Re: URPE = UPE?

BRIAN, BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT PERHAPS RADICAL OR RADICAL ENOUGH.THE ANSWER IS BE RADICAL.FIKRET On Wed, 31 Aug 1994, Brian Eggleston wrote: I am receiving many messages in duplicate. Is anyone else so afflicted? Is there anything I can do to remedy the problem? Thanks. Brian

RE: competitiveness index and New Zealand

Sept. 10, 1994 Nancy, I have heard it on TV, one of the network news; it did not indicated the source. I am puzzled too. If the United States is #1 in competitiveness, why can't the trade deficit doesn't come below the $100 billion mark? Cheers! Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Econ, Univ. of North

More on competitiveness

Australia 22.4 Canada 14.7United States 10.8 Cheers! Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Econ, Univ. of North Dakota University Station, box 8369 Grand Forks, ND 58202 (701)777-3348 voice;(701)777-5099 fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail

Renaming URPE absolutely?

I wrote these lines as I listened to revolutionary folk songs. Forgive me if I am carried away by the music or by Jim Craven's quote from Bertolt Brecht. A luta continua, Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of

Info on class attendance

Sept. 19, 1994 Pen-L readers/writers debated grading in the past summer. Journal of Economic Perspectives (Summer, 1994) had a discussion on "Should Class Attendance Be Mandatory?" FYI. Fikret Ceyhun, Economics, Univ. of North Dakota. e-mail: Ceyhun@Badlands. NoDak.Edu. voice: (701)777-3348

Re: The Hayek critique

nce depend on the concrete conditions: population size, historical, social, and institutional structure of the country. There can be no generic recipie for all countries to follow. Sevgiler! Fikret Ceyhun Dept. Of Economics Univ

Re: Credit scoring again??

Bob, What do you mean by " any credit-scoring system be statistically sound"? My emphasis is on the "statistically sound." Fikret.

[PEN-L:6614] Re: competitiveness

. +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of North Dakota fax:(701)777-5099 + +University Station, Box

[PEN-L:6620] Competitiveness

ining 39,000 contribute very little to total sales. Fikret. ++++++++ +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +

[PEN-L:6885] Re: rising rate of profit?

] It depends how you calculate the rate of profit. Different definitions give different results. Fikret *+* +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics

[PEN-L:6904] Re: Off Limits: USA

Fikret *+++++++++* +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of North Dakota fax:(701)777-5099 +

[PEN-L:6915] Re: Off Limits: USA

rd world" - i know that so where is OZ svp? in all three probably! kind regards bill I am sorry for the omission. We'll make a fourth category for Australia/New Zealand. Fikret +++++++

[PEN-L:7043] Re: AIUSA responds to allegations of unionbusting

I have been a supporter of AI but I am not going to contribute to any organization that defends Taft-Hartley. --Nathan Newman Ditto. Fikret +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348

[PEN-L:7068] White collar/unproductive worker?

to comment? Fikret ++++ +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of No

[PEN-L:7074] Political Pitch for Ralph Nader

l politicians and their wealthy backers. VOTE FOR NADER AND DON'T VOTE FOR REPUBOCRAT. Fikret PS: I sent a copy of this piece to our local paper whose editor declined to publish it on the ground that Nader is not on the ballot in North Dakota.

[PEN-L:7232] Vote for Nader

Hi Everybody! Tomorrow is the day. Don't forget to vote for our guy, N A D E R. Fikret +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348

[PEN-L:7284] Unproductive worker REVISITED

TO COMMENTS: Answer to Jerry Levy: Fikret Ceyhun wrote: The other day I was at my dentist's office for checkup and cleaning. As the dental assistant was scraping my teeth I was thinking: is she blue collar or white collar worker? I know she is "unproductive" worker. Can

[PEN-L:7939] Louis Proyect and Socialism

les. Nader candidacy was summarily dismissed by some of us as irrelevant for socialism, rather than discussing why his election would or would not promote or lead to socialism. *+++++* +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3

[PEN-L:8966] Info sought

ce. Fikret. ++++ +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of North Dakota fax:(70

[PEN-L:8937] Re: New SSA in place?

