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An Examination Of Statewide Mandates In Economic Education And Of The Programs Developed To Implement These Mandates, Virginia Carol Frye

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Privacy, Secrecy, And Reputation, Richard A. Posner

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.

Law Enforcement Agencies As Multiproduct Firms: An Econometric Investigation Of Production Costs, John Heineke, M. N. Darrough

Economics

In this paper we study the relationship between costs, input prices and activity levels in a sample of approximately thirty medium sized city police departments for the years 1968, 69, 71, and 73. Our interest lies in determining the functional structure of law enforcement production technology.

Labour Management, D Blesing

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

labour management is more than ensuring the tractor has a driver when the soil is right. It is more than a simple excersise of matching man to machine, more than the simple arithmetic of hiring and firing to suit a short-term budget. Labour management needs to be wise, sensitive, prsctical and system-orientated.

Economic Feasibility Of Ethanol, Methanol And Alcohol-Gasoline Blends As Alternatives To Gasoline As Motor Fuels, Marjorie Diane Pettypool

Masters Theses

The major emphasis of this study is the economic feasibility of the use of alcohol-gasoline blends (gasohol) and alcohol fuels; but all major issues concerning the use of gasohol and alcohol fuels are explored. The specific objectives of the investigation include the determination of the specific performance properties of the fuels, their pollutant emissions (compared to gasoline), and their costs compared to gasoline.

While opponents to the use of alcohol fuels are more vocal than proponents, citing high cost and the lack of raw materials as objections, proponents believe new processes that can use any cellulose containing material as a …

Fixed Capital And Joint Reproduction, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Shaikh, A. (n.d.). Quantity and value equations in joint production, the value system, and the Morishima example [Handwritten notes]. Manuscript in possession of the author.

• Shaikh, A. (n.d.). Bibliography on replacement costs, depreciation, and inflation [Handwritten bibliography]. Manuscript in possession of the author.

• Shaikh, A. (1978, April). Bibliography on depreciation from the Columbia University Library [Handwritten bibliography]. Manuscript in possession of the author.

• Shaikh, A. (n.d.). Note that this way constant capital is expressed in current reproduction cost [Handwritten notes]. Manuscript in possession of the author.

• Fay, M. A. (1979, March 1). …

John Gary Anderson Papers - Accession 158, John Gary Anderson, Rock Hill Body Company, Rock Hill Chamber Of Commerce

Manuscript Collection

The John Gary Anderson Papers consist of biographical sketches of J.G. Anderson and Alice Holler Anderson (wife of J.G. Anderson), newspaper clippings offering accounts of the success and failures of the Rock Hill Buggy Company, the Anderson Motor Company and “the Rock Hill Plan” for reduction of the cotton crop in the south. Also included is a map of Rock Hill dated 1891 and scrapbooks containing advertising materials for Anderson’s products, photographs, and correspondence relating to Anderson’s business, his will and years as a trustee of Winthrop College (1920-1937).

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. Iii, No. 1, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

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.

How To Control Inflation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Government contributes to rising inflation because of large budget deficits, increases in the money supply, and needlessly costly regulations. In order to reduce inflation, Americans need to understand the problem of big government, analyze methods of dealing with the problem, and finding the best way to proceed.

The Economic Impact Of Proposed Air Quality Control Regulations On The New Mexico Potash Producers, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report examines the macroeconomic and financial impact of proposed air quality particulate emission regulations on seven prominent potash production operations in southeastern New Mexico. Prepared by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of New Mexico, the analysis establishes that compliance costs—ranging from $0.09 to $0.74 per capacity ton—will not cause local operators to suspend or reduce production due to robust global demand, a rising trend in real potash prices, and the backing of well-capitalized parent corporations.

