Recently added articles from Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research:
Letter from the editor.(Editorial)(Brief article)
May 01, 2008; ... We are extremely pleased to present this issue of the Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, an official publication of the Academy of Economics and Economic Education Research, dedicated to the study, research and dissemination of information pertinent to the improvement of ...
District level mandates and high school students' understanding of economics.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Mississippi will soon be joining the growing number of states that require students to complete a formal course in economics prior to graduation from high school (Grimes and Millea, 2003). Under the Mississippi Department of Education's (MDE's) new minimum ...
Internationalization of the economics major: a "How to" with case studies.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION As is the case at most, if not all, Economics Departments, the University of Wisconsin--Oshkosh (UWO) has long had coursework in International Economics. Our course, however, was a single semester course that incorporated both international trade and international ...
A methodological issue in the measurement of financial Literacy.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)(Survey)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION In order for an individual to function in our increasingly complex modern society, one must develop a basic understanding of investing, insurance, credit and debt management, and other personal finance topics. Knowledge of these topics is often referred to as ...
Breaking vicious circle of low productivity: a new theoretical model.(ECONOMICS ARTICLES)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION "Productivity growth raises our standard of living and plays a central role in our competitiveness in the worldwide economy. Productivity growth will be even more important as new technologies accelerate global economic integration as the American population ages" ...
Competitive balance and fan interest in the National Football League.(ECONOMICS ARTICLES)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION In sports leagues, pure self-interest on the part of individual teams sometimes conflicts with the overall good of the league. Each team serves its own interest by attempting to win all of its games. Each team's goal is to win enough games to compete in the ...
Paying for public goods: a note on efficient revenue collection and expenditure.(ECONOMICS ARTICLES)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION Public goods and services, such as homeland security, freeways, air quality control, disease prevention, and crime abatement must be shared and must be paid for. Such goods are not efficiently allocated by markets but instead are allocated by political means at ...
The federal reserve interest rate manipulations from 2000-2007 and the housing mortgage crisis of 2008.(ECONOMICS ARTICLES)
May 01, 2008; ... INTRODUCTION The confluence of Federal Reserve interest rate fluctuations, recessionary pressures, and the rise in the price of oil, between 2000-2008, have been three of the major factors causing the decline of the housing sector and the mortgage market crisis of 2008. The ...
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Sep 01, 2007; ... We are extremely pleased to present this issue of the Journal of Economics and Economic Education Research, an officiai publication of the Allied Academies' Academy of Economics and Economic Education Research, dedicated to the study, research and dissemination of information pertinent to the ...
DETERMINANTS OF ALUMNI GIVING RATES
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This manuscript examines the determinants of alumni giving rates. The data set is derived from U.S. News & World Report and comprises 196 educational institutions. The combination of decreased state funding for education and increasing costs of education has increased the ...
EFFECT OF PREREQUISITE ON INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS PERFORMANCE
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Experience in teaching suggests that students' success is greatly affected by the prerequisite courses taken. Statistical Reasoning (introductory statistics) is a required course in most business schools. Students can choose one of several available prerequisites for this ...
THE KEYNESIAN-MONETARIST CONTROVERSY IN INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS: DISCRIMINATORY POWER OF LONG-RUN EMPIRICAL TESTS
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Two major theories in the area of balance of payments are the Keynesian and monetarist theories. There have been many long-run tests of the monetary approach to the balance of payments and the evidence has been used to support the monetary approach. This paper argues that most ...
THE CONSERVATION OF EXTENCIA: A NEW LAW OF CONSERVATION
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Managing global economic developments with massive deployment of people and material resources requires not only a special kind of thinking (global vision, big picture), but also precise formulas for logistics and, therefore, a solid scientific foundation. To meet these global ...
MID-18TH CENTURY ECONOMIC CHANGES: THE RISE OF ADAM SMITH AND THE DECLINE OF THE MERCANTILISTS AND PHYSIOCRATS
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The mid-18th century was a time that saw the birth of new economic systems. The mercantile system of the past 250 y ears was being attacked by new movements in economic thought. One of the chief critics of mercantilism was Adam Smith, and with the publication of his greatest ...
POSSIBILITY OF RUSSIA BECOMING A STRONG ECONOMIC POWER HOUSE
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Today practically all socio-political groups and blocs in Russia are debating the country's future along with opportunities of economical growth, but are suggesting very different ways of solving existing problems. This study will attempt to demonstrate if Russia is ...
Determinants of alumni giving rates.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This manuscript examines the determinants of alumni giving rates. The data set is derived from U.S. News & World Report and comprises 196 educational institutions. The combination of decreased state funding for education and increasing costs of education has increased ...
Effect of prerequisite on introductory statistics performance.(ECONOMICS EDUCATION ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Experience in teaching suggests that students' success is greatly affected by the prerequisite courses taken. Statistical Reasoning (introductory statistics) is a required course in most business schools. Students can choose one of several available prerequisites for ...
The Keynesian-monetarist controversy in international economics: discriminatory power of long-run empirical tests.(ECONOMIC ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Two major theories in the area of balance of payments are the Keynesian and monetarist theories. There have been many long-run tests of the monetary approach to the balance of payments and the evidence has been used to support the monetary approach. This paper argues ...
The conservation of Extencia: a new law of conservation.(ECONOMIC ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2007; ... To Elena Aleinikov who dedicated 34 years of her life to helping this discovery happen ABSTRACT Managing global economic developments with massive deployment of people and material resources requires not only a special kind of thinking (global vision, big picture), ...
Mid-18th century economic changes: the rise of Adam Smith and the decline of the mercantilists and physiocrats.(ECONOMIC ARTICLES)
Sep 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT The mid-18th century was a time that saw the birth of new economic systems. The mercantile system of the past 250 years was being attacked by new movements in economic thought. One of the chief critics of mercantilism was Adam Smith, and with the publication of his ...