Cover - Table Of Contents,
2011
University of Northern Iowa
Introduction,
2011
University of Northern Iowa
Rhode Island Current Conditions Index — April 2011,
2011
University of Rhode Island
Rhode Island Current Conditions Index — April 2011, Leonard Lardaro
The Rhode Island Current Conditions Index
No abstract provided.
How Does Light Rail Transit Affect Urban Land Use?,
2011
Macalester College
How Does Light Rail Transit Affect Urban Land Use?, Needham B. Hurst
Economics Honors Projects
This paper estimates the effect of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit (LRT) line on land use change in Minneapolis, MN, between 2000 and 2010. I use a binomial logit model and find that within the 1-mile submarket near LRT, the effect of distance to LRT stations on land use change had a different radius and magnitude depending on existing land use. The effect of LRT on conversions of low-density housing to denser uses only extended out to 90 feet from stations after LRT went into operation. Vacant and industrial land were the most likely to experience land use change, especially …
Connecticut Economic Outlook For 2011-2012: A Perspective From Sacred Heart University Students In Business Economics,
2011
Sacred Heart University
Connecticut Economic Outlook For 2011-2012: A Perspective From Sacred Heart University Students In Business Economics, John F. Welch College Of Business
WCBT Undergraduate Publications
Final Research Project for EC392 – Economic and Financial Forecasting. Instructor: Dr. Lucjan T. Orlowski - Professor and Chair, Department of Economics and Finance, John F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University.
As an undergraduate class in Economic Forecasting at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, we evaluated the overall health and well being of both the Connecticut as compared to the United States. We wanted to determine where the fiscal policy of the Nutmeg State should be going in the future by looking at outlook for the real Connecticut economy, labor market developments, the public sector, the housing …
Innovation And Employment,
2011
Singapore Management University
Innovation And Employment, Hian Teck Hoon, Edmund S. Phelps
Research Collection School of Economics
Is employment higher in an economy that has a higher rate of innovation? In Hoon and Phelps (1997), we study this question in the small open, and closed, economy under the assumption that the rate of technological progress is exogenous to the economic system.In this paper, we reexamine this question in the context of a model with endogenous product innovation (and thus endogenous technological progress) and endogenous labor supply first in a small open economy taking the world interest rate as given and then ina closed economy that determines the whole term structure of the interest rate. In our present …
America's Turning Point,
2011
San Jose State University
America's Turning Point, Jeffrey Rogers Hummel
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Central Banking Beats Free Banking? It Just Ain’T So!,
2011
Santa Clara University
Central Banking Beats Free Banking? It Just Ain’T So!, Fred Foldvary
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Crisis Of Unity In The 21st Century: The Unrealized Dream Of Pan-Africanism In Cameroon,
2011
SIT Study Abroad
The Crisis Of Unity In The 21st Century: The Unrealized Dream Of Pan-Africanism In Cameroon, Araba Sapara-Grant
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
The following is an analysis of how the sentiments of pan-Africanism, a notion formulated in the early 20th century, have failed to proliferate in Cameroonian society. As a concept based in the social, economic, and political solidarity of the African continent, the pan-African movement has often been a point of reference for intellectuals searching for a solution to the problems Africa currently faces, some of which include lack of political agency and stagnating economic growth. The beliefs promoted by pan-Africanists is that by joining together the collective potentials of all African people, the continent can become a global force, leaving …
Rising Food Prices In Kenya: How The Government And Its Citizens Are Coping, Or Not,
2011
SIT Study Abroad
Rising Food Prices In Kenya: How The Government And Its Citizens Are Coping, Or Not, Teresa Eilers
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Kenya’s food prices are skyrocketing and the price of Kenya’s staple food, maize meal, is escalating fastest out of all food prices. The global market is experiencing rising food prices; but, Kenyans are paying dramatically more for their food compared to other global citizens. The Kenyan government can confront these rising prices by utilizing various policy change options. Unfortunately, the Kenyan government and Kenyan citizens must confront the causes to exorbitant maize meal prices to address the current food crisis in the country.
