Browsing Economics Publications (UMKC) by Identifier "1937-2647"

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  • Backdating Stock Options: A Primer in Social Irresponsibility 

    Christensen, Kurt (Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri- Kansas City, 2008)
    Backdating stock options refers to the falsification of stock issuance documentation by corporate officials in order to receive a favorable stock price. A lower stock price provides assurance of a greater payoff once the ...

  • Gardiner C. Means and the 1980s Shareholders' Attempted Revolution 

    Pham, Xuan (Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri- Kansas City, 2008)
    Gardiner C. Means was one of the first twentieth-century economists to have noticed the concentration of corporate power in the hands of managers. He believed that this power arrangement caused production inefficiency and ...

  • Heterodox Microfoundations: A Methodological Appraisal 

    Jo, Tae-Hee (Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri- Kansas City, 2007)
    This paper examines underlying methodological commitments in orthodox and heterodox approaches to micro and macro. Identifying methodological advantages and drawbacks of existing microfoundations, macrofoundations, and ...

  • Trade, environment and development : an ecological economics perspective 

    Dasgupta, Poulomi (Interdisciplinary Doctoral Student Council at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2012)
    The growing importance of international trade has resulted in many debates concerning growth and the consequent impact on environment. This paper will critically analyze the impact of international trade on environment ...