Formulates a model for monopolists which incorporates incentives to reduce tax liability by under... more Formulates a model for monopolists which incorporates incentives to reduce tax liability by under-reporting profits through overstatement of production costs.
The authors argue that the narrowing of the K-12 curriculum in the past twenty years has changed ... more The authors argue that the narrowing of the K-12 curriculum in the past twenty years has changed the relationship between K-12 schoolteachers and the community. Using an ecological perspective as the theoretical lens, the article describes these changes as well as an effort by an economic development organization in Indiana to help rebuild those relationships through an experiential learning professional development activity. The article also includes sample teacher developed work plans for teaching economic concepts and skills through community based experiences.
This study examines the relationship between internet development and various socioeconomic facto... more This study examines the relationship between internet development and various socioeconomic factors that are assumed to affect internet infrastructure development decision. The data collected for 35 Asian countries is secondary data collected from various sources. This study tests six hypotheses about the impact of various socio-economic factors and economic freedom indicators on Internet Penetration Rate (IPR) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). The findings show that the IPR can be statistically explained by one independent variable: GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The study models also include Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), literacy rate, fertility rate, the percentage of urban population, the country‟s status as a former European Colony, Business Freedom, Freedom from Corruption, and Property Rights.
991 Three further themes in the history of technology are mentioned here, but they deserve to be ... more 991 Three further themes in the history of technology are mentioned here, but they deserve to be explored in more depth with respect to Krupp: labor relations, military technology, and mass production. James notes, for example, that Alfried Krupp embraced photography as a way to enforce labor discipline through surveillance (p. 42), but he doesn’t explain what effect this had on labor relations at a paternalistic company that sought to cultivate loyalty among its workers, the so-called “Kruppianer” (p. 87). The book’s archival source material makes a focus on the firm’s leaders natural, but adopting a view of the labor force as impressionable and troublesome is not. With regard to military production, James argues only that Krupp (notorious for arms sales) used military production primarily as a way to get the German state to support the firm; he tells us nothing further about the difference between military and civil production—practically or otherwise. Of particular interest to historians of technology will be Krupp’s supposed resistance to mass-production methods, which James claims set it apart from its competitors. The influence of the firm’s craft-production methods on innovation and on its markets goes unstated. In addition, its ability to cultivate certain foreign markets (often for kings) surely had something to do with the fact that it sold complete commercial plants to developing countries (also important for studies of the export of technical know-how from Europe to the world); Krupp’s “biggest-ever contract” was for a cement plant in Saudi Arabia (p. 270). This book is an invaluable and thorough business history of the Krupp concern and an essential reference for any future history. Reflecting James’s core knowledge, the most detail is provided about the firm’s finances. But Krupp is also a significant company in the history of technology, and the book does not elaborate the themes of greatest interest in that discipline. Such an account, matching James’s exemplary chronological coverage, remains to be penned.
The collective bargaining process is influenced by the market structure that exists on both sides... more The collective bargaining process is influenced by the market structure that exists on both sides of the bargaining table. That structure, in turn, is affected by the merger activity of both firms and unions. Until recently, however, union merger incentives have remained unexplored. This paper surveys the principal theories that explain these incentives and develops a new theory of union
Formulates a model for monopolists which incorporates incentives to reduce tax liability by under... more Formulates a model for monopolists which incorporates incentives to reduce tax liability by under-reporting profits through overstatement of production costs.
The authors argue that the narrowing of the K-12 curriculum in the past twenty years has changed ... more The authors argue that the narrowing of the K-12 curriculum in the past twenty years has changed the relationship between K-12 schoolteachers and the community. Using an ecological perspective as the theoretical lens, the article describes these changes as well as an effort by an economic development organization in Indiana to help rebuild those relationships through an experiential learning professional development activity. The article also includes sample teacher developed work plans for teaching economic concepts and skills through community based experiences.
This study examines the relationship between internet development and various socioeconomic facto... more This study examines the relationship between internet development and various socioeconomic factors that are assumed to affect internet infrastructure development decision. The data collected for 35 Asian countries is secondary data collected from various sources. This study tests six hypotheses about the impact of various socio-economic factors and economic freedom indicators on Internet Penetration Rate (IPR) and Internet Service Providers (ISP). The findings show that the IPR can be statistically explained by one independent variable: GDP (Gross Domestic Product). The study models also include Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), literacy rate, fertility rate, the percentage of urban population, the country‟s status as a former European Colony, Business Freedom, Freedom from Corruption, and Property Rights.
991 Three further themes in the history of technology are mentioned here, but they deserve to be ... more 991 Three further themes in the history of technology are mentioned here, but they deserve to be explored in more depth with respect to Krupp: labor relations, military technology, and mass production. James notes, for example, that Alfried Krupp embraced photography as a way to enforce labor discipline through surveillance (p. 42), but he doesn’t explain what effect this had on labor relations at a paternalistic company that sought to cultivate loyalty among its workers, the so-called “Kruppianer” (p. 87). The book’s archival source material makes a focus on the firm’s leaders natural, but adopting a view of the labor force as impressionable and troublesome is not. With regard to military production, James argues only that Krupp (notorious for arms sales) used military production primarily as a way to get the German state to support the firm; he tells us nothing further about the difference between military and civil production—practically or otherwise. Of particular interest to historians of technology will be Krupp’s supposed resistance to mass-production methods, which James claims set it apart from its competitors. The influence of the firm’s craft-production methods on innovation and on its markets goes unstated. In addition, its ability to cultivate certain foreign markets (often for kings) surely had something to do with the fact that it sold complete commercial plants to developing countries (also important for studies of the export of technical know-how from Europe to the world); Krupp’s “biggest-ever contract” was for a cement plant in Saudi Arabia (p. 270). This book is an invaluable and thorough business history of the Krupp concern and an essential reference for any future history. Reflecting James’s core knowledge, the most detail is provided about the firm’s finances. But Krupp is also a significant company in the history of technology, and the book does not elaborate the themes of greatest interest in that discipline. Such an account, matching James’s exemplary chronological coverage, remains to be penned.
The collective bargaining process is influenced by the market structure that exists on both sides... more The collective bargaining process is influenced by the market structure that exists on both sides of the bargaining table. That structure, in turn, is affected by the merger activity of both firms and unions. Until recently, however, union merger incentives have remained unexplored. This paper surveys the principal theories that explain these incentives and develops a new theory of union
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