The Economic Impact Of Proposed Air Quality Control Regulations On The New Mexico Potash Producers, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report evaluates the economic and financial impact of proposed air quality control regulations on seven New Mexico potash producers. Prepared by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of New Mexico, the study analyzes the global and domestic potash markets alongside company-specific financial data, concluding that the compliance costs—ranging from $0.09 to $0.74 per capacity ton—will not cause any local producer to reduce or suspend operations due to strong corporate backings and a favorable world price outlook.

Impacts Of Energy Price Increases On Fertilizer Use And Crop Acreages, David L. Debertin, Angelos Pagoulatos, Fred O. Boadu

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

This paper examines the impacts of energy price increases of the use of fertilizer and the allocation of crop acreages between corn and soybeans. Regression analysis is used to estimate yield responses to alternative fertilization levels. A Linear Programming was used to allocate crop acreages under alternative assumptions with regard to fertilizer prices and yield responses.

The Advantages Of Local Extremes Of Systems When Considering Energy Supply Trends Toward Size And Complexity, Harold A. Kurstedt Jr., Arthur M. Squires, William A. Kramer

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

Recent discussions of new energy sources, including some debate concerning the relative merits of a number of approaches, reflect an emerging trend toward extremes in size and complexity of sources. This trend is justified as a fundamental premise for future energy development. The trend is related to similar trends in commerce, business, medical service, and transportation. The recent sharp increases in marginal energy costs, along with governmental intervention in the energy scene, are accelerating a focus on the concept of an energy park, at one extreme, and on small locally-controlled sources of energy, at the other A key to successful …

The Effect Of Crude Oil Prices On The Output Composition Of Refined Petroleum Products, Angelos Pagoulatos, David L. Debertin, Emilio Pagoulatos

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

In this study the crude petroleum market is linked to the market of refined petroleum products through a set of technological relationships. An econometric study is used to quantify the existing relevant variables. The price equations for each refined product are used to derive estimates of elasticities with respect to quantity supplied, price of domestic crude oil and price of imports.

Cost Accounting Regulations In Oil And Gas Industries, Lakshmi U. Tatikonda, Rao J. Tatikonda

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

The cost accounting methods that are currently used in the oil and gas Industry are very diverse. Since the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo, increased attention was given to this issue, which resulted in the issuance of SFAS-19 by the FA SB and the SEC’s attempt to develop a new accounting method based on the value of their reserves. The pros and cons of the existing methods are discussed. Also discussed is the need for a uniform accounting procedure.

Input-Output Analysis Of Industrial Energy Consumption: Some Effects Of Changing Prices And Federal Regulation, John R. Griffith, Ruth Y. Griffith

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

Input-output data are used to indicate some possible effects on the industrial sector of government options relating to energy, and some results of the industrial conservation program are examined.

The Economics Of The Carter Administration, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

This is a copy of the article that Minsky wrote for the inaugural issue of The Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. A typed version of the article is also included.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 49, No. 4, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

Alumni magazine published by WKU. This issue has the following articles:

• Kerrick, Sara-Lois. Western's First Lady – Harriet Downing
• Bennett, Jo. Oral History, History on Tape
• Snodgrass, Jim. A Freshman Dabbles with Ethylene Gas and Has a Surprising Result – Steve Estok
• Bennett, Jo. Mark Twain Slept Here – Gene Rich
• Given, Ed. It's a Long Time to December – Gene Keady
• Gross, Jan. Shakertown, More Than a Memory
• Conway, Sheila. WKU Fine Arts Festival
• Armstrong, Don. Free Enterprise and Free People
• Highland, Jim. Joseph Cangemi in Venezuela, Latin American Connection
• Jack Corn Photographer
• Julian Carroll Addresses Graduates
• Regents Appoint …

The Jacksonians, Banking, And Economic Theory: A Reinterpretation, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Determinants And Control Of Money Stock In Nigeria, E. O. Akinnifesi, Toyin Phillips

Economic and Financial Review

The paper is divided into five sections. Section I reviews Central Bank's monetary control measures as adopted since 1959 thus highlighting the successes and limitations of the Policy instruments. Section II presents a brief review of the controversy between the "monetarists" and the " fiscalists" so as to provide some theoretical underpinnings for this study, while Section III actually deals with the specifications of the behavioural functions. The empirical results are presented in Section IV and the last section summarises the findings and the conclusions thereupon.

