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A Study Of The Recreational Impact On Nolin Flood Control Reservoir In West Central Kentucky, Afolabi Adedibu

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purposes of this study are: (1) to consider factors that influenced the creation of Nolin Reservoir, and the selection of its recreation sites, (2) to consider the growth and the variations in attendance and participation in activities as a function of quantity and quality of available facilities and accessibility, and (3) to trace the changes that the creation of the reservoir has brought on the surrounding land use, value and ownership. Through the use of questionnaires, interviews and field investigations, the purposes were accomplished.

Nolin Reservoir was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers. After extensive study, the cost …

A Statistical & Cartographic Analysis Of The Size-Distribution Of Retail Grocery Stores In Bowling Green, Kentucky, Luke Hall

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The purpose of this study was to investigate the spatial distribution of retail grocery stores in Bowling Green, Kentucky using the formal element of store size as a controlling theme. This purpose was behaviorally accomplished through a cartographic analysis of the city wide arrangement and a statistical analysis measuring the degree and intensity of selected variables. A survey of pertinent literature was undertaken to discover locational trends and to uncover sixteen specific variables suggested to provide association with grocery store distribution. One general and six specific hypotheses were presented! all were rejected. The cartographic displays did, however, yield promising similarities …

A Theory Of Money And Financial Institutions. Part 21. Fiat Money, Bank Money, The Float And The Money Rate Of Interest, Martin Shubik

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

A Theory Of Money And Financial Institutions. Part 23. Fiat Money, Bank Money, The Force Of The Rate Of Interest And The Vanishing Float, Martin Shubik

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

Supplement Nm Manufacturing Mining_May 1975, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, New Mexico Department Of Development

BBER Publications

The report updates the 1974–1975 Directory of New Mexico Manufacturing & Mining by documenting firms that entered New Mexico or underwent significant changes following publication of the original directory. Organized by company, community, and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code, it provides detailed information on manufacturing and mining establishments throughout the state, including ownership, employment size, products, and locations.

The Pnm San Juan Power Complex--Estimates Of The Economic Impact: Construction And Operation Of San Juan Units 1, 3, & 4, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

This report utilizes input-output multipliers to estimate the localized macro-level and county-level economic impacts of constructing and operating Public Service Company of New Mexico's (PNM) San Juan generating units 1, 3, and 4. The model couples 1967 national transaction frameworks with regional 1972 employment data to simulate total gross outputs, long-term employment shifts, and incremental state and local tax revenue projections.

Supplement To The 1974-1975 Directory Of New Mexico Manufacturing & Mining, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, New Mexico Department Of Development

BBER Publications

This report serves as an alphabetical, geographic, and product-classified supplement to the 1974–1975 Directory of New Mexico Manufacturing & Mining. Jointly compiled by the New Mexico Department of Development and the University of New Mexico's Bureau of Business & Economic Research (BBER), it updates the state's industrial inventory by tracking corporate alterations, facility relocations, and new market entries as of May 1975.

An Analysis Of Junior Livestock Shows In Utah, Mark Jay Bingham

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to discover any trend developing in youth participation in junior livestock shows in Utah and to identify the factors which affect youth participation. Junior livestock show records and 4-H enrollment figures from Cache and Box Elder Counties and the State of Utah, were studied to obtain necessary statistical information. A survey was constructed and issued to former and present 4-H members. Economic theory was employed in order to compare the survey data and participation statistics. The paper is divided into three major parts: similarities and differences between the Cache and Box Elder County Fair …

A Comparison Of Economic, Demographic And Social Characteristics Of Migrants And Nonmigrants Of A Given Age Cohort Of Graduating Seniors Of Star Valley High School, 1946, 1947, Douglas D. Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The hypothesis that migration from rural areas of declining population is selective of young, well-educated, achievement-oriented persons was tested on a cohort of graduating seniors from Star Valley (Wyoming) High School.

The 132 living members of the senior classes of 1946 and 1947 served as the population of study. The cohort approach was used to control such variables as age, high school education, rural area of origin and socio- cultural background.

Members of the population were located in their current places of residence through a number of tracking methods including checking high school reunion lists, contacting relatives, high school officials, …

A Statistical Analysis Of Apprentice Program Dropouts And Completers In Utah: 1969-1974, Mark Douglas Randle

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this study is to examine a sample of former Utah apprentices who either completed or dropped out of a registered apprenticeship program during the five-year period from 1969 to 1974. Comparisons were made between the dropouts and completers in order to determine how the two groups differed and what factors influenced their decisions to complete or cancel their indentures.

Significant differences were found between the two groups with respect to their opinions of the training they received as apprentices. Especially significant differences were seen between the dropouts; and completers' responses to the questions related to their on-the-job …

An Analysis Of Private Land Transfers And Other Factors In Rural Utah Counties During 1969-1971, Doyle John Snow

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Apparent increases in sales and price of rural land, recent changes in land taxing procedure and proposed land-use legislation have brought forth a number of land questions among legislators, public officials and the general citizenry of Utah. This study is directed at questions pertaining to land purchases and land buyers in rural Utah counties.

