2004 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MIDWEST BUSINESS
ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION
March 17 – March 19, Chicago, Illinois
A Game Theoretic Model of Marital Infidelity and Divorce in the Presence of
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Implications for Social and Welfare Public Policy
Peter Cashel-Cordo, University of Southern Indiana
Dan
Friesner, Gonzaga University
The New Operational Dynamics of Technological Diffusion: An Empirical Study of
Innovation Performance
Sortiris Karkalakos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
A Comment on Mercy Hospital’s Online Bidding
for RN Overtime Staffing
Chris Steven, Ohio University – East
Dan
Friesner, Gonzaga University
Some Difficulties in the Evolution of a Market for Higher Education
Denton Marks, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
Tuition Hikes and Student Performance
Sudesh Mujumdar, University of Southern Indiana
Timothy Schibik, University of Southern Indiana
Dan
Friesner, Gonzaga University
Mohammed Khayum, University of Southern Indiana
EU Enlargement: The Challenge of Integrating Accession Members
Georgine Fogel, Salem
International University
To Understand Its Economy, We Must First Check
Czech History
John
Bowdidge, Southwest Missouri State University
Treasure Island? In 2003, Russia Discovered
the Euro
John
S. Bowdidge, Southwest Missouri State University
Accuracy of Bayesian VAR in Forecasting the
Economy of Indiana
Choon-Shan Lai, University of Southern Indiana
Anusuya Roy, University of Southern Indiana
Do Poor Get Poorer? Women, Children, and America’s Jobless Recovery
Hedayeh Samavati, Indiana - Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Carolyne Stumph, Indiana - Purdue University - Fort Wayne
Livability Leisure versus Labor: What do
Recent Labor Market Trends Tell us about the “Overworked” American?
Susanne Schmidt, Elmhurst College
Paul
Gabriel, Loyola University - Chicago
Identifying Latent Outcome Measures in Inpatient Physical Therapy
Donna Neufelder, St Mary’s Rehabilitation Center
Janet Raisor, St Mary’s Rehabilitation Center
Mohammed Khayum, University of Southern Indiana
Dan
Friesner, Gonzaga University
How the Motion Picture Industry Miscalculates Box Office Receipts
S.
Eric Anderson, Loma Linda University
Stewart Albertson,
Loma Linda University
David Shavlik,
Loma Linda University
A New Advising Model Using a Non-Traditional Approach: Advising in a Changing
Environment
Tim
Mahoney, University of Southern Indiana
Timothy Schibik, University of Southern Indiana
Service Learning in the Introductory Statistics Course: A Primer for Engagement
Charley Harrington, University of Southern Indiana
Timothy Schibik, University of Southern Indiana
MBA Curricula in
Indiana and the New Economy
Abbas Foroughi, University of Southern Indiana
Nancy Kovanic, University of Southern Indiana
Brian McGuire, University of Southern Indiana
Greg
Murphy, University of Southern Indiana
The Distribution of Skills in the Labor Force: Policy Implications for Human
Capital Formation and Economic Development
Vandana Rao, Indiana University - East
Determinants of Business Sentiment
Dan
Friesner, Gonzaga University
Mohammed Khayum, University of Southern Indiana
The Application of the Theory of Power Law Distributions to U.S. Wealth
Accumulation
William Wilding, University of Southern Indiana
Mohammed Khayum, University of Southern Indiana