Browsing by Author "Griffin, James M."
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Griffin, James M.; Ladmirault, Robert Joseph Jr (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2019-01)
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Griffin, James M. (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2020-01)
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Griffin, James M.; Taylor, Lori L. (The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2011-04)Washington is awash in red ink, and no one seems willing to make the hard choices needed to set our fiscal house aright. Congress’ recent boast of cutting spending by $38 billion makes the problem seem just about solved. ...
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Efficiency in the air transportation industry 1971-86 : an economic capacity utilization perspective Vadali, Sharada R. (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1996)This is an empirical study of efficiency in the domestic airline industry both at the firm level as well as over time. A panel of 23 airlines observed over the period 1971- 1986 is utilized. The performance metric is assumed ...
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Martin, Thomas A., IV (2010-01-14)A recent pursuit of the auction design literature has been the development of an auction mechanism which performs well in a multi-good setting, when the goods are not substitutes. This work began in earnest with the Federal ...
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Callan, Scott James (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)The objective of this dissertation is to examine the productivity growth of the steam generated fossil-fueled electric utility industry during the 1951 - 1978 period. This dissertation presents three alternative measures ...
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Cook, Joseph Patrick (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)This dissertation consists of two essays on experiments on the problem of equilibrium selection. The literature includes a variety of models in which multiple equilibria arise. One approach to the selection problem is to ...
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Cho, Sung Ick (2012-10-19)This dissertation builds on earlier works by analyzing the provision of product quality by a monopolist and comparing that to a social planner. This paper extends the analysis of this problem to the discrete quality setting. ...
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Griffin, James M.; Dahl, Rachel (The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-10)Because of the magnitude of the existing corn harvest shortfall coupled with the large ethanol mandates, policymakers face extreme uncertainties looking into the future with potentially large economic ramifications. ...
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Griffin, James M.; Gause, F. Gregory (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2014-11)Not only should the US lift its ban on exporting oil and natural gas in light of today’s economic and political climate, but it was wrong to ever ban such exports in the first place. The US should cease to view its energy ...
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Fellin, Luis Remo (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)Grain producers and merchants have long relied on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers to transport com and soybeans from producing areas in the Com Belt to international and domestic markets. Many of the locks and ...
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Griffin, James M. (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2013-12)Until recently, the 2007 ethanol mandates have been a story of very small environmental and security benefits and large, unexpected increases in food prices as corn was diverted from food to fuel uses. Now we have another ...
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Polson, Rudolph Adachi (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1989)Dual economic specifications of a multiple input multiple output production technology were used to test the structure of agricultural production and estimate output supply and input demand relationships independently for ...
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Griffin, James M. (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2010-05)In the wake of the recent oil disaster in the Gulf, Congress appears poised to impose new bans on offshore drilling along with a strict new regulatory regime. While these measures may meet a widely felt need for swift ...
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Griffin, James M.; Ladmirault, Robert Joseph Jr (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2019-04)
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Griffin, James M. (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2017-03)Energy policy in the United States is fatally flawed both in the process by which problems are identified and in the solutions that are chosen. It relies too heavily on subsidies, tax credits, grants, and mandates, when ...
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Griffin, James M. (Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2018-04)
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Jones, Clifton Thomas (Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)This dissertation considers the impact of the federal windfall profit tax (WPT) on aggregate Texas petroleum production. First, an engineering-based economic model is developed that incorporates both the geophysical aspects ...
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Griffin, James M.; Gawande, Kishore (The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2010-09)The U.S. needs to get its finances under control without resorting to the usual fixes of raising taxes and/or cutting spending, which would stymie recovery. The case for a carbon tax is a compelling one, given our current ...
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Griffin, James M.; Soto, Maricio Cifuentes (The Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics & Public Policy, 2012-02)The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) mandated a steep rise in domestic ethanol production. The goals were to ease dependency on imported petroleum and to cut greenhouse gas emissions. A new blend of ...