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The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Nov 2001

The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


St. Joseph County Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Sep 2001

St. Joseph County Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Financial Small-Scale Business Under The New Cbn Directive And Its Likely Impact On Industrial Growth Of The Nigerian Economy., O. J. Nnanna Sep 2001

Financial Small-Scale Business Under The New Cbn Directive And Its Likely Impact On Industrial Growth Of The Nigerian Economy., O. J. Nnanna

Bullion

This examines the prospects of the current drive to ensure efficient and sustainable credit delivery system to the SSls. The rest of the paper is divided into three broad sections. The first section reviews and appraises past financing programmes / schemes, highlighting the major constraints on their performance. The current initiative of the Bankers' Committee is discussed in section two, focusing on its likely impact and underscoring the needed complementary policy measures. Section three summa-rises and concludes the paper.


Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 1999, George A. Erickcek Jan 2001

Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 1999, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Size Of The Military Sector And Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis Of Africa And Latin America, Michael D. Stroup, Jac C. Heckelman Jan 2001

Size Of The Military Sector And Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis Of Africa And Latin America, Michael D. Stroup, Jac C. Heckelman

Faculty Publications

We estimate the influence of defense spending and military labor use on economic growth in African and Latin American countries. Our model integrates disparate implications from the defense economics literature into a Barro-style model of economic growth that controls for political and economic institutional variation across countries. Our panel data analysis of 44 countries in Africa and Latin America from 1975 to 1989 also controls for cross-country variation in lost human capital and public sector production inefficiencies. We find empirical evidence that the defense burden on economic growth is non-linear, with low levels of military spending increasing economic growth but …


Redefining The U.S. Hispanic Market: Generation N And American Society, Cindy L. Pino Jan 2001

Redefining The U.S. Hispanic Market: Generation N And American Society, Cindy L. Pino

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Dec 2000

The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

Reports

No abstract provided.


Economic Impact Of The Proposed Cme North American Merchant Energy, Llc Gas-Powered Electric Power Plant On Berrien County, George A. Erickcek Nov 2000

Economic Impact Of The Proposed Cme North American Merchant Energy, Llc Gas-Powered Electric Power Plant On Berrien County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


The Economic Impact Of Health Services On Muskegon County, George A. Erickcek Jul 2000

The Economic Impact Of Health Services On Muskegon County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Part 3: The State Of The Regional Economy, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University Jan 2000

Part 3: The State Of The Regional Economy, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

(First Paragraph) Many factors come into play when predicting the future of the Hampton Roads economy. Defense spending, non-defense-sector growth and a commitment to collaboration among private and public high-tech industries are three very large variables that contribute to the region's pulse and prospects for long-term health. All of these factors, as we will see here, are interconnected. Per capita income, often used to measure a region's economic well-being, should continue to exhibit "baseline improvement" in Hampton Roads, but if the standard of living is to rise above average, some changes would need to be made to the region's economic …


Structural Transformation And Economic Growth In Hong Kong : Another Look At Young's "A Tale Of Two Cities", Hiroyuki Imai Jan 2000

Structural Transformation And Economic Growth In Hong Kong : Another Look At Young's "A Tale Of Two Cities", Hiroyuki Imai

CAPS Working Paper Series

Young (A Tale of Two Cities, 1992 and the Tyranny of Numbers, 1995) demonstrated, based on the data from the 1960s to the 1980s, that the total factor productivity (TFP) growth since the mid-1980s owed much to the establishment of the cross-border division of labor in which Hong Kong relocated manufacturing to the Mainland and provided support and entrepot trade services in the form of service exports. Nevertheless, growth since the 1980s came largely from the declining manufacturing sector. The expanding services sector’s TFP growth, whether tradable or not, has been low. Hong Kong’s annual TFP growth rate dropped below …


Economic Currents: The State Of The State Economy, Alan Clayton-Matthews Apr 1998

Economic Currents: The State Of The State Economy, Alan Clayton-Matthews

Public Policy and Public Affairs Faculty Publication Series

The Massachusetts economy continues to perform well, with high growth and low inflation. The question is, how long can this continue? In this issue we review the state's current economic performance. We also look at the financial crisis in Asia and the volatility in the stock market, which add some uncertainty to the outlook.


Corruption: Friend Or Foe? A Study On The Effect Of Corruption On Economic Growth, Dalia Mahmoud Al Arousy Mar 1998

Corruption: Friend Or Foe? A Study On The Effect Of Corruption On Economic Growth, Dalia Mahmoud Al Arousy

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Economic Currents: The State Of The State Economy, Alan Clayton-Matthews Oct 1997

Economic Currents: The State Of The State Economy, Alan Clayton-Matthews

Public Policy and Public Affairs Faculty Publication Series

The current economic situation in Massachusetts, like the nation, is healthy. Employment, income, and output growth are strong, and inflation is low. Over the last 12 months ending in July 1997, non-agricultural payroll employment (referred to below as “employment”) grew 2.3 percent. At this rate, the peak employment of December 1988 will be surpassed by the end of this winter. The unemployment rate has been hovering at or below 4 percent for several months, a rate not experienced since 1989. Monthly initial unemployment insurance claims averaged 28,500 over the last 12 months, down from an average 31,400 a year earlier, …


Small Business Capital Access Study For The Cleveland Area: Summary Outline Of Findings, George A. Erickcek Jul 1997

Small Business Capital Access Study For The Cleveland Area: Summary Outline Of Findings, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Assessing The Importance Of Small Business In The Greater Cleveland Area, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Jan 1997

Assessing The Importance Of Small Business In The Greater Cleveland Area, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

Reports

No abstract provided.