At 12:42 PM -0800 3/14/97, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doug, I sure hope you didn't get the impression I was *endorsing* the WSJ newsitorial?! Because if you did, perhaps I will post a clarification. Heavens no Blair. I was reacting to the celebration of the American way of life that's all the

[PEN-L:8885] Adresler

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[PEN-L:9226] IRIS PEN

Michael Perelman: I mentioned this before, but iris pen makes a pen scanner that you can take to the library with a notebook computer. It is probably not as accurate as a flat bed, but I can scan in much the same way that I could highlight one of my books. What kind of pen is it? What is the

Pathfinder Boards - American Cultural Arrogance

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[PEN-L:2647] Re: globalization

Hugo, This is how we got from you. Try it again. Fikret. M;VX@:7,@8V]M5L;EN9R!'97)M86X@:6YD=7-TFEA;"!A;F0@8F%N:VEN M9R!C87!I=%L('1O(%D;W!T('1H92!N;W)MR!A;F0@')A8W1I8V5S(]F M('1H92!!;F=L;RU387AO;G,@=VAO(1O;6EN871E(=L;V)A;"!C87!I=%L M(UAFME=',[("!T:4@8V]S2!2:EN96QA;F0@8V%R=5LR!AF4@8G)E

[PEN-L:3541] David M. Gordon Memorial

not do less. Fikret Ceyhun +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135

[PEN-L:3543] Intolerance has no place

Let us act like mature intellects. Fikret Ceyhun ++++ +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics

[PEN-L:11064] Re: Globalization From Below (fwd)

MARX AND BEYOND MARX. Fikret. +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of North Dakota

[PEN-L:11034] Doug's Paradox for K/Y ratios

Fikret Ceyhun wrote: One other possible explanation for low capital output ratio in the United States is that K/Ys are correlated with Marx' concept of the organic composition of capital. When organic composition of capital is low then the rate of profit is high, assuming that the rate

[PEN-L:10980] Re: K/Y ratios

Sorry if the subject heading seems racier than it turns out to be... Anyway, what, if anything, does it mean that the U.S. has the lowest capital/output ratio in the OECD? Here are some numbers for 1996, from the OECD in Figures, 1997 edition: CAPITAL/OUTPUT RATIO, BUSINESS SECTOR, 1996

[PEN-L:11833] Is Capitalism Sustainable? Why not?

self-adjusting, self-renewing, and quite revolutionary system. Why would it not last another 100 or 200 years? We wish that it does not last that long, but our wish should be separate from our analysis. Fikret. ++++++++ +Fikret Ceyhu

[PEN-L:11398] Re: Sustainable Development, Complexity theory, and Economics

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT, 1996 by the United Nations. It contains sections and articles about sustainable economic development. Fikret. +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept

Re: URPE Web page

http://economics.csusb.edu/orgs/URPE/urpehome.html

effective protection: 5 minutes lecture

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Re: Marx, Carey, and India First half of first part

. +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of North Dakota fax:(701)777-5099 + +University Station, Box 8369e-mail

[PEN-L:4733] East-Asia Models

16 April 1995 For some time there is a very enlightening discussions on East Asian model(s) of development. The participants search for the root-causes of the economic progress in the region. I don't have answers to these questions, but

[PEN-L:4734] PEN-L digest 671

t there must not be very unequal property distribution, particularly land. The post-war progress that Japan, S. Korea and Taiwan have had in economic sphere is partly attributable to the limitation imposed on land ownership. In struggle for socialism, Fikret Ceyhun e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[PEN-L:4780] Worker?

imposed in capitalism, because worker is not owner and therefore has to work. And owner who owns the jobs has the power to impose work on worker. The definition is very clear here from the Great Plains. Here we see no hills and valleys for hundreds of miles, no smoke or fog. The air is pristin

[PEN-L:5025] Re: profit-rate equalization

my e-mail: Thank you. Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 w University Station,Box 8369 (701)772-5135 h Grand Forks, ND 58202 fax:(701)777-5099

[PEN-L:5700] In the press

Jim, Your debate concerning the "long waves..." appeared R.F. Kampfer's Random Shots column in the most recent issue of "Against The Current." Fikret Ceyhun

[PEN-L:5701] Joke of the day!

" From a letter to "The Economist", by R. Mark Hodgson. Fikret Ceyhun

[PEN-L:5702] Quote of the day

e a dog, but my life began when my younger son moved out. Fikret Ceyhun.

[PEN-L:5721] Re: Iqbal Masih

subsidy. If you can implement this, you will immensely improve children's future economic lot. In struggle, Fikret Ceyhun Economics Dept. Univ. of North Dakota On Mon, 26 Jun 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wr

[PEN-L:5751] Re: Iqbal Masih

ou cannot solve the problems. You could try to improve over what already exist through liberal reforms. That is exactly what some liberal governments try to do. By all means, they are not eradicating the root causes. Fikret Ceyhun On Tue, 27 Jun 199

[PEN-L:5934] re: Our contract w/ America?

with falling real wages in the 1990s? Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office University Station, Box 8369(701)772-5135 home Grand Forks, ND 58202 fax

[PEN-L:5971] Re: Narrowing the Vision

share. How other (non-English language) publications cover certain important events? Sharing those would be very valuable. I hope this would be received as friendly self-criticism of ourselves. Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North D

