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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 …

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 Production and cost functions [Bibliography with handwritten annotations and additional notes by Anwar Shaikh, PhD; unpublished manuscript].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.

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.

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.

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 …

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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Regulatory Reform: A Report Card For The Reagan Administration, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

Murray Weidenbaum evaluates how much regulatory reform has been accomplished in the Reagan Administration after two-and-three-quarter years.

Entry And Performance In Financial Markets, Michael L. Marlow

Economics

One determinant of market performance is the ability of new firms to enter markets. It is generally argued that the fewer the restrictions on entry, ceteris paribus, the more competitive a market will tend to be. Entry in the commercial banking market is restricted on at least two levels. One is that new entrants are required to obtain charters from either the Comptoller of the Currency or the state banking authority. The other is that the ability of a bank to branch is constrained by the branching laws of the state. Before one may recommend solutions to problems of …

The Consumer Movement In The United States, Kathleen Browne Ittig

Bridgewater Review

What ever happened to the consumer movement in the United States? In stark contrast to the high visibility and widespread support enjoyed by the consumer movement during the last two decades, overt concern for consumer protection seems to have disappeared since the election of President Ronald Reagan. To answer this question it is necessary first to identify the market conditions that currently dominate the U. S. economy and second to review the history of the consumer movement as it has evolved in this country during the last eighty years.

Social Science Theory And Legal Education: The Law School As University, George L. Priest

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

A Preliminary Assessment Of The Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme In Nigeria, M. O. Ojo, O. O. Akanji

Economic and Financial Review

The basic objective of this paper was to review the main achievements of the ACGS and analyze the major constraints on its operations during the first five years of its implementation. The paper is organised into four sections. A summary of the objectives of the ACGS is presented in Section l while in Section 11, an analysis of its main achievements between 1978 and 1982 is undertaken. Section III contains a discussion of some of the major constraints on the operations of the Scheme while Section IV concludes the paper.

Nukuhiva In 1819: From The Unpublished Journal Of A Swedish Traveler, Brita Åkerrén

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

New Russian Books On The Pacific, 1980-1981, Patricia Polansky

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.

Layoffs, Wages And Unemployment Insurance, Kenneth Burdett, Bryce Hool

Research Collection School Of Economics

The influence of unemployment insurance on wage and layoff behavior is analyzed in the context of optimal labor contracts. Responses of contract terms to changes in economic parameters are shown to depend in general on the nature of the initial contract, the degree of workers' risk aversion, and the resolution of bargaining conflict. Layoffs are not necessarily reduced by an increase in experience rating or a reduction in the UI benefit. Product demand fluctuations tend to induce procyclical employment fluctuations but not wage fluctuation. An implication of optimal contracts with private insurance suggests a reason for government intervention in UI …

Presidential Popularity And Macroeconomic Performance: Are Voters Really So Naive?, Henry W. Chappell Jr.

Faculty Publications

The article focuses on the relationships between the macroeconomic performance of political administration and their popularity or vote getting ability. All of the studies that has been performed to analyze the relationships agree that votes and popularity can be explained well by models which suppose that voters judge policy makers on the basis of retrospective evaluation of past macroeconomic outcomes. While conventional popularity functions assume that voters simply punish inflation and reward output or low unemployment, voters who understand the long and short run relationships noted above would evaluate policymakers differently. Inflation in a given period is largely determined by …

A Study Of The Relationship Of Socioeconomic Status & Student Perceptions Of School Effectiveness To Academic Achievement Of Engineering Students, Geronimo Mendoza Meraz

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to examine the relative contribution of socioeconomic status and student perceptions of school effectiveness to academic achievement in engineering students. The variables representing the general factor of socioeconomic status were 1) father’s occupation, 2) father’s schooling, 3) mother’s schooling, 4) family income, and 5) family’s community population. The variables representing student perceptions of school effectiveness were: 1) help seeking factor, 2) professional preparation factor, 3) experience factor, 4) outside classroom activity factor, 5) personal encouragement factor, and 6) delivery factor.

A question was developed for this specific study and was completed by 110 senior …

The Intellectual Foundations Of "Law And Economics", Edmund W. Kitch

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Current State Of Law-And-Economics Scholarship, Henry Hansmann

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Comment, Robert D. Cooter

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Reflections On "The Current State Of Law-And-Economics Scholarship", Alvin K. Klevorick

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Misunderstanding Social Life: A Critique Of The Core Premises Of "Law And Economics", Mark G. Kelman

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Economics For Lawyers And Judges, Stephen Breyer

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

What Does An Economist Know?, George J. Stigler

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Economics In Legal Education, Murray L. Schwartz

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.