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The Supply Of Public School Teachers In The United States: A Study In Human Capital Theory, Andrew W. Bacdayan

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study uses the principles of human capital theory to develop and test a theory of a supply of a class of educated manpower services with special reference to school teachers.

In the theory formulation, the determinants of the existing stock of teacher education capital are first identified. These are: (a) the price per man-year of teaching service, WTS, (b) the rate of interest, r, (c) the price of the human capital already embodied in the individual working for a college degree in teacher education, WCS, and (d) private costs of education such as foregone earnings and tuition fees, FERTN. …

State Expenditures In Utah: An Analysis Of Time-Series Models, William Darrell Lewis

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper was to determine the economic, sociopolitical, and other related factors which account for the variation in state expenditures across time. Utah was selected as the test state and data were collected from school records, political rosters, employment statistics, and a variety of federal government documents. Particular emphasis was placed on three areas: the cause-effect relationships between variables, relating the model to a body of economic theory, and demonstrating how the model may be applied in forecasting state expenditure needs.

Supply-and-demand analysis was the underlying economic theory. A simultaneous-equation model consisting of four equations--demand for state …

Japan's Economic Success Following Her World War Ii Defeat, Karen E. Davidock

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 78 page senior thesis examines the rate of Japan's economic growth since World War II.

The Application Of Legal And Business Policies To State Prison Industries, Daniel Pramuk, Gregory Robinson, William Rotzien

IUSTITIA

The Prison Industries (P.I.) division of the Indiana State Department of Correction presented the challenge of a business function that must be carried out to achieve policy goals established by the legislature. The legal constraints imposed upon P.I. present barriers unique to the regular business community, and yet, analysis of conventional business planning provides a starting point for an analysis of P.l's plan and its implementation, and provides a guide for posing alternative plans. The Pendleton Reformatory was chosen for observation of P.I. in operation and its relation to the prison as an institution.

Devaluation And Some Of Its Effects, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Simulation Of The Impact Of Social And Economic Institutions On The Size Distribution Of Income And Wealth, Frederic L. Pryor

Economics Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

A History Of The Involvement Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints In The Tanning Industry In Utah From 1847 To 1973, Paul Edwards Damron

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis reports the extent of the tanning industry in Utah from 1847 to 1973 and explains the relationship of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with this industry.

The tanning industry was essential to the survival of the pioneer communities in Utah until the coming of the railroad in 1869. Two important factors affecting this industry were external competition and Church support. In fact, the industry survived eastern competition because it was Church-supported. However, all Church support ended in the early 1900's, and except for a few businesses which soon ceased operation, the tanning industry in Utah …

A Study Of The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Changing The Accounting System Of The Russell State Bank From Cash Basis To Accrual Basis, John T. Harrell

Master's Theses or Doctor of Nursing Practice

The purpose of this thesis was to present the complete results of changing the accounting method of The Russell State Bank from cash basis to accrual basis. Advantages and disadvantages of each system are reviewed. Comparison is made of the accounts under each method and detail procedure of the change. Generally accepted accounting principles were followed, which included restoration of assets to cost and depreciation recorded as well as accruing the income and expenses. Provisions were made for possible loan losses and income tax expense. The change was effected as of December 31, 1970, and after two years under the …

Railroads And Urban Rivalries In Antebellum Eastern Virginia, Peter C. Stewart

History Faculty Publications

Railroad construction provided a focus for the acceleration of economic rivalry between Richmond, Petersburg, and Norfolk from the 1830's through the 1850's. Richmond's place as a political center provided legislative leverage and attracted able promoters and sufficient capital. Richmond outdistanced its rivals handily, with Petersburg gaining little more than Norfolk. The rivalry left an enduring legacy. Based on railroad archives, manuscripts, and newspapers; 60 notes.

Employment Coding Comments 1973, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Published by UNM Bureau of Business Research, is a list of comments and updates for each of the individual employment codes and agencies.

