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Increased Agricultural Exports To Africa May Be Limited, Thomas E. Daves Dec 1979

Increased Agricultural Exports To Africa May Be Limited, Thomas E. Daves

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Revenue Sources For State And Local Governments: Criteria For Choice, Philip Favero Dec 1979

Revenue Sources For State And Local Governments: Criteria For Choice, Philip Favero

Economics Staff Paper Series

Citizen dissatisfaction with taxes is a theme which has recurred often in American history--from the Tea Party at Boston to Proposition 13 in California. As before, tax dissatisfaction in its current form is prompting changes in: the level of government expenditures; the mix of revenue sources used to finance expenditures; and the structure of institutions created to provide public services. Much of the local tax reform effort is focused on state and local finance systems and especially on the real property tax. Citizen participation in reform efforts is an example of democracy in action. Yet, the quality of reforms achieved …


A Primer On Macroeconomics For South Dakotans, Philip Favero Nov 1979

A Primer On Macroeconomics For South Dakotans, Philip Favero

Economics Staff Paper Series

What is macroeconomics, you ask; and what does it mean to me? Macroeconomics is the study of aggregate economic conditions, such as a nation's employment, unemployment, and general price levels. Throughout history nations have experienced boom-to-bust cycles--times of employment and prosperity, followed by times of unemployment and hardship. Macroeconomics provides policy makers with ideas to promote economic stability - ways to combat the twin economic evils of unemployment and inflation.


Sunflowers And The Potential For Processing, Arthur B. Sogn Nov 1979

Sunflowers And The Potential For Processing, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


The Dakota Proposition: An Economic Analysis, Philip Favero Nov 1979

The Dakota Proposition: An Economic Analysis, Philip Favero

Economics Staff Paper Series

The Dakota Proposition, an initiated proposal to amend the South Dakota State Constitution, will appear on the 1980 ballot. The Proposition would seem to have far reaching implications. Yet, what are these implications? Will the Proposition be a boon to taxpayers, a calamity for government, or both? Three major provisions are included in the Proposition. These are: I. A reduction or rollback of taxes on real property to one percent of Full and True value, determined by assessments performed in 1977; 2. A ceiling of two percent annual growth in the Full and True value of real property for any …


Crop Price Outlook, Arthur B. Sogn Oct 1979

Crop Price Outlook, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Budgeting For Community Services, Thomas L. Dobbs Oct 1979

Budgeting For Community Services, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Agricultural Lands Conference, Galen Kelsey Sep 1979

Agricultural Lands Conference, Galen Kelsey

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Replacement Of The Personal Property Tax System, Philip Favero Sep 1979

Replacement Of The Personal Property Tax System, Philip Favero

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Is Native Range The Best? Some Pasture Mangement Alternatives, Richard Shane Aug 1979

Is Native Range The Best? Some Pasture Mangement Alternatives, Richard Shane

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


A Grain Marketing Alternative, A. Clyde Vollmers Jul 1979

A Grain Marketing Alternative, A. Clyde Vollmers

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


The National Consumer Cooperative Bank Is Coming, Robert J. Antonides Jun 1979

The National Consumer Cooperative Bank Is Coming, Robert J. Antonides

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


The State Of South Dakota Highways, A. Clyde Vollmers May 1979

The State Of South Dakota Highways, A. Clyde Vollmers

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


April 1, 1979 Prospective Plantings, Arthur B. Sogn Apr 1979

April 1, 1979 Prospective Plantings, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


Manufacturing Plant Location And Expansion Decisions, Thomas L. Dobbs Apr 1979

Manufacturing Plant Location And Expansion Decisions, Thomas L. Dobbs

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


The December 21 Report Of Plantings Of Winter Wheats What Do They Indicate For Corn And Soybean Producers?, Arthur B. Sogn Jan 1979

The December 21 Report Of Plantings Of Winter Wheats What Do They Indicate For Corn And Soybean Producers?, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator

No abstract provided.


The Magnitude And Timing Of Rail Abandonment Impacts On Selected Economic Variables For Rural South Dakota Communities, J. Michael Alley Jan 1979

The Magnitude And Timing Of Rail Abandonment Impacts On Selected Economic Variables For Rural South Dakota Communities, J. Michael Alley

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the economic impacts of past branchline abandonments on rural South Dakota communities. In this chapter the factors and conditions leading to the abandonment of the branchlines are examined first. Then a section discussing the perspectives of the people and entities involved in the abandonment is presented. This is followed by the reasons for undertaking the study and the study objectives. Finally an overview of the remaining chapters is presented.