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Macroeconomic implications of the government budget identity : the case of a predetermined fiscal deficit and a pure nominal interest rate peg
(1990)
We consider the restrictions that the government budget identity places in an economy with rational expectations and, in particular, the case in which the fiscal authorities predetermine the conventional government deficit ...
An econometric analysis of early employment losses : the case of the U.S. Air Force
(1986)
The purpose of this dissertation is to characterize the job-separation behavior of new entry-level employees. The specific case considered is that of enlistees in the U.S. Air Force, from September 1974 to August 1977. Two ...
Market performance under deregulation : an industry study of air transportation
(1985)
This dissertation is concerned with the study of the airline industry's transition to a deregulated environment. In this dissertation, economic literature concerning market performance in alternative regulatory environments ...
The substitutability of monetary assets : a variable preferences approach
(1986)
Measurement of the elasticity of substitution between financial assets is an important element in evaluating the role that the assets play in the economy. In this thesis, a price dependent utility function is used to examine ...
A regional forecasting model of the hospital sector
(1985)
Rising costs and less certain revenues have made hospitals and administrators more aware of the need for accurate planning and budgeting. An important input in the expenditure budgeting process is knowledge of the prices ...
Time series analysis of Generalized Cobb-Douglas production technologies with serial, correlated stochastic technical change : an application to regional agricultural production
(1986)
The focus of this research is on empirical characterization of technical relationships among aggregate factors in regional agricultural production processes. The Generalized Cobb-Douglas (GCD) functional specification is ...
The law and economics of the feasibility criterion as used in section 6(b)(5) of the occupational safety and health act in the occupational noise standard
(1986)
Economics has much to say about the meaning of feasible as used in the OSHA Act and as used in the occupational noise standard. The OSHA Act requires as a condition for the setting of standards that the standard be feasible. ...
Utility function in the domains of gains and losses : an experimental study
(1986)
This study examines how people make decisions under risk and uncertainty. The laboratory experiments are conducted to test some existing models of decision making. The experimental design in this study is different from ...
Capital investment in natural monopolies under uncertainty with alternative allocation rules
(1985)
This dissertation investigates the impact of the recently proposed 'competitive rules' on investment in the petroleum pipeline industry. Specifically this study investigates the impact of the second competitive rule, ...
An economic examination of industrial policy
(1985)
In this dissertation, Industrial Policy proposals are critically analyzed and a theoretical methodology developed which may be used to structure the policy debate. The methodology draws heavily from existing international ...