A random sample was taken of the land transfer cards on file at the Utah State Tax Commission. Land buyers whose names appeared on the transfer cards and the returned questionnaires were used in the analysis and are the sole basis of the conclusions of the …

The Projected Impact Of Oil Shale Development On Housing In Uintah County, Utah, Roland K. Roberts

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to project the demand for housing due to oil shale development in Uintah County, Utah. An overview of the present housing conditions is presented to give a better understanding of the housing situation as it exists at the present time. The demand for housing due to oil shale development is based upon a set of assumptions which was derived from data collected by the author and from a review of the literature.

The demand for all housing units due to oil shale is estimated by subtracting the working wives of the employees from local …

An Evaluation Of Land Use Controls In Logan, Utah, William Earl Kuttler

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the role of economic, political, and religious power as it relates to a person's ability to get zoning decisions passed in his favor by the Logan City Commission and the Logan Planning and Zoning Commission. Data for the study was collected from the minutes of the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Commission. The theory behind the incentives to seek zoning alterations is discussed prior to the actual work.

Rural Utah Manufacturing Firms: Monetary Impacts On Local And State Economies, Kimball Ray Humphrey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The purpose of this paper is to provide interested rural Utah parties with a description of the financial structure and impacts of rural Utah manufacturing firms on the local and state economies. Direct interviews with plant managers were used to gather the necessary data.

Rural Utah manufacturing firms were grouped into nine different categories according to the type of product produced. Mean financial statements of each group were presented, with a breakdown of where each type of expenditure was made, whether locally, in-state, or out of state.

Regression analysis was used to generate predictive equations for the propensity to consume …

New Mexico Manpower Review, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Manpower Review was prepared by the Research and Statistics section for the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico for March of 1975. It is a report on the state's employment and economic activity; the recession impacting the nation also was showing effects in New Mexico's economy with an adjusted unemployment rate of 8.1%. The mining industry experienced losses while the service and government sectors showed high employment.

Farmers Will Probably Not Notice The Grade Change In Oats, Arthur B. Sogn

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Financing Elementary And Secondary Education, Jeanmarie Grubb

Business and Economics Honors Papers

This 40 page thesis examines the funding of elementary and secondary education in the United States.

"Producing A World Crop In A World Market", Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture: Papers

From the very beginning, rice in the United States has been an export crop. History shows that the development of the U.S. rice industry started in about 1964, and by 1698 sufficient rice was being produced to warrant an effort to export it.

That same year a petition was drawn up in South Caroline where the rice was being produced to get the English to drop their import tariffs on colony-produced rice. Two years later about 300 tons were shipped to England.

Financial Resources In A Fragile Financial Environment, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Paper prepared for the “Seventeenth Annual Forecasting Conference” of the New York Chapter of the American Statistical Assoc., New York, NY, April 18, 1975.

See also the entry in this Archive of the paper published in the journal Challenge, July/August 1975, with the same title.

Economic Education In Public Schools, William E. Kamps

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

The Current State Of The American Economy, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Remarks prepared for a session of the Midwest Economics Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 4, 1975.

New Mexico Manpower Review, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

The New Mexico Manpower Review was prepared by the Research and Statistics section for the Employment Security Commission of New Mexico for February of 1975. It is a report on the state's employment and economic activity; seasonally adjusted unemployment rose in February by 0.8 percentage points to 8% from January, which was still lower than the national adjusted rate (8.2%). Construction and service industries had lower than their expected seasonal increases and manufacturing (particularly apparel) decreased in jobs. The sectors with the highest employment levels were state government and mining.

Monetary And Fiscal Policy - What Does It Mean To Consumers?, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

Pages. 13-15, Forum, spring/summer 1975. New York, NY: J.C. Penney Co, Inc., 1975.

Ua68/2 Intercambio Internacional, Vol. I, No. 3, Wku Latin American Studies

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Latin American Studies committee regarding science, politics and economic advances in Latin America as well as cooperative projects between WKU and universities across Latin America. The newsletter is written in both English and Spanish.

Collective Rationality, Donald J. Brown

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

A Duality Theory For Convex Infinite-Horizon Programming, Joseph J.M. Evers

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.

The New Wave Of Federal Government Regulation Of Business, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

This paper discusses the need for society to examine excessive government regulation and find ways to reduce cost and waste.

Financing The Electric Utility Industry, Murray L. Weidenbaum

Murray Weidenbaum Publications

With rising costs in the electric utility industry in the 1970s, this study explores what would be the best ways for solving the financial problems of the industry.

Most Farmers Are Competing In Market Place With One Hand Tied, Art Sogn

Economics Commentator (1972- 2016)

No abstract provided.

Youth And The Rural Resurgence, Clayton K. Yeutter

Clayton K. Yeutter, United States Secretary of Agriculture: Papers

Many of us have been concerned about the apparent decline of rural America for some time. We have watched the outmigration of people from farms and rural towns. We have worried about the substandard housing and the relative scarcity of health care. We have charted declining economic bases I and shrinking rural job markets.

Thus, it is a.particular pleasure today to see rural America staging a comeback. A radical turnaround is under way in rural and small town areas. It is changing the destiny of these areas, making them more attractive places for young people like yourselves to locate and …