Following the oil price rises of late 1973, several organizations predicted massive accumulations of international reserves in the major oil exporting countries during the remainder of the decade. The predictions have not been realized. Most commentators failed to anticipate the speed with which...

The major objective of energy policy in most member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) since 1974 has been to reduce their dependence on imported oil. This objective was formalized in October 1977, when ministers of the International Energy Agency (IEA)...

This research updates and extends John Crittenden's effort to identify the dimensions of modernization among the U.S. states. The objective is to determine the degree of continuity or change in the structure of modernization between 1960 and 1990. We undertake a principal-axis factor analysis of...

An interrupted time-series design is used to analyze the impact of the 55 mph speed limit on U.S. traffic fatalities over the period 1950 to 1980. In addition to speed such potential effects on highway fatalities as safety improvements, decreased speed dispersion, and decreased travel are...