... significant in thecaseof Kenya and Rwanda It is negative but not significant in thecaseof Zimbabwe, positive and statistically insignificant in the cases of Morocco and Tanzania We turn now to the subject ... determinant of investment The coefficient on the supply of credit has the expected positive sign in 19 cases and it is positive and statistically significant in 16 cases For most of these countries the ... investment/GDP ratio in thecaseof Togo to a reduction of 0.12 percent in thecaseof Kenya Conclusion The empirical results of this chapter not lend support to the basic assertions ofthe financial liberalization...
... only the reporter gene situated on the same side, relative to the boundary, ofthe construct However, when the combination ofthe PTS andthe boundary is placed 3¢ to one ofthe reporter genes, the ... outside the region defined by the promoters ofthe two reporter genes (3¢ to one of them, Fig 4, bottom), the PTS is able to overcome the enhancer blocking effect ofthe boundary, and restricts the ... later than in thecaseofthe histone gene cluster [10] This difference in the timing of somatic pairing perhaps reflects the difference between the complexities ofthe regulation ofthe two systems:...
... members of my graduate committee, Prof Shandre M Thangavelu and Prof Julian Wright, and those of my thesis examiners, Prof Hans Degryse of Tilburg University, Dr Hur Jung, Dr Changhui Kang and Prof ... take the results of this risk equation with care, we console to the fact that the coe¢ cients of Capitalit ofthe system GMM are between that of OLS and that of …xed e¤ect The coe¢ cient of RegP ... to the theoretical literature that banks may choose capital and risk simultaneously, researchers put a measure of risk on the right hand side ofthe capital equation and capital on the right hand...
... geographical and environment, the firm could take more control the quality, price and supply of its products because ofthe profit on the economic scale Merge and Acquisition and Valuation – Thecaseof ... caseof Comeco 17 Analyze the motivations behind the acquisition of COMECO on the point of views of PVOIL and verify whether the acquisition is a good decision Perform business analysis and ... investment The main elements were the state‟s recognition of private ownership and multi-sector development, the liberalization of foreign trade and FDI, andthe implementation ofthe socio-political and...
... Rule of law: Assessment ofthe law and order tradition in the country produced by the country-risk rating agency International Country Risk (ICR) Average ofthe months of April and October ofthe ... whatsoever for any consequences of its use The term "country", as used in the context ofthe ADB, refers to a member ofthe ADB and does not imply any view on the part ofthe Institute as to sovereignty ... Overview ofthe Financial Sector and Flow of Funds Analysis 3 The Role of Financial Infrastructure and Efficient Financial Markets 14 The Role of Government as Issuer 24 Conclusion: The Example of...
... especially the lack ofthe vision in the long term The objective ofthe study will therefore design a development strategy for the company in the long term Based on the examination and analysis ofthe ... of 7%-8% or more Therefore, the annual growth rate ofthe plastic industry will also be in the range of 20%-25% consequently The center ofthe development ofthe plastic industry as well as the ... about the Rang Dong Plastic Company It aims at the formulation ofthe development strategy for the company in the long term The depth ofthe study depends partly on the availability ofthe data of...
... characteristics ofthe "Sassi of Matera" and "Trulli of Alberobello" In the South of Italy, the sites ofthe "Sassi of Matera" (Figure 1a) (classified as humanity world heritage in 1993) and "Trulli of Alberobello" ... namely, “Tufo of Matera” for the structures ofthe "Sassi of Matera," and “Stone of Fasano” for the structures ofthe "Trulli of Alberobello," they are different with regard to form and constructive ... andthe knowledge ofthe temperature coefficient ofthe material of which it is made A single measure allows for the determination of diffusivity, thermal conductivity, and specific heat of the...
... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] andofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results for the two decades are compared andthe existing differences ... trend in the eastern and south-eastern parts ofthe Mediterranean, indicating a less frequent expansion ofthe low pressure over the area and therefore a weakening ofthe Etesian winds and a subsequent ... values of HDD were reduced in the second decade, while the monthly and yearly values of CDD were increased The reduction in the yearly values of HDD was in the range of 9.5 to 22% in Athens, and...
