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Title: THE TEACHING OF THE ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES COURSE: A BEHAVIORAL APPROACH.
Creator: BEER, MAX P., Florida Atlantic University, Redman, Milton, College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: The desire to render college curricula and college teaching more effective has resulted in ever increasing debates about content and method of instruction of the Economic Principles Course. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the behavioral approach to the subject matter of a one quarter macro-principles course. In addition to the question of method the problematical aspects of content and purpose are also examined. The question of what to teach and to whom to teach it has not been...
Show moreThe desire to render college curricula and college teaching more effective has resulted in ever increasing debates about content and method of instruction of the Economic Principles Course. The purpose of this thesis is to examine the behavioral approach to the subject matter of a one quarter macro-principles course. In addition to the question of method the problematical aspects of content and purpose are also examined. The question of what to teach and to whom to teach it has not been resolved and an attempt is made in this thesis to provide a rationale for the development of a substantive content which would provide the student with means to make relatable interpretive use of the knowledge gained.
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Date Issued: 1972
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13524
Subject Headings: Economics--Study and teaching
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: An empirical analysis of the convergence hypothesis across countries: New evidence.
Creator: Butzin, Blake Donald., Florida Atlantic University, Yuhn, Ky-hyang
Abstract/Description: The Solow growth model examines the effects of saving, population and technological advances on the growth of an economy. Long-run economic growth is explained by the exogenous variable, technology. In this model lower income countries will experience higher rates of economic growth, which will lead to convergence in the standards of living between low-income and high-income countries. Additional theories including the augmented Solow model, which tests for conditional convergence and...
Show moreThe Solow growth model examines the effects of saving, population and technological advances on the growth of an economy. Long-run economic growth is explained by the exogenous variable, technology. In this model lower income countries will experience higher rates of economic growth, which will lead to convergence in the standards of living between low-income and high-income countries. Additional theories including the augmented Solow model, which tests for conditional convergence and endogenous growth theories have been developed recently. An empirical inquiry of the convergence hypothesis has been conducted using a variety samples based on income classifications and geographical locations.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15485
Subject Headings: Economic development--Mathematical models
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Title: A GENERAL DISEQUILIBRIUM INTERPRETATION OF KEYNESIAN MACROECONOMICS.
Creator: MONTANARO, EDWARD G., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: In this thesis the literature of disequilibrium macroeconomic theory was reviewed and the empirical relevance of the Keynesian interpretation of the labor demand function was examined and contrasted to the disequilibrium interpretation of Barro and Grossman, Patinkin's disequilibrium theory of the labor market and Clower's partial disequilibrium analysis of the commodity market were examined in depth. The bulk of the literature review was devoted to the general disequilibrium model of income...
Show moreIn this thesis the literature of disequilibrium macroeconomic theory was reviewed and the empirical relevance of the Keynesian interpretation of the labor demand function was examined and contrasted to the disequilibrium interpretation of Barro and Grossman, Patinkin's disequilibrium theory of the labor market and Clower's partial disequilibrium analysis of the commodity market were examined in depth. The bulk of the literature review was devoted to the general disequilibrium model of income and employment determination developed by Barro and Grossman. Barra and Grossman's criticism of Keynes for predicting a negatively sloped labor demand function was analyzed using regression analysis to estimate the function. Barro and Grossman's criticism was found to be based on insufficient evidence, and evidence presented in this thesis supported the Keynesian position.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13882
Subject Headings: Microeconomics, Industrial organization (Economic theory)
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Stock prices and consumption: A new variable in the consumption function?.
Creator: Kinney, Timothy P., Florida Atlantic University, Yuhn, Ky-hyang
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines the significance of the real interest rate and stock prices as explanatory variables in the aggregate consumption function. This study applies the methodologies of OLS regression analysis and tests of cointegration to examine the relationship between stock prices and consumption. The empirical results suggest that stock prices are a significant factor in the modified aggregate consumption function. Consumers, perceiving stock prices to be an indicator of their wealth, are...
Show moreThis thesis examines the significance of the real interest rate and stock prices as explanatory variables in the aggregate consumption function. This study applies the methodologies of OLS regression analysis and tests of cointegration to examine the relationship between stock prices and consumption. The empirical results suggest that stock prices are a significant factor in the modified aggregate consumption function. Consumers, perceiving stock prices to be an indicator of their wealth, are making more expenditures on durable goods as they perceive increases in stock values to be permanent. Finally, the results of the tests for cointegration suggest that there is no long-run equilibrium relationship between stock prices and consumption.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15504
Subject Headings: Consumption (Economics), Stocks--Prices
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Title: The Effects of Individual-level Knowledge on Firm Performance: An Evolutionary Perspective.