[PEN-L:5982] Re: RDemonstration in Berlin

onsidering it was initiated mainly by groups considered to be the far left. Marianne Brun Does anyone know whether there are demonstrations at the state capitol in Pennsylvania or at the governor's mansion? Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics

[PEN-L:5985] Puzzle for weekend

. * * * * * * * * * Answer will be given next Sunday. Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office University Station, Box 8369(701)772-5135 home

[PEN-L:5986] Re: Narrowing the Vision

Poland 0.6 SOURCE: THE ECONOMIST, JULY 1th 1995. The magazine asks: if the internet runs over telephone lines, why does it cost the same to send e-mail message around the world as it does to send it next door? Answer: no one really knows. Does anyone know? Fikret C

[PEN-L:196] Re: Elizabeth Fox-Genovese

Doug and Harry, Thanks for the enlightening information about Fox-Genovese couple. Who knows how many more renegates there are? Please keep digging in. Ciao, Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701

[PEN-L:719] Re: mike lebowitz's address

Here is his e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office University Station, Box 8369(701)772-5135 home Grand Forks, ND 58202 fax:(701)777

[PEN-L:1160] Multiple choice q?

a) producer price index b) consumer price index c) GDP implicit price deflator d) other (please specify) Your help is much appreciated. Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office

[PEN-L:1170] help needed

me. Thank you in advance. Fikret Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office University Station, Box 8369(701)772-5135 home Grand Forks, ND 58202

[PEN-L:1312] Re: important measures

real wages, real minimum wage, an index of (unemployment+inflation+interest rate). Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office University Station, Box 8369(701)772-5135 home Grand Forks, ND 58202 fax:(701)777-5099

[PEN-L:1322] Re: Fed tightness

2.062.367.085.553.64 X2 0.554.786.217.276.50 X3 234 285 302 270 256 X1 = Inflation rate, average annual X2 = Unemployment rate, average annual X3 = Weekly earnings in 1982 dollars, average annual Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of

[PEN-L:1376] Re: Fed tightness

or not this shows that they don't believe in class struggle any more. In struggle, Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office Univer

[PEN-L:1377] Chart Question

n struggle, Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office University Station, Box 8369(701)772-5135 home Grand Forks, ND 58202 fax:(701)777-5099

[PEN-L:1555] Tofu Thanksgiving dinner

Jim Devine wrote: "For those in the US (where Thanksgiving happens tomorrow), I hope that you enjoy your roasted tofu log and candied bean-sprouts!" Tomorrow, I am going to deer hunting for a venison roast. Fikret Ceyhun

[PEN-L:1655] Re: Minimum wages in real terms

sparities. And therefore, no capital out-migration. Hugo, it is Friday here too. Time to go home. Fikret Ceyhun.

[PEN-L:1671] Re: Minimum wages in real terms

land?" Of course, that is so. Because no capital moves anywhere if the move is not profitable. Have we demonstrated that the move (due to minimum wage rise) is profitable? Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of No

[PEN-L:1672] Re: Minimum wages in real terms

0.754.8687.5565.1 19924.250.734.7190.2582.2 19934.250.714.5892.9599.6 19944.550.744.7895.2614.9 19954.550.704.55100.0 645.7 Respectfully submitted Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL

[PEN-L:1680] Re: Aglietta

ey (ed.) Limits of Regulation. __. 1989. The Debt Problem, European Integration and the New Phase of World Crisis. New Left Review 178(Nov-Dec): 37-50. Fikret Ceyhun Dept. of Economics e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Univ. of North Dakota voice: (701)777-3348 office

[PEN-L:2017] Minimum wage revisited

by (52 or 50).But that would be too crude to have any relevance. Are there anybody out there who know the employment data in manufacturing in terms of man-hours? Many thanks in advance. Happy holidays

Re: Lincoln Quotes

Abraham Lincoln said: "I don't know much about the tariff. But I do know that when I buy a coat from England, I have the coat and England has the money. But when I buy a coat in America, I have the coat and America has the money." Is Abe Lincoln anti-globalist? Fik

mail postpone

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[PEN-L:7464] Re: Fwd: Zapatistas

rry M. Cleaver" [EMAIL PROTECTED] ++++ +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of No

[PEN-L:7501] Re: On Marxism

Fikret. ++++++++ +Fikret Ceyhun voice: (701)777-3348 work + +Dept. of Economics (701)772-5135 home + +Univ. of North Dakota fax:(701)777-5099 + +University Station, Box 8369e-ma

[PEN-L:7527] Re: On Marxism

all that exists, uncompromising in the sense that our criticism fears neither its own results nor the conflict with the powers that be." Fikret. *+++++* +Fikret Ceyhun voice: