure that supports a broad spectrum of opportunity for all citizens while advancing the standard of living and maintaining a high quality of life.” This statement has been reiterated by many over the last several years as the state continues to grow, experiencing along with that growth many pains along the way.
Exploring Social Polarization In Jefferson County, Kentucky: An Analytical Approach, Jason Finley
Exploring Social Polarization In Jefferson County, Kentucky: An Analytical Approach, Jason Finley
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
The purpose of this study is to explore the processes of social polarization, an increasing gap between the rich and poor, in Jefferson County, Kentucky, to determine the spatial characteristics involved and to investigate useful methodological tools. I argue that social polarization processes are evident in Jefferson County, and I attempt to describe and analyze the emerging spatial characteristics of polarization in the study area. The study area comprises the thirteen market areas of Jefferson County, which were broken down into 3 socioeconomic regions based on the natural breaks of market area median household income. Each market area is analyzed …
The Simple Analytics Of Performance-Based Ratemaking: A Guide For The Pbr Regulator, Peter Navarro
The Simple Analytics Of Performance-Based Ratemaking: A Guide For The Pbr Regulator, Peter Navarro
PETER NAVARRO
No abstract provided.
Economics In A Family Way, Ted Bergstrom
Economics In A Family Way, Ted Bergstrom
Ted C Bergstrom
This paper is an advertisement for some facts and ideas that I think likely to lead to a richer theory of the economics of the family. The discussion references many papers from anthropology and biology. Because of the intimate connection between the family and reproduction, it should not be surprising that there is much to be learned about the economics of the family from the study of evolutionary biology. Given the increased prevalence in recent decades of unwed parenthood, divorce with sequential monogamy, and ``non-traditional'' family arrangements, it seems that anthropological studies of alternative family structures would help us to …
Exchange Rate Overvaluation Under Hyperinflation : The Case Of Peru, Rafael Amiel-Saenz
Exchange Rate Overvaluation Under Hyperinflation : The Case Of Peru, Rafael Amiel-Saenz
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This dissertation examines the behavior of the exchange rate under two different scenarios. The first one is characterized by, relatively, low inflation or a situation where prices adjust sluggishly. The second is a high inflation economy where prices respond very rapidly even to unanticipated shocks. In the first one, following a monetary expansion, the exchange rate overshoots, i.e. the nominal exchange rate depreciates at a faster pace than the price level. Under high levels of inflation, prices change faster than the exchange rate so the exchange rate undershoots its long run equilibrium value.
The standard work in this area, Dornbusch …
A Community Divided: Coping With A Locally Unwanted Land Use, Robert H. Hamblen
A Community Divided: Coping With A Locally Unwanted Land Use, Robert H. Hamblen
Muskie School Capstones and Dissertations
Locally Unwanted Land Uses constitute a phenomenon peculiar to twentieth century industrialized countries. LULUs, as they have become known, are a facility or development that is perceived by citizens, communities, regions, or states as undesireable, so much so that effort and resources sufficient to end the threat of the facility being built in a location that will significantly impact those citizens, communities, regions, or states will be expended. This scenario has been replayed time and again in the country and others, in response to uses such as halfway houses, generating plants, and landfills.
Increased Hog Production In South Dakota: One Possible Solution - Contracting, Gene Murra
Increased Hog Production In South Dakota: One Possible Solution - Contracting, Gene Murra
Economics Commentator
No abstract provided.
Review Of Private Means, Public Ends: Voluntarism Vs. Coercion, Edited By J. Wilson Mixon, Jr., Fred Foldvary
Review Of Private Means, Public Ends: Voluntarism Vs. Coercion, Edited By J. Wilson Mixon, Jr., Fred Foldvary
Faculty Publications
A review of Private Means, Public Ends: Voluntarism vs. Coercion, edited by J. Wilson Mixon, Jr.The Foundation for Economic Education. 1996 • 150 pages. $14.95 paperback.
Review Of "The First American Frontier: Transition To Capitalism In Southern Appalachia, 1700-1860,"By W.A. Dunaway, Mike Allen
SIAS Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Future Of China: Three Scenarios, Murray L. Weidenbaum
The Future Of China: Three Scenarios, Murray L. Weidenbaum
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
This article looks at the rise of China as a world power and how this will impact American businesses.
