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The 1992 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1993

The 1992 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 1992., Central Bank Of Nigeria Dec 1992

Central Bank Of Nigeria Annual Report And Statement Of Accounts For The Year Ended 31st December 1992., Central Bank Of Nigeria

CBN Annual Report

In 1992, Nigeria's economy faced significant pressures but showed resilience, with rapid growth in output and economic liquidity. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) intensified efforts to achieve inflation and exchange rate stability while improving the efficiency of the financial sector. The financial sector experienced rapid growth and structural changes, with the strongest growth occurring in common unity banking and mortgage finance institutions. Monetary and credit aggregates expanded at unprecedented rates, matching the all-time highs of the oil boom era of the mid-seventies. Interest rates rose significantly, with both deposit and lending rates rising in tandem with the movements of …


An Economic Opportunity Concept For The Northside Of The City Of Kalamazoo, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Dec 1992

An Economic Opportunity Concept For The Northside Of The City Of Kalamazoo, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


The Cost Of Home Ownership In Vermont, 1975-1990, Arthur G. Woolf Sep 1992

The Cost Of Home Ownership In Vermont, 1975-1990, Arthur G. Woolf

New England Journal of Public Policy

Housing prices in Vermont, like those in the other New England states, shot up dramatically during the economic boom of the 1980s. This article investigates the causes of that price increase and focuses on the cost of home ownership in Vermont in the years 1975 to 1990. Cost of home ownership is defined as the percentage of family income needed to finance an average-price home. Although prices skyrocketed during the 1980s, the actual cost of home ownership as a percentage of income was about 15 percent greater in 1990 than it was during the mid-1970s. Housing price increases are expected …


The Ceo Council Retention Survey: Results Of 1992 Survey, George A. Erickcek, Norman Terry, Perry K. Wolfe Aug 1992

The Ceo Council Retention Survey: Results Of 1992 Survey, George A. Erickcek, Norman Terry, Perry K. Wolfe

Reports

No abstract provided.


Class, State And Development In India Edited By Berch Berberoglue, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1992., Vinod Vyasulu Jun 1992

Class, State And Development In India Edited By Berch Berberoglue, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 1992., Vinod Vyasulu

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.


The 1991 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1992

The 1991 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Adjustment Issues In Nigeria: Problems And Prospects, J. K. A. Olekah Sep 1991

Adjustment Issues In Nigeria: Problems And Prospects, J. K. A. Olekah

Bullion

This paper examines adjustment issues in Nigeria, with emphasis on identifying outstanding and emerging problems after SAP, ln achieving the above objective, the paper is divided into three ports as follows: Part I, discusses the main economic problems three years of Pre-SAP as well as analysing trends in major economic indicators and the factors underlying the trend, The main element and policy strategies of SAP are also examined in this part. Part ll analyses, three years of post-SAP with the view to highlighting outstanding and anticipated problems while Port lll is the prospects and concluding summary.


Crowding-Out And Crowding-In Effects Of Policy Reforms In Developing Countries, Odozi A, Victor Jun 1991

Crowding-Out And Crowding-In Effects Of Policy Reforms In Developing Countries, Odozi A, Victor

Bullion

This paper discusses the interplay of crowding-out and crowding-in effects of policy reforms in the context of growth-oriented adjustment programs in developing countries, and to highlight some of the policy implications. A discussion of the nature and determinants of the two phenomena in a developing-country content is given in Section ll. Section lll presents some conclusions and practical implications of the analysis.


Perspective On Medium To Long-Term Outlook For The Nigerian Economy, Ahmed A. Alhaji Mar 1991

Perspective On Medium To Long-Term Outlook For The Nigerian Economy, Ahmed A. Alhaji

Bullion

"Perspectives on Medium to Long - term Outlook for the Nigerian Economy". The topic has been designed as a new slant to the familiar subject of Structural Adjustment Programme (SAP). The article provides insight to some of the causes of the economic crises in Nigeria and how it can be avoided.


The 1990 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1991

The 1990 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


The 1989 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1990

The 1989 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Export Growth And Economic Performance In Developing Countries: Further Evidence From Africa, John M. Mbaku Dec 1989

Export Growth And Economic Performance In Developing Countries: Further Evidence From Africa, John M. Mbaku

Faculty Articles

Several studies have established that a significant positive relationship exists between export expansion and economic growth. In this study we examine the effect of export growth on factor productivity in Africa. It is seen that export expansion significantly enhances economic growth in Africa.


Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1988, George A. Erickcek Jan 1989

Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1988, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1987, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1989

Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1987, Timothy L. Hunt

Reports

No abstract provided.


Technology For Economic Development By P.D. Malgavkar, London: Oxford & Ibh Publishing, 1987., M R Gopalan Jul 1987

Technology For Economic Development By P.D. Malgavkar, London: Oxford & Ibh Publishing, 1987., M R Gopalan

IIMB Management Review

No abstract provided.


A Second Chance: Meeting The Needs Of Adult Learners, Elizabeth F. Fideler Jan 1987

A Second Chance: Meeting The Needs Of Adult Learners, Elizabeth F. Fideler

New England Journal of Public Policy

Changing demographics and economic factors are focusing national attention on adult learning as a major resource for solving many of the nation 's social and economic dilemmas. However, adult learners, the poor especially, face obstacles to educational advancement even where tuition is waived or incentive grants are given. Despite the considerable recent growth of adult education, the vast number of those who need it the most are not as yet participating. This article examines adult-education practices and participation in general — in the areas of literacy, occupational education, and higher learning — and conditions in Massachusetts in particular. It explains …


Resources, Technology, And Development: Will The Table Be Bare When Poor Countries Get There?, William D. Nordhaus May 1986

Resources, Technology, And Development: Will The Table Be Bare When Poor Countries Get There?, William D. Nordhaus

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper discusses the net effect of these two economic forces on developing countries: Is the drag to economic advance from dwindling resources outweighed by the accompanying technological advances? Or will the potential scarcity of resources during the next century on balance weigh down the pace of economic progress?


Income Distribution, Export Instability, And Savings Behavior, David Lim Jan 1980

Income Distribution, Export Instability, And Savings Behavior, David Lim

Support & Other Units (THEi)

This paper examines the effects of income distribution and export instability on the savings ratios of a group of 12 developed and 52 less developed countries (DCs and LDCs) for 1968-73. The effect of income distribution on savings has been studied before but not on as comprehensive a group of countries as presented here. The effect of export instability on savings has not been examined before in the literature on the determinants of savings behavior. It has, however, been discussed in the literature on the relationship between export instability and economic growth and part of the purpose of this paper …


Japan's Economic Success Following Her World War Ii Defeat, Karen E. Davidock Apr 1973

Japan's Economic Success Following Her World War Ii Defeat, Karen E. Davidock

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 78 page senior thesis examines the rate of Japan's economic growth since World War II.


The Theory Of Economic Policy And The Law Of Torts, Robert L. Birmingham Jan 1970

The Theory Of Economic Policy And The Law Of Torts, Robert L. Birmingham

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.