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The Supply Of National Park Products: A Theoretical And Applied Analysis, Judith Carol Houston

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The central objective of the investigation in this study is to determine a means of attaining an economically efficient combination of resources to maximize the level of services provided by a national park under the conditions of a limited budget, a constrained production possibilities set, and a limited availability of inputs. First, a theoretical model is built which elucidates the collective and private good natures of national park products. The theory identifies the optimality criteria for the provision of park products in a system of limited resources. It is noted, however, that the theoretically determined optimal solution cannot be expected …

A Decision Theory Approach To A Resource Management System In Corn Production, James L. Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The major purpose of this study is to make additional information available to the farm manager through the use of decision theory. This will enable him to improve the decision-making process relating to corn production. The goal is to use the resources at his disposal more efficiently and profitably. This study is primarily concerned with factors that influence planting date and corn variety selection. Within the framework of decision theory analysis, a priori and posteriori probabilities are employed to calculate the losses that may occur to corn crops in the Cache Valley area of Utah because of harmful spring frosts …

A New Approach To Business-Government Planning, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This piece advocates the government using sensible ways of regulating business.

New Mexico Labor Market Review, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review was prepared by the Research and Statistics section for the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico for March of 1976. It is a report on the state's employment and economic activity; unemployment was improving from the previous year's March, but was unchanged from February of the 1976. The trade industry was showing strong gains in the Albuquerque area along with the service industry.

Palm Oil! Palm Oil! Palm Oil!, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

A Macroeconomic Approach To Regional Environmental Modelling And Planning, David Shepherd Brookshire

Economics ETDs

With the overriding complexity of assigning Pigovian taxes to correct market failures, a set of models aimed at regional planning tools more traditionally employed in macroeconomic analysis is presented. The emphasis is on institutional or structural changes in regional economics and the relative efficiency in effecting environmental quality through government expenditures.

The New Farm Definitions And Census Years, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Agricultural Districts - The New York Experiment In Agricultural Land Preservation, Galen Kelsey

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Trendline, Draft Article, April 5, 1976, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Prepared for Trendline, a monthly report from the Economic and Financial Advisory Service of Mark Twain Bancshares, Inc., St. Louis, Mo.

A Model Of The World Economy, Ray C. Fair

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Grievance Committee 1976-77, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

• Faculty Philosophy Club list of letters of recommendation for Kenley Dove

• Letter from Kenley Dove to faculty thanking them for contract renewal recommendations

• Letter from Charles Raff to Dove supporting his contract extension (4/21/76)

• Letter from Ernst Vollrath to Dove regarding extension of his contract (4/21/76)

• Memo from Dove regarding typographical errors in previously submitted letters (5/10/76)

• Letter to Dove from Charles Raff regarding employment at Swarthmore (5/6/76)

• Letter from Dove to Professor J. Mohanty regarding interpretations of a faculty resolution (4/27/76)

• Letter from Judith Jarvis Thomson to Greenbaum regarding his employment (3/22/76)

• Letter from Greenbaum to the faculty grievance …

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Concentration In The Petroleum Industry, Billy J. Leach

Graduate Thesis Collection

No abstract provided.

The Potential For Reducing Inflationary Pressures By Reforming Government Regulation, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper suggests that if government offers proper incentives instead of increasing regulation, business and individuals would be more liable to alter their economic behavior in a way that is more beneficial to society as a whole.

Outline 20th Century Fund Book, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Outline: 20th Century Fund Book (Stabilizing an Unstable Economy: A Twentieth Century Fund Report. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1986). March 31, 1976.

New Mexico Labor Market Review, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review was prepared by the Research and Statistics section for the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico for February of 1976. It is a report on the state's employment and economic activity; total unemployment rose but was expected by seasonal patterns so the adjusted unemployment rate stayed the same from January 1976. New Mexico's unemployment rate was lower than the nations: 6.9% and 7.6%, respectively. This was from a more-than-expected increase in employment across multiple industries (mostly state government).

Minimum Wages, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

No abstract provided.

Facts And Figures _Jul-Sept 1975, Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

A report provided by the Department of Human Services on number of establishments and workers per industry and size (by county in NM).

Partnerships And Corporations In Family Farming, Russell L. Berry

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Elderly Population Of Connecticut: 1970, The, Kenneth Hadden, William Clark, Douglas Crockett

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.

Can Christians Accept Capitalism?, Evert Van Der Heide

Pro Rege

No abstract provided.

1976 Notes, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Handwritten notes titled Value, form of value (March 2, 1976)

• Notes for Econ 205

• Question of aggregate demand deviations (March 2, 1976)

• UCLA: Marxism vs Neo-Ricardian (April 13, 1981)

• Lecture notes (April 1, 1981)

• Typed notes for Econ 205

• Handwritten lecture outline

• Value seminar I: 308S (September 21, 1976)

• The creation of capital from money

• Surplus value: Outline I (March 1986)

Asset Markets And The Cost Of Capital, James Tobin, William C. Brainard

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Aggregate Versus Subaggregate Models In Local Area Forecasting, D. M. Dunn, William (Bill) H. Williams, T. L. Dechaine

Publications and Research

Should statistical forecasts be constructed by aggregating data to each level for which forecasts are required or aggregating the forecasts from the lower levels? The relevant literature suggest no general answer. In this study using actual data, forecasts aggregated form lower-level forecasts were found best.

A Short-Run Two-Commodity Macroeconomic Model, Gary Smith, William Starnes

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

The Linear Exchange Model And Induced Welfare Optima, Rolf R. Mantel

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

New Mexico Labor Market Review, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review was prepared by the Research and Statistics section for the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico for January of 1976. It is a report on the state's employment and economic activity; there were no improvements to unemployment in January as the adjusted rate continued to remain at 7.5% from November 1975. The national unemployment rate fell but was still higher than New Mexico. Total unemployment decreased but was expected through seasonal layoffs in the trade, construction, government, and manufacturing sectors.

Food Prices, Farm Prices, And Marketing Margins, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

The Consumer Price Index - The Past, Future And - For 1975, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

On Disequilibrium Economic Dynamics. Part Iv. The Theory Of Long-Run Phillips Curve, Katsuhito Iwai

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Concepts Of Optimality And Their Uses, Tjalling C. Koopmans

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.