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The Financialization of the Business Enterprise
(2015)
of neoclassical agency theory influenced reality. The second chapter studies the diffusion of agency theory into corporate practice as an example of how theory can simultaneously be impacted by and have an impact on the world. The third chapter provides a review...
An Evaluation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families from the Catholic Social Teaching Perspective
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2016)
teachings of the Church and remain Catholic. This research examines the common foundation of the disparate views within Catholic Social Thought and then applies that moral perspective toward an evaluation of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the cash...
The origins of money: evaluating chartalist and metallist theories in the context of ancient Greece and Mesopotamia
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2011-06-02)
Tracing the origins of money in archaic Greece (roughly 900-500 BC) and ancient
Mesopotamia in the fourth millennium BC, this thesis assesses the applicability of Chartalist and Metallist theories of money's origins. It ...
The Reproduction of Empire of Capital through Incursions of Capitalist Processes into Non-capitalist Processes Since 1989
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2018)
This dissertation lays out a theoretical framework for a non-capitalocentric theory of the
empire of capital since 1989. Following a complementary holistic approach, it sees the
economy as reflecting the society that ...
A Spatial Theory of School Closure: An Examination of School Closure in America
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2016)
This dissertation seeks to uncover the primary factors associated with public school closure in the United States during the five year period 2007 – 2012. Specifically, it addresses three questions related to school closures. ...
An empirical analysis of alternative explanations for the female wage gap
(University of Missouri -- Kansas City, 2011-05-20)
The social sciences have four explanations for the gender wage gap: preference, crowding, power, and socialization. Neoclassical economists explain the wage gap as the result of employers and employees' work-related ...
Pediatric Lead Poisoning and The Built Environment in Kansas City, Missouri 2000-2013
(2021)
This study examines relationships between pediatric lead poisoning and the built environment. Focusing on Kansas City, Missouri between the years 2000 and 2013 this dissertation informs policy options and identifies ...
Full Employment and Development: The Case of Indian Economy
(University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2014)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility and desirability of full
employment and price stability in India via an Employer of Last resort program. After
providing a brief historical background of the ...
The Role of Monetary Policy in the Functional Income Distribution and Economic Growth in a Money Manager Capitalist System: The Case of United States of America: 1970 - 2015
(2022)
The present dissertation analyzes the impact of monetary policy on the functional distribution of income, focusing on the United States as a case study. It explores how monetary policies negatively impact labor share in ...
Multifunctional Banking and Financial Fragility: What Should Banks Do?
(2015-05-22)
This dissertation traces the evolution of the U.S. banking system since the 1980s
with a specific focus on the role of the relaxation and eventual repeal of Glass-Steagall Act
(GSA) on the stability of the financial ...
The evolution of the U.S. financial architecture, asset prices, and the role of fiscal and monetary policy
(2015-03-04)
In the past years there has been increasing interest in shadow banking institutions.
Economists identified the shadow banking system at the core of the 2007-2008 Global
Financial Crisis and it was a key component of the ...
An Instrumental Approach to Full Employment: with Policy Implication
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2010)
The study proposes that in order to assure full employment, policy measures must address both Keynesian unemployment, and unemployment caused by structural and technological change. It is possible to attain full employment ...
Some Alternatives to Model Selection and New Approaches to Computing for the Economics. 12/6/2014
(2014)
This interdisciplinary dissertation in statistics, economics, and social science
methodology derives a methodological approach for economics from philosophical
principles, identi es barriers to its adoption, and presents ...
An Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research and Intervention Strategy Applied to the Problem of Pediatric Asthma in Kansas City
(2020)
This dissertation presents a multilevel health disparities research strategy using pediatric asthma in Kansas City as a case study. The first chapter introduces the problem of pediatric asthma in Kansas City and the ...
Ushering in the Post-Oil Era: A Functional Finance Approach to Development, Diversification and Sustainability in Saudi Arabia
(2023)
decades and has been largely dependent on its oil sales proceeds. However, with volatility in oil prices and the need to find sustainable energy practices, it has started to diversify its economy and develop other sectors. As the country is not monetarily...