Hyperfinite Asset Pricing Theory, M. Ali Khan, Yeneng Sun
Hyperfinite Asset Pricing Theory, M. Ali Khan, Yeneng Sun
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We present a model of a financial market which unifies the capital-asset-pricing model (CAPM) of Sharpe-Lintner, and the arbitrage pricing theory (APT) of Ross. The model is based on a recent theory of hyperfinite processes, and it uncovers asset pricing phenomena which cannot be treated by classical methods, and whose asymptotic counterparts are not already, or even readily, apparent in the setting of a large but finite number of assets. In the model, an asset’s unexpected return can be decomposed into a systematic and an unsystematic part, as in the APT, and the systematic part further decomposed leads to a …
On The Number Of Bootstrap Repetitions For Bootstrap Standard Errors, Confidence Internals, And Tests, Donald W.K. Andrews, Moshe Buchinsky
On The Number Of Bootstrap Repetitions For Bootstrap Standard Errors, Confidence Internals, And Tests, Donald W.K. Andrews, Moshe Buchinsky
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
This paper considers the problem of choosing the number of bootstrap repetitions B for bootstrap standard errors, confidence intervals, and tests. For each of these problems, the paper provides a three-step method for choosing B to achieve a desired level of accuracy. Accuracy is measured by the percentage deviation of the bootstrap standard error estimate, confidence interval endpoint(s), test’s critical value, or test’s p -value based on B bootstrap simulations from the corresponding ideal bootstrap quantities for which B = ∞. Monte Carlo simulations show that the proposed methods work quite well. The results apply quite generally to parametric, semiparametric, …
Prices, Asset Markets And Indeterminacy, Heracles M. Polemarchakis, P. Siconolfi
Prices, Asset Markets And Indeterminacy, Heracles M. Polemarchakis, P. Siconolfi
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
Competitive equilibrium allocations are indeterminate when the net trades in commodities are constrained, while the asset market is incomplete
Bayesian Posterior Distributions In Limited Information Analysis Of The Simultaneous Equations Model Using The Jeffreys’ Prior, John C. Chao, Peter C.B. Phillips
Bayesian Posterior Distributions In Limited Information Analysis Of The Simultaneous Equations Model Using The Jeffreys’ Prior, John C. Chao, Peter C.B. Phillips
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
This paper studies the use of the Jeffreys’ prior in Bayesian analysis of the simultaneous equations model (SEM). Exact representations are obtained for the posterior density of the structural coefficient beta in canonical SEM’s with two endogenous variables. For the general case with m endogenous variables and an unknown covariance matrix, the Laplace approximation is used to derive an analytic formula for the same posterior density. Both the exact and the approximate formulas we derive are found to exhibit Cauchy-like tails analogous to comparable results in the classical literature on LIML estimation. Moreover, in the special case of a two-equation, …
Market Diffusion With Two-Sided Learning, Dirk Bergemann, Juuso Välimäki
Market Diffusion With Two-Sided Learning, Dirk Bergemann, Juuso Välimäki
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
The diffusion of a new product of uncertain value is analyzed in a duopolistic market in continuous time. The two sides of the market, buyers and sellers, learn the true value of the new product over time as a result of experimentation. Buyers have heterogeneous preferences over the products and sellers compete in prices. The pricing policies and market shares of the sellers in the unique Markov perfect equilibrium are obtained explicitly. The dynamics of the equilibrium market shares display excessive sales of the new product relative to the social optimum in early stages and too low sales later on. …
Conditional Independence Restrictions: Testing And Estimation, Oliver B. Linton, Pedro Gozalo
Conditional Independence Restrictions: Testing And Estimation, Oliver B. Linton, Pedro Gozalo
Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers
We propose a nonparametric empirical distribution function based test of an hypothesis of conditional independence between variables of interest. This hypothesis is of interest both for model specification purposes, parametric and semiparametric, and for non-model based testing of economic hypotheses. We allow for both discrete variables and estimated parameters. The asymptotic null distribution of the test statistic is a functional of a Gaussian process. A bootstrap procedure is proposed for calculating the critical values. Our test has power against alternatives at distance n -1/2 from the null; this result holding independently of dimension. Monte Carlo simulations provide evidence on size …
Where Do The Rents Go? Land Ownership In An Urban Model, Stephen Ross, John Yinger
Where Do The Rents Go? Land Ownership In An Urban Model, Stephen Ross, John Yinger
Center for Policy Research
Despite the predominance of homeownership, general equilibrium urban models assume that rents flow to absentee landlords or are redistributed to residents. This paper explores open urban models with more realistic forms of land ownership, namely ownership of shares in a land corporation and individual home ownership. These models, which produce capital gains and losses for residents, can yield different comparative static results than previous open models, with post-shock bid functions that are flatter at the periphery or steeper at the center. Moreover, shocks to these models cannot in general be analyzed without knowing the characteristics of all the urban areas …
The Quiet Reversal Of U.S. Climate Change Policy, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Christopher Douglass
The Quiet Reversal Of U.S. Climate Change Policy, Murray L. Weidenbaum, Christopher Douglass
Murray Weidenbaum Publications
This paper calls for an immediate and extensive Congressional and national debate about the scope of climate change and the role of the U.S. in addressing this issue before passing any international laws.
Learning About Employment Policy In North America: Study Tours By Hungarian Experts, Christopher J. O'Leary
Learning About Employment Policy In North America: Study Tours By Hungarian Experts, Christopher J. O'Leary
Reports
No abstract provided.
Methods For Performance Based Management Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary: An Adjustment Methodology For Performance Indicators And A Proposal For Budget Allocation, Christopher J. O'Leary
Methods For Performance Based Management Of Active Labor Programs In Hungary: An Adjustment Methodology For Performance Indicators And A Proposal For Budget Allocation, Christopher J. O'Leary
Reports
No abstract provided.
Statistical Techniques For Labor Market Modelling: Seasonal Adjustment And Local Area Unemployment, Christopher J. O'Leary
Statistical Techniques For Labor Market Modelling: Seasonal Adjustment And Local Area Unemployment, Christopher J. O'Leary
Reports
No abstract provided.
Livestock: U.S. Production & Prices, Gene Murra
Livestock: U.S. Production & Prices, Gene Murra
Economics Commentator
No abstract provided.
Promoting The Flow Of Investment Resources Into Nigeria's Petroleum Industry, M O. Ojo, C. M. Anyanwu
Promoting The Flow Of Investment Resources Into Nigeria's Petroleum Industry, M O. Ojo, C. M. Anyanwu
CBN Occasional Papers
The objective of the paper is to review the investment climate and policy incentives designed for the Nigerian oil industry with a view to evaluating how supportive they have been in terms of attracting investment funds into the sector. The industry has grown over the years to become the backbone of the economy. Given its strategic role, recent revelations of possible distress in the sector attributable to fast declining investment expenditure, deserves analysis and remedial actions. The investment needs of the industry are massive. A survey of the. sector shows that there is a large resource gap between its needs …