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An Assessment Of The Role Of Irrigation Water In Egypt, Tarek Aly El-Badawy Jul 1996

An Assessment Of The Role Of Irrigation Water In Egypt, Tarek Aly El-Badawy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

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The Hangman's Paradox And Newcomb's Paradox As Psychological Games, John Geanakoplos Jul 1996

The Hangman's Paradox And Newcomb's Paradox As Psychological Games, John Geanakoplos

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We present a (hopefully) fresh interpretation of the Hangman’s Paradox and Newcomb’s Paradox by casting the puzzles in the language of modern game theory, instead of in the realm of epistemology. Game theory moves the analysis away from the formal logic of the puzzles toward more practical problems, such as: On what day would the executioner hang the prisoner if he wanted to surprise him as much as possible? How should a surprise test be administered? We argue that both the Hangman’s Paradox and Newcomb’s Paradox are analogous to a well-known phenomenon in game theory, that giving a player an …

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Review Of "Madagascar: Conflicts Of Authority In The Great Island" By P. M. Allen, Frederic L. Pryor Jul 1996

Review Of "Madagascar: Conflicts Of Authority In The Great Island" By P. M. Allen, Frederic L. Pryor

Economics Faculty Works

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Qualitative Impact Study Of Credit With Education In Burkina Faso, Michael Kevane Jul 1996

Qualitative Impact Study Of Credit With Education In Burkina Faso, Michael Kevane

Economics

The objective of this qualitative study is to investigate and document program ef­fects for participants and program communi­ties after two years of activities. Three com­munities were visited for approximately one week each, and an attempt was made to in­terview all current members of the Credit Association in each village as well as com­munity leaders and other nonparticipants.

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Determinants Of Economic Development Incentives Offered By States: A Test Of The Arms Race Hypothesis, Mark A. Jenn, Farrokh Nourzad Jul 1996

Determinants Of Economic Development Incentives Offered By States: A Test Of The Arms Race Hypothesis, Mark A. Jenn, Farrokh Nourzad

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

This paper tests the "arms race" hypothesis, which postulates that states tend to increase their incentive offerings to new firms if such incentive programs are in use in other states that are perceived to be direct competitors. Using a pooled time-series/cross-section sample of twelve states covering the period from 1969 through 1985 and a model that controls for the effects of various economic and political factors, we find strong support for the "arms race" hypothesis. This result is robust to the alternative specifications of the incentive offerings and different measures of the degree of competition among states.

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Reserve Requirements, Currency Substitution, And Seigniorage In The Transition To European Monetary Union, Joseph P. Daniels, David Van Hoose Jul 1996

Reserve Requirements, Currency Substitution, And Seigniorage In The Transition To European Monetary Union, Joseph P. Daniels, David Van Hoose

Economics Faculty Research and Publications

This article considers a transition toward European monetary union that combines increased substitution of currencies and greater monetary, financial, and fiscal policy coordination. It explores how such a transition would affect national inflation and interest rates and required reserve ratios when governments depend in part on seigniorage funding for public expenditures. We find that greater coordination of policies would lead to lower inflation and interest rates but higher reserve-requirement ratios. Because higher reserve-requirement ratios could place European banks at a competitive disadvantage, we conclude that the interaction between reserve requirements and seigniorage concerns makes it less likely that the gradualist …

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Employee Benefits And Tax Reform, Stephen A. Woodbury Jul 1996

Employee Benefits And Tax Reform, Stephen A. Woodbury

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The current tax treatment of pensions and health insurance in the United States is a hybrid that lacks consistency under either an accrual income tax system or a consumption tax system. Under an accrual income tax, employer contributions to pension plans represent an addition to wealth that would be taxed at the time they are made. The interest earned on pension contributions also represents an addition to wealth that would be taxed annually. When a worker retires, all applicable taxes would already have been paid on the benefit, and the flow of retirement income received by the worker would not …

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Bureau Of Business And Economic Research_1996, John L. Temple Jul 1996

Bureau Of Business And Economic Research_1996, John L. Temple

BBER Publications

This report presents the tenth annual patron survey conducted by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) at The University of New Mexico for the Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB). Covering April 1995 through March 1996, the study analyzes responses from more than 400 surveyed households to assess visitor behavior, travel patterns, spending, and perceptions of Albuquerque as a tourist destination.

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Albuquerque Convention And Visitors _Jul 1996, John L. Temple Jul 1996

Albuquerque Convention And Visitors _Jul 1996, John L. Temple

BBER Publications

This report summarizes findings from the 1995 Albuquerque Convention and Visitors Bureau Patron Survey, examining visitor demographics, travel patterns, spending behavior, tourism perceptions, and Albuquerque's role as a base for travel throughout New Mexico. The study also evaluates tourist assessments of the city's major attractions and compares results with previous annual visitor surveys.

