... Policy Instrument Perspectives on Policy Networks, Learning and Change: Theoretical Background This chapter develops the theoretical bases for the research presented in this dissertation Briefly ... a stronger incidence of instrumental learning (I+p), or a greater impact from political learning (i+P) on instrument-level modifications 2.3.2: Instrument- Level Change The most prominent theories ... Dissertation Structure CHAPTER 2: Policy Instrument Perspectives on Policy Networks, Learning and Change: Theoretical Background 2.1: The Impact of History: Policy Instrument Studies and the Choice of Instrument...
... market: empirical evidence’, Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory, Fall: 71 Simunic, D A (1980) `The pricing of audit services: theory and evidence’, Journal of Accounting Research, Spring: ... length of the auditor client relationship Craswell et al (1995) argued that an audit ® rm has a strong incentive to provide superior client service in the initial years of the auditor client relationship ... in the hands of the client DaPalma and Deneckere (1995) were among the ® rst who developed a gametheoretical model of mandatory rotation It appeared from their analysis that auditor rotation creates...
... kinh doanh Xác ñ nh phươngpháp nghiên c u báo D a vào nh n ñ nh phân tích c a nhóm ñã xác ñ nh: Phươngpháp nghiên c u mà tác gi ñã s d ng Phươngpháp ñ nh lư ng Phươngpháp ñ nh lư ng ñư c ... c ñ n s cam k t cao c a c p dư i Theo tác gi , nh n m nh nhi u vào trình m t phươngpháp lãnh ñ o, liên quan ñ n lý thuy t c a Max Weber (Weber, 1947) phươngpháp quan liêu ñ ñi u hành công vi ... c u Phươngpháp nghiên c u ñ nh lư ng phươngpháp truy n th ng nghiên c u khoa h c nh m m c ñích thu th p d li u ñ ki m ñ nh lý thuy t khoa h c ñư c suy di n t lý thuy t ñã có d a vào quy trình...
... series in Greece and their relationship with circulation using surface and satellite data: 1950-2001 Theor Appl Climatol 2004, 79, 185-208 Founda D., Papadopoulos K.H., Petrakis M., Giannakopoulos ... in many technical societies and scientific institutes in Greece E-mail address: apmich@auth.gr Theodoros Mavromatis’ research activities focus on the study of crop–climate relationships, using...
... billion (The Economist, February 26, 2000), the growth rate has slowed, but is still continuing strongly Forrester (www.forrester.com), a respected research organization in the field, expects this ... chain network Cisco develops and manufactures high performance networking products that link geographically dispersed local and wide area networks The company has created an elaborate web of partners ... highly threatening exercise for employees, and particularly senior management These people may need strong encouragement before they are willing to undertake such an exercise For example, in 1999,...
... CONSIDERING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FOOD INSECURITY AND HUNGER AMONG CHILDREN Human Capital Theory Human capital theory, developed and articulated by Gary Becker in the early 1960s, is a very useful ... of poverty and food insecurity Households as Producers Household production theory, an elaboration of human capital theory, views each family as a production unit that uses inputs to produce things ... medical centers, including acute and primary care clinics (Baltimore, MD; Minneapolis, MN; Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC) and hospital emergency departments (Boston, MA; Little Rock, AR;...
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... question, the difference between the two questions.8 Demographic Characteristics of Households We begin by presenting selected demographic characteristics of sample households Table shows that ... Tables Tables Loan disbursements and recovery rates of the Malawi Rural Finance Company Demographic characteristics of households Asset ownership, composition, and distribution Asset ownership, ... excellent research contribution to the in-depth descriptive analysis for this report, Dr Alexander Phiri for helpful discussions during all phases of the research project, and Dr Todd Benson for...
... studies have examined the implications of geographic diversification for risk in banking These studies generally confirm that operating over a broader geographic area allows a banking organization to ... delivery channels as much as initially hoped Specifically, consumers have demonstrated that they strongly prefer the “click and bricks” approach to pure online banking, forcing banks to maintain ... financial condition to engage in price discrimination (charging higher prices to customers with stronger demand) or to practice sorting (reducing service to less profitable customers to drive them...
... announcements made in the second half of 2010, when financial turmoil had abated, the U.S economy was stronger, and emerging markets were growing rapidly Thus, we compare how commodity prices responded ... between real interest rates and real commodity prices in a Dornbusch-style overshooting model In this theory, an easier monetary stance that brings about lower real interest rates also triggers an increase ... energy, industrial, and agricultural commodities, reducing demand and their price In addition, the theory may be missing the signaling aspect of Federal Reserve communication For instance, to the...
... translation In Proceedings of EMNLP’2005 Philipp Koehn, Franz J Och, and Daniel Marcu 2003 Statistical phrase-based translation In Proceedings of HLTNAACL’2003 Philipp Koehn 2004 Pharaoh: A beam search...
... simple self-report questionnaire with statements on fatigue.25 The answers range from (‘strongly disagree’) to (‘strongly agree’) The total score is calculated as the average of the items and ranges ... Geneesk 1932;76(1):304-311 Engel A, Hirschhorn R Acid maltase deficiency In: Engel A, Franzini-Armstrong C, editors Myology New York: McGraw-Hill; 1994 p 1533-1553 Reuser AJ, Kroos MA, Hermans MM, ... disease Clin Chim Acta 2005;361(1-2):191-198 Kroos MA, Pomponio RJ, Hagemans ML, Keulemans JL, Phipps M, DeRiso M, Palmer RE, Ausems MG, Van der Beek NA, Van Diggelen OP, Halley DJ, Van der Ploeg...
... muscles also affect respiratory muscle function [19] MIP and MEP in elderly subjects are correlated strongly and independently with peripheral muscle strength (hand- grip) [13] Peripheral muscle strength ... for MIP and MEP in healthy elderly subjects are, respectively, 10.2% and 12.8% [62] Plethysmographic measurement of lung volumes seldom is required in this age group and, to the author’s knowledge, ... nonobese volunteers, aged 22 to 87, who performed a maximal treadmill exercise [118] Vo2max showed a strong negative linear relationship with age When Vo2max was normalized for creatinine excretion,...
... recent tax reports on the Philanthropic Research, Inc web site (www.guidestar.com) were used The ten NFCC agencies were selected to reflect a range of agency sizes and geographic distributions 25 ... the term “nonprofit” in this way Thus, even strong state laws are weakened by assuming that non-profit status helps provide quality control The stronger state laws provide regulation beyond licensing ... consumers with the right to enforce the law in court Credit counseling trade associations should set strong, public “best practice standards” and provide for vigorous, independent enforcement of these...
... bank credits on Nigeria’s economic growth? Literature Review 2.1 Theoretical Literature The Classical Economists did the first theoretical explanation of the determinants of savings and its importance ... diminished by prodigality and misconduct” Prior to 1936, the classical economists propounded their theory on the savings and asserted that a negative relationship existed between savings and interest ... marked with conflicting conclusions The difference in conclusion is due not only to differences in theoretical perspectives, but also to the way in which the link between them is taken into account...
... post-liberalization 17 periods is probably a geographical effect given Turkey’s relatively close proximity to the Asian countries In summary, Figures 1a through 1i provide strong evidence that excess currency ... of New York Quarterly Review, 54-83 Ross, S A., 1976, “The Arbitrage Theory of Capital Asset Pricing,” Journal of Economic Theory, 13, 341-360 34 Table Changes to Interest and Exchange Rate Regimes ... industrialized economies, even if these excess returns are not compensation for risk Furthermore, theoretical work by Aliber (1973) finds that deviation from interest rate parity is a function of...