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Santa Fe Special Population Trasport_Sep 1986, David Boldt

BBER Publications

The study assessed travel behavior, willingness to use and pay for public transit, transportation barriers, awareness of existing transit programs, and support for funding public transportation.

Business Capitol District Transportation Study, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report analyzes the opinions and behaviors of downtown workers regarding traffic and congestion issues in the Business Capitol District of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Based on a robust sample of 1,162 returned questionnaires, the study establishes that 88.2% of downtown workers perceive parking to be a persistent, major problem. To resolve this, 39.9% place the primary responsibility on the City of Santa Fe to provide space, while a strong financial consensus indicates that employers should absorb parking costs, with 37.4% favoring full employer coverage and 33.8% backing shared employer-employee funding.

Santa Fe Special Population Transportation Study, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report assesses the demand, priorities, and willingness to pay for a public transit system among vulnerable or targeted demographic groups—specifically handicapped individuals, medical patients, senior citizens, and local college students—in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Based on 299 gathered questionnaires, the study concludes that 80.8% of this special population sample would utilize a public bus system if established. Funding support is heavily favored, with 81.8% approving the use of city funds to secure equipment and a 61.5% majority supporting additional taxes to subsidize the service.

Business Climate A Comparison Of Select_Sep 1986, David Boldt, Brian Mcdonald

BBER Publications

The report compares the business climates of ten western metropolitan areas, including Albuquerque, Austin, Tucson, Salt Lake City, and Sacramento, using measures such as market access, taxes, labor costs, education, defense spending, cost of living, and quality of life. The report concludes that factors such as labor costs, educational attainment, access to markets, and defense expenditures appear to be more influential in economic growth and business attraction than taxes alone.

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, And Aggregate Economic Activity In Korea, Abdur Chowdhury

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Structure And Change: Litchfield County, Connecticut, William H. Groff

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Bark Or Bite Perspectives On Economic Sanctions For Foreign Policy Objectives, Rodney W. Skotty

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Economic sanctions have been used throughout history to coerce target nations to acquiesce in the objectives of nations that impose them. The record of achievement, using sanctions as a tool of foreign policy, has been poor. Regardless, nations continue to use economic sanctions to attain their goals despite their relative ineffectiveness. And as nations apply sanctions frequently to resolve international conflicts, such frequency tends to impair the credibility of sanctions as an implement of foreign policy. The fact that they are imposed frequently, also reflects that they are used to rectify lesser violations of the international norm. In view of …

Psc Unm Electrical Forecasting Model_Aug 1986, Alfred Parker, Thomas Goodwin, Shaul Ben-David, Brian Mcdonald

BBER Publications

The report developed a statewide econometric forecasting system designed to project electric energy consumption (GWh) and peak-load requirements (MW) through 2005 for New Mexico's major electric utilities and service territories.

The Fiji Labor Trade In Comparative Perspective, 1864-1914, Ralph Shlomowitz

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Social And Economic Development In India: A Re-Assessment By Dilip K Basu & Sisson Richard Eds. New Delhi: Sage Publication, 1986., Indira Rajaraman

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.

Metropolitan Report - July 1986, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report (1986-2017)

No abstract provided.

The Social And Economic Impact Of The Department Of Energy On The State Of New Mexico (Fy 1985), University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report analyzes the social and economic contributions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to the state of New Mexico during Fiscal Year 1985. It concludes that the DOE's $1.4 billion in annual expenditures served as a massive driver for the state's infrastructure, supporting over 82,800 jobs and generating roughly one-fifth of New Mexico's total personal income.