Creator: Collard, Lotta, Boudreaux, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Economics, College of Business
Abstract/Description: Human knowledge is acknowledged as critically important to economic growth and prosperity. Economists focus on the past few decades’ emergence of a knowledge-based economy greatly dependent on individual-level knowledge. Knowledge is a key resource of many organizations, and the need for an educated workforce is believed to facilitate the creation, share, and use of firm-level knowledge going forward. An economy where knowledge is the main asset is very different from traditional production...
Show moreHuman knowledge is acknowledged as critically important to economic growth and prosperity. Economists focus on the past few decades’ emergence of a knowledge-based economy greatly dependent on individual-level knowledge. Knowledge is a key resource of many organizations, and the need for an educated workforce is believed to facilitate the creation, share, and use of firm-level knowledge going forward. An economy where knowledge is the main asset is very different from traditional production systems that depend on tangible assets. These tangible assets often rely upon scarce resources such as minerals, thereby forcing price fluctuations and potential disruptions in inventory and sales. Logistics and supply chain issues can dwindle as we have experienced during the recent pandemic. However, when knowledge is the firm’s main asset, the firm’s intangible asset will not decrease as sales increase. Knowledge also does not spoil or dwindle over time. Instead, knowledge will grow and evolve, and as the philosopher Aristotle once stated, “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. The fact that knowledge as the main asset does not decrease as a result of production makes the knowledge economy an interesting phenomenon to study and to understand.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013984
Subject Headings: Knowledge economy, Knowledge, Evolutionary economics
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Title: Foreign aid allocation: Humanitarian needs and donor interests.
Creator: McCluskie, Sean Edward., Florida Atlantic University, Vincent, Jack E., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Political Science
Abstract/Description: This thesis examines if characteristics of a foreign nation's economic, social and foreign policy affect U.S. policy makers foreign aid allocation decisions. The three years of 1981, 1985, 1988 were studied. There were several theories that were taken form previous literature that could be grouped generally into humanitarian interests and donor interests that were used to determine the rationale behind the U.S. foreign aid allocation. There were two stages in the study, the first asked: what...
Show moreThis thesis examines if characteristics of a foreign nation's economic, social and foreign policy affect U.S. policy makers foreign aid allocation decisions. The three years of 1981, 1985, 1988 were studied. There were several theories that were taken form previous literature that could be grouped generally into humanitarian interests and donor interests that were used to determine the rationale behind the U.S. foreign aid allocation. There were two stages in the study, the first asked: what are the characteristics of nations most likely to receive aid from the U.S.? The second stage asked among nations receiving aid, which attributes--humanitarian interests or donor interests--are associated with greater amount of aid?
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14833
Subject Headings: Economic assistance, American, International economic relations, United States--Foreign economic relations
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Title: Financial market integration and cross-border spillover effects in Europe.
Creator: Bley, Jorg., Florida Atlantic University, Madura, Jeff
Abstract/Description: The ongoing political, legal, and economic harmonization within the European Union has lead to a higher degree of integration of national financial markets. The introduction of the single European currency, the euro, eliminated a traditional source of risk to international portfolio investors. In light of these developments, Part I of the empirical analysis had the following objectives: (1) to determine the relative importance of country, sector, and industry factors in explaining individual...
Show moreThe ongoing political, legal, and economic harmonization within the European Union has lead to a higher degree of integration of national financial markets. The introduction of the single European currency, the euro, eliminated a traditional source of risk to international portfolio investors. In light of these developments, Part I of the empirical analysis had the following objectives: (1) to determine the relative importance of country, sector, and industry factors in explaining individual company's stock return behavior in the wake of the formation of the European Union, (2) to identify the multiple factor model, consisting of country and/or sector and/or industry factors, that was best at explaining European stock returns over the observation period, (3) to discover cross-sectional differences and non-stationarity in the industry portfolio return sensitivity to country, sector, and industry factors, (4) to find out whether the European market had become more independent from the other two major trading areas, the US and the Pacific Rim, over the period 6/1994 to 6/1999, and (5) to quantify industry structure-related changes in portfolio diversification benefits in European stock portfolios. Diversification benefits of country portfolios still outweighed diversification benefits of European industry portfolios. However, evidence was found for a gradual change in the degree of homogeneity within European industries in the wake of the ongoing harmonization of European financial markets. It seems reasonable to assume diversification effects in the future to become even more pronounced for portfolios generated within a country market but across industries. The main objective of Part II, was to determine the valuation effects of merger and acquisition announcements on national rivals (intra-industry effects) and European rivals (inter-country effects). Conducting various cross-sectional return analyses, country and industry-specific sources of intra-industry effects and inter-country effects were identified. With the elimination of foreign exchange rate risks, following the introduction of the single currency on January 1, 1999, cross-border spillover effects have become more pronounced. The hypothesis that the introduction of the euro facilitates the transmission of (private) information across geographic markets boundaries is clearly supported by the findings of the cross-sectional regression analysis.
