American Economist articles from September 1999

American Economist archives from September 1999

THE DETERMINANTS OF THE REPUTATIONS OF ECONOMICS DEPARTMENTS: PAGES PUBLISHED, CITATIONS AND THE ANDY ROONEY EFFECT.
September 22, 1999... David J. Smyth [*] Abstract This paper analyzes the determinants of the ratings and rankings of Economics departments generated in a recent reputational study by the National Research Council. A department's reputation increases with...

THE U-SHAPE AUTO CORRELATION PATTERN IN INTERNATIONAL STOCK MARKETS.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 1999... Eli Kraizberg [*] Mitchell Kellman [**] Abstract Employing monthly data from twenty stock markets, this paper tests for the international applicability of a U-Shape autocorrelation pattern of stock market returns. It is...

FREE TRADE: WHY AFL-CIO, THE SIERRA CLUB AND CONGRESSMAN GEPHARDT SHOULD LIKE IT.
September 22, 1999... Jagdish Bhagwati [*] Introduction Last year, the President lost his bid for fast-track legislation, necessary for further trade liberalization within a framework of negotiations (as distinct from "going alone" and liberalizing...

A VIEW FROM THE MIDWAY.
September 22, 1999... Walter Y. Oi [*] 1. Drifting People with foresight plan their careers at an early age. At UCLA, I decided to enroll in Economic Statistics taught by Armen Alchian because I enjoyed my first course in the business school. I did not...

THE GOLDEN AGE OF NOBEL ECONOMISTS.
September 22, 1999... Hendrik P. van Dalen [*] Abstract This paper examines the productivity record of economists who have dominated economic science in the twentieth century, viz. the Nobel laureates in economics. They generally start their career at a...

ON TOTAL PRICE UNCERTAINTY AND THE BEHAVIOR OF A COMPETITIVE FIRM.
September 22, 1999... Babram Adrangi [*] Kambiz Raffiee [**] Abstract In this paper, a general model of the competitive firm's behavior under output and factor (total) price uncertainty is developed to evaluate the role of market interdependencies in...

TILE EFFECT OF A STATE TAX CREDIT ON GIVING TO COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS.
September 22, 1999... Donna M. Anderson [*] and Ruth Beier [**] Abstract The purpose of this study is to determine whether a tax credit provides an incentive for taxpayers to give to a certain type of charitable organization, the community foundation. The...

DEMAND: THE NEGLECTED PARTICIPANT IN THE LONG RUN U.S. PRODUCTIVITY RECORD.
September 22, 1999... John F. Walker [*] Harold G. Vatter [**] Abstract Emphasizing the empirical record, demand influences in U.S. post-World War II economic history are shown to have played a focal role in the standard production function. Public...

ECONOMICS AND THE LAW: WHERE IS THERE CONSENSUS?
September 22, 1999... John Moorhouse [*] Andrew Morriss [**] Robert Whaples [***] Abstract We investigate where consensus exists in the field of Economics and the Law by analyzing responses to a questionnaire mailed to members of the American Law...

THE MAXIMUM REVENUE TARRIF AND GROWTH, A NOTE.
September 22, 1999... Y.H. Yeh [*] Abstract This paper intends to show that growth will not necessarily increase the tariff revenue of a country, assuming that the country always imposes a maximum revenue tariff. If there is an increase in import demand...

IMAGINATION AND MORALITY, A NOTE.
September 22, 1999... Michael Szenberg [*] When it comes to imaginative talents, Kant said it beautifully: "The imagination is a powerful agent for creating, as it was, a second nature out of the materials supplied to it by actual nature." [1] Obviously,...

BOOK REVIEW.
September 22, 1999... Tigers in Trouble, edited by Jomo, K. S. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 1998. Like an old Chinese saying that the moon would not be round forever and the flowers would not blossom for long, the entire East Asian region, in a short...