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Working Papers

2023

1. Is the research agenda for calendar anomalies “much do about nothing”?
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
2. The Anomalies Of The Wold-Juréen (1953) Functional Form In Overview
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2022

3. A Precondition-Free Demonstration That the Wold-Juréen (1953) Utility Function (Always) Generates a Giffen Good
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
4. In Search of A Giffen Input: A Comprehensive Analysis of The Wold-Juréen (1953) Production Function
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
5. On The History and The Mathematics of The Wold-Juréen (1953) Utility Function, And Its Basis For The Modeling of Giffen Behavior
   EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics
6. Two Conditions Which Induce Giffen Behavior In Any Numerical Analysis When Applied To The Wold-Juréen (1953) Utility Function
   MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2020

7. The delimitation of Giffenity for the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function using relative prices: A note
   Economics Discussion Papers, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel)
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2019)
   See also Journal Article The delimitation of Giffenity for the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function using relative prices: A note, Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

1993

8. Risk Always Reduces Output: Signing the Marginal Effect of Output-price Risk for the Competitive Firm
   Working Papers, Manitoba - Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2022

1. Two conditions which induce Giffen behavior in any numerical analysis if applied to the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function
   Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2022, XXIX, (4(633), Winter), 197-204 View citations (1)

2020

2. The delimitation of Giffenity for the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function using relative prices: A note
   Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), 2020, 14, 1-8 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The delimitation of Giffenity for the Wold-Juréen (1953) utility function using relative prices: A note, Economics Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)

2015

3. An argument for the use of the square-root functional form in teaching undergraduate microeconomics
   International Review of Economics Education, 2015, 20, (C), 37-45 View citations (1)

2013

4. A systematic analysis of the links amongst the Marshallian, Hicksian, and Frischian demand functions: A note
   Economics Letters, 2013, 121, (3), 555-557 View citations (2)

2011

5. Searching for Happiness: The Importance of Social Capital
   Journal of Happiness Studies, 2011, 12, (3), 443-462 View citations (67)

2010

6. A note on the endogeneity of the price of utility within the consumer’s static profit function
   Journal of Economics, 2010, 101, (2), 185-191 View citations (1)

2009

7. A simple test for the violation of the non-satiation axiom under uncertainty: The theory
   Economics Bulletin, 2009, 29, (4), 2656-2664 View citations (1)
8. The student evaluation of teaching: its failure as a research program, and as an administrative guide
   The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2009, 11, (25), 125-150 View citations (1)

2008

9. RESERVATION PRICES AND PRE-AUCTION ESTIMATES: A STUDY IN ABSTRACT ART
   The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, 2008, 10, (24), 257-272 View citations (1)
10. The Invisible Hands behind the Student Evaluation of Teaching: The Rise of the New Managerial Elite in the Governance of Higher Education
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2008, 42, (4), 939-958 View citations (2)

2007

11. Using the compensating and equivalent variations to define the Slutsky Equation under a discrete price change
    Economics Bulletin, 2007, 4, (11), 1-9 View citations (1)

2006

12. Hedonic Models and Pre-Auction Estimates: Abstract Art Revisited
    Economics Bulletin, 2006, 26, (5), 1-10 View citations (12)
13. Peer crowds, work experience, and financial saving behaviour of young Canadians
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2006, 27, (2), 262-284 View citations (8)
14. Sandmo´s Model of the Competitive Firm in a Two-Moment World
    Economic Analysis Working Papers (2002-2010). Atlantic Review of Economics (2011-2016), 2006, 5, 1-16

2005

15. THE DEMAND FOR A RISKY ASSET: SIGNING, JOINTLY AND SEPARATELY, THE EFFECTS OF THREE DISTRIBUTIONAL SHIFTS
    Metroeconomica, 2005, 56, (2), 221-232 View citations (1)

2002

16. Stochastically dominating shifts and the competitive firm
    European Journal of Operational Research, 2002, 141, (1), 107-112 View citations (2)
17. The underdetermination of instructor performance by data from the student evaluation of teaching
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (3), 287-294 View citations (9)

2000

18. The Production Responses of the Competitive Firm to Three Conventional Distributional Shifts: a Unified Perspective
    Metroeconomica, 2000, 51, (2), 168-181 View citations (2)

1996

19. The duality between production and cost functions: A new finding
    Economics Letters, 1996, 51, (1), 67-70

1995

20. Can the Sufficient Conditions Used to Sign the Global Effect of Risk Be Used to Sign the Marginal Effect of Risk?
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1995, 47, (4), 305-19 View citations (1)

1994

21. The short-run shutdown decision when output price and initial wealth are random
    European Journal of Operational Research, 1994, 73, (1), 33-38 View citations (1)

1993

22. Eine dynamische Analyse von Konsumtionseffekten/A Dynamic Analysis of Consumption Effects
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 1993, 211, (1-2), 159-172
23. Skewness and Kurtosis: A Pedagogical Note Employing the General Bernoulli Distribution/Schiefe und Wölbung: Anmerkung zur verallgemeinerten Bernoulli-Verteilung
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 1993, 212, (1-2), 162-165

1987

24. Consistent preferences and the allocation of effort under uncertainty: The case of risk-averse behavior
    Economics Letters, 1987, 24, (3), 213-218

1985

25. An Optimal Allocation of Labor Supply and Savings under Interest-Rate Uncertainty: An Extension
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1985, 37, (2), 115-22
26. Tax Evasion and Labor Supply under Imperfect Information about Individual Parameters of the Tax System
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1985, 40, (3), 441-56 View citations (1)

1980

27. Optimal Tax Evasion: Risk-neutral Behaviour under a Negative Income Tax
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1980, 35, (2), 309-17 View citations (4)