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The Impact of the Motor Vehicle Industry on the Economy of the Detroit Metropolitan Area
(1965)It is widely assumed that the motor vehicle industry dominates the economy ot Detroit and, indeed, of Michigan as a whole. However, as far as I was able to determine, no one until now had investigated the extent of this ... -
An Appraisal of Certain Major Factors Influencing Profits in the United States Paper Industry
(1965)This study is an attempt to analyze certain factors which are of major importance in the determination of profits in the paper industry in the United States. The three primary determinants of profits are, of course, ... -
Investment Ability's Influence on Regional Development in Southern Illinois
(1965)The need for this study emerged as slowly as the turgid pools in the stream of our progressing economy. In the pools, labor surpluses grew, the backlog of needs increased; until the gap was noticeable, demanded action. ... -
Sounds Like Dead Cell
(1965)This thesis is an attempt to see why the Edsel motor car failed and what, if any lessons were learned from its failure. -
The Projected Impact of the Fisher Body Plant upon the Kalamazoo Labor Market
(1965)It is the intention here to project the impact of the new Fisher Body plant upon the Kalamazoo labor market. Since construction was begun in February of 1965, only a small labor force has been acquired, with complete ... -
Hospital Utilization: A Study of the Effective and Efficient Use of Hospital Facilities
(1965-12)In this paper I have introduced some of the problems the hospital has faced in the past and still faces today, emphasizing the problem of inappropriate utilization. I have included a discussion of the characteristics ... -
A Study of Slack Time to Facilitate Computer Scheduling of Production at National Water Lift Company
(1966)National Water Lift wishes to establish whether, and if so, how it is possible to schedule the production of parts at National Water Lift on an IBM systems 360 computer. -
Bank Functional Cost Analysis: A Case Study
(1966)In Chapter I this paper establishes the need for widespread bank cost analysis. Chapter II begins with a quick history of various cost programs which are offered to commercial banks. The major portion of th1s chapter handles ... -
The Effect of Monetary Policy on the Mortgage Market and Residential Construction Industry 1950-1965
(1966)This paper is a study of the effects of monetary policy operations on the economy in general and on the Residential Construction Industry in specific. The period studied is 1950 through 1965. -
The Economic Impact of the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Seaway on Great Lakes States, Chicago, Muskegon and Michigan Industry
(1966)It is the purpose of this project to review the hoped-for objectives of the Seaway as they were projected before its official opening on June 26, 1959; and to compare these predictions with its actual performance and ... -
An Introduction to Consumer Credit
(1966)This text is designed for a student with some course work in Economics who desires to examine the workings of consumer credit. My most important concern has been to provide the student with a clear, accurate and ... -
The Effect of Government Subsidies on the United States Merchant Marines
(1966)Subsidies are needed to maintain our merchant marine fleet. Our past subsidy programs have failed to change to meet current situations. This flaw is one of the major reasons why our fleet has deteriorated. If future ... -
Price Determinants in the Tart Cherry Industry
(1966)This study is an attempt to bring together facts and data which affect the price which growers receive in the tart cherry industry. Of the many flows which take place, i.e from the grower to the processor, from the ... -
The Role of the Specialist on the New York Stock Exchange
(1967)This paper will investigate the specialist as a component of the Exchange. It will concentrate on the market for common and preferred stocks, rights and warrants, those securities in which the specialist is directly ... -
An Investigation of Federal Promotion of the Domestic Trunk Airline Industry through a Program of Air Mail Payments
(1967)This paper is essentially an historical account with economic commentary upon the program of air mail payments to the domestic trunk airline industry. Specifically, the paper attempts to examine the place and role of ... -
The Effects of Inalation on the Balance of Trade of West Germany: 1960-1965
(1967)This paper grew out of a shorter paper written on the same topic for a course in International Economics in the Summer Quarter of 1966. The scope of this paper was originally to have encompassed the effects of domestic ...