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Volume 26, issue 2, 1982

Basic Issues in Econometrics: Past and Present pp. 5-10

Arnold Zellner

The Determinants of the Labor Force Participation Rate of Prime Age Males: A Study across Communities pp. 11-16

Robert J. Gitter

Factors Affecting the Demand for Higher Education at Public Institutions pp. 17-24

J. M. Rives and G. W. Cassidy

The Kinked-Demand Model of Oligopoly: Textbook Departures from the Original Sweezy Model pp. 25-32

Surendra K. Kaushik and William L. Casey

A Note on the Applicability of Using Market Economy Variables to Assess East-West Trade Flows pp. 33-38

Roger J. Robinson

Workers, Capitalists, and Environmental Policy: An Economic Analysis pp. 39-45

Richard W. England

The Expectation Formation Behavior of the Inventory-Holding Firm pp. 46-54

Sherry S. Atkinson

Tax Incidence in a Neoclassical Growth Model with Variable Factor Supply pp. 55-58

Kanhaya L. Gupta

A Proof That All Binary Relations Which are Asymmetric are Also Anti-Symmetric: A Note pp. 59-60

Bernd P. Luedecke

Those Empty Boxes: A Comment pp. 61-63

James M. Rock

Those Empty Boxes: Reply pp. 64-65

Thomas E. Holland

Differential White-Nonwhite Migration Sensitivities to Income Differentials: An Exploratory Note: A Comment pp. 66-67

Ki R. Shim

Differential White-Nonwhite Migration Sensitivities to Income Differentials: An Exploratory Note—Reply pp. 68-68

Richard Cebula

Managerial Discretion in the Labor Managed Firm: A Note pp. 69-70

J. M. Golden

A Survey of Course Reading Materials in Economics of Developing Countries in Universities in Canada and the United States of America pp. 71-75

Tadiboyina Venkateswarlu

Reading Lists in Economic Development M.I.T pp. 76-83

R. S. Eckaus and L. Taylor

Economic Development Theory (Graduate Course): University of Windsor pp. 83-86

Z. M. Fallenbuchl

Book Review: The Lending Policy of the World Bank in the 1970's: Analysis and Evaluation pp. 87-88

Tom Smith and Tahany Naggar

Book Review: Statistics and Econometrics pp. 87-87

Waldo John Lombardi

Book Review: Future Dimensions of World Food and Population pp. 88-89

Tahany Naggar

Book Review: Principles of Economics: Microeconomics., Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics pp. 89-90

Thomas Hyclak

Book Review: Multinational Banks and Underdevelopment pp. 90-92

David Bruhn

Volume 26, issue 1, 1982

Economic Consequences of the Informational Characteristics of Mass Media pp. 5-10

Steve Wildman

Scale Economies, Newspaper Chains, and Government Policy pp. 11-15

J. N. Dertouzos

The Structural Development of the Motion Picture Industry pp. 16-27

David Waterman

Topics in the Economics of Media pp. 28-29

Stephen Kagann

The Curious Case of the Journal Manuscript Market: Ethics versus Efficiency in Academe pp. 30-34

James Koch and Richard Cebula

Economics of Education: The Development of a Sub-Discipline pp. 35-42

K. A. Frenzel and D. J. McCready

Attitudes and Work Performance among Young Men during the Transition from School to Work pp. 43-50

Roger S. Frantz

Balanced Employment Stimulation by Government Spending in a Recession pp. 51-56

Emanuel S. Burstein

Evidence for Determining the Optimal Mechanism for Providing Collective Goods pp. 57-61

Gregory B. Christainsen

Economics of Habits—A Systems Perspective pp. 62-66

K. K. Fung

Racial Discrimination in Professional Basketball: Hopefully a Final Comment pp. 67-68

Benjamin S. Meyer

The Differential Impact in Competition and Monopoly of a Change in Costs in Price and Quantity: A Further Comment pp. 69-70

Osvaldo Schenone

Exchange-Elasticity Conditions Governing Instability and the Terms of Trade: A Pedagogical Simplification pp. 71-72

Edwin R. Carlisle

The Deregulation of Urban Taxicab Markets: A Note pp. 73-76

Patricia Buckley

A Survey of Macroeconomics Course Reading Materials in Universities in Canada and the United States of America pp. 77-81

Tadiboyina Venkateswarlu

Book Review: The Cost of Good Intentions: New York City and the Liberal Experiment. 1960–1975 pp. 82-82

