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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Title
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
Creator
JUSTEN, MICHAEL E., Florida Atlantic University, Scheidell, John M., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description
The objective of this thesis is to determine the extent to which the growth patterns of South Florida can be described in terms of the stages-of-growth and center- periphery growth hypotheses. To this end a survey of the relevant economic literature is provided , along with a demographic and economic history of South Florida and Florida. Also a brief economic history of the United States, Italy and South Italy is given as an example of the growth hypothesis.
Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13534
Subject Headings
Florida--Economic conditions
Format
Document (PDF)
COMPETITION AND PRICES IN A PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE ECONOMY
Title
COMPETITION AND PRICES IN A PERFECTLY COMPETITIVE ECONOMY.
Creator
HORNER, GEORGE FRENCH, JR., Florida Atlantic University, Scheidell, John M., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description
In classical economic theory, competition consisted of buyers outbidding one another and sellers underbidding one another; and it was argued that, for sufficiently large markets, competition would yield uniform prices in equilibrium. Neoclassical economists subsequently investigated the role of preferences in trading, concluding that, in equilibrium, each trader would obtain the most desirable commodity bundle affordable at prevailing prices, given his initial resources. In the process,...
Show moreIn classical economic theory, competition consisted of buyers outbidding one another and sellers underbidding one another; and it was argued that, for sufficiently large markets, competition would yield uniform prices in equilibrium. Neoclassical economists subsequently investigated the role of preferences in trading, concluding that, in equilibrium, each trader would obtain the most desirable commodity bundle affordable at prevailing prices, given his initial resources. In the process, however, neoclassical economists ultimately made price uniformity an assumption, assumed individuals incapable of influencing prices under any circumstances, and redefined competition to mean price-taking behavior. By thus denying individuals any active role in price determination, an inconsistency was introduced into the theory. This thesis eliminates the inconsistency by combining classical competitive behavior and the neoclassical insights into the role of preferences, to produce an axiomatic theory of competition within which the characteristics of equilibrium (uniform prices and utility maximization) are rigorously derived.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14128
Subject Headings
Competition, Prices
Format
Document (PDF)
DENTAL PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL IN FLORIDA
Title
DENTAL PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL IN FLORIDA.
Creator
EFSTATHIOU, PANOS E., Florida Atlantic University, Scheidell, John M., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description
This thesis contains an investigation of the potential for increasing dental productivity in Florida. This investigation of the Florida dental care industry is conducted from a micro-economic-theoretical perspective. It is performed under a methodological framework that incorporates the estimation of a dental production function for Florida using data on general practices from the ADA 1977 Survey of Dental Practice and employing the transcendental logarithmic production function. As a...
Show moreThis thesis contains an investigation of the potential for increasing dental productivity in Florida. This investigation of the Florida dental care industry is conducted from a micro-economic-theoretical perspective. It is performed under a methodological framework that incorporates the estimation of a dental production function for Florida using data on general practices from the ADA 1977 Survey of Dental Practice and employing the transcendental logarithmic production function. As a complement to this estimation a survey of the relevant literature and an examination of the general characteristics of Florida dental practices are presented. The general implication is that the productivity of Florida practices could be increased and associated delivery costs could be reduced by expanding the market for dental services, adding more staff, and increasing the number of dentists per practice, as well as by a more efficient use of dental personnel including auxiliaries with expanded functions.
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Date Issued
1982
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14107
Subject Headings
Dental economics--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
EFFECTS OF REGULATION ON PUBLIC UTILITIES
Title
THE EFFECTS OF REGULATION ON PUBLIC UTILITIES.
Creator
Wiggenhorn, Joan, Florida Atlantic University, Scheidell, John M., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description
This thesis focuses on the "ideal effects'' of regulation on public utilities. The effects are deduced by comparing and interpreting conditions for maximization of various models, with and without regulatory constraints. Three objective functions are considered: welfare maximization, profit maximization and sales maximization. Uniform load models are the first to be considered and the effects of a rate-of-return constraint are analyzed. Next peak load models are introduced with the...
Show moreThis thesis focuses on the "ideal effects'' of regulation on public utilities. The effects are deduced by comparing and interpreting conditions for maximization of various models, with and without regulatory constraints. Three objective functions are considered: welfare maximization, profit maximization and sales maximization. Uniform load models are the first to be considered and the effects of a rate-of-return constraint are analyzed. Next peak load models are introduced with the traditional welfare objective. Finally, the effects of the imposition of a rate-of-return constraint on various peak load models are analyzed.
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Date Issued
1976
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13798
Subject Headings
Public utilities, Public utilities--Rate of return
Format
Document (PDF)
SHORT RUN MACROECONOMETRIC MODEL OF THE GREEK ECONOMY, 1956-1969
Title
A SHORT RUN MACROECONOMETRIC MODEL OF THE GREEK ECONOMY, 1956-1969.
Creator
TSOUBLEKAS, GEORGE BASIL., Florida Atlantic University, Scheidell, John M., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description
Tho basis of this study is a macroeconometric model of Greece that consists of fifteen equations estimated by ordinary least squares methods from annual data and five definitional aggregates. The model is designed primarily to explain the behavior of the Greek economy from 1953, but it also has value for short run forecasting. A unique feature is the emphasis given to the interplay of imports, investment and exports. The stability test indicates a stable model with a damped oscillation of a...
Show moreTho basis of this study is a macroeconometric model of Greece that consists of fifteen equations estimated by ordinary least squares methods from annual data and five definitional aggregates. The model is designed primarily to explain the behavior of the Greek economy from 1953, but it also has value for short run forecasting. A unique feature is the emphasis given to the interplay of imports, investment and exports. The stability test indicates a stable model with a damped oscillation of a twenty-five period cycle. The predictive ability tests were very favorable and the Durbin-Watson tests indicated low auto-correlation. Future forecasts were made with the use of trend estimated values for the exogenous variables. Finally, the analysis of multipliers was used to evaluate the policy implications of the model.
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Date Issued
1973
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13596
Subject Headings
Macroeconomics--Mathematical models, Greece--Economic policy--Mathematical models, Greece--Economic conditions--Mathematical models
Format
Document (PDF)
USE OF CERTAINTY EQUIVALENCE FOR LOCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH DECISIONS
Title
THE USE OF CERTAINTY EQUIVALENCE FOR LOCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH DECISIONS.
Creator
WONSETLER, ELIZABETH ANN., Florida Atlantic University, Scheidell, John M., College of Business, Department of Economics
Abstract/Description
This study was prepared to analyze the use of the first-period certainty equivalence procedure in location decisions. Certainty equivalence is a mathematical technique which explicitly incorporates probablistic uncertainty in the decision making process. The feasible location of an international jetport which would service the South Florida region is used to illustrate this decision making technique.
Date Issued
1972
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13473
Subject Headings
Decision-making--Mathematical models, Uncertainty (Information theory)
Format
Document (PDF)