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Medieval World View In Modern Jargon [Review Of Entropy: A New World View By Jeremy Rifkin], Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Dec 1981

Medieval World View In Modern Jargon [Review Of Entropy: A New World View By Jeremy Rifkin], Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The Banker's Briar Patch: The American Banker's Association And The Glass-Owen Bill Of 1913, Robert Drake Scull Apr 1981

The Banker's Briar Patch: The American Banker's Association And The Glass-Owen Bill Of 1913, Robert Drake Scull

History Theses & Dissertations

In order to compete with the British in international finance, leading bankers in the United States began to agitate for a central bank and "elastic" currency at least as early as 1905. Although the Panic of 1907 helped stir interest in banking reform, the political climate was so prejudiced against the banking profession that it became necessary for ABA spokesmen to condemn publicly the proposed legislation in order to insure that it would be passed. Privately, these same bankers worked closely with Woodrow Wilson and helped elect him president in 1912. Wilson returned the favor with the Federal Reserve Act …


Gold Standard Paper, Anwar Shaikh Phd Jan 1981

Gold Standard Paper, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

  • Bordo, Michael D. The classical gold standard: Some lessons for today. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review, volume sixty-three, issue five. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
  • Shaikh, Anwar. Notes on commodity theory of money and closed economies under the pure gold money standard. Unpublished manuscript.
  • Shaikh, Anwar. Notes on international capital flows and persistent balance of payments deficits in developing countries. Unpublished manuscript.
  • Shaikh, Anwar. Notes on the sterling standard and central bank rules of the game. Unpublished manuscript.
  • Shaikh, Anwar. Notes on the gold-dollar standard and the breakdown of …


Section 2, Elliot, Capitalism Origins, Anwar Shaikh Phd Jan 1981

Section 2, Elliot, Capitalism Origins, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

  • Elliot, J. E. (1981). Marx and Engels on economics, politics, and society [Photocopied excerpt on capitalism's origins and institutional structure, pp. 1-88]. Goodyear Publishing Company.
  • Elliot, J. E. (1981). Marx and Engels on economics, politics, and society [Photocopied excerpt on exchange, surplus, and the buying and selling of labor-power, pp. 164-167]. Goodyear Publishing Company.


The Deregulation And Monetary Control Act Of 1980, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Dec 1980

The Deregulation And Monetary Control Act Of 1980, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Emergence Of Capitalism, Anwar Shaikh Phd, David M. Gordon Phd Oct 1980

Emergence Of Capitalism, Anwar Shaikh Phd, David M. Gordon Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

  • Collection contains class notes for Economics 112: The Emergence of Capitalism.

  • Majority of material dates from Fall 1980, with additional notes from Fall 1979 and Fall 1977 sessions.

  • Includes final exam questions for the course.

  • Contains suggested reading lists.


Institutional Roots Of American Inflation, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D. Mar 1980

Institutional Roots Of American Inflation, Hyman P. Minsky Ph.D.

Hyman P. Minsky Archive

A paper prepared for a Conference on ‘Inflation Through the Ages: Economic, Social, Psychological and Historical Aspects’. Brooklyn College, New York, NY, March 10-12, 1980. Second Plenary Session: 'Problems of Current Inflation in the U.S.A.’ The paper was later published in Nathan Schmukler and Edward Marcus, Ed. Inflation Through the Ages: Economic, Social, Psychological and Historical Aspects. New York, NY: Social Science Monographs - Brooklyn College Press. Distributed by Columbia University Press, 1983.


Evaluation Of The Roswell, New Mexico Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Of Fy 1978, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research Mar 1980

Evaluation Of The Roswell, New Mexico Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Of Fy 1978, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

Traffic accidents (related to alcohol use) in Roswell had increased greatly relative to the population growth of the area, prompting a study on the effectiveness of increasing Roswell's traffic enforcement for certain periods. Other crimes were theorized to also decrease as a result of the increase.


