Arkansas Business and Economic Review articles from June 1998

Arkansas Business and Economic Review archives from June 1998

A note examining the impact of the maturity mix of treasury borrowing on mortgage interest rates.
June 22, 1998... I. Introduction Do changes in the maturity mix of government borrowing significantly impact long-term interest rates? The upward sloping yield curve of the early 1990s prompted the Clinton administration to attempt to reduce the cost of...

Survival of the Arkansas small credit union: national trends, consolidation, and the threat of taxation.
June 22, 1998... Introduction Deregulation of interest rates in the U.S., lower asset strength requirements for depository institutions, and loosening common bond constraints for credit unions have intensified the level of competition for U.S. credit unions....

Additional insights into Arkansas accounting practice management.
June 22, 1998... Introduction Accounting firms are the focus of a number of recent studies examining various aspects relevant to managers. Simmons and Williams (1996) investigate the relevance of current accounting and business topics to job success and...

Arkansas per capita income and population: 1986-1996.
June 22, 1998... Introduction This is the ninth in a series of papers using data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the U.S. Department of Commerce to examine trends in per capita income and population among the 75 Arkansas counties and seven Metropolitan...

Employment continues at high levels for Arkansas and the nation.
June 22, 1998... Employment The U.S. economy is now in its eighth year of expansion and is supporting high levels of employment. The unemployment rate for the U.S. for June and July was 4.5 percent. In June and July, 1997, the U.S. unemployment rates were 5.0...

Errata. (corrections to article in vol. 31, no. 1 issue, p. 24)(Correction Notice)
June 22, 1998... Refer to Table 1, "1997 Population Estimates for Arkansas Counties," Arkansas Business and Economic Review, Volume 31, No. 1, pages 24 and 25. The last column, Average Annual Rate of Growth, 1990-1997, contains some incorrect percentages. Please...