The Supply Of Legal And Illegal Activity: A Choice Theoretic Analysis, John Heineke, M. K. Block

Economics

We will show below that failure to fully specify the choice problem and therefore the transformation between what is inherently a multi-attribute decision problem and the wealth only problem has led Becker, Ehrlich, and Sjoquist to conclusions which are valid only in very special cases. In general, we show that plausible preference restrictions are not sufficient to generate unambiguous supply results, a result that should come as no surprise since it is the same situation that confronts the investigator in most household allocation problems. Therefore, policy prescriptions in this area, as in the tax incentive area do not follow from …

Fiscal Federalism: Program Budgeting And The Multilevel Governmental Setting, F. Gregory Hayden

Department of Economics: Faculty Publications

The purpose of this article is to determine what theoretical and policy conclusions are consistent with the orthodox theory of social and merit wants, the treatment of distribution as a component of efficiency, and a Planning-Programming-Budgeting System when they are placed in a federalist setting with states’ rights and local autonomy. The conclusion is that neither matching nor equalization grants should be used in intergovernmental fiscal relations and that use of traditional intergovernmental fiscal devices will not assure success of a programmed budget.

An Empirical Study Of Foreign Exchange And Economic Development, Kathy L. Runyon

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

Critical Factors Affecting Success Of Retraining Welfare Recipients, David P. Seibert

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

More Humbug, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes,

• Corrected first and second approximations compared to data for the Humbug production function. (n.d.). Unpublished manuscript with handwritten graphs and tables. Author: Anwar Shaikh, PhD.

• Law of production and laws of algebra: The Humbug production function: A comment. (1973, March 28). Unpublished manuscript (photocopy of comment). Author: Robert M. Solow.

• Notes addressed to Peter on the general regression form and variables for B(t). (n.d.). Unpublished manuscript with handwritten notes. Author: Anwar Shaikh, PhD.

• Data tables for variables including A(t) and G(t) for time periods 21–39. (n.d.). Unpublished manuscript with handwritten data tables. Author: …

Investment In Human Capital And The Nonwhite-White Unemployment Differential, Curtis Lloyd Gilroy

Graduate Dissertations and Theses

This is a study of the differential incidence of unemployment between white and nonwhite male workers in the U.S. labor force. The general question to which this study addresses itself is to what extent can the higher incidence of nonwhite compared to white unemployment at a point in time and over a period of time be explained by differences in certain characteristics of the respective labor forces.

To measure and compare the relative unemployment burdens of white and nonwhite workers, the unemployment differential will be investigated. The differential can be of two types: the relative differential, denoted by the ratio …

Security Price Forecasting, Ralph J. Nebbia

Graduate Thesis Collection

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new and practical technique for improving the art of forecasting security price movements. The desire to forecast stock market fluctuations have led many analysts to employ different predicting tools.

The Dynamics Of Firm Behavior Under Alternative Cost Structures, George A. Hay

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

A large and growing number of studies attempt to determine the important factors affecting firms' decisions with respect to price, output, and inventories. A striking feature of this literature is the embarrassingly large number of alternative models—all allegedly consistent with the principles of profit maximization—which are used to justify various reduced form or behavioral equations to be estimated with the appropriate firm or industry data.

It is rare, however, that the equations to be estimated are derived rigorously from the underlying model. Because of this, the restrictions placed on the equations to be estimated are often limited at worst to …

The Greater Albuquerque Business Index_May 18 1972, Daniel M. Slate

Historic Publications

THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESS INDEX.

Ua45/6 Commencement Address, Donald Kendall

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement speech delivered by Donald Kendall to the Class of 1972 regarding adulthood and economic illiteracy.

An Evaluation Of The Chinese Economy 1949-1972, Gerald Green

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 46 page thesis examines trends within the economy of China, focusing on the Five Year Plans, advances in agriculture and industry, and factors influencing economic growth.

