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Socio-Political Factors Affecting The Growth Of The Mormon Church In Argentina Since 1925, Michael B. Smurthwaite

Theses and Dissertations

Since 1925 Mormon missionaries have proselyted in Catholic Argentina. Yet the Argentine mission has grown very slowly and encountered many difficulties. Did the missionaries' North American image affect the missionary work? Did the predominance of the Catholic Church stunt the growth of the new sect? How did the impact of bitter U.S.-Argentine international relations during the Second World War, and the advent of Peron affect the reception of Mormonism in Argentina?

These questions concerning the history of the Mormon Church in Argentina since 1940 can best be understood by considering the episodes of Argentine history which bear directly on the …

Optimal Insurance Coverage, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

There is limited treatment of the optimal protection of assets against casualty or liability loss. The problem of optimal insurance coverage is formally similar to the problem of optimal inventory stockage under uncertainty. If casualty or liability loss (demand) is less than the insurance coverage (inventory level), excessive insurance cost (inventory holding cost) is incurred. If casualty or liability loss (demand) is greater than the insurance coverage (inventory level), one must absorb the cost of the unrecoverable loss (sales loss). These two components of loss must be balanced in determining optimal insurance (inventory) levels.

Effects Of Shifts Of Aggregate Demand Upon Income Distribution, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Paper appeared on pp. 328-339 of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 50, No. 2, May 1968. Also shown here are: the original draft with many hand-written notes, a later draft, also with notes, and 14 3x5 cards with handwriting that were filed with this article.

Spanish Land Grant Problems Were Here _July 1967, Wayne S. Scott

BBER Publications

The article was published as a response to contemporary debates over land-grant rights and the claims advanced by the Alianza Federal de Mercedes during the 1960s. It argues that many land-grant disputes predated U.S. control of New Mexico and originated in Spanish colonial legal practices, administrative irregularities, inheritance customs, and economic conditions rather than solely from actions taken by Anglo-Americans after 1846.

A Study Of The Natural Rubber Industry, With Special Reference To Thailand, Suratana Vayagool

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The relative share of natural rubber in the world's total rubber consumption had been decreasing from 75 percent in 1948- 1949 to 44.4 percent in 1965. Since the production of natural rubber has been rising over the same period, some predictions have been made indicating that there will be a surplus of production over consumption of natural rubber in the near future.

In the world output of natural rubber industry, Thailand ranks third, being surpassed only by Malaysia and Indonesia. Of all the exports of Thailand, rubber ranks second in value and is exceeded only by rice. Almost all of …

Some Aspects Of Agricultural Trade In Respect To Economic Development Of Thailand, Prasert Wongbhan

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The expansion of international trade, according to the traditional trade theory, can be the escape passage from economic stagnation. Furthermore, it will result in specialization within a country and increasing efficiency of production and real income.

The concept and measurement of economic growth are explored. Also the importance of international trade for a small nation is studied. The author traced the structure and trends of world trade, which are contributed to economic growth in the past. Then studied the structure and pattern of international trade of Thailand.

The growth in Thailand's participation in world trade is significant, but the rate …

Description And Evaluation Of Institutions Involved In Water Allocation And Distribution In Utah, Kimber C. Webb

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Water development and allocation have been among the most important problems Utah has had to face throughout the past 117 years of development . When Utah's first white settlers, the Mormon pioneers, entered Salt Lake Valley in July of 1847, little met their eyes to entice their stay. The earth was so parched and dry that they were unable to scratch the surface with their plows. Less than two hours after their arrival members of the party began digging ditches and building dams to irrigate and soften the earth so they could begin plowing.

Permain Basin Gas-Pricing Controversy_April 1967, Kenneth W. Olm, Stanley Learned

BBER Publications

This report examines the Federal Power Commission’s landmark Permian Basin natural gas pricing decision and its implications for producers, consumers, and energy regulation in southeastern New Mexico. The publication includes an analysis of the shift from individual cost-of-service regulation to area-wide pricing, along with a reprinted address by Phillips Petroleum President Stanley Learned arguing that federal price controls threatened future natural gas supplies.

