Date on ten U.S. field crops for the period 1950 to 1977 are used to determine whether alternative single variable measures provide the same assessment of relative variability. The results demonstrate that the measurement and analysis of instability may be highly dependent on the choice of...

This paper demonstrates how linear programming can be used to derive optimal values of the parameters in formulas allocating state aid to public schools in New York. Although disparities in expenditures and tax rates among districts are not easily reduced by formula modifications, the model...

This paper outlines a conceptual framework for dealing with non-efficiency objectives in the pricing of publicly controlled natural resources. A general equilibrium model is developed and issues of model specification and solution are discussed. Finally, a numerical example serves to illustrate...