The Next Threshold: Higher Skills And The New England Economy, John C. Hoy

New England Journal of Public Policy

The history of the New England regional economy — its attenuated post-World War II decline and subsequent aggressive renewal — reveals an intensifying relationship between economic resurgence, the supply and continuing demand for professional manpower, and the results of academic research and development. The New England region has "outproduced" the rest of the nation in supplying professionally trained men and women, a leading factor not fully appreciated by those describing the region's robust economic health in the decade since Neal Peirce wrote The New England States. New England's "oversupply" in professional fields has given the high-tech and sophisticated services …

Implications Of New Technologies For U.S. Agriculture, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Developments In Nigeria's External Sector During The Second Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

Developments in Nigeria's external sector during the second quarter of 1986 continued to be a cause of concern. The foreign exchange position worsened compared with the preceding quarter's as the price of crude petroleum - Nigeria's major foreign exchange earner - fell farther in the world oil market. Faced with dwindling foreign exchange resources and increasing inability to meet current commitments, a formal approach was made to Nigeria's external creditors late in March to reschedule part of the long and medium term debt falling due for payment. Although no agreement was reached, the commercial banks grouped under the London Club …

Report On Price Indices Of Ordinary Shares Quoted On The Nigerian Stock Exchange (Nse) For The Second Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

This report highlights developments in share trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange during the second quarter of 1986. Accordingly, Section I discusses the volume of transactions in equity trading, while Section II focusses on the sectoral and sub-sectoral price indices.' Fluctuations in actual prices are treated in Section III, while Section IV summarises the report.

Developments In The World Commodity Markets During The Second Quarter Of 1986, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

All the items, except rubber and ginger, recorded price declines ranging from 0.6 per cent for coffee to 34.1 per cent for palm kernel. The prices of rubber and ginger increased by 4.3 and I. 7 per cent, respectively. The major factor responsible for the deterioration was the effect of failure to reach positive agreement on most of the international commodity organisations, particularly in respect of cocoa. Other factors which helped to depress the market included the sharp decline in oil prices which reduced the purchasing power of affected countries, appreciable gains by the pound sterling over the US dollar …

Lessons From Nigeria's Recent Monetary And Fiscal Policy Experience, G. O. Okah

Economic and Financial Review

The paper examined, together, the impact of monetary and fiscal policy measures with a view to judging the actual results against the stated policy objectives. The purpose of such exercise would be to provide some basis for drawing useful lessons which will serve as a guide for future design of macro-economic management and control strategies that are more relevant to the Nigerian economic environment. To do this, one needs some form of discussion framework as is done in Part I of this paper. In Part II recent policy objectives and the measures taken to pursue those objectives are summarised. An …

Problems Of Monetary And Financial Integration In Ecowas, S. E. Omoruyi

Economic and Financial Review

The paper examines the problems of monetary and financial integration in the ECOWAS sub-region. It traces the origins of these problems to the post-colonial era when sentimental attachment to issues of sovereignty, development of national currencies and the imposition of payments restrictions took their roots. Given the background of these problems, the paper makes a number of recommendations, such as the need to adopt a common currency and more realistic exchange rates, for forging greater monetary co-operation in the sub-region.

An Appraisal Of Public Sector Financing Of Agricultural Development In Africa With Particular Reference To Nigeria, J. O. Osakwe, M. O. Ojo

Economic and Financial Review

The paper discusses, largely using Nigeria as a case study, three sets of issues relating to public sector role in agricultural financing. First, it takes an overview of the agricultural situation in African countries in general and in Nigeria in particular in the last twenty years and suggests the critical factors that should guide government activities for agricultural financing in the light of the general structure of agricultural production. Second, it identifies the types and magnitudes of government assistance in agricultural financing in Nigeria and finally it discusses some of the main problems surrounding the efforts of the government in …

Problems Of Measuring Unemployment In Nigeria, H. A. Ajani, H. N. Okonta

Economic and Financial Review

Much as unemployment is dreaded in all market economies, the problems associated with its measurement in Nigeria are sometimes not addressed, if ever appreciated. To facilitate international comparison, uniform measurement methods have considerably narrowed down the difference in the concept of unemployment. Nevertheless, unemployment index seems to disguise the extent of the problem in Nigeria. Unless the desire to work for a wage is explicitly expressed, it is difficult to identify the unemployed. In other words, if the job-seeker is regarded as someone actively seeking wage employment, the concept of unemployment becomes less relevant in the context of a developing …

