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I.G. Farben's Petro-Chemical Plant And Concentration Camp At Auschwitz, Robert Simon Yavner

History Theses & Dissertations

This study examines the history of the petrochemical plant and concentration camp run by I.G. Farbenindustrie (the dominant German chemical company during World War II) at Auschwitz to decide upon the degree of Farben’s involvement with Hitler and the Holocaust. The study traces the construction of the plant to determine Farben's participation at Auschwitz. The main sources consulted were the transcripts of the postwar Farben trial at Nuremberg along with eyewitness accounts of members of the prosecution staff. Based on the court's verdict, one might conclude that I.G. Farben operated in a state of coercion during the war and could …

Electricity Consumption In Nigeria: An Econometric Analysis, Sam Chuka Ljeh

Economic and Financial Review

The purpose of this study is to identify the variables that influence electricity consumption, specify the correct relationships between these variables and electricity consumption and provide statistical evidence of these relationships in Nigeria.

A Physical Interpretation Of The Maximum Likelihood Estimation Of A Linear Functional Relationship Model, Y. V. Hui, Yiu Kuen Tse

Research Collection School Of Economics

This paper presents a physical interpretation of estimating the parameters of a linear functional relationship model. The estimates are determined from the stable equilibrium position of a mechanical system. It is found that the estimates obtained from the physical model coincide with the maximum likelihood estimates.

Recruiting Techniques To Detect Truth And Personality, Franklin Keith Howard

Theses

Organizations today increasingly rely upon new measures of detecting employee honesty. Such approachs including lie detectors, handwriting analysis, voice stress tests, have their supporters and detractors.

This thesis will specifically concentrate upon the phenomenon of lie detectors...its origin, application and evaluation.

This thesis covers reasons why employers use these techniques, controversial issues centered around their use, legal implications, and their outlook in the employment setting.

Bank Structure And Mortgage Rates: Reply, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

No abstract provided.

The Cost Effective Acquisition And Dissemination Of Market Information: A Computerized Approach, Tammy Burton

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Clearly, many of the developments in computerized market systems are regarded as revolutionary in an industry which has undergone diminutive changes in marketing its products and acquiring current market information. Cognizance of the agricultural market situation is pertinent for maximum production efficiency, bargaining strength, and financial success for producers.

Collectively, producers in Utah face the dilemma of receiving approximately ten percent less in cash receipts for their commodities than their counterparts in surrounding states. Market information that was attainable by producers was often obsolete, redundant, expensive, and irrelevant to the market situation in Utah.

The implementation of a Computerized Market …

Vol. 10 No. 2 (1987): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

Princess Anne County: A Study In Material Wealth, Todd Grant Duncan

History Theses & Dissertations

This is a study of material culture in Princess Anne County, Virginia, from 1691 to 1823, based on court records. These documents allow the historian to determine the economic worth of a group of individuals, analyze the types of people comprising this group, categorize the types and quantities of possessions owned, and differentiate between economic groups according to possessions and currency listed. Trends of ownership for the whole period, the determination of individual occupations, and the occupational content of the people of the county at large are also discussed. Other areas focused on included the level of literacy, the role …

A Systems Paradigm For Community Development, Salvatore Imbrogno

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The study of and practice in communities requires a theoretic construct of an overarching conceptualization that can "sweep-in" existing paradigms; variant epistemological foundations and methodological directives for complex community development. The purpose of this paper is to identify and define the existing epistemological and methodological approaches to communities with the objective of coalescing them into a unified system of inquiry. The intent is to first raise the level of abstraction in and about a community that goes beyond the confines of any (or combined) paradigm. In so doing, one can converge a polarity of opposing positions to the study and …

Asset Exchanges And The Transactions Demand For Money, 1919-1929, Alexander J. Field

Economics

This paper addresses a general theoretical question—the appropriate specification of the transactions demand for money—as well as a particular historical question: what triggered the Great Depression? Theoretically, fluctuations in the volume and value of asset exchanges in secondary asset markets can influence the transactions demand for money independently of real output and interest rates, and ought to be integrated into the analysis of those forces perturbing the demand for money and shifting LM curves in the absence of monetary intervention. Empirically, I demonstrate that, over the years 1919-29, monthly fluctuations in the volume and value of trading on the New …

The Economics Of Primary School Closings: A Cost Analysis, Raymond L. Raab, Richard W. Lichty

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

Because of declining demands for a number of urban public services, public officials have had to make difficult adjustments towards more efficient levels of these services. One such adjustment of very great concern has been the modification of education services in response to declining enrollments. This study investigates the impacts of changing enrollments, enrollment scale, capacity utilization, and age of schools on per student instructional costs and per student cost of land and buildings. The resulting model has been estimated for Duluth, Minnesota primary schools and these regression estimates provide a good explanation for per student instructional costs. The residuals …

Review Of Studies In Public Regulation, By G. Fromm, Frank J. Navratil

Economics & Finance

No abstract provided.