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Date Issued: 2000
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12640
Subject Headings: European Union countries--Economic conditions, International economic integration, Europe--Economic integration
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Title: A dynamic model of aggregate money demand in a European Monetary Union.
Creator: Rubin, Jonathan Laurence., Florida Atlantic University, Manage, Neela D., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: Recent proposals for a European Monetary Union raise the prospect of a European-wide monetary authority. Successful implementation of monetary policy by a European central bank would require the existence of a stable relationship between the quantity of money demanded and other macro-variables. This thesis examines the issues and controversies arising from the movement towards European Monetary Union as envisaged by the Maastricht treaty. The theoretical basis of the estimation of dynamic...
Show moreRecent proposals for a European Monetary Union raise the prospect of a European-wide monetary authority. Successful implementation of monetary policy by a European central bank would require the existence of a stable relationship between the quantity of money demanded and other macro-variables. This thesis examines the issues and controversies arising from the movement towards European Monetary Union as envisaged by the Maastricht treaty. The theoretical basis of the estimation of dynamic money demand relationships is presented, and a dynamic error-correction model of a nine-country aggregate money demand function is estimated.
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Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14913
Subject Headings: Money--European Economic Community countries, Monetary policy--European Economic Community countries, Monetary unions--European Economic Community countries, European Economic Community countries--Economic policy
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Title: Foreign aid and economic growth.
Creator: Dimanche, Ketsia S., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Abstract/Description: The effect of foreign aid on economic growth is still ambiguous in the economic literature. In this paper, we analyze the effect of foreign aid on economic growth in 79 developing countries from the Latin America Caribbean Region, Africa, and Asia. Using data for the year 2000, we find that foreign aid has an insignificant negative effect on economic growth when we control for other factors.
Date Issued: 2010
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3335020
Subject Headings: Sustainable development, Economic assistance, Developing countries, Economic indicators, Developing countries, Developing countries, Foreign economic relations, Statics and dynamics (Social sciences)
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Title: Jobs Created? Economic Development as Language Games.
Creator: Tinsley, Steven, Patterson, Patricia M., Florida Atlantic University, College for Design and Social Inquiry, School of Public Administration
Abstract/Description: State and local governments in the U.S. spend an estimated $80 billion annually on economic development incentives and subsidies. The economic development discourse is dominated by a jobs-centered narrative, with the concept of "jobs created" at its core. This work examines the current jobs-centered narrative and how it came to be. It identifies the practices and processes by which the current narrative persists and proliferates, analyzing its implications, which include the narrative's role...
Show moreState and local governments in the U.S. spend an estimated $80 billion annually on economic development incentives and subsidies. The economic development discourse is dominated by a jobs-centered narrative, with the concept of "jobs created" at its core. This work examines the current jobs-centered narrative and how it came to be. It identifies the practices and processes by which the current narrative persists and proliferates, analyzing its implications, which include the narrative's role in the use of corporate subsidies and incentives. This work is a critical history, identifying the point of establishment of a new equilibrium in the economic development narrative (Gaddis, 2002), utilizing ethnographic description to examine behaviors within the economic development arena. Language game dynamics (Wittgenstein, 1953) working to establish "public" meaning (Geertz, 1973) within economic developmen t are explored. Baudrillard's Phases of the Image (1994) are employed to view alternative meanings of the term "jobs created". Policy emulation (Bennett, 1991) as a means for the replication of economic development practices is examined. The work differentiates between policy emulation and convergence, arguing that emulation can and does occur in the absence of convergence, but can also act as its agent. Convergence was established as a possible end result of emulation, and necessary elements such as disparate starting policy positions must first be present in order for convergence to occur. The analysis reveals that the current jobs-centered narrative in economic development is a result of a complex language game. The economic development language game is a multi-faceted game with well-established roots and mechanisms for self-preservation and perpetuation. Emanating from communities' sense and fear of loss, relying on an unchallenged library of professional jargon which the public only vaguely understands, and ever reinforcing itself through the use of state and international industry organizations, the game is deeply entrenched in the field of economic development. The study concludes with recommendations for mitigation of the effects of the game. These findings have implications for how economic development aims and successes are measured and communicated, how governments expend resources in economic development and how the industry regulates its own activities.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004552, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004552
Subject Headings: Economic development -- United States, Economics -- Methodology, Entrepreneurship -- United States, Industrial promotion -- United States, United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century
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Title: SHORT-TERM FORECASTING METHODS WITH REFERENCE TO MONROE COUNTY.