Entre Fronteras Historias Personales De Migración En El Austro De Ecuador,
2011
SIT Study Abroad
Entre Fronteras Historias Personales De Migración En El Austro De Ecuador, Hannah Johnson
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
Este estudio trata de las experiencias de personas migrantes retornados y sus familiares en las provincias australes de Ecuador, un país ubicado en América del Sur que tiene fronteras con Colombia al norte y Perú al este y al sur (véanse Figura 1). Desde los años 2000, la migración se ha vuelto un tema muy importante en el país—más de 2.5 millones de ecuatorianos viven en más que 55 países en cinco continentes.[1], [2] Aunque el tema de migración es de mucho importancia y discusión hoy en día, para entender la situación actual de migración en Ecuador, es …
El Rol Esencial De La Educación Y La Salud En La Estrategia Microfinanciera: Un Comentario Sobre El Neoliberalismo Contemporáneo,
2011
Macalester College
El Rol Esencial De La Educación Y La Salud En La Estrategia Microfinanciera: Un Comentario Sobre El Neoliberalismo Contemporáneo, Julia Smith
Latin American Studies Honors Projects
Abstract
This thesis answers the question: “What is the relationship between microfinance and neoliberalism?” by arguing that microfinance is an effective strategy for poverty eradication and community development only when it is coupled with public education and health for all members of society. Therefore, countries need to change their policies in these areas to ensure that microfinance institutions are successful in ending poverty. This thesis engages with scholars such as David Harvey and Mohammed Yunus who provide the theoretical framework for neoliberalism and microfinance and more importantly with Milford Bateman and Yogendra Bahadur Shakya who argue that microfinance can never …
Do Foreign Direct Investment And Trade Openness Accelerate Economic Growth?,
2011
Bryant University
Do Foreign Direct Investment And Trade Openness Accelerate Economic Growth?, Donna Chan Wah Hak
Honors Projects in Economics
This research investigates the impact of trade openness and foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth. Using a framework proposed by Barro (1991), panel data regression analysis is performed on 5-year time periods between 1985 and 2005. A sample of 89 countries is analyzed using data collected from the World Development Indicators (WDI), Penn World Table, Barro and Lee (2010), and Polity IV Project datasets. The empirical analysis shows that conditional convergence occurs among the countries in the sample and that FDI net inflows per worker slightly increases the speed of conditional convergence. This study also finds evidence that FDI …
The Effects Of Natural Disasters On Donations To Non-Profits,
2011
Bryant University
The Effects Of Natural Disasters On Donations To Non-Profits, Megan Mckenzie
Honors Projects in Finance
This study analyzes the relationship between natural disasters and donations to non-profit organizations in disaster-affected regions. Using regression analysis, this study seeks to determine the relationship based on various factors including the number of deaths, total number of people affected, the economic damage costs, and media coverage of a given disaster. The purpose of this study is to examine whether disaster-affected regions truly receive increased donations following a natural disaster, the sources of these donations (government grants versus private donations), the question of whether donations are diverted away from other non-profits in industries not related to relief efforts, the longevity …
Heckscher–Ohlin Theory When Countries Have Different Technologies,
2011
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Heckscher–Ohlin Theory When Countries Have Different Technologies, Eric O'N. Fisher
Economics
Rethinking the foundations of Heckscher–Ohlin theory when countries have different technologies, this paper shows how to make the proper adjustments for international productivity differences. The central tool is a factor conversion matrix that computes the local factor content of foreign Rybczynski effects. Factor-specific productivities are a special case of these more general linear relationships.
Empirical Foundations For The Resurrection Of Heckscher–Ohlin Theory,
2011
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zúrich
Empirical Foundations For The Resurrection Of Heckscher–Ohlin Theory, Peter Egger, Kathryn G. Marshall, Eric O'N. Fisher
Economics
We decompose the factor content of trade into Heckscher–Ohlin–Vanek trade and Ricardian trade. We measure factor content using only the United States' technology and also as Leontief advocated, using the local technology. In either case, differences in endowments are quite important in explaining the factor content of trade. If one uses raw estimated coefficients as a means of comparison, differences in endowments are ten times as important as differences in technology.
Mexico Consensus Economic Forecast, Volume 14, Number 2,
2011
University of Texas at El Paso
Mexico Consensus Economic Forecast, Volume 14, Number 2, Thomas M. Fullerton Jr., Carlos Morales, Francisco Pallares
Departmental Papers (E & F)
No abstract provided.
Pay Secrecy And Relative Pay,
2011
University of Richmond
Pay Secrecy And Relative Pay, Kevin F. Hallock
Economics Faculty Publications
In March 2008, the Sacramento Bee began publishing the salaries of all California state workers, including public universities. UC Berkeley professors took this information and used it to learn about pay secrecy, relative income, and how people feel and react to knowing what their co-workers earn. It turns out that there is a dramatic difference in the response to new information about wages of co-workers, depending on whether an individual has wage and salary pay above or below the median for his or her workgroup. For those who earn below the middle of their group, the new information about the …
Wright State University Regional Economic Report, Spring 2011,
2011
Wright State University - Main Campus
Wright State University Regional Economic Report, Spring 2011, Thomas L. Traynor
Economics Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Welfare Reform Policies And Their Effect On Poverty Rates Across The United States,
2011
Bemidji State University
Welfare Reform Policies And Their Effect On Poverty Rates Across The United States, Luke N. Welle
Political Science Theses and Capstones
We have all heard the arguments on the pros and cons of welfare reform, its effect on recipient’s lives, and its effectiveness in achieving its goals. In concluding whether or not it is effective in achieving its goals, the actual goals are broad and difficult to define. I consider the goal being reducing the number of citizens living in poverty. My research focuses specifically on how variations in the welfare system perform in reducing poverty rates across the United States. I investigate what governmental policies each state has in place and their effect on poverty. Those states, in which poverty …
