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A re-examination of Wagner's Law using US total state and local expenditure and its sub-categories

Mahdavi, Saeid - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) September, pp. 398-413

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the validity of Wagner's Law using annual data (1957-2006) for the US state-local government (SLG) real expenditure and eight of its sub-categories. Design/methodology/approach – The co-integration tests of Johansen and the bounds testing approach to...

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Factor adjustment implications of a Trade Promotion Agreement between the United States and Colombia

Clark, Don P. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) September, pp. 384-397

assess the potential for factor adjustment pressures that may arise in the USA if the proposed USA-Colombia Trade Promotion … Agreement (TPA) is implemented. Results show that there is considerable scope for intra-industry specialization between Colombia … and the USA. The TPA should result in a larger increase in US exports to Colombia than US imports from Colombia, because …

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Cournot's model applied to cellphone service in Colombia, 1995-2001

James, Mora R. Jhon - In: Journal of Economic Studies 33 (2006) November, pp. 469-477

Colombia in the time period from 1995 to 2001. Findings – Empirical evidence suggests the following: first of all, companies … companies operating in the eastern zone of Colombia are in long-term equilibrium; and lastly, equilibrium adjustment velocities …'s model implies that cellphone users in the eastern zone of Colombia enjoy a small consumer surplus. Originality …

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Nicholas Kaldor’s Notes on Allyn Young’s LSE Lectures 1927-29

Sandilands, Roger J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 17 (1990) 3/4

Allyn Young's lectures, as recorded by the young Nicholas Kaldor, survey the historical roots of the subject from Aristotle through to the modern neo-classical writers. The focus throughout is on the conditions making for economic progress, with stress on the institutional developments that...

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Stabilization of purchasing power through the use of public credit[1]: American Economic Association Meeting at Chicago Distribution of Purchasing Power and Business Fluctuations R...

Currie, Lauchlin - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) September, pp. 313-320

Presents a paper by Lauchlin Currie on the stabilization of purchasing power through the use of public credit which was originally delivered at the American Economic Association Meeting at Chicago Distribution of Purchasing Power and Business Fluctuations Round Table on December 30, 1936.

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Some monetary aspects of the excess reserves problem: Notes on board staff meeting, May 18, 1936

Currie, Lauchlin - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) September, pp. 294-297

Presents Lauchlin Currie' views on the monetary aspects of the excess reserves problem which he gave at a board meeting on May 18, 1936.

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Public spending as a means to recovery: August 6, 1936

Currie, Lauchlin - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) September, pp. 298-309

Presents Lauchlin Currie's views on public spending as a means to recovery which originally appeared in a memorandum of April 6, 1936.

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Would a further expansion of money be “injurious”?: January 25, 1937

Currie, Lauchlin - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) September, pp. 321-326

Looks at the excess reserves of 1937 in the USA, which were well over $2 billion. Discusses what criterion can be used to determine the adequacy or excessiveness of the volume of money and what the prospects would be for further expansion if no action were taken. Concludes that on balance,...

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Editor’s introduction

Sandilands, Roger J. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) September, pp. 171-193

Introduces the special issue to mark the 10th anniversary of Lauchlin Currie's death. Currie was an economist described as the intellectual leader of the spending wing of Roosevelt's New Deal.

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1934 letter to FDR

Currie, Lauchlin - In: Journal of Economic Studies 31 (2004) September, pp. 261-263

Presents a letter written by Lauchlin Currie in 1934 to the then President of the USA Roosevelt, praising his monetary policy and also offering advice.

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