Comments On Papers By Michael Wasylenko And Ronald Fisher, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 1996

Comments On Papers By Michael Wasylenko And Ronald Fisher, Timothy J. Bartik

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Oct 1996

Assessment Of The Importance Of Small Business To Kalamazoo County's Economy And The Adequacy Of Services To Nurture Small Business Formation, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

Reports

No abstract provided.


Money Supply, Inflation And The Nigerian Economy, Paul A. Ogwuma Sep 1996

Money Supply, Inflation And The Nigerian Economy, Paul A. Ogwuma

Bullion

Experience in many countries, including Nigeria, show that fiscal policies, in particular, intended primarily to stimulate output growth and enhance real income often end up as a major source of financial imbalances and macro-economic instability. The accompanying high inflation has critical allocative and distributional implications that can be detrimental to the growth process. It is against this background that, this short paper attempts, to identify the relationship between monetary growth and inflationary developments in Nigeria and the implications for economic growth. Following this Introduction, Thus, the challenge of maintaining monetary stability has often been a difficult one, the world over, …


Identification Of The Key Economic And Social Issues Facing The Greater Battle Creek Area, George A. Erickcek Mar 1996

Identification Of The Key Economic And Social Issues Facing The Greater Battle Creek Area, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


The Importance Of Transportation Infrastructure Investments To The Nation's Future, Randall W. Eberts Mar 1996

The Importance Of Transportation Infrastructure Investments To The Nation's Future, Randall W. Eberts

Testimonies

No abstract provided.


Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich Feb 1996

Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich

Reports

No abstract provided.


The Long-Run Costs Of Moderate Inflation, Gregory Hess, Charles S. Morris Jan 1996

The Long-Run Costs Of Moderate Inflation, Gregory Hess, Charles S. Morris

CMC Faculty Publications and Research

Long-run price stability is generally considered to be a primary goal of monetary policymakers in many countries. One reason policymakers care about inflation is that it can harm economic performance. Numerous studies of the impact of inflation on economic performance have focused on whether increases in inflation reduce economic growth in the long run (Barro, Fischer 1993, Bruno and Easterly, and Clark). These studies have found that prolonged high inflation does in fact reduce economic growth, but they were not able to detect a significant long-run relationship between real growth and low or moderate inflation. Because anti-inflationary policies typically have …


Book Review. Turbulence!: Challenges And Opportunities In The World Of Work: Are You Prepared For The Future? By Roger E. Herman, Juliet Casper Smith Jan 1996

Book Review. Turbulence!: Challenges And Opportunities In The World Of Work: Are You Prepared For The Future? By Roger E. Herman, Juliet Casper Smith

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.


Tourism Growth In Singapore: An Optimal Target, Habibullah Khan, Sock-Yong Phang, Rex S. Toh Jan 1996

Tourism Growth In Singapore: An Optimal Target, Habibullah Khan, Sock-Yong Phang, Rex S. Toh

Research Collection School Of Economics

No abstract provided.


Access To Capital And Technical Assistance, Richard J. Ward Sep 1994

Access To Capital And Technical Assistance, Richard J. Ward

New England Journal of Public Policy

This article summarizes and analyzes the views of select leaders in business, labor, banking, the government, and academia with regard to the constraints, obstacles, and recommendations to achieve economic growth in Massachusetts. The role of the state government in addressing these issues receives special attention. Access to capital and technical assistance had been regarded by many as the key constraint, particularly during the recession of the early 1990s. The author analyzes inconvenient government systems, bottlenecks, and bureaucracy as throttling the flow of capital to small-business entrepreneurs. The analysis concludes, however, that unless the state cum federal government finds ways to …


The 1993 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich Mar 1994

The 1993 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich

Reports

No abstract provided.


Human Capital And Economic Development, Sisay Asefa Editor, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor Jan 1994

Human Capital And Economic Development, Sisay Asefa Editor, Wei-Chiao Huang Editor

Upjohn Press

Six essays are presented that explore human capital and its relationship to issues such as demographics, population growth, families, workplace training and economic progress.


Economic Restructuring And Emerging Patterns Of Industrial Relations, Stephen R. Sleigh Editor Jan 1993

Economic Restructuring And Emerging Patterns Of Industrial Relations, Stephen R. Sleigh Editor

Upjohn Press

This book's essays analyze innovative responses by unions, corporations and governments to job loss caused by economic restructuring, drawing on examples from Western Europe and the U.S.


Comment On "Losers And Winners In Economic Growth" By Barro And Lee, Ishrat Husain Dr. Jan 1993

Comment On "Losers And Winners In Economic Growth" By Barro And Lee, Ishrat Husain Dr.

Faculty Research - Talks, Speeches, & Discourse

I am delighted to be a discussant of the paper by Robert Barro and Jong-Wha Lee. A whole endogenous growth industry has taken shape in the past several years, and Barro's contribution to this industry is both impressive and valuable. I would regard this latest paper as a continuation of the quest for enhancing our understanding as to why some countries grow faster than others. As a policy economist working on Africa, an area that has both grown less rapidly than other developing regions and has a disproportionate share of slowgrowing countries, I am particularly attracted to the line of …