We study a model in which a risk-pooling intermediary such as a money market mutual fund (MMMF) is exposed to runs. In addition to providing risk-pooling services to investors, the MMMF lends funds to borrowers secured by collateral as in security repurchase transactions which are frequently...

Examines the impact of tax rates and tax rate differentials in a trade area on local sales tax revenues. Analysis of sales data for FY 1986 for the 75 nonmetropolitan communities in Oklahoma; Use of multiple regression techniques.

Washington D.C

These publications offer statistics on the agriculture industry in each of the state's 99 counties along with specific economic analysis of livestock and corn and soybean production in comparison to the non-agriculture industry.

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This report provides a spatial representation of hospital geography in Iowa and of the decisions of patients to patronize hospitals. It begins with a brief analysis of hospital proximity and hospital proximity’s relationship to population distributions and existing hospital capacity.  This is...

A sample of Iowa farm couples is used to evaluate whether off-farm labor supply decisions respond to permanent and transitory components of farm income. Off-farm labor supply of both spouses declines in response to increases in permanent farm income. Farm wives also reduce off-farm labor supply...