Browsing Theses and Dissertations (UMKC) by Thesis Advisor "Wray, L. Randall, 1953-"
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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 ... -
The evolution of the U.S. financial architecture, asset prices, and the role of fiscal and monetary policy
(University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2012-06-15)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 ... -
Exchange Rate Policy In Development Theories: To Fix Or To Float In The Case Of Nepal
(2014)Nepalese currency is pegged with Indian currency since 1960s. Three basic characteristics of Nepal-India relations have gone into the process of adjustment of exchange rates (a) high trade openness with India, (b) high ... -
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 historical transformation of indigenous and colonial institutions of Central Mexico: monetary and production systems
(2013)Based on a critical analysis of the mainstream development discourse, the subaltern's history, and hybrid theoretical models, this dissertation is focused on studying the transformation of the Pre-Hispanic state and the ... -
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 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 ... -
A Post-Keynesian/Structuralist Strategy for Economic Development
(2014-04-01)There are two distinct traditions that have widely different views on the fundamental problem of economic development. This dissertation makes a contribution to the tradition known as the Scarcity in the Midst of Plenty ... -
The Forgotten Lands: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Systems in Transition
(2022)This study focuses on transition economies of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These countries have lagged considerably in their transformation from a planned to a market-based system and are therefore ... -
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 ... -
Towards a Heterodox Theory of Income Distribution
(2015)The present study seeks to examine a number of important questions in the theory of income distribution from a heterodox economic perspective, an approach to economic theory that is inherently interdisciplinary. The ...