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Indexed Units Of Account: Theory And Assessment Of Historical Experience, Robert J. Shiller Feb 1998

Indexed Units Of Account: Theory And Assessment Of Historical Experience, Robert J. Shiller

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

An indexed unit of account is a money analogue, used to express prices; the unit’s purchasing power is defined by an index. Indexed units of account are not true money in that they are not used as a medium of exchange. The first successful indexed unit of account, the Unidad de Fomento (UF) has been used in Chile since 1967, and has been copied in Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, and Uruguay. The reasons for creating such units are discussed from the standpoint of monetary theory. The experience with such units in Chile is discussed. It is argued that important practical problems …

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Human Behavior And The Efficiency Of The Financial System, Robert J. Shiller Feb 1998

Human Behavior And The Efficiency Of The Financial System, Robert J. Shiller

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Recent literature in empirical finance is surveyed in its relation to underlying behavioral principles, principles which come primarily from psychology, sociology and anthropology. The behavioral principles discussed are: prospect theory, regret and cognitive dissonance, anchoring, mental compartments, overconfidence, over- and underreaction, representativeness heuristic, the disjunction effect, gambling behavior and speculation, perceived irrelevance of history, magical thinking, quasi-magical thinking, attention anomalies, the availability heuristic, culture and social contagion, and global culture.

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The Instruments And Controls Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region, Jocelyn Fagan Feb 1998

The Instruments And Controls Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region, Jocelyn Fagan

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.

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The Insurance Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region: A Briefing Paper, Ziona Austrian Feb 1998

The Insurance Cluster In The Northeast Ohio Region: A Briefing Paper, Ziona Austrian

All Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs Publications

No abstract provided.

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Montana Vision Travel Research: 1998, Norma P. Nickerson, Kim Mcmahon Feb 1998

Montana Vision Travel Research: 1998, Norma P. Nickerson, Kim Mcmahon

Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research Publications

Outlook for 1998 and Review of 1997.

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From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Rafael Raffaelli. Part I, Rafael Raffaelli Jan 1998

From The Ibpp Research Associates. Brazil: Rafael Raffaelli. Part I, Rafael Raffaelli

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

Dr. Rafaelli is affiliated with Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)--Federal University of Santa Catarina--which is located on Santa Catarina Island in Southern Brazil. His current research interests include the (1) representation of nature in the arts and (2) philosophy and implications of representation in the current social and psychological conceptions of environment leading to political action. Dr. Raffaelli also is affiliated with a doctoral program in the above areas. The author discusses the current economics crisis in Brazil.

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The Livestock Industry, 1997 - Was It A Good Year? What About 1998?; Beef, Pork, And Lamb Production In The U.S., Gene Murra, Gene Murra Jan 1998

The Livestock Industry, 1997 - Was It A Good Year? What About 1998?; Beef, Pork, And Lamb Production In The U.S., Gene Murra, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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Trends. Southeast Asia And The Economic Crisis: Bailing Out Or Bailing In?, Ibpp Editor Jan 1998

Trends. Southeast Asia And The Economic Crisis: Bailing Out Or Bailing In?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses some of the opponents to International Monetary Fund (IMF)-directed aid for Asian countries in economic crisis contend that rich creditors to these countries are being bailed out--with most of the pain left to the middle class and the poor.

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State-Space Versus Multiple Regression For Forecasting Urban Water Demand, R. Bruce Billings, William C. Horrace, Donald E. Agthe Jan 1998

State-Space Versus Multiple Regression For Forecasting Urban Water Demand, R. Bruce Billings, William C. Horrace, Donald E. Agthe

Economics - All Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Free Lunch Or Cheap Fix?: The Emissions Trading Idea And The Climate Change Convention, David M. Driesen Jan 1998

Free Lunch Or Cheap Fix?: The Emissions Trading Idea And The Climate Change Convention, David M. Driesen

College of Law - Faculty Scholarship

Emissions trading has become a key component of U.S. environmental legal regimes. The U.S. has successfully lobbied to make international environmental benefit trading, an expanded form of emissions trading, a part of international efforts to address the threat of global climate change through the Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol to that Convention. Legal scholars have lauded emissions trading as a "free lunch" that will encourage innovation, enhance democratic accountability, and reduce the cost of environmental cleanup. This article argues that emissions trading functions as a cheap fix, reducing short-term costs while tending to lessen innovation and …

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Armut : Der Mensch Lebt Nicht Vom Brot Allein : Wege Zur Soziokulturellen Existenzsicherung, Isidor Wallimann, Susanne Schmid Jan 1998

Armut : Der Mensch Lebt Nicht Vom Brot Allein : Wege Zur Soziokulturellen Existenzsicherung, Isidor Wallimann, Susanne Schmid

Books

While the usual discussion about the poverty of the minimum financial security speaks, the authors ask what it could mean for to be living in a secure socio-cultural minimum. The fact is that poverty can be both "caused" by various forms of exclusion, as well as the socio-cultural exclusion promotes or "causes".

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The Coming Age Of Scarcity : Preventing Mass Death And Genocide In The Twenty-First Century, Michael N. Dobkowski, Isidor Wallimann Jan 1998

The Coming Age Of Scarcity : Preventing Mass Death And Genocide In The Twenty-First Century, Michael N. Dobkowski, Isidor Wallimann

Books

The structure of the book is simple. The first part analyzes major forces having an impact on the survivability of civilization as we know it into the twenty-first century. It outlines the challenges we face, including overpopulation, pressure upon the land, migration, ecological damage, and social instability. In part two, we present more detailed discussion of the problem of scarcity and how it relates to conflict. The authors in this section argue that the current level of human activity is unsustain­able. They demonstrate that population growth in particular affects the natural world and can affect the social order and international …

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The Fischer Black Hypothesis: Some Time-Series Evidence, Tony Caporale, Barbara Mckiernan Jan 1998

The Fischer Black Hypothesis: Some Time-Series Evidence, Tony Caporale, Barbara Mckiernan

Economics and Finance Faculty Publications

We estimate an ARCH-M model to analyze the relationship between the conditional standard deviation of real gross national product (GNP) and its growth rate for the period 1871-1993. We find that variability significantly increases output growth rates. In addition, impulse response functions show that the effect of variability on growth rates is dynamic. These results provide evidence in favor of Black's (1987) business cycle hypothesis.

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Book Review: Current Issues In Economic Development: An Asian Perspective, Sven W. Arndt Jan 1998

Book Review: Current Issues In Economic Development: An Asian Perspective, Sven W. Arndt

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

As suggested by its title, this volume examines an extensive range of issues related to economic development. There are papers on governance and democracy; ethics, values and corruption; regulation and privatization; as well as trade liberalization and the Uruguay Round. Along the way, the role of population and the characteristics of agricultural development are also evaluated. Overall, the discussion ranges far beyond the economics of development to include its political and cultural connections. The papers were prepared for a conference organized by the Asian Development Bank and held in Mania in late 1994.

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Self-Employment: Improving Policy & Practice, Nancy Arnold Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute Jan 1998

Self-Employment: Improving Policy & Practice, Nancy Arnold Ph.D., University Of Montana Rural Institute

Employment

Contrary to popular belief, small businesses have a good success rate. Researchers who had originally analyzed the data and found high rates of business failures re-analyzed the same data and found that 80% of small businesses are still operating after eight years. Researchers discovered that the original research counted businesses that were sold, incorporated, or where the owner had retired as failures.

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Three Business Contexts: From The Technical And Moral, To The Aesthetic, John Dobson Jan 1998

Three Business Contexts: From The Technical And Moral, To The Aesthetic, John Dobson

Finance

No abstract provided.

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A Measure Of The Current Account Related To The Well-Being Of Japan: Generational Accounts In The Open Economy, Eric O'N. Fisher Jan 1998

A Measure Of The Current Account Related To The Well-Being Of Japan: Generational Accounts In The Open Economy, Eric O'N. Fisher

Economics

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Indiana State University Financial Report 1998, Indiana State University Jan 1998

Indiana State University Financial Report 1998, Indiana State University

Financial Reports

No abstract provided.

