Atlantic Economic Journal articles from March 2006

Atlantic Economic Journal archives from March 2006

Preliminary evidence on the allocation of U.S. Army deaths from operation Iraqi freedom.(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Introduction U.S. Army activity around the world in the early years of the 21st century is yielding data that may be examined to ascertain the role of political influence on the use of the nation's war-making resources. In an aggregate...

Are adjustments in the U.S. budget deficit asymmetric? Another look at sustainability.(Author abstract)
March 1, 2006... Introduction The rapid erosion of the budgetary surpluses at the end of Clinton administration, the sharp increase in budget deficits due largely to the events of September 11 and the subsequent Bush doctrine of fighting global terrorism,...

Public investment in university distance learning programs: some performance-based evidence.(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Economics focuses on choice-making. Among the most critical public choice-makers are state governments, which in 2004-2005 appropriated more than $63 billion dollars to higher education [Chronicle, 2005]. A growing portion of these higher...

Determinants of geographic differentials in the voter participation rate.(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Introduction Arguably, no theory of voter participation behavior has received greater attention than the 'rational voter model' introduced by Downs [1957]. Indeed, since Downs [1957] first introduced this paradigm, there have followed...

Some thoughts on the voting process.(Author abstract)
March 1, 2006... Introduction In teaching graduate programs in public choice, many professors adopt the Mueller [2003] textbook. Mueller [2003, pp. 148-179] devotes considerable space to a description of various methods of voting which have been either...

The poverty of politics: how income redistribution hurts the poor.
March 1, 2006... Introduction Politicians, bureaucrats, special interest groups, and varying proportions of the electorate frequently contend that higher income groups should assist those in lower income groups via income redistribution. Numerous...

Are female executives more risk-averse than male executives?(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Introduction Are female executives more risk averse compared to their male counterparts? This paper addresses this issue by comparing stock trading behavior between male and female executives in response to stock option awards. A number of...

Private-pay demand for nursing facilities in a market with excess capacity.(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Introduction Using econometric methods, researchers have undertaken extensive studies of the nursing home industry in the United States during the last three decades. These studies have tended to emphasize the determinants of bed supply,...

Dueling jackpots: are competing lotto games complements or substitutes?(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Introduction While national, state, and local governments offer a variety of legalized gambling products through lottery associations, among the most popular, and the focus of this study, is the set of games known as 'lotto,' where players...

The link between CEO compensation and firm performance: does simultaneity matter?(Author abstract)(Report)
March 1, 2006... Introduction On the road to determining a CEO's salary, a board member must make sure the shareholders are properly represented. Management is "not necessarily constrained to act with the owner's welfare in mind," [Lewellen and Huntsman,...

A history of Post Keynesian economics since 1936: a review article.
March 1, 2006... Introduction J. E. King has written an excellent, and for the most part, unbiased history of Post-Keynesian economics. The book can be roughly divided into two parts. Chapters 1-7, "... is the story of how Post-Keynesian economics emerged,...