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New Mexico Labor Market Review 06-30-1996, New Mexico Department Of Labor Jun 1996

New Mexico Labor Market Review 06-30-1996, New Mexico Department Of Labor

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Labor Market Review is a monthly publication presenting statistical data and analysis on labor market conditions throughout New Mexico. Issues examine statewide and regional trends in employment, unemployment, labor force estimates, industry activity, wages, occupational demand, and related economic conditions, often accompanied by feature articles on topics affecting the state’s economy. This issue covers May 1996.

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Will The World Experience Hunger And Starvation?; Cattle Comments, Richard Shane, Gene Murra Jun 1996

Will The World Experience Hunger And Starvation?; Cattle Comments, Richard Shane, Gene Murra

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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The Importance Of Sample Attrition In Life Cycle Labor Supply Estimation, Thomas J. Kniesner, James P. Ziliak Jun 1996

The Importance Of Sample Attrition In Life Cycle Labor Supply Estimation, Thomas J. Kniesner, James P. Ziliak

Economics - All Scholarship

We examine the importance of possible non-random attrition to an econometric model of life cycle labor supply including joint nonlinear taxation of wage and interest incomes and latent heterogeneity. We use a Wald test comparing attriters to nonattriters and variable addition testing based on formal models of attrition. Results from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics are that non-random panel attrition is of little concern for prime-aged male labor supply estimation because the effect of attrition is absorbed into the fixed effects. Attrition is less econometrically influential than research design decisions typically taken for granted; the wage measure or instrument …

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South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Rental Practices: 1996, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen Jun 1996

South Dakota Agricultural Land Values And Rental Practices: 1996, Burton Pflueger, Larry Janssen

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

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Uncertainty And The Institutional Structure Of Capitalist Economies, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D. Jun 1996

Uncertainty And The Institutional Structure Of Capitalist Economies, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

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Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, June 1996, Central Bank Of Nigeria Jun 1996

Central Bank Of Nigeria Statistical Bulletin, June 1996, Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Statistical Bulletin

Financial data is compiled from documents like balance sheets and financial statements, which are primarily designed for legal and administrative purposes. The Finance and Accounts Department uses Bloomberg sources to prepare CBN accounting balance sheet data for the Research Department to compile analytical accounts. The Financial Statistics Office compiles the analytical CBN balance sheet without reclassifications or rearrangements of available accounting data. The consolidation of accounts of monetary authorities and deposit money banks produces monetary survey accounts. Monthly interest rate returns are used to compute weighted average lending and deposit interest rates. Deposit rates are computed for various maturities. Clearing …

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On Exchange Rates And Efficiency, Eric O'N. Fisher Jun 1996

On Exchange Rates And Efficiency, Eric O'N. Fisher

Economics

This paper analyzes an exchange economy in which several assets serve as stores of value and where agents have completely heterogeneous preferences and endowments. It describes the set of perfect foresight equilibria in which all assets have positive prices. There are international policies with determinate exchange rates if the world economy satisfies a strong efficiency criterion. Also, the corresponding equilibrium allocations are in the core of the world economy for certain international policies. Hence, a system of fixed exchange rates can support efficient allocations to the extent that countries agree on a division of seigniorage in the creation of international …

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Anion Induced Blue To Purple Transition In Bacteriorhodopsin, Mrunalini Pattarkine, Anil K. Singh Jun 1996

Anion Induced Blue To Purple Transition In Bacteriorhodopsin, Mrunalini Pattarkine, Anil K. Singh

Faculty Works

Purple membrane (PM, λ" role="presentation">λmax" role="presentation">max 570 nm) of H. halobium on treatment with sulphuric acid changes its colour to blue (λ" role="presentation">λmax" role="presentation">max 608 nm). The purple chromophore can be regenerated from the blue chromophore by exogeneous addition of anions such as CI−" role="presentation">− and HPO42−" role="presentation">2−4. Chloride ion is found to be more effective than the dibasic phosphate ion in regenerating the purple chromophore. Nevertheless, one thing common to the anion regeneration is that both CI−" role="presentation">− and HPO42−" role="presentation">2−4 show marked pH effect. At pH 1.0 the efficiency of …

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Jun 1996

Vol. 19 No. 2 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

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Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Jun 1996

Books Received And Book Notices, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Book Listing for the Vol 19, No 2 Edition of the Pacific Studies Journal

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The Control Of The Monetary And Banking System By The Central Bank Of Nigeria., Paul A. Ogwuma Jun 1996

The Control Of The Monetary And Banking System By The Central Bank Of Nigeria., Paul A. Ogwuma

Bullion

To understand the role of the Central Bank of Nigeria in controlling the system under the prevailing functional arrangement, it would be necessary to relate the conceptual framework of monetary and banking system control to the Bank's experience. To this end, the paper is organised in five sections. After Section One which is the introduction, Section Two examines the conceptual framework of monetary and banking system control. This is followed by Section Three which reviewed the CBN's techniques of control and their changes over the years. Section Four appraises the control measures and ascertains their effectiveness while Section Five provides …

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Nigeria's Domestic Public Debt Stock: An Assessment., Victor A. Odozi Jun 1996