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The Economics Of Sports: Winners And Losers 1998-99, Department Of Economics Jan 1998

The Economics Of Sports: Winners And Losers 1998-99, Department Of Economics

Werner Sichel Lecture Series

The Economics of Sports: Winners and Losers, is the thirty-fifth annual Public Lecture-Seminar Series organized by the Department of Economics at Western Michigan University. This year the series focuses on economic issues in the world of sports. This year's series is directed by William S. Kem, Associate Professor in the WMU Economics Department, with the assistance of Donald L. Alexander, Wei-Chiao Huang and George Erickcek, and is co-sponsored by the WE. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. All Wednesday afternoon lectures, followed by a question and answer session, are open to the public. In addition, each scholar will also present an …

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A Demanding Task: Using Economic Techniques To Assess Animal Priorities. A Reply To Mason Et Al., C. M. Sherwin, C. J. Nicol Jan 1998

A Demanding Task: Using Economic Techniques To Assess Animal Priorities. A Reply To Mason Et Al., C. M. Sherwin, C. J. Nicol

Economics and Animal Welfare Collection

No abstract provided.

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Financial Fitness: Selecting A Credit Card, Liz Gorham Ph.D, Marsha A. Goetting Phd Jan 1998

Financial Fitness: Selecting A Credit Card, Liz Gorham Ph.D, Marsha A. Goetting Phd

All Archived Publications

Consumers who want to save interest charges on large loans, such as a home mortgage or auto loan, usually comparison shop for the "best deal." Comparison shopping for a credit card is also an excellent practice because terms and conditions of the account can make a difference in how much consumers pay for the privilege of borrowing. Consumers are often amazed at some of the "hidden" costs of some credit cards. With information in this fact sheet, Utahns can compare credit card terms they have already accepted with offers received in the mail and or over the telephone. The goal …

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The Challenge Of Human Development In Arab Countries, Nader Fergany Jan 1998

The Challenge Of Human Development In Arab Countries, Nader Fergany

Faculty Book Chapters

[abstract not provided]

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Introduction (The Middle East And Development In A Changing World), Donald Heisel Jan 1998

Introduction (The Middle East And Development In A Changing World), Donald Heisel

Faculty Book Chapters

[abstract not provided]

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Industrial Resources: Henderson County - Henderson, Kentucky Library Research Collection Jan 1998

Industrial Resources: Henderson County - Henderson, Kentucky Library Research Collection

Henderson County

"Resources for Economic Development: Henderson, Kentucky" prepared by the Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Division of Research in cooperation with Henderson Economic Development Council, 1998. The report includes, but is not limited to, information about: population, Labor market, local manufacturing, transportation, utilities, fuel, water, sewage, industrial sites, local government and services, taxes, educational and health facilities, housing, communication, recreation, natural resources, markets and climate.

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Egypt's Economic Reform And The Challenges Of Globalization, Gouda Abdel-Khalek Jan 1998

Egypt's Economic Reform And The Challenges Of Globalization, Gouda Abdel-Khalek

Faculty Book Chapters

[abstract not provided]

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Oil Challenges And Prospects, Paul Sullivan Jan 1998

Oil Challenges And Prospects, Paul Sullivan

Faculty Book Chapters

[abstract not provided]

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Private Capital Flow In The Development Of The Arab Countries, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Shahpassand Sheybani Jan 1998

Private Capital Flow In The Development Of The Arab Countries, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Shahpassand Sheybani

Faculty Book Chapters

[abstract not provided]

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Ideologies Of Development, Hassan Hanafi Jan 1998

Ideologies Of Development, Hassan Hanafi

Faculty Book Chapters

[abstract not provided]

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Nations, States, Unions: Institutional Design And State-Breaking In The Developed West, Hudson Meadwell Jan 1998

Nations, States, Unions: Institutional Design And State-Breaking In The Developed West, Hudson Meadwell

Political Economy Research Group. Papers in Political Economy

No abstract provided.

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Information, Civil Liberties, And The Political Economy Of Witch-Hunts, Vai-Lam Mui Jan 1998

Information, Civil Liberties, And The Political Economy Of Witch-Hunts, Vai-Lam Mui

Political Economy Research Group. Papers in Political Economy

No abstract provided.

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