Publications

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We consider the problem of determining a schedule of capacity expansions for m producing regions and a schedule of shipments from the regions to n markets so as to meet arbitrary market demands over a T-period planning horizon at minimum…

This paper consolidates the results of some recent work on the relation between forward prices and futures prices. It develops a number of propositions characterizing the two prices. These propositions contain several testable implications about…

Because it concentrates on the co-movements of jointly determined endogenous variables, the traditional analysis of labor productivity does not directly address the question of the causes of productivity change. This problem is solved by a…

Information for evaluating the statistical significance of stepwise regression models developed with a forward selection procedure is presented. Cumulative distributions of the adjusted coefficient of determination (R-2) under the null hypothesis…

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There appear to be limited differences between employed and nonemployed wives in their use of strategies to relieve time pressures.  Holding income and life-cycle stage constant, neither wives’ employment nor recent entry into the labor…

This paper examines methodological problems in measuring the capital market impact of accounting policy decisions. Topics covered include the development of hypotheses about the magnitude and timing of capital market impacts, sample selection…

Previous research on corrective advertising has generally involved a forced exposure in a laboratory setting using student subjects. Treatment and criterion variables have also usually been developed by the researcher independent of the real…

This paper begins by describing the tax, funding, and insurance aspects of the Pension Reform Act of 1974. Next, the implications of those laws are analyzed from the standpoint of the funding decision of the firm. The tax advantage of early…

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Questionnaires were sent in 1978 to Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni from the classes of 1973-75. Questions were included on career progress and on the earnings of spouse or partner. The response rate was 77% of domestic graduates to…

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In this study we investigate the possibility that derived attribute importance weights, as commonly computed in conjoint analysis applications, may be systematically influenced by the number of levels on which an attribute is defined for…