The problem of restrictions on trade is the basis of this paper. More specifically, the implications of the U.S.-Canadian Lumber Agreement are outlined in the Introduction. Chapter II offers a history of modern international trade theory as well as current trade theories. The next chapter...

In recent years it is widely believed that an increase in economic activity determined by market forces, contributes to higher productivity, faster economic growth, and lower budget deficits. Developing countries, in particular, are attempting to increase the share of the private sector in their...

Future helicopters will require all-weather capability for stabilized flight through severe atmospheric turbulence. This requirement has brought into focus the effect of turbulence on handling qualities. Accordingly, there is renewed interest in modeling and simulating turbulence and predicting...

Countless studies have been conducted to determine how the real estate market reacts to the economy. The most accurate studies contemplate both macroeconomic and microeconomic variables simultaneously. In analyzing real estate markets, both monetary policy and regional factors must be examined...

The purpose of this study is to determine what factors could influence an economic agents' decision to travel or vacation in Florida. This study measures this decision by analyzing the state Division of Tourism estimates for visitors in light of changes in; national gross domestic product,...

For three decades a handful of giant American Corporations dominated the world computer industry. In the late 1980s a host of relatively small firms seized industry leadership. Many saw in this astounding reversal of fortune the birth of an open, progressive, highly competitive and democratic...

The cross-validated classification accuracy of predictive discriminant analysis (PDA) and logistic regression (LR) models was compared for the two-group classification problem. Thirty-four real data sets varying in number of cases, number of predictor variables, degree of group separation,...

Adjusting prices for quality change is an important issue. This study employs a hedonic quality measurement technique to assess the effects of quality on domestic passenger airfare. The econometric analysis utilizes pooled quarterly data on average fare for the largest-share and the lowest-fare...