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Reagan Speaks With Forked Tongue, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

One of the ongoing column "THE ECONOMY From The Not-So Ivory Tower."

Government Programs, Job Search Requirements, And The Duration Of Unemployment, Michael C. Keeley, Philip K. Robins

Economics Articles and Papers

This paper presents an empirical analysis of how job search requirements under various government programs influence job search behavior. The analysis indicates that job search requirements exert a significant impact on certain aspects of the job search process, but not those that generally lead to a higher probability of employment. It is also found that persons who utilize intensively search activities that result in direct employer contact have much shorter durations of unemployment than persons who do not utilize such activities intensively. It is speculated that altering job search requirements to include more direct employer contact could lead to a …

Economic ‘Recovery’ Likely To Fizzle, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

One of the ongoing column in the St. Louis Journalism Review, "THE ECONOMY From The Not-So Ivory Tower."

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

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies program 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.

Some Notes On Taxes And Tax Reform, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

One of the ongoing column, “THE ECONOMY From The Not-So Ivory Tower."

Training New Employees In Ecuador's Esmeraldas Oil Refinery, Rodrigo Alfredo Morales

Theses

This thesis comprises an overall review of general methods of training used by two New Jersey oil refineries of similar circumstances to Ecuador's Esmeraldas oil refinery.

The method of research was a survey in the form of a questionnaire. It was sent to the five existing oil refineries across New Jersey. Statewide telephone conversations, and with Ecuadorian personnel executives were made to request pertinent information. Research from current journals, training books, and first hand data from refineries, support the recommendations and the study in general.

The results of the thesis include recommendations as to the most advantageous policies and training …

Cross-Cultural Study Of Maslow's Need Theory Of Motivation, Jitendra N. Mishra

Theses

Abraham H. Maslow's Need Theory of Motivation was subjected to a cross-cultural scrutiny to see if his theory has universal application. It was thus also intended, to make a contribution to his theory since today, global interdependence is no longer a matter of belief, preference or choice. Rather, it is an inescapable reality.

To achieve this goal, an extensive Literature Survey was undertaken. It was found that his theory is more consistent with American value system. Nevertheless, if care is exercised, his theory can be useful in International context too, with some necessary modifications.

This paper is directed to save …

Changes In Corporate Culture And Management Training Programs Resulting From The Divestiture Of At&T, Lisa Karen Fenster

Theses

The affects of divestiture upon the American Telephone and Telegraph Company are studied with particular emphasis upon changes in corporate culture, structure, goals and objectives, and management training programs.

A case study approach utilizes a literature search and interviews of a limited number of AT&T executives. It is confirmed that directly or indirectly, management training directions at AT&T are a reflection of corporate goals and objectives, and in a general sense, the corporate culture.

The relationship between training and the corporate culture is not direct and immediate but rather general and evolving. The corporate culture itself is seen as a …

Fragile Financial State Of Nation Unhealthy Sign For Reaganomics, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

No abstract provided.

Turner’S Cbs Bid Typical Of Sickening Economic Inefficiency, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

One of the ongoing column, “THE ECONOMY From The Not-So Ivory Tower."

The Immobility Of Low-Paid Workers, Marshall I. Pomer

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper extends the labor segmentation perspective on unequal job access. Analyzed here are Census data on the occupational mobility of low-paid workers during the period 1965 to 1970. Upward mobility, defined as movement from a low-paid to a mainstream stratum, is far more common for white men than for women and blacks-even after controlling for differences in age, education, and type of low-paid job. A worker's particular low-paid occupation also strongly affects chances of entering the mainstream stratum. The dominant paradigm for quantitative research on social stratification is questioned, and social policies are suggested.

The Welfare Impacts Of Environmental Regulation In An Open Economy, Nicole Glineur

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The major theoretical and practical economic issues on pollution have apparently been sorted out. However, the bulk of the literature in environmental economics shares a shortcoming: the disregard of the welfare implications and consequences of pollution control.

Traditionally, pollution is viewed as a joint product. In this study, the issue of trade and environmental regulations is cast as a problem of input regulation, and the subsequent welfare implications of input regulation are then derived. The purpose of the present research is to emphasize the welfare consequences of pollution control in the context of international or interregional trade. The Batra and …

Book Review Forum On Douglas Oliver's Two Tahitian Villages: A Study In Comparison, Douglas Oliver, Paul Shankman, Greg Dening, F. Allan Hanson

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Time-Expired Melanesian Labor In Queensland: An Investigation Of Job Turnover, 1884-1906, Ralph Shlomowitz

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

F. R. Fosberg's Review Of Gilbert Cuzent's Archipel De Tahiti: Recherches Sur Les Principales Productions Végétales, F. R. Fosberg

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Review Of Prices, Wages And Business Cycles By Burton H. Klein, Abdur Chowdhury

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of An Introduction To Law And Economics, Stewart Schwab

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Book Note Of Implementing The Tokyo Round: National Constitutions And International Economic Rules, Stephen B. Reynolds

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Political Basis Of The Economic And Social Development In The Republic Of China, Alan P. L. Liu

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.