Facts And Figures _1979, Department Of Human Services Feb 1980

Facts And Figures _1979, Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

A report provided by the Department of Human Services on number of establishments and workers per industry and size (by county in NM).


Counting The Poor: Estimates Of The Cost-Of-Living Adjusted U.S. Poverty Population, 1969, Kenneth Hadden, Susan Spiggle Jan 1980

Counting The Poor: Estimates Of The Cost-Of-Living Adjusted U.S. Poverty Population, 1969, Kenneth Hadden, Susan Spiggle

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


Banking In Orange County: Early Years, Lynne Doti Jan 1980

Banking In Orange County: Early Years, Lynne Doti

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

This article explores the beginnings of banking in Orange County.


"L", Anwar Shaikh Phd Jan 1980

"L", Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This folder includes:
Handwritten note cards titled:

  • Paul Sweezy, The Theory of Capitalist Development (Dennis Dobson Limited, London, 1962), on Marx’s law of value and the assumption of equal surplus value rates (pp. 104, 65)
  • Ronald Meek, Studies in the Labour Theory of Value (pp. 15–17), on early economist writings on just price, Aquinas, mercantilists, the shift from “just price” to “justified price,” intrinsic value as utility, and merchant vs. unproductive capital
  • Ronald Meek, Studies in the Labour Theory of Value (p. 20), on the transition to classical value theory in the 1690s, industrial capital, and abstract human labor as …


Population Estimates And Projections: 1970-2000 Counties And Wastewaster Facility Planning Areas, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, Lynn Wombold, John Temple Sep 1979

Population Estimates And Projections: 1970-2000 Counties And Wastewaster Facility Planning Areas, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, Lynn Wombold, John Temple

BBER Publications

Population projections for the state of New Mexico and its counties were produced through a mix of independent population estimates for New Mexico and the cohort-component method. Counties experienced increasing levels of disparity after 1970 because of reversing population trends.


The Economy Of The State Of New Mexico And The Albuquerque Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area - 1978, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, The Bank Of New Mexico Jul 1979

The Economy Of The State Of New Mexico And The Albuquerque Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area - 1978, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research, The Bank Of New Mexico

BBER Publications

A study on the New Mexico economy made from a joint publication between UNM's Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the Bank of New Mexico for the purpose of providing data and context of past economic performance.


New Mexico Annual Planning Report, Fiscal Year 1980, New Mexico Department Of Human Services Mar 1979

New Mexico Annual Planning Report, Fiscal Year 1980, New Mexico Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

This report presents demographic, labor force, employment, unemployment, occupational, and economic planning data for New Mexico and the Albuquerque metropolitan area for Fiscal Year 1980. Prepared by the New Mexico Department of Human Services, Employment Services Division, it identifies workforce trends, population changes, employment opportunities, and the service needs of disadvantaged and underemployed populations.


Problems With Austrian Business Cycle Theory, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Jan 1979

Problems With Austrian Business Cycle Theory, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Notes On The Political Economy Of Eighteenth Century Egypt: The Ruling Class And Its Socio-Economic Impact, Abdel Aziz Ezz El Arab Jan 1979

Notes On The Political Economy Of Eighteenth Century Egypt: The Ruling Class And Its Socio-Economic Impact, Abdel Aziz Ezz El Arab

Faculty Book Chapters

Political Economy may be seen as an attempt to cultivate a new intellectual and practical direction in examining the issues and prob­lems of the Middle East. The authors of this volume are concerned as to how the social -relations of historically specific structures in the Middle fast originate, operate and change. It is otvious that before facts are gatheed a theoretical and epistemological stance must be taken so as to assemble and analyze those particular facts relevant to speciftc issues and problems. The first two articles of this volume whi-ch are presented by Enid Hill and H.M. Thompson are concerned …


Facts And Figures _1978, Department Of Human Services Jan 1979

Facts And Figures _1978, Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

A report provided by the Department of Human Services on number of establishments and workers per industry and size (by county in NM).


