Contemporary Economic Policy articles from July 2000

Contemporary Economic Policy archives from July 2000

THE ACQUISITION AND LABOR MARKET VALUE OF FOUR ENGLISH SKILLS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM NALS.
July 1, 2000... ARTURO GONZALEZ [*] This study investigates the factors related to proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing English among immigrants using data from the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS). It also investigates...

LABOR PRODUCTIVITY OF SMALL AND LARGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS: THE CASE OF TAIWAN.
July 1, 2000... BEEN-LON CHEN [*] This work studies the factors influencing the labor productivity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms using Taiwan as a case study. A special emphasis is placed on two possible international...

THE TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES AND THE MEXICAN ECONOMY.
July 1, 2000... DANIEL T. WALZ [*] I. INTRODUCTION Can the yield spread, which has been found to predict with surprising accuracy the movement of key macroeconomic variables of developed countries, also predict such variables for a developing country...

UZBEKISTAN: THE SILK ROAD TO NOWHERE?
July 1, 2000... MARTIN C. SPECHLER [*] The Central Asian country of Uzbekistan has adopted a unique transition strategy of gradual, state-guided development in which stability and equality are principal objectives and in which growth is sought for now by...

U.S. DOMESTIC AIRLINE ALLIANCES: DOES THE NATIONAL WELFARE IMPACT TURN ON STRATEGIC INTERNATIONAL GAINS?(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2000... JOSEPH A. CLOUGHERTY [*] The six largest US. airlines announced in the beginning of 1998 the formation of three domestic alliances, but the size and scope of these alliances spurred significant public interest concerns. GAO analysis...

A NOTE ON THE EFFECT OF MINIMUM DRINKING AGE LAWS ON YOUTH ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION.
July 1, 2000... ROBERT KAESTNER [*] This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to investigate the effect of minimum drinking age laws (MDALs) on youth alcohol consumption. Two considerations motivated the analysis. First, results...

SMOKING LAWS AND THEIR DIFFERENTIAL EFFECTS ON RESTAURANTS, BARS, AND TAVERNS.
July 1, 2000... MICHAEL L. MARLOW [*] This article examines the effect of restrictive smoking laws on restaurants, bars, and taverns. Supporters of these laws often argue that they do not harm firms and may even raise profits. Opponents argue that owners...

GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING PRICES: THE CASE OF PORTLAND, OREGON.
July 1, 2000... Portland, Oregon, is well known for its relatively unique urban growth boundary (UGB), a very tight form of zoning designed to control sprawl. The UGB has recently been criticized for raising housing prices. From a theoretical perspective, the...

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF REDUCING ON-BASE NAVAL HOUSING.
July 1, 2000... GEORGE TOLLEY [*] This article develops a methodology for estimating the impact on rents and home prices from a hypothetical reduction of on-base naval housing from 56 naval bases in the United States. Based on data from the Center for...

POLICY ISSUES IN THE TEACHING OF ECONOMICS IN CYBERSPACE: RESEARCH DESIGN, COURSE DESIGN, AND RESEARCH RESULTS.
July 1, 2000... JUDY SHOEMAKER [*] More than 50 colleges, universities, and community colleges now offer economics instruction in cyberspace, and this number is growing rapidly Despite the implications of this growth for the quality of economics...