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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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Volume 24, issue 2, 1980

The Politics of Socialist Efficiency pp. 5-11

Abram Bergson

A Brief Survey of the Literature on the Economic Analysis of Marriage and Divorce pp. 12-18

Marcel Fulop

Maximizing the Rate of Return from Land Usage: A Theoretical Model and Case Study pp. 19-22

Philip Levine

On the Poverty of Economics: The Pygmalion Syndrome pp. 23-26

Graydon K. Anderson

R&D and Israel's Industrial Export Performance: An Application of Multidimensional Scaling pp. 27-34

Mitchell Kellman and Menachem Spiegel

Analysis of Manufacturer Location and Relocation in the Cleveland Metropolitan Area: 1966–1971 pp. 35-42

Carol J. Simon

The Pain of Failing a PH.D. Oral Exam, and an Unfortunate Confusion in Economic Thought pp. 43-46

Julian L. Simon

Working Women in America: Factors Which Influence Their Participation and Attachment to the Labor Force pp. 47-52

Michael L. Smirlock

The Demand for Higher Education: A Disaggregate Approach pp. 53-55

Corbette Doyle and James Cicarelli

Friedman and the Quantity Theory pp. 56-61

Michael J. Gootzeit

Recent Changes in Export Performances of U.S. Manufacturing Industries pp. 62-67

Steven Globerman

Social Security and Interregional Transfers of Income pp. 68-78

Steven Matusz and Michael S. McMahon

A Diagrammatical Exposition of Joan Robinson's Decreasing Demand and Rising Producer Prices pp. 79-83

R. D. Peterson

Book Review: On Revolutions and Progress in Economic Knowledge, Knowledge and Ignorance in Economics, Keynes v. the ‘Keynesians’…? pp. 84-85

James M. Rock

Book Review: Keynes, Cambridge and the General Theory: The Process of Criticism and Discussion Connected with the Development of the General Theory., Keynes and Laissez-Faire pp. 85-86

James M. Rock

Book Review: Must Corporate Income Be Taxed Twice? pp. 86-87

Ki R. Shim

Volume 24, issue 1, 1980

Those Empty Boxes: A Grumble and a Parallel pp. 3-9

Thomas E. Holland

The Supply and Demand for Municipal Crime Prevention pp. 10-17

Emanuel Haas

A Generalization of the Economic Theory of Clubs pp. 18-23

S. Sadik Gokturk

Testing a Model for Predicting Commodity Future Prices pp. 24-31

William A. Brooks, Henry A. Wiebe, James A. Hier and C. E. Francis

Effects of Devaluation in the Presence of Nontraded Goods, and Capital Mobility pp. 32-36

Satya P. Das

The Determinants of Income for Primary and Secondary Laborers pp. 37-41

Jerome A. Castellini

Quality and Consumer Demand pp. 42-45

Michael M. Murphy

The Contribution of Oil Exports to Economic Development: A Study of the Major Oil Exporting Countries pp. 46-51

Ahmad A. Kader

The Effect of Government Debt on Interest Rates pp. 52-56

Pradeep Ganguly

Two Simple Proofs of the Inferior Input Theorem pp. 57-61

Moshe Syrquin

The Effect of Gasoline Prices on Automobile Sales pp. 62-66

Roger S. Duncan

A Note on the Technological Progress and Income Distribution pp. 67-70

Y. H. Yeh

A Further Note on Production outside the “Economic†Region of Production pp. 71-75

E. C. Pasour

On Estimating Money Flexibility: A Note pp. 76-78

Grant Scobie

A Note on the Demand for Savings Deposits: Some Evidence from Nigeria pp. 79-81

John R. Kaatz and Daniel E. O'Neill

Equilibrium in a Theory of the Banking Firm: A Comment pp. 82-83

David G. Dickinson and Michael J. Driscoll

A Specification Error in the Standard Leisure-Income Model When Work Affects Utility Directly? pp. 84-85

Shmuel Sharir

Book Review: Economics of Business Decisions., Mathematics in Management pp. 86-87

Jerome T. Bentley

Book Review: Labor Issues of American International Trade and Investment pp. 86-86

William H. Leahy

Book Review: The New State of the Economy pp. 87-88

William C. Adams

Book Review: The Twisted Dream: Capitalist Development in the United States since 1776 pp. 88-89

Kenneth N. Hamilton

Book Review: Essays on Hayek pp. 89-90

Clair E. Morris

Book Review: Management and Economics Journals: A Guide to Information Sources pp. 90-90

Edward J. Deak

Chapter Roll pp. 91-96

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