Asher Z. Markowitz

Book Review: The Labor Relations Process pp. 82-83

Sahab Dayal

Book Review: Latin America and the New International Economic Order pp. 83-85

Marlene L. Rossman

Chapter Roll pp. 86-91

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Volume 25, issue 2, 1981

The Response to Scarcity in Introductory Economics pp. 3-6

C. Louise Nelson

Methodological Confusion in Introductory Economics pp. 7-11

Joseph Hughes

The Emphasis on Comparative Economic Systems in Introductory Economics pp. 12-18

Michael Wyzan

An Empirical Estimation of a Production Function: The Case of Major League Baseball pp. 19-23

Charles E. Zech

An Analysis of Structural Changes in the Food Stamp Program pp. 24-29

Teruyuki Higa

Recent Developments in Team Decision Theory pp. 30-34

Steven B. Fisher

The Economic Analysis of Economic Literature: A Survey pp. 36-43

Kenneth Button

A Just, Non-Binary Choice Rule pp. 44-48

John Phillips and Dana Stevens

An Economic Approach to Deception in Advertising: Definition and Remedies pp. 49-54

Teresa Gaines McLendon

Effects of Concentration on the Wage-Sales Ratio pp. 55-58

Howard Barry Scheps

A Geometric Derivation of the Phillips Curve pp. 59-62

C. S. W. Torr

Time Lags: A Controversy in Monetary Policy: A Note pp. 63-67

Lawrence T. Clark

A Survey of Advanced Undergraduate and Graduate Courses in Microeconomic Theory pp. 68-72

William J. Gillen

Selected Outlines in Microeconomic Theory: Compiled by Lewis Stone pp. 73-83

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Book Review: Economic Issues in Public Policies pp. 84-85

K. Michael Warner

Book Review: Economic Issues Today: Alternative Approaches pp. 84-84

K. Michael Warner

Book Review: Classical and Neoclassical Theories of General Equilibrium: Historical Origins and Mathematical Structure pp. 85-85

Joseph D. P. O'Malley and Paul Segretto

Book Review: Bridges across the South: Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries pp. 86-86

Soosan Salmassi

Volume 25, issue 1, 1981

A Survey of Recent Research in Health Economics pp. 5-9

Linda M. Bertorelli

State Variations in Income Inequality: A Multiple-Equation Approach pp. 10-16

Miron Stano

Wage Inflation, Manpower Training, and the Phillips Curve: A Graphic Integration pp. 17-21

Edward Shapiro

A Dynamic Macroeconomic Model of Fertility Rate for the United States pp. 22-27

Marcel Fulop

Unnecessary, Confusing, and Inadequate: The Marginal Analysis as a Tool for Decision Making pp. 28-35

Julian L. Simon

The Human Agent and General Equilibrium Analysis from Cournot to Perroux pp. 36-42

Ducarmel Bocage

Racial Discrimination: The Housing Market pp. 43-52

Frank M. Caccavallo

Small Saver Discrimination, Anticipated Inflation and Economic Welfare pp. 53-56

Charles D. Delorme and William S. Mounts

Least-Cost Pollution Abatement, Effluent Charges, and Monopoly Power pp. 57-60

Dwight R. Lee

Government Budget Constraint and Balance of Payment: A Reply pp. 61-62

Emad Zikry

Profit, Growth, and the Marris Theory of the Firm: A Short Run Empirical Test pp. 63-66

John J. Kania and John R. McKean

Differential White-Nonwhite Migration Sensitivities to Income Differentials: An Exploratory Note pp. 67-69

Richard Cebula

Optimal Insurance Coverage pp. 70-71

Ahmet Tezel

A Note on Tests of Significance and Wage Discrimination pp. 72-75

Marvin M. Smith

The Effect of Crime on Residential Rents and Property Values: A Comment pp. 76-77

William J. Carroll

Profit versus Quasi Rent in Predicting Short Run Firm Behavior: A Note pp. 78-79

Thomas P. Reinwald

“Profit versus Quasi Rent in Predicting Short Run Firm Behavior:†A Comment pp. 80-81

William Gunther

Book Review: The Zero-Sum Society pp. 82-83

Chris Carvounis

Book Review: The Antitrust Paradox: A Policy at War with itself pp. 83-84

Michael Debow and John K. Cabell

Book Review: Health and the War on Poverty pp. 84-85

Richard C. McKibbin

Book Review: Money, Banking, and Macroeconomics: A Guide to Information Sources pp. 85-86

Will E. Mason

Chapter Roll pp. 87-92

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