Recent Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Alexander, S. M., J. A. Kurre, K. T. Louie, B. R. Weller. Forecasting Occupational Trends for a Small Metro Area. Pennsylvania Economic Review 5(2):10-30 (1996).

Kurre, J. A., B. R. Weller. Interindustry Covariance Patterns: Too Unstable for Portfolio Variance Analysis to be a Useful Tool? Economic Development Quarterly 10(1):91-103 (1996).

Kurre, J. A., C. Woodruff. Regional Economic Fluctuations: Portfolio Variance and Industrial Instability Across Metro Areas. The Review of Regional Studies 25(1):159-186 (1995).

Kurre, J. A. Using Spatial Cost of Living Differences as a Teaching Tool. Regional Science Perspectives 23(1):101-120 (1993).

Teaching Regional Economics Through Analysis of Metropolitan Economies. The Review of Regional Studies 22(2) 137-147 (1992).

Kurre, J. A. Teaching Regional Economics Through Analysis of Metropolitan Economies. The Review of Regional Studies 22(2) 137-147 (1992).

Kurre, J. A., B. R. Weller. Forecasting the Local Economy, Using Time-series and Shift-share Techniques. Environment and Planning A 21:753-770 (1989).

Regional Cyclical Instability: An Empirical Examination of Wage, Hours and Employment Adjustments, and an Application of the Portfolio Variance Technique. Regional Studies 23(4):315-329 (1989).

Kurre, J. A., K. K. T. Louie. Economic Evolution and Specialization. Systems Research 6(3):233-244 (1989).

Parts of Books

Kurre, J. A., K. K. T. Louie. Manufacturing Potato Chips (Troyer Potato Products Inc.) pp. 24-25; Shipping Costs to the Far East (Hosford International Inc.) pp. 120-121; Consumer Response to Price Changes (Central and South West Services Inc.) pp. 220-221; Investing for Retirement (Towers Perrin) pp. 304-305; Airline Passenger Demand (Delta Airlines) pp. 360-361; Saving for a Child's College Education (Provident Wealth Management Inc.) pp. 402-403; Projecting Retail Sales (Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Dept. of commerce) pp. 520-521. Seven case studies published in Brief Calculus with Applications, by Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards, 4th ed., D.C. Heath and Company, Lexington MA (1995).

Kurre, J. A. Handout on How to Improve Your Chances of Getting a Good Grade in This Class, pp. 10-11; Handling the `Overhead' Problem, p. 11; Economic Predictions and Lottery Tickets, p. 116; Savings as a Function of the Interest Rate, p. 150; Examples of Gresham's Law, p. 182; Medium of Exchange vs. the Standard of Value Functions of Money, p. 186; Elasticity of Demand and Movie Theatres, pp. 245-246; Example of a Price Floor: Comparable Worth, pp. 380-381; Using Supply and Demand Analysis: The Auto Industry and Imports, pp. 452-454. Published in Great Ideas for Teaching Economics, R. Byrns and G. Stone, eds., 4th edition, Scott-Foresman, Glenview IL, (1989). [Note: the last three were published in the previous edition and retained for publication in the 4th edition.]

Elasticity of Demand and Movie Theaters, pp. 208-209; Using Supply and Demand Analysis: The Auto Industry and Imports, pp. 380-384; and Example of a Price Floor: Comparable Worth, pp. 318-320. Published in Great Ideas for Teaching Economics, R. T. Burns and G. W. Stone, 3rd edition, Scott-Foresman, Glenview IL (1987).