The Journal of Socio-Economics articles from November 2001

The Journal of Socio-Economics archives from November 2001

JBE/JSE - the first 30 years. (Editorial).
November 1, 2001... This is the last issue of the JOURNAL OF SOCIO-ECONOMICS of my 30-year tenure as founder-publisher-editor. In 2002 the JSE begins the "Altman Era". In fairness to Morris it should be noted that more than one-half of the issues in his first year...

Richard Hattwick: Founder and editor of the Journal of socio-economics. (Editorial).(profile)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2001... Richard Hattwick has been the one and only editor of the Journal of Socio-Economics. Known as the Journal of Behavioral Economics from 1971 through 1990, the JSE is now in its 30th year. Richard has been devoted to JSE for thirty years. This,...

Contributions of social capital theory in predicting rural community inshopping behavior.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... N.J. Miller (*) Abstract The social environment in which the retailer conducts business is not often measured for its fundamental influences on consumers' local purchasing behavior. This study, using social capital theory as a...

A new look at prices and money: The Kelsonian binary model for achieving rapid growth without inflation.
November 1, 2001... Norman G. Kurland (*) 1. Introduction What is money? In his 1967 book coauthored with his spouse Patricia Hetter Kelso, Two-Factor Theory: The Economics of Reality, the late Louis O. Kelso described money: Money is not a part of...

Nationalization and privatization in Peru: Socio-economic images in perpetual conflict?
November 1, 2001... Margaret Y. Champion (*) Abstract This article presents a stylized history of public policy regarding the relative places of government and private enterprise in a developing country-Peru. It is a history of clashing images of...

Market management of the essential economy: An essay.
November 1, 2001... Walter C. Wagner (*) Abstract This essay presents a framework for thinking about public economic policy. The argument is that the prevailing theory of competitive markets serves a useful public purpose but creates problems when made...

Risk level assessment and occupational health insurance expenditure: A gender imbalance.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... Jahangir Khan (*) Abstract It is tested whether occupational risk explains differences in reimbursements from occupational-injury insurance schemes in relation to socioeconomic differences in all municipalities in Stockholm county,...

The dynamics of the mutualist movement in Portugal: A time series analysis.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... Carlos Pestana Barros (*) 1. Purpose Mutualism is a social movement that is centered in the marketplace and stems from inter-group solidarity. Being non-profit organisations, mutuals differ from corporations in that surplusses...

The relationship between happiness, health, and socioeconomic factors: Results based on Swedish microdata.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2001... Ulf-G Gerdtham (a,*) Magnus Johannesson (b) Abstract This paper investigates the relationship between happiness (utility) and a host of socio-economic variables in a random sample of over 5,000 individuals from the Swedish adult...

A note on democratization and economic conditions in Eastern Europe.
November 1, 2001... Bernd Hayo (a,b)(*)(1) Abstract This note empirically analyzes whether attitudes towards the progress in democratization in Eastern Europe are influenced by economic factors. It is found that both subjective and objective personal...

Binary Economics: The New Paradigm. (Book Reviews).
November 1, 2001... Robert Ashford and Rodney Shakespeare; New York, University Press of America, 1999, 448 pages, plus bibliography In recent years Robert Ashford has organized sessions on binary economics at the annual meetings of both the Society for the...

The Human Firm: A Socio-Economic Analysis of Its Behavior and Potential in a New Economic Age. (Book Reviews).
November 1, 2001... John Tomer; New York, Routledge, 1999, 209 pages, plus bibliography For many years John Tomer has systematically published journal articles in which he enriches and transforms the standard theory of the firm with insights from other...