An Empirical Study Of Property Tax Capitalization In The Cleveland Area, Kevin Adler

Honors Papers

Economists have long criticized the property tax on two counts: inherent assessment inaccuracies and regressivity with respect to income. The first problem is somewhat bureaucratic in nature, being the responsibility of the assessors. The second, however, looks into the heart of the property tax because it charges that the tax is fundamentally flawed. This paper will present evidence that rejects the regressivity notion.

Transformation, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Flaschel, P. (1984). The so-called “transformation problem” revisited: A comment. Journal of Economic Theory, 33(2), 349–351

• Handwritten Ricardian LTV (April 18, 1977)

• Econometric equations and results

• Transf. (March 15, 1976)

• Gold prod.

• Profit and surplus value (May 25, 1976)

• Comments on LTV

• Transformation

• Notes on Alfredo's S__ of value for Econ 204 (October 14, 1975)

• Sum of prices and money

• Gold producers

• Values and Marx's prices

• Equal of rates of profit and money commodity

• Simple reprod without gold

• Equations (April 24, n.d.)

• Iterative solution for price-value deviation

• Other handwritten notes with equations

Natural Monopoly And The Contestable Markets Hypothesis: Some Preliminary Results From Laboratory Experiments, Don R. Coursey, R. Mark Isaac, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

The concept of natural monopoly is one of the most familiar in economics. Many supposed natural monopolies are the object of widespread state, local, and federal regulation. It was in addressing issues of public utility regulation that Demsetz laid the foundation for an alternative scenario for decreasing cost markets. Demsetz's article promoted a debate over whether a formal auction system might provide a practical approach to monopoly control. This literature is rich in examining the practical difficulties of implementing such an institution. The important characteristic of the contestable markets hypothesis, as we interpret it, is that at least two firms …

Cyclical Double-Auction Markets With And Without Speculators, Arlington W. Williams, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

This study reports the results of 18 computerized 'double-auction' market experiments characterized by cycling excess demand. Two such market designs are studied: one with stationary supply and cycling demand, the other with cycling supply and demand. Data from a series of control experiments under conditions of intertemporal isolation (autarky) are compared with data from experiments where the two cyclical market phases are linked by a subset of agents (speculators). Allowing intertemporal speculation is found to be a significant treatment variable in both market designs; however, price convergence patterns are not robust with respect to the design change.

Income Tax Evasion: Some Aggregate Empirical Evidence, Steven E. Crane, Farrokh Nourzad

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

It is well-known that every year a substantial amount of income evades income taxation. This is obviously a significant policy problem. To solve this problem, the tax authorities must have information about the factors that taxpayers consider when deciding how much income to report on their tax returns. The need for such information has prompted a number of theoretical and empirical studies of the evasion problem.

In this paper some aggregate empirical evidence on income tax evasion in the U.S. is provided. This is accomplished by specifying an aggregate tax evasion function which is estimated over the period 1947-78. The …

Determinants Of U.S. Soybean Exports To Japan, Niloofar Soltani

Economics Graduate Students Plan B Research Projects

The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of the U.S. soybean export market to Japan. The specific objectives are: (1) To examine the trend of soybean exports to Japan from 1970-1983. (2) To determine the major factors affecting U.S. soybean exports to Japan.

Developing Non-Craft Employment For Women In Bangladesh, Marty Chen

Poverty, Gender, and Youth

Too often when development planners or practitioners plan income-generating schemes for women they consider only handicrafts. While in some situations craft production may provide a secure source of income for women, in many cases it results in poor returns and proves more complicated an undertaking than expected. The Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) is one agency that has developed a successful program of non-craft employment opportunities for women. Some 10,000 poor women have been engaged by BRAC in viable economic schemes: 9,000 in non-craft production. This issue of SEEDS reviews BRAC's experience in developing non-craft employment opportunities and participatory associations …

Political Vs. Economic Incentives, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

H this paper is the best challenge that can be brought against the New Resource Economics (NRE) and its advocacy for privatization of the public lands, we are likely to see both around for a long time. If there is fallacy in the idea of privatization, it is not illuminated in the arguments of this article. The paper misrepresents what the NRE is, shows little comprehension of the basic concepts on which it rests, and completely reverses the basic nature of the privatization solution. I hope to demonstrate as much in this critique.