The Henry Simons Lecture, "Comments On The Monetary Theory And Policy Of Henry Simons By Milton Friedman, Department Of Economics, University Of Chicago, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

He comments on the article published in the Journal of Law and Economics, Vol. 10, Oct. 1967, pp. 1-13.

Oligopoly Power Under The Sherman And Clayton Acts -- From Economic Theory To Legal Policy, Joseph F. Brodley

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Non-Economic Objectives And The Efficiency Properties Of Trade, Jagdish N. Bhagwati

Faculty Scholarship

It is well known (Kemp, 1962; Samuelson, 1962; Bhagwati, forthcoming) that, for a country with no monopoly power in trade (or domestic distortions), free trade (in the sense of a policy resulting in the equalization of domestic and foreign prices and hence excluding trade, production and consumption taxes, subsidies, and quantitative restrictions) is the optimal policy. It follows, therefore, that free trade is superior to no trade.

It has also been argued recently (Kemp, 1962), that, even in the case where there is monopoly power in trade, so that both no trade and free trade are suboptimal policies, it is …

The Politics Of The 1965 Gold Reserve Law, Robert E. Hendrick

Honors Projects

The major focus of this study is the 1965 gold reserve law. This
law was both an economic and political solution to a number of problems
which are discussed under the general subject of the United States balance
of payments. I have used the 1965 law to illustrate many processes within
the American political system.

Experimental Studies Of Discrimination Versus Competition In Sealed Bid Auction Markets, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

In this study, attention focuses on the behavior of a class of auction markets where formal organization requires the individual competing bidders to submit one or more written "sealed bids" specifying the quantity and price at which they are committed to buy (or sell) units of the item being traded.

Civilizations Rise And Fall In 200-Year Financial Cycles, Royal D. Rood

Green Revolution

"Excerpted from pamphlet."

The Cattlemans Future The View From The _Aug 1966, Gaylord A. Freeman Jr.

BBER Publications

The article examines historical trends in beef demand, cattle production, agricultural productivity, consumer behavior, credit markets, and global population growth to evaluate the future profitability and challenges facing cattle producers.

Economics Of Law Teaching, William D. Ferguson

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

More On The Economics Of Law Teaching, Alvin L. Goldman

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Research And Development On Income And Employment In Utah, Thomas Clark Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Research and development (R&D) play an increasingly important role in the economy of the United States. Total expenditures for R&D during the decade of the 1950's were greater than in the entire history of the United States previous to that time. As a percent of gross national product, R&D has grown from 0.2 percent in 1921, to 0.4 to 0.6 percent in the 1930's and 1940's, and is now more than 3 percent.¹

Much has been said of the impact that the growth of R&D has on the general economy. R&D had also had a significant economic and sociocultural …

A Historical Survey Of The Economic Development Of Mainland China, 1949-1962, Mandhatasinh A. Chauhan

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Chinese agriculture differs from the Western agriculture in the development and utilization of agricultural science on the fields. China has always been an agricultural country, but she failed to improve in techniques of cultivation as the time passed by. The land, prior to the Communist take-over, was owned and cultivated by individuals and the produce was sold in a free-market. Unfortunately, the Chinese government, prior to 1949, failed to bring about adequate agricultural reforms and implement economic development measures.

As a result an overwhelming proportion of the population of China is occupied on the land, the supply of which is …

Analysis Of Employment Service With Regard To The Thiokol Layoff, Gerald Pelovsky

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In 1963 the Wasatch Division of the Thiokol Chemical Corporation, located twenty miles west of Brigham City, Utah employed approximately 6,000 workers. In December of 1963 the Defense Department phased out major activities in which Thiokol was engaged and during the next three year period about 4,000 workers were laid off. The greatest number of layoffs took place throughout the early months of 1964.

