James B Kau
Biographic Data
| ID | 5605389 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James B Kau |
| GIVEN NAMES | James B |
| FAMILY NAME | Kau |
| SIGNATURE | KAU J B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Georgia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 163 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Subprime mortgage default
The Growth of Government
Default Probabilities for Mortgages
Ideology, voting, and shirking
Contributing authors and institutions to the Journal of Urban Economics
The specification of models of campaign finance
Changes in urban land values
Economic and ideological factors in congressional voting
Structural shifts in urban population density gradients
Technological change and economic growth in housing
A General Equilibrium Model of Congressional Voting
In this paper we specify a model in which Congressmen, constituents, and campaign contributors simultaneously decide on behavior. Constituents and contributors desire to influence the voting behavior of Congressmen; Congressmen, on the other hand, want to be elected and vote accordingly. We empirically test this model using roll call voting on eight bills dealing with economic regulation and find support for the model. Our results indicate that p…
Political Determinants of Rates in Electric Utilities
The authors undertake an empirical examination of the hypothesized relationship between political variables and regulatory commission behavior (i.e., utility rate levels). Focusing on five political variables, they find evidence to support the argument that political factors do effect electric utility rates. They find commissioner terms of office and number of commissioners to be significantly, related to rate levels and offer explanations for co…
On the theory of interest rates, consumer durables, and the demand for housing
The size of government
Urban spatial structure
Self-Interest, Ideology, and Logrolling in Congressional Voting
Urban land value functions and the price elasticity of demand for housing
The elasticity of substitution in urban housing production
Public interest lobbies
Voting on Minimum Wages
Racial discrimination and occupational attainment at the turn of the century
The electoral college and the rational vote
Functional Form, Density Gradient and Price Elasticity of Demand for Housing
Social policy implications of the minimum wage law
State Differentials in Income Inequality
Voting on Minimum Wages
Urban land value functions and the price elasticity of demand for housing
The size of government
Ideology, voting, and shirking
Functional Form, Density Gradient and Price Elasticity of Demand for Housing
The electoral college and the rational vote
Urban spatial structure
The elasticity of substitution in urban housing production
Default Probabilities for Mortgages
Racial discrimination and occupational attainment at the turn of the century
Public interest lobbies
The Growth of Government
State Differentials in Income Inequality
Structural shifts in urban population density gradients
Contributing authors and institutions to the Journal of Urban Economics
Technological change and economic growth in housing
The specification of models of campaign finance
Economic and ideological factors in congressional voting
Political Determinants of Rates in Electric Utilities
The authors undertake an empirical examination of the hypothesized relationship between political variables and regulatory commission behavior (i.e., utility rate levels). Focusing on five political variables, they find evidence to support the argument that political factors do effect electric utility rates. They find commissioner terms of office and number of commissioners to be significantly, related to rate levels and offer explanations for co…
On the theory of interest rates, consumer durables, and the demand for housing
Social policy implications of the minimum wage law
Social policy implications of the minimum wage law
State Differentials in Income Inequality
The electoral college and the rational vote
Functional Form, Density Gradient and Price Elasticity of Demand for Housing
Racial discrimination and occupational attainment at the turn of the century
Voting on Minimum Wages
Self-Interest, Ideology, and Logrolling in Congressional Voting
Urban land value functions and the price elasticity of demand for housing
The elasticity of substitution in urban housing production
Public interest lobbies
Urban spatial structure
On the theory of interest rates, consumer durables, and the demand for housing
The size of government
A General Equilibrium Model of Congressional Voting
In this paper we specify a model in which Congressmen, constituents, and campaign contributors simultaneously decide on behavior. Constituents and contributors desire to influence the voting behavior of Congressmen; Congressmen, on the other hand, want to be elected and vote accordingly. We empirically test this model using roll call voting on eight bills dealing with economic regulation and find support for the model. Our results indicate that p…
Political Determinants of Rates in Electric Utilities
The authors undertake an empirical examination of the hypothesized relationship between political variables and regulatory commission behavior (i.e., utility rate levels). Focusing on five political variables, they find evidence to support the argument that political factors do effect electric utility rates. They find commissioner terms of office and number of commissioners to be significantly, related to rate levels and offer explanations for co…
Structural shifts in urban population density gradients
Technological change and economic growth in housing
Changes in urban land values
Economic and ideological factors in congressional voting
The specification of models of campaign finance
Contributing authors and institutions to the Journal of Urban Economics
Ideology, voting, and shirking
Default Probabilities for Mortgages
The Growth of Government
Subprime mortgage default
Economics (23 works) · Law (12 works) · Political science (12 works) · Politics (10 works) · Housing Market and Economics (9 works) · Law (9 works) · Microeconomics (9 works) · Econometrics (8 works) · Voting (8 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (7 works)