Thought, Word And Deed In The Mid-Tudor Commonwealth : Sir Thomas Smith And Sir William Cecil In The Reign Of Edward Vi, Ann B. Clark Jan 1979

Thought, Word And Deed In The Mid-Tudor Commonwealth : Sir Thomas Smith And Sir William Cecil In The Reign Of Edward Vi, Ann B. Clark

Dissertations and Theses

This thesis examines the general economic and intellectual climate of the mid-Tudor Commonwealth as a background for a specific study of the financial reforms instituted by Edward VI's government while the Duke of Northumberland controlled the Privy Council. The philosophy behind these measures parallels the principles expressed in A Discourse of the Commonweal of this Realm of England, a treatise written in 1549 by Sir Thomas Smith, Secretary to King Edward. In 1551-1552 the implementation of financial reform fell to Sir William Cecil, also King's Secretary and Northumberland's key administrator on the Council. In establishing the link between Smith's ideas …


The Jacksonians, Banking, And Economic Theory: A Reinterpretation, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Jul 1978

The Jacksonians, Banking, And Economic Theory: A Reinterpretation, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Review Of Economics As A Coordination Problem: The Contributions Of Friedrich A. Hayek By Gerald P. O’Driscoll, Jr., Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Apr 1978

Review Of Economics As A Coordination Problem: The Contributions Of Friedrich A. Hayek By Gerald P. O’Driscoll, Jr., Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The New Mexico Data Center: A Proposal, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research Apr 1978

The New Mexico Data Center: A Proposal, University Of New Mexico Bureau Of Business And Economic Research

BBER Publications

The first public draft of a proposal for expanded services to facilitate the use of census data in New Mexico.


Facts And Figures _Jul-Sept 1977, Department Of Human Services Mar 1978

Facts And Figures _Jul-Sept 1977, Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

A report provided by the Department of Human Services on number of establishments and workers per industry and size (by county in NM).


Albuquerque Smsa Labor Market Information Review - 1977, New Mexico Department Of Human Services Mar 1978

Albuquerque Smsa Labor Market Information Review - 1977, New Mexico Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

This quarterly labor market review analyzes employment, unemployment, industry growth, workforce characteristics, and economic conditions in the Albuquerque Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) during 1977. Prepared by the New Mexico Human Services Department's Employment Services Division, it provides statistical data and economic outlooks intended to support workforce planning and policy decisions.


Socioeconomic Index Scores For Connecticut Towns, 1970, William H. Groff, John N. Wright Jan 1978

Socioeconomic Index Scores For Connecticut Towns, 1970, William H. Groff, John N. Wright

Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station

No abstract provided.


The Monetary History Of America To 1789: A Historiographical Essay, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel Jan 1978

The Monetary History Of America To 1789: A Historiographical Essay, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Banking In California: Some Evidence On Structure, 1878-1905, Lynne Doti Jan 1978

Banking In California: Some Evidence On Structure, 1878-1905, Lynne Doti

Economics Faculty Articles and Research

Doti’s thesis explains the contribution of state banks to nineteenth century financial history in the United States.


New Mexico State Labor Summary: October 1977, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico Oct 1977

New Mexico State Labor Summary: October 1977, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

This report provides a statewide overview of New Mexico’s labor market in October 1977, highlighting employment trends, unemployment declines, and sector-level changes across mining, construction, manufacturing, services, trade, and government.


New Mexico State Labor Summary: September 1977, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico Sep 1977

New Mexico State Labor Summary: September 1977, Employment Security Commission Of New Mexico

Historic Publications

This report documents declining unemployment, modest employment gains, and strong year‑over‑year growth in construction, trade, services, and mining.


Facts And Figures _Oct-Dec 1976, Department Of Human Services Aug 1977

Facts And Figures _Oct-Dec 1976, Department Of Human Services

Historic Publications

A report provided by the Department of Human Services on number of establishments and workers per industry and size (by county in NM).