Employment And Training R&D: Lessons Learned And Future Directions, R. Thayne Robson Editor

Upjohn Press

Papers by Eli Ginzburg, Howard Rosen, Gary Burtless, Robert Haveman, and Daniel Saks explore employment and training policy.

Worker Participation And American Unions: Threat Or Opportunity, Thomas A. Kochan, Harry Charles Katz, Nancy R. Mower

Upjohn Press

A comprehensive analysis of the effects of QWL and other forms of worker participation on the collective bargaining process.

Union-Management Cooperation: Structure, Process, Impact, Michael H. Schuster

Upjohn Press

Presents the findings of a five-year study of the structure, process and impact of six forms of union-management programs aimed at improving productivity.

Unnamed Folder 2, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes,

• Walters, A. A. (n.d.). Production and cost functions [Bibliography with handwritten annotations and additional notes by Anwar Shaikh, PhD; unpublished manuscript].

• Banerji, R. (1978). Average size of plants in manufacturing and K intensity. Journal of Development Economics, 5(3), 259–274. Elsevier.

• Betancourt, R., & Clague, C. (1978, February). An econometric analysis of K utilization. International Economic Review, 19(1), 91–106. Wiley.

• Caves, D. W., Christensen, L. R., & Swanson, J. A. (1981, Spring). Productivity growth, scale economies, and capacity utilization in U.S. railroads, 1955–1974. Bell Journal of Economics, 12(1), …

Two Agricultural Economists Look At Rural Sociology, B. Delworth Gardner, Carole Frank Nuckton

Faculty Publications

At the invitation of the editor, we shall attempt to describe our perceptions as agricultural economists of what is known to us as rural sociology. We should say right off that we are complimented that this invitation has been extended to us. We think that a comparison of our two disciplines has been useful to us, if only to clarify our thinking about our own. We emphasize that our perceptions are based on limited contact, and we have made no systematic study of your discipline. Even to attempt the critique and analysis of the kind requested of us presumes an …

Review Of Investment In Venture Capital And Below Market Rate Loans By New Mexico Severance Tax Permanent Fund, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, Shirley Wozniak

BBER Publications

A study commissioned by the New Mexico State Legislative Finance Committee to identify which states invest their funds in venture capital, describe their attitudes towards the investment, and to outline a structure for the program to be administered in New Mexico.

A Canonical Correlation Analysis Of Savings And Loan Association Performance., Michael L. Marlow

Economics

No abstract provided.

The Way Out Of The Budget Quandary, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

A systematic examination of proposed budget cuts is long overdue. Recommendations are made to reduce government spending by examining each department. A bipartisan approach is necessary to accomplish this.

Assorted Notes And Correspondence, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Handwritten notes regarding a paper by Okishio and Nakatani (August 29, 1994)

• Letter to Nakatani from Professor Shaikh regarding their paper (September 27, 1994)

• Handwritten Sectors which exhibit Marx-switching (May 7, 1984)

• Draft introduction for a paper on Marxist theory

• Charts on real wage versus rate of profits

• Linearity of the wage-profit curve (November 15, 1983)

• Two different standard systems (November 14, 1983)

• Definition of price-value deviations (February 15, 1984; November 18, 1983)

• Standard price-value deviations (January 27, 1984)

• Price-value deviation (November 27, 1984)

• Two notes inspired by Parys (March 13, 1985)

• Remarks on Parys (March 4, …

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Reaganomics And The Welfare State, Mimi Abramovitz, Tom Hopkins

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Supply-side tax and spending policies have intensified poverty, unemployment and inequality, especially for women, minorities and organized labor. At the same time Reaganomics is shrinking and weakening the welfare state. To better understand and resist this conservative assault it is necessary to demystify the "economics" and "politics" of supply-side doctrine. This paper (a) defines the basic assumptions of supply-side economics; (b) identifies some of its problems and contradictions; (c) discusses its impact on the welfare state; and (d) analyzes it as part of a broader plan for coping with the current economic crisis. It argues that the supply-side tax cut …