American Economist articles from September 2000

American Economist archives from September 2000

WHAT'S NEW IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS?(Column)
September 22, 2000... Debraj Ray [*] 1 Introduction This essay is meant to describe the current frontiers of development economics, as I see them. I might as well throw my hands up at the beginning and say there are too many frontiers. In recent years, the...

ARE STUDENT RATINGS OF TEACHING EFFECTIVENESS INFLUENCED BY INSTRUCTORS' ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY?
September 22, 2000... John J. Siegfried [*] Abstract We use data from forming the third edition of the Test of Understanding College Economics to examine whether instructors for whom English is a second language (ESLs) receive lower student ratings of...

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE METHODS: A NEW DESIGN FOR INTRODUCTORY ECONOMICS.
September 22, 2000... William Dawes [*] Abstract This paper describes and motivates a new approach to the introductory economics program. Beginning in 1997, a two semester introduction to economics has been offered at the State University of New York at...

FOREIGN TRADE BEHAVIOR IN THAILAND: STABLE OR UNSTABLE?(includes bibliography)
September 22, 2000... A. C. Arize [*] P. Chooekawong [**] V. Prasanpanich [***] Abstract This paper analyzes the demand for import and export functions of Thailand. It provides new evidence on both cointegration and the stability of the long-run...

TEACHING INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE USING COMPUTER SPREADSHEETS.
September 22, 2000... Philip Gregorowicz [*] Charles E. Hegji [*] The possibility of the use of computer spreadsheet models as an aid to teaching economics is clearly established. The work of Smith and Smith (1988), Smith and Ellis (1990), Clark and Hegji...

EVALUATING COMPETING DATA SERIES: A TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPLICATION.
September 22, 2000... Victor Glass [*] Susanna Cahn [**] ABSTRACT Successful application of theory to practice requires good data. Yet, data can vary widely in quality, consistency, and even longevity of a particular data source. Measurement techniques...

A STUDY OF INTEREST RATES IN THE LONGER RUN: NOW YOU KNOW THE REST OF THE STORY [*].
September 22, 2000... Paul Schnitzel [**] Abstract Do nominal rates of interest change with inflation expectations, changes in expected real rates of interest or both? By 1996, nominal interest rates, inflation, and money supply growth in the United States...

AN EMPIRICAL MODEL OF VOTING BEHAVIOR IN THE BULGARIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS OF 1994.
September 22, 2000... Boryana Dimitrova [*] Abstract There are a number of empirical studies which look at the relationship between economic conditions and voting behavior in industrialized democracies. Free elections, however, are a new phenomenon in...

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AID AND DEBT IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
September 22, 2000... Miles B. Cahill [*] Paul N. Isely [**] Abstract This paper constructs a model in which debt and aid are complementary. Specifically, the model shows how aid can be extracted from industrialized country governments by LDCs to...

THIRD DEGREE PRICE DISCRIMINATION: A PROFITABLE ARBITRAGE CASE, A NOTE.(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2000... James R. Marchand [*] Mary L. Rigdon [**] John Roufagalas [***] Introduction Many texts for intermediate microeconomics, price theory or managerial economics begin the discussion of price discrimination by outlining three...