Economic Efficiency Of Grazing Systems, Muhammad Nazir

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Benefits and costs of implementing the specialized grazing systems on federal rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) were studied. First only the direct benefits and costs were used to determine the internal rates of return on the Bureau of Land Management investments in grazing systems. Secondly, the effects of these systems on profits of private ranchers were determined. Finally the benefits and costs stream on the Bureau of Land Management and the changes in ranchers' profits were brought together to find out the net gain to society from investing the federal funds in specialized grazing systems.

The …

International Comparison Of Concentration Ratios, Frederic L. Pryor

Economics Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of Factors Influencing Farm Family Residence Location, Larry Keith Bond

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Census data reveal that the percentage of farm operators in the United States that live off-farm is increasing. It has been suggested that this may be due largely to a shifting of residence off-farm. An analysis of factors influencing residence of farm families has been done at the national level. In addition, a cross section analysis of county data within states has been attempted. However, a purely local analysis is needed to pick up the variation obscured by aggregate data. The purpose of this study is to identify and evaluate variables that might be expected to influence residence location, and …

Optimal Allocation Of Irrigation Water: The Sevier River Basin, Harold H. Hiskey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Economic efficiency criteria are used to optimally allocate irrigation water in a closed river basin (Sevier River). The Basin is geographically divided into four subbasins. Linear programming model were developed for each of the four areas and used to generate value of marginal product schedules by parametric variation of water during the late irrigation season (after July 1). Differences in value of marginal product for average annual water deliveries were indications of a malallocation of late season water. A reallocation involving 28 percent of the restraining input (water) would increase net farm incomes (returns to capital, labor, and management) an …

An Economic History And Analysis Of The Great Feeder Canal Of Southeastern Idaho, Gary Wayne Gneiting

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to relate the economic history of the Great Feeder Canal and preform an analysis on its flow of water. Historical chapters are portrayed chronologically and reveal in sight into the rustic irrigation problems that faced those individuals who developed the Great Feeder Canal. The latter part of the paper entails an economic analysis indicating that the Great Feeder Canal is unique in that it uses nearly twice as much irrigation water per acre as other canals in Southeastern Idaho, yet it tends to maximize net social benefits.

Property Institutions And Economic Development: Some Empirical Tests, Frederic L. Pryor

Economics Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Motivation And The Poor Worker, Charles Barry Pfitzner

Economics Theses & Dissertations

No abstract.

Entrepreneurship And Economic Development: A Critique Of The Theory, Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann

Political Science Faculty Publications

This thesis is a criticism of the "entrepreneurial school" of economic development, which contends that a major cause of underdevelopment in the Third World is the poor "entrepreneurial spirit" in these areas. The entrepreneurial spirit consists of certain values and behaviour which it is presumed existed in the West at the time of its development. To test the validity of this theory empirical evidence on entrepreneurs is examined; this evidence includes historical data on the West, especially the United States and France, and twenty-one area studies of entrepreneurs in the Third World. The evidence suggests that there is little difference …

A Perspective On Economic Impact, L. Douglas James, Donald M. Soule, William O. Thompson, John L. Fulmer, John C. Redman, Robert C. Tussey, John M. Higgins, Claude M. Vaughan, David H. Rosenbaum, Billy R. Prebble, Charles O. Dowell, John E. Sirles, Michael B. Hargrove, Clyde T. Bates, Kenneth G. Holbrook, Dennis H. Bianchi, John P. Breaden, Kenneth R. Harman

KWRRI Research Reports

The institutions responsible for water resources management in the United States have originated as political responses to major social issues. Each agency institutionalized a procedure for structuring and comparing alternatives in the formulation of its total program. Each agency originally sought to promote effective resolution of its social issue (flood control, development of arid lands, soil erosion, etc.), but more recent efforts have sought better coordination among agency practices through a common procedure largely derived from economic theory. Any procedure, however, varies in application with the interpretation and judgment of individual planners. Today, public pressures have brought political directives requiring …