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                       THE RECORDS OF THE
       INSTITUTE OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH


                             in the

             University Archives and Records Service
                         Wilson Library
           University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
                            CB# 3926
                   Chapel Hill, North Carolina
                              27599

                            July 1992


     On August 1, 1971, the Institute of Applied Business and
Economic Research was established within the UNC-CH School of
Business Administration.  With Clifton H. Creps, Jr., Wachovia
Professor of Banking, as Director and funded by grants from the
Economic Development Administration, US Department of Commerce,
the Institute's goal was the stimulation of and the support for
research dealing with the business and economic problems of North
Carolina and the Southeast in general.  During its three-year
existence, the Institute coordinated and supported eleven major
research studies as well as aiding academic research with summer
stipends.

     The Institute's archival records consist of correspondence
and reports, mainly of the Director to officials of the Economic
Development Administration; financial accounts of grant fund
expenditures: and files relating to the eleven major research
efforts supported by the Institute from 1971 through 1974.  The
arrangement of the records is as follows:

          SERIES 1: Correspondence and Reports, 1971 - 1973
          
          SERIES 2: Financial Accounts

          SERIES 3: Research Studies
                         Fearn, Robert M., "Human Capital
                              Determinants of Structural
                              Unemployment," 1971 - 1972
                         Haslem, John, "An Evaluation of the
                              Implications of Organizational Size
                              and Structure on the Productive
                              Efficiency of Commercial Banks in
                              North Carolina," 1972 - 1973
                         Johnson, Harry, "Impact of Investment of
                              State Funds Upon Money and Capital
                              Markets and the Economy Within the
                              State of Tennessee," 1971 - 1973
                         Lee, J. Finley, "Optimization of Price
                              Levels and Market Availability of
                              Insurance Coverage in North
                              Carolina,"1972
                         Littlefield, James and Frederick Russ,
                              "Manufacturer-Dealer Relationships
                              in the Southern Furniture
                              Industry,"
                              1972 - 1973
                              Phillips, Robert, "Commercial Bank
                              Sources of Funds:  Their Role and
                              Influence in Regional Economic
                              Development," 1972 - 1973
                         Ufen, Charles H., "A Conceptual Analysis
                              of Financial Institution Market
                              Structure and Performance in
                              Underdeveloped Regions," 1971 -
                              1973
                         Van Fenstermaker, J., "Analysis of
                              Methods Used in Raising Equity
                              Capital in a Developing Region,"
                              1971 - 1973
                         Wacht, Richard F., "Physicians,
                              Hospitals, and the Demand for
                              Health Care Services in
                              Southeastern United States," 1971 -
                              1973
                         Wilde, James A., "Ability-to-Pay
                              Criteria and Alternatives to Local
                              Property Taxation," 1972 - 1973
                         Wilde, James A., "Power Equalization in
                              Education:  Its North Carolina
                              Implications," 1973