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Public sector wage settlement and the threat of outsourcing.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
This paper investigates the impact of government outsourcing on wage settlement in the public sector. The private sector provision of publicly funded goods has increasingly been considered as providing governments with an...
Divorce and female labor force participation: evidence from times-series data and cointegration.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
Important measures of the economic status of women in the United States include the divorce rate, the labor force participation rate, the fertility rate, and income. Over the last 40 years, these variables have experienced...
Regional impact of commuter wage taxes.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
Cities and suburbs in the modern metropolitan area face a certain type of constant tension. They are interdependent and yet in competition. Cities depend on the labor of suburban residents and suburbs depend heavily on the...
The effect of tax rates and uncertainty on contributory crowding out.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
A number of experiments have been conducted to measure the crowding out of private donations by government expenditures. With respect to public goods, the results have been mixed. Most experiments have found incomplete...
Expressiveness and voting: alternative evidence.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
Since Downs [1957] introduced the idea of the rational voter, there have been numerous empirical studies to test the framework [Brazel and Silberberg, 1973; Ashenfelter and Kelly, 1975; Aldrich and Simon, 1986; Mueller, 1989;...
The concept of equilibrium: a key theoretical element in Keynes' revolution.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
In part, Keynes' belief that the General Theory (1) would create a revolution in economics was based on his theoretical goal of attacking what he termed the classical model [Keynes, 1982, p. 42]. By classical he meant...
How well can monetary factors explain the exchange rate of the euro?
September 1, 2004... Introduction
During the first five years of its existence, the euro first went through a period of considerable depreciation, which was then followed by an equally remarkable period of appreciation. The first studies on the exchange rate...
The Corn Laws and English wheat prices, 1815-1846.
September 1, 2004... Introduction
The nineteenth century English Corn Laws remain the quintessential example of a trade barrier and of the ability of a powerful interest group to subvert government policy. By increasing the price of a basic food, the laws...
Improved trade classification rules: estimates using a logit model based on misclassified data.(Anthology)
September 1, 2004... Because most high-frequency data sets do not provide information on trade direction, researchers have developed the tick, quote, and the LR rules to classify trades as either a "buy" or a "sell." Recent research has begun to focus on how...
Extension of Romer's IS-MP-IA model to small open economies.(Anthology)
September 1, 2004... Recently, Romer [JEP, 2000] proposed the IS-MP-IA model to focus on the inflation-output relationship and the federal funds rate as a monetary policy instrument. This note attempts to extend Romer's model to examine the relationship between...
Cross-cultural analysis of consumer measures for Americans.(Anthology)
September 1, 2004... As businesses become more global in the markets they serve, proper research is becoming even more critical to business strategy and policy makers in today's organizations. Insufficient business research is a major determining factor of failure...
The course syllabus in the principles of economics: a national survey.(Anthology)
September 1, 2004... The course syllabus is prepared by the course instructor for students, colleagues, administrators, and accrediting agencies. Faculty and administrators often view the syllabus as a formal contract between the instructor and students....
Application of Taylor's monetary policy rule to South Korea.(Anthology)
September 1, 2004... Applying Professor Taylor's [Monetary Policy Rules, 1999; JEP, 2000] monetary policy rule, this paper attempts to examine the roles of the inflation rate and the output gap when the Bank of Korea conducts its monetary policy. The monetary...