Creator: PEREZ, JOSE RAMON., Florida Atlantic University, Stronge, William B., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description: This thesis is a study of short-term forecasting models within the reference area of Monroe County. Its main concern being the nature of the models, and the accuracy of predictions rather than the actual forecast. The results are of interest to the student of forecasting and of Monroe County. A proxy model is introduced as an alternative to other methods of regional analysis with the intention of inducing further research on the field.
Date Issued: 1972
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13515
Subject Headings: Economic forecasting--Mathematical models, Economic forecasting--Florida--Monroe County, Monroe County (Fla)--Economic conditions--Mathematical models
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Title: Urban economic development planning for the disadvantaged: A case study of the cities of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, Florida.
Creator: Robertson, Naomi., Florida Atlantic University, Prosperi, David
Abstract/Description: Although federal, state, and local governments have invested millions of dollars in social and economic programs, many citizens do not possess the basic necessities of life. The gap between the "haves" and "havenots" continues to grow. According to a 1990 Bureau of the Census report, the poverty rate among blacks in America is 31.9 percent; hispanics, 28.1 percent; and whites, 10.7 percent. Further, young black males have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. For example, the...
Show moreAlthough federal, state, and local governments have invested millions of dollars in social and economic programs, many citizens do not possess the basic necessities of life. The gap between the "haves" and "havenots" continues to grow. According to a 1990 Bureau of the Census report, the poverty rate among blacks in America is 31.9 percent; hispanics, 28.1 percent; and whites, 10.7 percent. Further, young black males have one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation. For example, the Department of Labor reported that during the fourth quarter of 1991, the unemployment rate of black males between the ages of twenty and twenty-four was 21.5 percent; hispanic males, 12.3 percent; and white males, 9.8 percent. Consequently, cities are faced with high unemployment rates, declining tax base, large welfare rolls, and increased crime. To combat these and other problems, an economic development planning approach which closes this gap must be developed. The economic development planning and implementation activities of the Cities of Fort Lauderdale and Pompano Beach, Florida, are explored to determine the extent to which they are addressing the needs of disadvantaged residents, particularly African-Americans. Questionnaires (surveys) and personal/telephone interviews are the basic techniques used to collect data. Based on the corporate-center, the distributive-corporate, and the corporate-distributive approaches to economic development planning and implementation, responses are analyzed to classify each City's approach. Responses concerning selected development projects are also analyzed to determine the extent to which these projects are addressing identified needs of the economically disadvantaged. The results indicate that both Cities have on-going economic development programs, which are attempting to close the gap between the "haves" and the "havenots," however, certain segments of the population are still excluded. A conceptual framework, "team enrichment" or the people-centered approach, is developed to bridge the gap between economic development planning and the needs of the disadvantaged. Team enrichment yields team empowerment. Team empowerment is the catalyst for community empowerment, which in turn achieves social, political, and economic power. Power is achieved through the actions of a community economic development (CED) triangle, which is held together by a strong community-public-private alliance.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12311
Subject Headings: Cities and towns--Growth, Economic development--Planning, Fort Lauderdale (Fla )--Economic conditions, Pompano Beach (Fla )--Economic conditions
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Title: Cost analyses of energy from marine biomass.
Creator: Bird, Kimon T., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1987
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3353794
Subject Headings: Biomass, Biomass energy, Cost analysis, Economic analysis
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Poland's economy, present and future.
Creator: Minc, Hilary
Date Issued: 1949
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/369029
Subject Headings: Poland --Economic policy --1945-1955.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The world economic crisis.
Creator: Piatnitsky, O.
Date Issued: 1933
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/258700
Subject Headings: Economic history --1918-1945., Communist International.
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Title: Toward a planned economy.
Creator: Salter, Arthur
Date Issued: 1933
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/247110
Subject Headings: Economic policy., Institutional Self-government.
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Title: What do we know about the Russian economy.
Creator: Baran, Paul A., Harris, Seymour Edwin, Marschak, Jacob
Abstract/Description: This item is part of the Political & Rights Issues & Social Movements (PRISM) digital collection, a collaborative initiative between Florida Atlantic University and University of Central Florida in the Publication of Archival, Library & Museum Materials (PALMM).
Date Issued: 1948
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00002574
Subject Headings: Soviet Union – Economic policy – 1946-1950
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The new economic revolution.
Creator: Cole, Margaret
Date Issued: 1937
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/228762
Subject Headings: Socialism --Great Britain., Great Britain --Economic policy.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The one way out : an answer to hard times.
Creator: Nearing, Scott
Date Issued: 1932
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/DT/368823
Subject Headings: Depressions --1929 --United States., Marxian economics.
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Why give up self-reliance? : a program for regaining self-reliance and restoring the American way of life.
Creator: Catchings, Waddill, B.
Date Issued: 1960
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172832
Subject Headings: United States -- Economic policy -- 1945-1960.
Format: Document (PDF)

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