Young engineering and science scholars (YESS) reaching outstanding students of limited opportunity

One reason there are under-represented groups in engineering and science is that many of these highly qualified students come from environments limiting their exposure and support for further study and careers. The YESS program targets students of excellent ability, from under-represented groups, from large urban schools and isolated rural schools with minimal opportunities, and parents with minimal education. Engineering Problem Solving skills are the basis of the in-depth work students do in engineering, physics, biology, and technology

Managing Money and Credit in a Developing Economy

The purpose of this paper is to supplement the existing literture by providing an analytical framework which helps pinpoint the exact nature of the problems of monetary management in a developing country, and to suggest substitute ways to achieve the desired objectives which have been largely ignored by others.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100975/1/ECON418.pd

PUBLIC ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC STABILITY: A SIX COUNTRY COMPARISON *

Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74883/1/j.1467-8292.1971.tb00350.x.pd

Turkish Economic Development: The First Five Year Plan, 1963-67

This article evaluates the effectiveness of Turkey's First Five Year Development Plan (1963-67) in achieving both its domestic and its international objectives.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100981/1/ECON423.pd

Measuring the Stability Effects of Social Security Programs in 7 Countries, 1955-65

This article measures the stabilizing effects that social security benefits and contributions had on economic fluctuations during the eleven-year period from 1955 through 1965 in seven countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the UK, and the US.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100979/1/ECON421.pd

Comparative Transcriptomics of Grapevine Powdery Mildew

Grapevine Powdery Mildew is caused by the obligately biotrophic fungus Erysiphe (syn. Uncinula) necator. This plant disease leads to severe crop loss and subsequent economic burden for the wine and juice industry. While the life cycle of the fungus has been explained, the mechanisms underlying how the fungus surpasses the grape’s defenses are not fully understood. In order to identify suitable targets for gene silencing approaches, a better understanding of the Powdery Mildew transcriptome is necessary. De novo assembled contigs of E. necator G14 mRNA were compared to the published E. necator C-strain transcriptome to determine the areas of overlap between them. These were also aligned to the E. necator C-strain genome scaffold and annotated using both the NCBI non-redundant protein database as well as the Eggnog Orthologous group database. Evidence for novel transcription sites was found in the G14 transcriptome and these novel annotations were stored in a gff file for future use. The detection of previously unreported transcripts highlights the need for RNA sequencing approaches that can detect low copy number transcripts

Measuring Economic Stabilization: 1955-65

The purpose of this paper is to supplement the Bent Hansen study (1969) by comparing the total impact of budget changes with optimum levels of GNP.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100982/1/ECON424.pd

Measuring the Effects of Belgian Budget Policies: 1955-65

The general purpose of this study is to measure the effects of various types of budget changes and evaluate their impact on the achievement of economic stability and balanced growth during the eleven-year period from 1955 through 1965.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100977/1/ECON419.pd

Money in a Developing Economy: A Reappraisal

At an earlier date, the author of this papers proposed a theory to explain how the money supply in a developing country is determined which allows for factors other than the traditionally assumed control by a central bank. Its validity was tested with an econometric quarterly model for Pakistan, 1953-1961. The passage of time makes it possible to reappraise the model which is the purpose of this paper.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100980/1/ECON422.pd

Budget Policy and Economic Stability in Postwar Japan

The purpose of this paper is to complement existing studies of postwar Japanese growth by measuring the effects of various types of budget changes and evaluating their impact on the achievement of economic stability and balanced growth during the sixteen-year period from 1952 through 1967.Center for Research on Economic Development, University of Michiganhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/100983/1/ECON425.pd