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Walmart and other “big box” stores seek to expand in rural markets, possibly due to cheap land and lack of zoning laws. In August 2000, Walmart opened a store in Ephraim, a small rural town in central Utah. It is of interest to understand how Walmart's entrance into the local market changes the sales tax revenue base for Ephraim and for the surrounding municipalities. It is thought that small “Mom and Pop” stores go out of business because they cannot compete with Walmart's prices, leading to a decrease in variety, selection, convenience, and most importantly, sales tax revenue base in areas surrounding Ephraim. This shift in sales tax base is assessed using mixed models. It is found that the entrance of Walmart in Sanpete County has a significant change on sales tax revenue, specifically in the retail industry. A method of calculating the loss for each city is discussed and a sensitivity analysis is performed. This project also documents what has been done to assemble the data set. In addition to discussing the assumptions made to clean the data, explanations of area and industry definition exploration are explained and defended.

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<p> The purpose of this research is to determine how the changing levels of technology at Dofasco Inc. have affected its labour force. This will be approached from the perspective of a production function. An overview of Dofasco's history quickly reveals that the level of technology in its factory is definitely growing. This fact is reflected in the large quantities of new equipment purchased in the company's past.</p> <p> The production function is utilized through a graphical interpretation of four ratios: the sales/labour; sales/output; output/labour; and capital/labour. These ratios provide an explanation of when, why, and how the technology level at Dofasco changes and the affect these will have on labour.</p> <p> The company successfully raises the value and quality of its output through value adding processing of the raw steel. This is attained by large capital expenditures on new equipment. The new equipment also has the effect of increasing labour productivity. Translating into a declining need for labour inputs. The exacting specifications needed in steel making are now satisfied through the use of computers and not through an experienced workers judgement.</p> / Thesis / Candidate in Philosophy

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