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Development Of Leading Indicators For Housing Starts In Tremonton, Utah, Douglas I. Ward
Development Of Leading Indicators For Housing Starts In Tremonton, Utah, Douglas I. Ward
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The possibility of developing leading economic indicators of housing starts, on a localized basis, was studied in Tremonton, Utah, for the period from 1958 to 1965. Data on any economic variable which might show a leading relationship to housing starts was gathered and synthesized to ascertain any predicting tendencies.
Several of the variables researched, particularly contracts awarded to Thiokol and Thiokol employment, showed a high positive correlation to housing starts; however, none showed any consistent leading pattern.
An accelerator relationship was found to exist between the average rate of change in Thiokol employment and housing starts. This finding, though not …
Survey Of The Use Of Consumer Credit By Members Of The Utah State University Staff, Neelkantha Manohar Kibe
Survey Of The Use Of Consumer Credit By Members Of The Utah State University Staff, Neelkantha Manohar Kibe
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A study was made of the use of credit by a randomly selected sample of the Utah State University staff personnel during 1964 and 1965. The information was obtained by means of a questionnaire.
The major objective of the study was to examine the relationship between income and consumer debt with specific reference to reasons underlying the demand for consumer credit, the relationships between amount of consumer credit and variables such as family income, family size, age of family head and amount of liquid assets, and the nature of the demand function for consumer credit.
Analysis of the information supplied …