This paper documents the postwar pattern of seasonality of births, for the United States and
its divisions, using a simple time-varying parameter model. Variations over time and over …

… Seiver is an associate professor of Economics at Miami University. I wish to thank Dennis
Sullivan for many valuable suggestions. Research assistance was provided by Catherine Wray …

This paper presents evidence that the seasonal pattern of American fertility applies to
nonwhites as well as whites. The patterns are also changing in the same way over time: the …

In recent years economists have been devoting attention to measuring the effects of
schooling on skills which are not traded in the market and thus not directly reflected in wage …

… A detailed discussion of this problem is contained in DA Seiver, "Comment on W. Whitney
Hicks's 'Economic Development and Fertility Change in Mexico'," Demggraphy, forthcoming. …

Many academic disciplines have examined the role that variation in Jungian personality types
plays in the academic performance of college students. Different personality types tend to …

A key argument of this book is that regional governments can intervene in the resource
development process in ways that affect, and hopefully improve, the outcome. It is the authors' …

Recent advances in computer technology and internet speed have opened up new teaching
possibilities for the International Business Finance (IBF) course. An entire class of IBF …

Development of the nation's natural resources, particularly its energy resources, has
become a matter of increasing concern in recent years. One cause for concern is that such …

When the Navys downsizing ended in the 1990s, undermanning in the fleet became evident.
By the end of the decade, fewer than 90 percent of the enlisted billets were filled. Problems …