A Follow-Up Study Of The Graduates From The College Of Business And Social Sciences In 1936 Through 1940 And 1947 Through 1951, Delonne Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

For some time, there has been an interest among the faculty members in the School of Business and Social Sciences to know if the graduates of this school are working in their field of specialization of which they prepared while at the University. Also, what financial success the graduates have obtained since graduation, the results of this study can be used to advise present and future students in the School of Business and Social Sciences.

A History And Economic Analysis Of The Hyrum Reclamation Project, Douglas Eldon Brinley

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Reclamation Ac t of 1902 was sign ed into law under the hand of President Theodore Roosevelt on June 17 of that year, culminating years of efforts to involve the federal government in reclamation projects. Prior to this Congress had enacted a variety of land laws designed to encourage private enterprise to develop the land and water resources of the nation, but had resisted using federal funds to construct reclamation works. The early land laws, however, served only as a temporary satisfaction to Western settlers, and Congress finally yielded to the pressure for assistance.

New Mexico's Economy In 1965, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

A report on the New Mexico economy and business/industry activity for 1965.

Tourism Possibilities Taos Indians_February 1966, Philip Reno

BBER Publications

This report evaluates the tourism economy of the Taos area and explores opportunities for the Taos Pueblo to increase participation in and benefit from regional tourism through tribally owned businesses, cultural attractions, recreation services, and development of the Rio Grande Gorge. Author Philip Reno analyzes tourism markets, Pueblo resources, visitor patterns, and long-range economic development strategies designed to generate employment and income while preserving Taos cultural traditions and natural resources.

Bidding Theory And The Treasury Bill Auction: Does Price Discrimination Increase Bill Prices?, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

This paper is not directed to the question of whether the Treasury should or should not practice in the public sector what the Clayton Act prohibits in the private sector. The paper is concerned exclusively with the theoretical question of whether the Treasury would necessarily receive higher prices by employing price discrimination than it could get by selling the issues at a single price. From a theory of bidding under uncertainty, which seems to apply naturally to the Treasury auction, it will be shown that buyers may be expected to enter lower bids under price discrimination than they would for …

New Mexico's Economy In 1965, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

Historic Publications

This report describes New Mexico’s 1965 economy as a year of broad expansion, with strong gains in employment, personal income, construction, and defense‑related industries contributing to one of the decade’s most robust periods of growth.

A Production Function For The Structural Steel Fabricating Industry Of Utah, Don Ward Thomas

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The steel industry, comprising one of Ut ah's largest payrolls, is a highly significant industry in the economic structure of the state. Furthermore, a highly specialized steel fabrication industry has developed as a subsidiary of the steel industry in Utah.

The Economy Of Rio Arriba County_April-May 1965, Margaret Meaders

BBER Publications

The study evaluates population trends, employment, income, agriculture, mining, forestry, manufacturing, education, welfare dependency, transportation, tourism, utilities, and local government finance during a period when northern New Mexico was confronting persistent economic and social challenges. The report portrays Rio Arriba as a county of exceptional natural beauty and cultural significance that nevertheless faced chronic unemployment, low-income levels, inadequate infrastructure, educational shortcomings, outmigration of working-age residents, and increasing reliance on public assistance.

Experimental Auction Markets And The Walrasian Hypothesis, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

This study reports on a block of experimental market sessions designed primarily to provide (1) the severest test yet attempted of the equilibrating forces operating in competitive auction markets and (2) a more rigorously controlled test of the Walrasian hypothesis. Some data are also supplied which show the effect of cash payoffs on the equilibrating behavior of such markets; in particular, the effect of full cash payoffs to all successful trading subjects as against payoffs to a subset of such subjects chosen at random.

Population Changes And Rural-Urban Problems, Therel R. Black, B. Delworth Gardner

Faculty Publications

A boy patiently for them to have babies and on March 1 the doe presented him with twin - he then had 4 rabbits; on March 10 he had 8 ; on March 15, 16; on March 17, 32; before noon on March 19 he had 64. He was almost afraid to look in the pen on the morning of March 20.