... pairs The results refer to the estimation of system (14) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix being the unity matrix. The estimated coefficients ofthe system of equations ... the domestic country and the US for bonds. Standard errors are reported in parenthesis. J-Stat denotes the p-value ofthe J-statistic to test the null hypothesis that the overidentifying restrictions ... The US SDF and estimated expected excess returns The results refer to the estimation of system (16) by one stage GMM estimation with the optimal weighting matrix being the unity matrix. The...
... from the method used to calculate these costs. The notion of cost is quite complex. Formally, it implies the comparison between two scenarios, and the assessment ofthe welfare of a group of ... report tries to summarize the information available about the different costsof water pollution in India. The variety of these costs comes not only from the variety of pollution dealt with ... significant costs. Nevertheless, even if underestimated, the figure of 4.53% of GDP for the total cost of pollution, with surface water pollution accounting for 59% of it has the merit of being...
... Distribution of CO2 emissions reported in the E-PRTR for the 20 facilities with the highest damage costs Emission (tonne) Number ofthe 20 facilities with the highest damage costs Total number from the ... 2 000% of total damage costs Number of facilities50 % of total damage costs 191 facilities90 % of total damage costs 1 394 facilities75 % of total damage costs 622 facilitiesthermal power ... one element of uncertainty with respect to short-term price fluctuations affecting the value ofthe marginal abatement cost. The year 2020 is also the end ofthe phase III period ofthe EU Emissions...
... include the key variable(s) impacting fees across plans in the survey. The results ofthe statistical regression analysis pointed to the size ofthe plan and the plan’s percentage of assets ... representative ofthe universe results using the experience ofthe survey respondents, there is the question of whether to report results on a plan, participant, or asset basis. The answer to ... as compared with the universe. In the case of this Study, the share of large plans in the sample is higher than the share of large plans in the 401(k) universe. Thus, if the survey responses...
... set of mechanisms that strengthen the progress of care including referrals and promoting regular utilization of services. The measurement of these components required the development of qualitative ... clinics themselves. A sampling frame was constructed of currently married women below the age of 50, and the sample of women from the community included users of the services of private doctors, ... many were unaware of several key structure and process indicators. For example, one third ofthe 31 managers did not know the workload of the midwife in terms ofthe number of pregnant women...
... 70 per cent ofthe gross costsof employing them –within the limits opposite. You can include:• thecostsof any employer’s National Insurance contributions you pay• thecostsof any benefits ... postcode• their phone number• the name ofthe registration or approval body and registration number, if one wasgiven to them as part ofthe registration process• the date ofthe change• the amount ... amount to the new provider, and give us: • their name • the date ofthe change• their address including the postcode • their phone number • the name ofthe registration or approval body and registration...
... possible risk if the substance enters the environment,with the degree (probability) of risk related to the hazardous nature ofthe substanceand the amount of exposure that occurs. Therefore, substances ... L(E)C50 selected for the classification of the metal substance. The mass loading that delivers the L(E)C50 to the medium deter-mines the acute hazard classification ofthe substance. Although ... should assess: (1) the rate of metal release from the purecompound, and (2) the further interaction ofthe released metal with the soil orsoil pore water.3.4.3 COMBINATIONS OF COMMERCIAL COMPOUNDSWhereas...
... Registered Office as above.12 Assessing the quality of investment advice in the retail banking sector Section 2 – Key causes of poor adviceabout these failings as the majority ofthe mystery ... explained the nature of any restrictions clearly.However, in 6% of mystery shops we had concerns with the suitability ofthe recommended product for the length of time the customer wanted to hold the ... concerns with the quality of advice in the other quarter.In 11% of mystery shops we felt the advice was unsuitable for the customer and in a further 15% the adviser did not gather enough information...
... step has the same number of possible paths, then the worst case computation, assuming each candidate SR has all the arcs, is ofthe order, 9 raised to the Nth. If the A term of the question ... to match the theorem with the consequent ofthe rule which is then proved if its antecedents are proved. It can be noticed that what is being accomplished is the definition of a theorem prover ... also has these possibilities, and the R term has a synonym, then there appear to be 2*2*9**Nth possible candidates for answers. The first factor of 2 reflects the converse by assigning the A...
... Thus, the second route of calculating the additional costsof reaching the MDGs leads to a range of estimates that encompasses those from the first route (the cost of reaching the poverty ... together, we estimate that the cost of reaching the environment goal is between $5 and $21 billion. The above three estimates yield a rough breakdown ofthe additional costsof achieving the ... in the pursuit ofthe health goal of reducing infant mortality. Finally, the “City without Slums” program has estimated the cost of providing secure land tenure and upgrading The Costsof Attaining...
... achieving proficiency on the PSSA. It therefore has an ASA of 80. The school with the lowest level of student achievement across all tests has an average of 13% of its students achieving proficiency ... This section describes the analyses RAND conducted with the aim of identifying the school’s contribution to student achievement, thereby measuring the performance ofthe school. A methodologically ... substantial gains for the students they serve, but that also bring their students to high absolute levels of achievement. Initial discussions with the Board of Education ofthe Pittsburgh Public...
... manufacturers, who were then allowed to pollute in the pursuit of profit. Often, this pollution has been in the form ofthe discharge of hazardous effluents and the dumping of hazardous chemicals ... sources of drinking water.86 The cantonal government of Jura also demanded the complete clearance ofthe dump, with the support ofthe Swiss national Environment Agency.87 Following the occupation, ... the list of pollution hot spots by accepting nominations from around the world and assessingthe severity of their impacts on health with the support of a Technical Advisory Board (TAB). The...
... none ofthe changes are large enoughto achieve statistical significance, the pattern of im-provement is fairly consistent.5 ConclusionsWe investigated the consistency of human assessorsin the ... Evaluat-ing content selection in summarization: The Pyramidmethod. Proceedings ofthe Human Language Tech-nology Conference ofthe North American Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, ... val-ues for Readability are the lowest of all categories,and perhaps here removing noise has more impact.In the case of Pyramid, there is a small gain whenwe exclude the single worst assessor,...