Devaluation And Balance Of Payments In Ecowas Countries: A Study Of Nigeria's Exchange Rate Policy, C. C. Ozumba

Economic and Financial Review

The purpose of this paper is to review Nigeria's exchange rate policy as outlined above, and in doing so, one finds it compelling, and hopefully rewarding, to take a general look at the exchange rate policies in selected African countries, focusing particularly on the effects of devaluation on balance of payments. Accordingly, the paper first presents an analytical framework in which a monetary approach is considered most useful. The next section introduces a simplified monetary model. Following that, there is a discussion of statistical testing and results. The final section considers the implications for policy in Nigeria, appraising in some …

The Political Economy Of International Cocoa Agreement, C. E. Nemedia

Economic and Financial Review

This paper attempts a critical analysis of this effort to obtain a solution to the problem of cocoa price instability through a workable international cocoa agreement. In section one, a brief review of world production and marketing of cocoa is given as a background.

An Analysis Of The Effects Of The Impacts Of Oil Shale Development On The Economy Of The Uintah Basin, David Zachary Kaufman

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The development of oil shale resources will have a significant impact on the Uintah Basin in Utah. To analyze this impact, this study used a regionalized imput-output model. The input-output table for the State of Utah was revised to fit the Uintah Basin, using the RAS technique.

The scarcity of water in the Basin may cause a shift of water use from irrigated agriculture to oil shale. This reduction in agricultural production was estimated, using demand curves for water in agriculture and an intergen programming model which generated minimum water requirements for shale developments from 25,000 barrels per day to …

Conservation According To The Pure Theory Of Exhaustible Resources, George Lymbouris

Economics Theses & Dissertations

The objective of this thesis is to develop a theory for defining optimal conservation and applying definition to the prevailing rate of domestic petroleum production. Optimal conservation is defined as action designed to achieve or to maintain, from the point of view of society as a whole, the maximum present value of natural resources (or of a natural resource). The proper "action" is defined according to the pure theory of exhaustible resources. The literature survey is a chronological series of articles concerning this theory.

Through building a model which shows that optimal conservation occurs when the marginal internal rate of …

Review Of Economics As A Coordination Problem: The Contributions Of Friedrich A. Hayek By Gerald P. O’Driscoll, Jr., Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Treatment Of Economic Issues In High School Government, Sociology, U.S. History And World History Texts, Robert S. Main

Scholarship and Professional Work - Business

It is often argued that the declining support of free institutions which we have observed in our recent history is, in part, a result of economic illiteracy. That is, ignorance and misinformation about the workings of a voluntary exchange system and about the deleterious effects of governmental interference in that system lead to support of increased government intervention in the economy...

Errors In The Measurement Of Concentration And The Advertising-Concentration Controversy, Brian Brush

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

The Debate Over Saving, Investment And Capital Shortages, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This piece discusses the importance of saving and investment.

A Study Of The Feasibility Of Establishing A Handcrafted Wood Furniture Enterprise In North Central New Mexico: Final Report, Phase Iii, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report evaluates the implementation phase of a feasibility study aimed at establishing a handcrafted wood furniture enterprise across north-central New Mexico. Jointly conducted by the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) and the USDA Forest Service, the project outlines a decentralized organizational model designed to utilize localized artisan talent, secure regional financial backing, and tap into growing national markets for premium furniture.

Issues Affecting The Availability And Price Of Land For Agriculture, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

This paper first reviews some data relating to agricultural land use nationally and then discusses the huge increases in land prices that have occurred in recent years and some of the implications for agriculture. The final section evaluates the need for public policy to preserve prime lands for agricultural use.