... Scope ofthe study In fact, there are lots of various methods to improve listening skills in TOEIC test, thecaseof part and It requires much of time and effort However, due to the limitation of ... lot of difficulties for the student, specially, thecase of: Questions-Responses and Short conversations There are basic reasons make the students poor listening: they are objective situation and ... is one ofthe most common English language tests in the world today The aim ofthe TOEIC is to measure the ability to speak, read and understand basic business English For this reason, the TOEIC...
... terms ofthe impact of outsourcing (IMPACTL to IMPACTO) They were asked whether it had improved: the timing of their supplier deliveries, the lead-time for the delivery of orders, the quality of ... interpret the terms ofthe contract and then negotiate new understandings of these terms with the suppliers The monitoring staff have also indicated that because of contract ambiguity, they have ... account for 15% of lines and 90% from 50% ofthe lines However, customers wish to purchase from a range of brands, even if they don’t buy them Thus, for example, 50 brands ofcoffee may have to...
... traders to learn their activities and understand the overall picture of commodity trade in their regions CDRI 13 Agricultural Trade in the Greater Mekong Sub-region: TheCaseof Cassava and Rubber ... affecting the trees’ latex concentration and yield When there is little rainfall, the bark is hard and holds only a small When there is more rain, the bark becomes soft andthe concentration of latex ... latex decreases, the At the end ofthe rainy season, the soil starts to dry andthe rubber leaves start to shed, causing more sunlight to reach the ground andthe temperature in the plantation...
... an ellipse with the use of a function ofthe Xfig software The parameter of lower-face roundness was computed as the ratio between the horizontal axis andthe vertical axis ofthe ellipse (see ... menton) If the face was not depicted fully frontally and was slightly turned, then only the data ofthe more frontal eye (left eye in caseof turning right and vice versa), andthe measurement of face ... training at the academy of years in thecaseof males and 2.7 years in thecaseof females Participants were not told that the study concerned eye, lip, and lower-face proportions and roundness in artistic...
... fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of doctor at Wageningen University by the authority ofthe Rector Magnificus Prof dr M.J Kropff in the presence ofthe Thesis Committee appointed by the ... Netherlands came from the budget ofthe REFINE project, which was funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ofThe Netherlands The funding for the study on shrimp farming in the Can Gio area came ... Thi Them, and to be a sister of my brothers and sisters, Than, Huong, Thai, Hoa, Chau, Phu, Dinh, Dam, Tam and their husbands, wives and children I would like to thank to all of them for their...
... height andthe exposure to violence in utero and early in life explain most ofthe variation in HAZ scores of children Furthermore, the experience of armed conflict renders the positive effect of health ... research mostly ignored the link between mother’s health and children’s health at birth because ofthe lack of data Akresh and Verwimp (2006) use current BMI ofthe mother to proxy for her health ... the availability of any type of toilet facilities in the household, or if they are shared with others Furthermore, food can be contaminated through many channels, e.g the water, the storage of...
... on whether the pregnancy history ofthe parents qualifies them to have a (new) child, and whether the child quota laid down in the yearly plan ofthe village or workplace is full or not The rules ... [2] Parallel to the hierarchical structure of civil servants, there is the party organization, andthe leaders ofthe party at each level share the decision making with leaders ofthe civil servant ... would be the most accurate translation, but it is not suggestive ofthe incentives and fines attached The purpose of this article is to describe and discuss the concept of illegal pregnancy and how...
... Denmark, Australia andthe Netherlands The predicted full cost ofthe various latrine options (and the size ofthe loans) was between 40 and 160 euros, though households complained that the costs were ... sanitation On the whole, in both cases the provision of microfinance for water and sanitation addressed the symptoms rather than causes ofthe underprovision of water and sanitation to the poor Because ... is the synthesis of water marketisation and microfinance expansion Mader: Making the Poor Pay for Public Goods via Microfinance Underlying the idea of using microfinance for water (and other...
... again the mean and standard deviation of returns Let si denote the standard deviation ofthe simulated series for the ith producer Also let sc denote the mean standard deviation for the group of ... means ofthe σ i ’s and vi’s and are reported in the first two rows (and second and third columns) of Table 15 The computations assume the lowest possible interest rate of 15% per annum The table ... reports the standard errors of these estimates The figures show that the variability of returns of noncontract growers exceed that of contract growers by a factor of or 10 depending on the measure of...