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An Alternative Theory Of Firm And Industry Dynamics, Richard Ericson, Ariel Pakes

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper provides a model of firm and industry dynamics that allows for entry, exit and firm-specific uncertainty generating variability in the fortunes of firms. It focuses on the impact of uncertainty arising from investment in research and exploration-type processes. It analyzes the behavior of individual firms exploring profit opportunities in an evolving marketplace and derives optimal policies, including exit, in this environment. Then it adds an entry process and aggregates the optimal behavior of all firms, including potential entrants, into a rational expectations, Markov perfect industry equilibrium, and proves ergodicity of the equilibrium process. Numerical examples are used to …

Wsu Research News, Winter 1992, Office Of Research And Sponsored Programs, Wright State University

WSU Research News

An eight page newsletter of the WSU Research News. The WSU Research News was published monthly beginning in June of 1968 and issued by the Office of Research Development. This newsletter was created to provide information to the WSU faculty about the availability of outside funds for research and educational programs, new developments that may affect availability of funds, and general information on research and educational activities at Wright State University.

Wright State University Women's Basketball Media Guide 1992-1993, Wright State University Athletics

Athletics Publications

A media guide for Wright State University's 1992-1993 Women's Basketball team. This guide includes photographs, player stats, game results, and records.

Center Scan: December 1992, St. Cloud Hospital

Center Scan

OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE BRINGS APM TO HOSPITAL

CENTER SCAN REDESIGN

CHILD CARE CENTER EARNS NATIONAL ACCREDITATION

URGICARE HELPS EASE ETC CONGESTION

MEDICAL COVERAGE

MEMORIAL FUND PROVIDES FOR COMPUTER SOFTWARE

The Graduate Student Advocate, December 1992, Vol. 4, No. 2, Gc Advocate

The Advocate

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Cuts for Students, Raises for Administrators! Granville Ganter (p. 1)

Historic Marginalization & The Marginalization of a History. Diana Agosta (p. 1)

Ideological Hegemony: Inside a “Living Museum.” Michael Scott Weinstein (p. 1)

The Real Deal at Financial Aid: Interview with Janet Finello (p. 2)

Sex and Space: Another Look at the Urban Red Light District. Timothy J. Gilfoyle (p. 4)

Tomfoolery: “Neo-liberal and “Politically Correct”? Tom Smith (p. 5)

International Students and Financial Crisis. Manjula Giri (p. 5)

The Return of Martin Brian Guerre. Tom Smith (p. 6)

In Nineteen Hundred & Ninety-two. Text, Thomas Burgess; …

Klipsun Magazine, 1992, Volume 30, Issue 01 - December, Alexandra M. Page

Klipsun Magazine

No abstract provided.

Exploring Archaic Settlement In The Midsouth: The Surface Archaeology Of Cannon And Cheek Bends Of The Duck River, Tennessee, Charles L. Hall

Doctoral Dissertations

During the late 1970s and early 1980s the Department of Anthropology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville conducted an inventory and assessment of archaeological resources potentially affected by the proposed Columbia Reservoir on the Duck River in Middle Tennessee. Two environmental subdivisions of the Nashville Basin were present in the reservoir area: the patchy Inner Basin and the more homogeneous Outer Basin. As the majority of the archaeological material found was referable to the Middle and Late Archaic Periods, the research design focused on an investigation of Archaic adaptation in this environmentally variable landscape.

Two river bends selected as …

The Agrarian Legacy: A Study Of Political Structure And Ideology In Modern China, Zuo Xiang

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Sociology by Zuo Xiang in December of 1992.

Bill #92-14-F - Funding For Topperettes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Bill to fund Topperettes trip to national competition.

Sow Preference For Farrowing-Crate Width, P. A. Phillips, David Fraser, B. K. Thompson

Housing and Confinement of Farm Animals Collection

A preference-testing apparatus was designed to provide sows with continuous access to three farrowing crates of different widths. The crates radiated from a central hub area sufficiently large for sows to enter or leave any crate freely. In exp. 1, nine sows were offered crates of 450-, 600- and 750-mm width at standing height. In exp. 2, 12 sows were offered widths of 450, 750 and 1200 mm, the largest being of sufficient width for the sow to turn around. Video recording was used to determine sow position from 3 d before to 6 d after farrowing. In exp. 1, …

Price Expectations In Asset Markets With Futures Contracting, David P. Porter, Vernon L. Smith

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

Can the introduction of a futures market assist investors in obtaining better price expectations and reduce price bubbles, and is the major determinant of the price bubble the uncertainty of the dividend structure and its effect on noise traders?

Five Year Cohort Study Of Homeless Families: A Joint Policy Research Venture, John J. Stretch, Larry W. Kreuger

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Over the past ten years there have been significant investments in families uprooted by homelessness, but no data which clearly delineated what types of families had been helped, and how long help may have sustained them. Reported are preliminary data on 875 families who resided in a 60 day family shelter from 1983 through 1987. Field interviews in 1989 with 201 of those families provide data on residential history, employment, familial and demographic changes, service needs and additional homeless episodes. Policy questions focus on current residential stability and community reintegration.

Homelessness And The Low Income Housing Crisis, Cushing N. Dolbeare

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

The cost of housing is beyond the means of a growing number of housholds. This "affordability gap" is the underlying cause of homelessness. Housing assistance to low income families is therefore a logical solution to the problem, in combination with other responses.

Women Make Trouble: Employers' Perceptions And Female Labor-Force Participation In The Tenth Of Ramadan, Rebecca Sewall

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Groton Plantation Archaeology, Chester B. Depratter

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Getting To Know And Maybe Love Your Municipal Charter, Sid Hemsley

MTAS Publications: Full Publications

This publication explains what a municipal charter is, what it does, and how it may be changed.

