Major Themes in Economics (Original Series, 1985-1986)
Major Themes in Economics features research papers written by University of Northern Iowa undergraduate economics majors and chosen for publication.
Major Themes in Economics consists of two series. The original series consisted of 10 volumes and ran from 1985 to 1997. The first two volumes of the original series were published as stand-alone publications and can be found below. Volumes 3 through 10 were published as economic-themed issues of a separate journal, Draftings In.
The second series of Major Themes in Economics began in 1999 and ran through 2021.
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Major Themes in Economics, v.2, 1986
Katsuyuki Ohbayashi, Eric Nielsen, Katherine Calhoun, and Neal Jon Hoffman
Table of Contents:
- Investing in the Hotel Business in China - Katsuyuki Ohbayashi ... p.1
- Diagnostic Related Groups: Dirty Rotten Guys or Dynamic Reduction in Government Expenditures - Eric Nielsen ... p.10
- Where's the Beef in Japan? Or, Why Isn't Japan Importing More U.S. Beef? - Katherine Calhoun ... p.23
- Book Review: The Theory of the Leisure Class, by Thorstein Veblen - Neal Jon Hoffman ... p.38
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Major Themes in Economics, v.1, 1985
Jack P. Nevius, Mark Willard, Phillip G. Kapler, Richard Wurtz, Ellen McBride, and James Shindelar
Table of Contents:
- Taxation and Its Effect on Personal Saving - Jack P. Nevius ... p.1
- The Economic and Social Desirability of the American Family Farm System as Compared to the Alternative of Corporate Agriculture - Mark Willard ... p.11
- Marx: The Philosopher within the Economist - Phillip G. Kapler ... p.17
- Price Discrimination: A Case Study - Richard Wurtz ... p.29
- Ireland: Industry, Agriculture, and Balance of Payments - Ellen McBride and James Schindelar ... p.34
