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Economics Theses and Dissertations: Recent submissions

  • A Comparison of Medieval and Modern Price Fixing 
    Greer, Virginia Leonard (University of Oregon, 1935-09)
    History should not be regarded as the “dry bones closed quote of the past, unreal, and of no significance for the present. Governments in the past have faced serious economic crises, unemployment, agricultural discontent, ...
  • Tariff Trends and a Case for Reciprocity 
    Clark, Dan E. (University of Oregon, 1937-05-12)
    If free trade is the tonic of my historical harmonic on tariff trends, their causes and effects, it is only because the authorities I quote and the experts upon whose economic writings I have drawn have favored in varying ...
  • The Federal Anti-Trust Laws Since 1932 
    Bruhn, Dorothy Alice (University of Oregon, 1946-06)
    At the outset it became evident that the roots of the Act are buried deep in ‘the sibylline leaves’ and the agitation which brought it into being in 1890 was but an echo of the distant cry which had been raised, in the ...
  • The Oregon System of Rehabilitation with a Survey for Additional Placements of Crippled and Disabled 
    Learned, Frank Marsh (University of Oregon, 1938-03)
    During the last few years, the people of the United States have experienced great social changes, extreme political upheaval, and serious economic maladjustments, which have been the cause and effect of constantly shifting ...
  • The Organization and Management of Producers Cooperative Marketing Associations in Oregon 
    Sebastian, Luciano L. (University of Oregon, 1937-12)
    Cooperation is concerned with human loyalties, is rooted deep in economic activity, and has an object underlain by a theory and a set of principles. Thousands of people have organized economic cooperation; its ideal, its ...
  • Recent Developments in Government Price Fixing 
    King, Charles William (University of Oregon, 1939-06)
    While the thought by economic ills might be mollified by price fixing is by no means new, it has come into particular prominence during the Roosevelt administration. The N. R. A. It was the most ambitious and thoroughgoing ...
  • What is the Agricultural Problem 
    Tibbles, Warren Lance (University of Oregon, 1960-06)
    No apology for a paper on agricultural economics in the United States is necessary. It is a recognized problem area. But there seems to be some confusion as to the nature of the agricultural problem. The purpose of this ...
  • Servicing the United States Direct Foreign Investment 
    Wells, Donald A. (University of Oregon, 1961-06)
    Foreign investments have been a traditional means less developed countries and areas to obtain resources from abroad and to develop more quickly than if there were no outside assistance. The types of investments and the ...
  • A Survey of the Maldistribution of the World’s Gold Stocks, and a Study of the Possible Causes and Effects Thereof 
    Walker, Esther Christensen (University of Oregon, 1938-06)
    Ricardo, father of the orthodox theory of the gold, standard, asserts; "Gold and silver having been chosen for the general medium of circulation, they are by the competition of commerce distributed in such proportions amongst ...
  • A History of the Consumer’s Co-Operatives in Oregon Prior to 1900 
    Masterson, Iver Willis (University of Oregon, 1938-06)
    A History of the Consumer’s Co-Operatives in Oregon Prior to 1900 The pioneer farmer often spent the year "working long hours and enduring many hardships and deprivations, only to find himself just a little farther in ...
  • Some Economic and Social Aspects of Union Privilege Under the National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act 1935-45 
    Jones, George Fredrick (University of Oregon, 1951-06)
    The period 1935-45 was a significant one in the economic affairs of the United States. It saw the economy change from one of deep depression and uncertainty to one of unparalleled productivity, with the end of the decade ...
  • A Survey of the Effects of the Agricultural Revolution on the Agricultural Economic History of the Kansas Dust Bowl 
    Borden, Theron Francis (University of Oregon, 1940-06)
    The main purpose of this study is to determine whether or not the changes in agricultural technique and utilization of land in the Dust Bowl area have been, and are, practical from the standpoint of Economics, and, if ...
  • The Economic Effects of the Progressive Income and Inheritance Taxes 
    Tyson, Alfred S. (University of Oregon, 1939-06)
    The scope of the present study has necessarily been limited, so it was thought advisable to study the present income tax laws, with special attention to the federal personal income tax law with its highly graduated rates. ...
  • The Background of the Expropriation of Oil in Mexico 
    Tallman, J. Woodson (University of Oregon, 1942-06)
    Because it would be impossible in a thesis such as this to cover the entire story of expropriation in the detail necessary, this study places emphasis on presenting the all-important background. It is a story of the oil, ...
  • A Balanced Tax Program for Oregon 
    Rude, Charles H. (University of Oregon, 1935-08)
    The writer believes that it will be conceded by all who study Oregon's tax history that at no time has a real concerted and whole-hearted attempt been made to unify the state's fiscal system. We have had committees, ...
  • The Cross Purposes of Some of the Economic Policies of the Roosevelt Administration from 1933 to 1936 
    Winestone, Robert Louis (University of Oregon, 1942-06)
    With the Roosevelt Administration still a reality rather than an historical fact, it is with great difficulty that emotionalism can be avoided in an attempt to study it. The policies of this Administration have been ...
  • Blue Sky Legislation in Theory and Practice 
    Hoeber, Ralph C. (University of Oregon, 1923-06-11)
    There are at least three theories of the origin of the term “blue sky” movement. One theory holds that the movement was so christened because it “designed to clear away the clouds and fogs from the simple investor’s horizon”; ...
  • Measuring the Contributions of Natural Resources to the National Outputs of the United States and Japan 
    Okabayashi, Toyoki (University of Oregon, 1960-06)
    The attempt of this study is to appraise the importance of some factors which explain the difference in productivity of the Japanese and U.S. economics. The explanation is attempted in fairly narrow economic terms; this ...
  • The Financial Aspects of Agriculture 
    Maxwell, James E. (University of Oregon, 1937-05)
    Any study of agriculture is a complete course in economics, politics and sociology. Agriculture is not only a means of securing a livelihood but also a way of living. There area few places where this combination is more ...
  • Problems of Economic Development and Foreign Exchange Control in Korea 
    Kim, Hi Young (University of Oregon, 1961-06)
    One of the most striking characteristics of the developing underdeveloped countries of today may be found in the fact that those countries are suffering from balance of payments difficulties. Korea is by no means an ...

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