The Legacy Of Keynes, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

No abstract provided.

Federal Budget Cuts: Bureaucrats Trim The Meat, Not The Fat: Comment, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

No abstract provided.

The Jackson Report On Australian Aid: The Underlying Framework, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

In late April 1983, Mr Bill Hayden, the Australian Foreign Minister, set up an independent committee under the chairmanship of Sir Gordon Jackson to review the Australian overseas aid program.1 The report of the committee was tabled in Parliament on 7 June 1984.2 In the subsequent public debate on the Jackson Report, it became clear that the committee's position on various key issues on aid and development was often misrepresented. The misrepresentation could have been deliberate because the report adopted a strategy of development that was not universally accepted. It could also have been because the analytical framework adopted was …

Notes On The Effect Of Capital Gains Taxation On Non-Austrian Assets, Dan Kovenock, Michael Rothschild

Economics Faculty Books and Book Chapters

This paper is an attempt to assess the effect of capital gains taxation on non-Austrian assets, such as claims to profits of continuing enterprises. As compared to taxation on an accrual basis, the capital gains tax discourages sales of appreciated assets. This is the "lock-in" effect. Because assets subject to capital gains taxation are generally held a long time, conventional estimates suggest that the effective rate of capital gains taxation is low. We contend that conventional estimates could seriously underestimate the effective rate of capital gains taxation because they ignore uncertainty. We construct a model which allows us to calculate …

Aggregate Production Functions, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes.

• Folder cover titled “aggregate production functions”. (n.d.). [Unpublished folder cover].

• Shaikh, A., PhD. (n.d.). Handwritten notes on F. M. Fisher’s “Aggregate production functions revisited” [Unpublished handwritten notes]. Manuscript.

• Ara, K. (1978, December). Parable and realism in the theory of capital: A generalization of Prof. Samuelson’s theory of surrogate production function. Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics.

• Gallaway, L. E. (1982). Specification of the aggregate production function. Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali.

• Shaikh, A., PhD. (n.d.). Handwritten notes with a graph of a basic production function [Unpublished handwritten notes]. Manuscript. …

A Study Of Wage Contour Determinants For Northern Minnesota, Robert D. Ley, William A. Wines

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

This paper reports the findings of a study designed to profile wages and employment in northern Minnesota. Because of differences in the structure of the local economy and differences in the composition of the labor force, we hypothesized that studies done for other regions as well as national studies might produce misleading information if applied to northern Minnesota. The study is based on responses to 1400 mail surveys distributed in 1983 in four cities in northern Minnesota: Bemidji, Brainerd, Fergus Falls, and Grand Rapids. We found some surprising differences between the workforces in the four cities. Our overall impression was …

The Economics Of Aging, Myron H. Ross Editor

Upjohn Press

Retirement-related issues are discussed including social security, healthcare, and inflation.

The New England Economic Revitalization And Future Research Priorities, James M. Howell

New England Journal of Public Policy

New England's recent economic revitalization is largely attributed to the region's success in technological innovation and adaptation. This capacity to supplant older, maturing technologies with new technologies — a willingness to continually shed the old to make room for the new — has been a characteristic of New England since the early nineteenth century. At that time, as today, the critical factors in the process of technological development were the presence of investment capital, skilled labor, entrepreneurs, and, above all, preeminent colleges and universities that foster unconventional thinking and risk-taking. While the region's economy should continue to benefit from these …

The Property Rights Paradigm And The Protection Of Oak In California, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

Once again our country is caught on the horns of a serious dilemma. Natural resources, such as land and water, are becoming increasingly scarce and therefore valuable. Concomitantly, and perhaps more importantly, these resources are recognized as having attributes or characteristics in the form of amenities that are coveted by non owners of these resources. A cheap and effective way of acquiring these amenities is to assert that the legal owners of the resources do not have the right to exclude those who want the amenities from consuming them. Or, almost equivalently, the resources must be used in certain ways …

The Efficiency Of Producing Alcohol For Energy In Brazil: Comment, Jonathan B. Wight

Economics Faculty Publications

In a 1982 issue of this journal, Michael Barzelay and Scott R. Pearson examined the social costs and benefits of producing ethanol motor fuel in Brazil. They conclude that ethanol fuel was economically infeasible in 1981 and will remain so unless petroleum prices rise dramatically in the future. We seek first to call attention to some problems in their data and second to suggest that their analysis include broader considerations. Quite different conclusions could result.

Price Determination In A Competitive Industry With Costly Information And A Production Lag, Reuven Glick, Clas Wihlborg

Business Faculty Articles and Research

We analyze the role of information for price and output adjustment when competitive firms with rational expectations cannot directly distinguish between industrywide and firm-specific cost disturbances. Firms may become informed about industrywide cost conditions by acquiring information at a cost. The sensitivity of price and output to cost disturbances decreases as more firms choose to purchase information. The equilibrium industry share of informed firms increases as the cost of information falls and total cost variability increases. The equilibrium share of informed firms is largest when there is a comparable degree of variability in both industrywide and firm-specific costs.