Unemployment And Economic Development In Nigeria - Analysis And Policy Implications, E. O. Akinnifesi

Economic and Financial Review

This paper discusses the dynamics of the unemployment problem within the development perspective of a post-independent Nigeria. It is argued that while successive governments seemed to have recognised the problem, the solutions so far adopted have resulted in mere palliatives. Several factors accounting for unemployment have included: colonialism and the white-collar job syndrome, choice of technique in industries, structure of economic organisation, migration patterns, urbanisation, population growth, educational structure, and business cycles. Of the possible consequences of unemployment, the study highlights those having social, health, political and economic dimensions such as stress, suicide, parasuicide, armed robbery, coup d'etats, inflation, etc. …

The Impact Of River Basin Development Authorities On Nigerian Agriculture: A Case Study Of Niger River Basin Development Authority, E. D. Balogun, E. U. Ukeje

Economic and Financial Review

The paper traced the history of water resource development in Nigeria, and assessed the impact of the Niger River Basin Development Authority (NRBDA) on crop production in the region. The analysis of available data showed that although the NRBDA's activities resulted in improvements in crop yields, and farm incomes of beneficiaries, the impact on regional output and area cultivated was marginal since it accrued to only very few farmers. Moreover, the cost of generating such increments was outrageously high when compared to the incremental costs incurred by alternative development institutions in respect of similar activities. The NRBDA was not without …

Statistical Section (June 1986), Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

This is a statistical representation of economic activities in Nigeria in June 1986

Do Tax Incentives For Investment Work?, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper attempts to rebut the negative "charges" against tax incentives and argues that tax incentives have provided a substantial benefit to the American economy and that the tax payments of many companies have been largely underestimated.

Albuquerque Business Climate: A Comparative View - June 1986, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report evaluates Albuquerque's business climate by comparing the metropolitan area with nine western cities across key indicators including employment growth, wages, cost of living, taxation, education, and quality of life. The study provides policymakers and business leaders with a data-based assessment of Albuquerque's competitive position for economic development and business attraction.

Albuquerque Business Climate_Jun 1986, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

The report evaluates Albuquerque's attractiveness as a location for business and economic development by comparing it with nine peer metropolitan areas: Austin, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Tucson, and Tulsa. The study examines measurable factors influencing business location decisions including population growth, employment, wages, labor unions, cost of living, taxes, education, infrastructure, and quality of life.

Economic Impact Of Pueblo Indian Water_Jun 1986, Phillip Farah, Brian Mcdonald

BBER Publications

This report provides a historical economic and demographic profile of 14 Pueblo communities in the Rio Grande Basin, focusing on population, land ownership, irrigated acreage, agriculture, and economic development as background for evaluating alternative legal frameworks for quantifying Pueblo water rights.

College Relations : A Total Recruiting Strategy, Donald Roderick Hunt

Theses

Problem Statement

The MMH Corporation has a very experienced but older engineering population. It is management's desire to replace the engineering population as its members retire by two methods:

1. The recruitment of experienced engineers with key skills for various critical positions.

2. The development of an aggressive and effective College Relations Program targeted at key universities to attract a steady stream of new talent into the engineering populations.

Research Objectives

A. To determine what areas of a volatile marketplace MMH intends to compete in.

B. To determine what attracts the best new college graduates to a certain company as …

The Cocoa Rehabilitation Project In Ghana, Kwane Boakye Dankwah

Theses

Several studies have been done in an attempt to find out the cost involved in establishing an acre of cocoa farm and most of these used the questionnare method to gather the information. However, most data gathered this way did not include detail establishment cost information on inputs as the farmers relied on recollection of cost they incurred.

The study done by C. Okali at Dominasi in the Brong Ahafo Region did not follow this pattern. Data collection for this study was started in May 1971 and ended in September 1972 and there were 45 farms involved. This sample was …