Nigeria's Domestic Public Debt Stock: An Assessment., Victor A. Odozi

Bullion

Since the early 1980s, Nigeria has taken steps to evolve external debt management strategies encompassing refinancing, restructuring, buyback, collateralisation and debt conversion arrangements as well as issuing external borrowing guidelines. Although the county's external debt problem remains severe, judging both by the absolute level of the debt stock and the unsustainable trend of the various debt servicing ratios, such as debt stock/GDP, debt stock/exports and debt service/export earnings, it is generally acknowledged that the Government had made concerted efforts to address the problem. However, the domestic debt has not been given the same attention, if any at all. the domestic …

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Diversification And Promotion Of Exports Of Nigeria's Energy Products., M. O. Ojo Jun 1996

Diversification And Promotion Of Exports Of Nigeria's Energy Products., M. O. Ojo

Bullion

Energy is a critical input in the economic development process. It is expended in one form or the other in agricultural production activities, especially food processing and transportation. and in the production of farm inputs such as fertilizer. pesticides and agricultural equipment. Energy is equally necessary for industrial operations or facilitating the running of plant and machinery of manufacturing units. It is also required for house-hold cooking & lighting and for the construction and operation of the infrastructure needed for schools, health care services and water sup-ply. Indeed, the levels of energy supply nd consumption are strong indicators of overall …

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Fiscal Federalism: Revenue Allocation For Economic Development In Nigeria., T. O. Okunrounmu Jun 1996

Fiscal Federalism: Revenue Allocation For Economic Development In Nigeria., T. O. Okunrounmu

Bullion

From colonial administration to independence in 1960 and 35 years of self-rule, revenue allocation in the Federal Republic of Nigeria has had a chequered history. It has been subject of intensive lobbying by politicians in the attempt to have their wishes engrained in the Constitution. This paper is prepared in three parts. Part I is a theoretical overview of fiscal federalism while Part II reviews the Nigerian experience with Fiscal Federalism. Part III analyses proposals for an effective fiscal Federalism that would enhance economic development.

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Mobilising Financial Resources For Growth: Nigeria's Financial Policy Perspective., Felix U. Ezeuduji Jun 1996

Mobilising Financial Resources For Growth: Nigeria's Financial Policy Perspective., Felix U. Ezeuduji

Bullion

Financial resources for growth are from several sources because no single source could provide the required funding. The major known sources of resources for growth are based to both the informal sector and formal sector activities which include the fiscal operations of the Government foreign sector transactions, capital market activities, and institutional savings mobilisation in the financial sector which is the focus of this paper. This paper is organised in five sections. The introduction constitutes Section One which provides the background, the objective and the organisation of the paper. In section Two, the conceptual framework of financial resource mobilisation is …

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The Strategy And Financing Of Economic Recovery In Africa., Ubadigbo Okonkwo Jun 1996

The Strategy And Financing Of Economic Recovery In Africa., Ubadigbo Okonkwo

Bullion

The paper examines the impact of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAP) on investment and growth in Africa and suggests the need for a new development paradigm. Working in partnership with the private sector, African Governments must establish a sound institutional and incentive framework for rapid growth. An alternative development strategy should be market-friendly and people-centred and must give priority to the accelerated expansion of exports and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). In view of the bleak prospects for external financing, Africa must rely on domestic financial institutions and capital markets to mobilise the required financial resources for economic recovery.

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Charles J. Weeks Jr.'S Review Of Donald D. Johnson's The United States In The Pacific: Private Interests And Public Policies, 1784-1899, Charles J. Weeks Jr. Jun 1996

Charles J. Weeks Jr.'S Review Of Donald D. Johnson's The United States In The Pacific: Private Interests And Public Policies, 1784-1899, Charles J. Weeks Jr.

Pacific Studies

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (1996): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Jun 1996

Vol. 19 No. 2 (1996): Pacific Studies Front Matter, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Pacific Studies is published two times a year by The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies, Brigham Young University Hawai‘i #1979, 55–220 Kulanui Street, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i 96762, but responsibility for opinions expressed in the articles rests with the authors alone. Subscription rate is US$40.00 yearly, payable to The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies. The Jonathan Nāpela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Studies (formerly The Pacific Institute) is an organization funded by Brigham Young University Hawai‘i. The Center assists the University in meeting its cultural and educational goals by undertaking a program of teaching, research, and …

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Contributors: Vol 19 No. 2, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies Jun 1996

Contributors: Vol 19 No. 2, The Jonathan Nāpela Center For Hawaiian And Pacific Islands Studies

Pacific Studies

Contributors list of Vol. 19 (1996): Pacific Studies Full Issue 2

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Logging Labor On Vanikoro, Solomon Islands: The Achievements Of “The Most Feeble In The Commercial World,” 1923-1964, Judith A. Bennett Jun 1996

Logging Labor On Vanikoro, Solomon Islands: The Achievements Of “The Most Feeble In The Commercial World,” 1923-1964, Judith A. Bennett

Pacific Studies

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Mammon In Paradise: Economic Enterprise In Pacific Historiography, Colin Newbury Jun 1996

Mammon In Paradise: Economic Enterprise In Pacific Historiography, Colin Newbury

Pacific Studies

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