Moral And Spiritual Changes In The Last Years Of The Soviet Union - Part One, Howard L. Parsons

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

See Part Two here: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ree/vol13/iss1/2/

1992 December, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases for December of 1992.

The Revolutionary Church? The Role Of East German Protestants Amid Political Change, Todd W. Harris

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Georgian Worldview: Its Definition, History, And Influence On The Material World Of Thomas Jefferson, Madison Scott Shumate

Masters Theses

The research of this thesis has been that of two directions. The first of these attempted to both define and expand that ideological concept known as the Georgian Worldview. By referencing the opinions of current authority and by examining the very origins of this concept's many attributes this thesis would suggest that the term "Georgian" encompasses far more than symmetry in architecture alone. With this said, however, it must yet be acknowledged that architecture, and particularly the balanced and refined Palladian examples of the eighteenth century, often represented the most clearly recognizable material manifestation of this particular pervasive mind set. …

The Demand For Monetary Function In Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation, F. O. Oresotu, Charles N.O. Mordi

Economic and Financial Review

This paper provides _further empirical evidence ,in the nature ,if the demand for money function in Nigeria for the period 1960-1991. 'The paper also addressed the issue of the appropriate adjustment process, structural stability of the estimated equation, as well as the influence of external factors on money demand function in an open economy, such as Nigeria.

Why Fiscal Policies Matter In African Countries, M. O. Ojo, T. O. Okunrounmu

Economic and Financial Review

The paper discusses the critical role of fiscal policy in developing African economies. While it is accepted that fiscal management is one of the important functions of a modern state, the nature of the fiscal management in a specific environment determines, to a large extent, the overall effect of such intervention. The Nigerian experience indicates a very narrow revenue base that could not withstand the weight of public expenditure and investment.

A Review Of Small-Scale Enterprises Credit Delivery Strategies In Nigeria, E. E. Inang, G. E. Ukpong

Economic and Financial Review

The paper reviews the crucial role of Small-Scale Enterprises [SSEs] in facilitating industrial development, some special advantages of existing credit schemes to small-scale enterprises, the peculiar handicaps which SSEs face, the most crucial being poor access to development finance, and highlights areas and ways in which credit guarantee and insurance schemes for SSEs could substantially contribute to their development and growth in Nigeria. Notable among the credit schemes and institutions reviewed are the Small-Scale Industries Credit Scheme (SSICS) introduced in 1971; the Nigerian Bank for Commerce and Industry (NBC!) established in 1978; the Nigerian Industrial Development Bank (NIDB); the Central …

Developments In The Insurance Industry In Nigeria In 1990, Central Bank Of Nigeria Cbn

Economic and Financial Review

While the number of insurance companies operating in the Nigerian economy increased in 1990, both income and expenditure of the companies rose during the same period. The report revealed that the growth rate of income in the industry exceeded the expenditure rate, as the income to expenditure ratio rose from 1.59 to 1.81 between 1989 and 1990.

Rediscovering The Asylum, Sharon M. Keigher

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Spending a night at a typical big city shelter for the homeless has reminded the author of the massive and regimented environment in institutions that she had mistakenly believed no longer existed after the much acclaimed "deinstitutionalization" of America. St. Mary's is run by a religious order attempting to provide charitable care in a nondemanding environment. Many demands are made, however. The lack of privacy and respect for individuality inherent in institutional life tends to erode the "inmate's" very conception of self. It controls their activities, time, and choices, and thus creates barriers to exit. Providing "shelter" for the homeless …

Homeless Persons' Interest In Basic And Health Services: The Role Of Absolute, Relative, And Repressed Needs, Russell K. Schutt

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This study describes and explains the interest of homeless persons in housing, economic, and health-related services with intake interview data collected by a large urban shelter for single adults. Shelter guests were most interested in assistance with housing, job, and economic benefits, rather than health services. Three explanations of variation in service interests are identified: the "absolute needs" explanation expects service interests to vary directly with service needs, the "repressed needs" explanation expects service interests to vary inversely with alcoholism and mental illness, while the "relative needs" explanation expects interest in health-related services to be related to health needs, but …

Acting On Their Own Behalf: Affiliation And Political Mobilization Among Homeless People, Marcia B. Cohen, David Wagner

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Homeless people have been portrayed in the literature as passive, isolated, and unable to act on their own behalf. The authors discuss the findings of an ethnographic study of homeless activists which challenge the stereotypical view of homeless people as disaffiliated and disempowered. Collective social action was found to have a long term impact on access to material resources, development of social networks, and construction of positive homeless identity.

Ideology. Public Policy And Homeless Families, Padmini Gulati

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This paper was originally presented at the session of Ad hoc Committee on Housing and the Built Environment of the World Congress of Sociology held in Madrid. July 1990.

The Shifting Roles Of Business And Government In The World Economy, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

With the changing global marketplace, business firms, governments, and the consumer need to be able to understand and adapt to changing economic and technological trends in order to benefit.

Book Review: Eisenhower And The Management Of Prosperity By John W. Sloan, Ann Mari May

Economics Department Faculty Publications

Twenty-five years ago, Dwight Eisenhower was often depicted as a president with no great competence nor interest in economics or domestic policy issues. However, as those interested in presidential studies know, Eisenhower has been posthumously rehabilitated.

The revisionist literature on Eisenhower is now becoming complete, and John Sloan's book Eisenhower and the Management of Prosperity reflects this revisionism by examining economic policy formation in the 1950s. In Sloan's book, we see an Eisenhower who was not only competent in economics, but was also very aware of the political ramifications of economic policy. We also see in Eisenhower's leadership style a …