... contract, the forward price is linked to the current price by the interest cost of holding the asset until the forward contract matures. In the caseof forward foreign exchange contracts, the relationship ... option. As the price ofthe assetrises, the call-option-equivalent portfolio contains an increasing proportion of forward contractson the asset. As the price ofthe asset falls, the replicating ... regarding the legal right to the promised cash flows and the enforceability of such rights in the event of default, a potential investor will need to form anestimate ofthe probability of default...
... observed the terms ofthe contract. Thirdly, the duration ofthe contract was seen by virtually all ourinformants to be prohibitive, in terms of reducing their scope for action and the perceived ... deliver the minimum monthly number of shifts. The financial contractual agreements involved paying the privateagency the salaries ofthe nurses, based on the national costat mid-point ofthe relevant ... dimensions ofthe services delivered, and whenever the contracts were consulted for clarifications they werefound to be wanting. Another reason was the difficulty of quantifying performance targets for...
... aesthetic judgment of the stimuli) to some transformations. First, for each participant we createdthree stimulus categories according to the strength ofthe memory trace they left.If during the ... education, the hypothesis is supported by the overall set of data.Regarding the findings for participants with art education (see Figure 2), theirresults are quite similar to the other group of participants ... with the strength ofthe memorytrace left by the stimuli presented during the learning phase.Thus, we defined the strength ofthe memory trace produced by each targetstimulus as the sum of hits...
... in the persistence ofthe practice. The paper continues as follows. Section 2 presents the puzzle of uniform prices at the movie theater, studies the patterns ofthe demand for movies at the theater, ... week, and the time ofthe year. The analysis ofthe price uniformity in the motion-picture industry calls for a distinctionbetween two puzzling dimensions ofthe uniform pricing regime in the motion-pictureindustry, ... affected by these forms of price differentiation.There are several factors that deepen the puzzle of (almost) uniform pricing at the box of ce. First and foremost, the decision makers – the exhibitors...
... in the persistence ofthe practice. The paper continues as follows. Section 2 presents the puzzle of uniform prices at the movie theater, studies the patterns ofthe demand for movies at the theater, ... week, and the time ofthe year. The analysis ofthe price uniformity in the motion-picture industry calls for a distinctionbetween two puzzling dimensions ofthe uniform pricing regime in the motion-pictureindustry, ... affected by these forms of price differentiation.There are several factors that deepen the puzzle of (almost) uniform pricing at the box of ce. First and foremost, the decision makers – the exhibitors...
... the price for water and sanitation improvements for the poor by the factor of interest. In this way, the concept of self-help via microfinance makes the poor pay even more than they would otherwise ... and alienated rather than strengthened during the course ofthe project. While SHGs and their federations apparently can act as relatively viable institutions forthe governance of social projects, ... therefore does not seem to be a fair and effective solution to the lack of water and sanitation.On the whole, in both cases the provision of microfinance for water and sanitation ad-dressed the...
... compiling the content of the training manual. • Towards the end ofthe project: writing ofthe policy briefs, and planning for the stakeholder workshops. 9. Conclusion Much ofthe work undertaken ... in the sector in general. The project team is aware ofthe pressure on the livestock feed sector, and will endeavour to assess the data in the light of these developments. 7.2 Options The ... templates forthe CAP team to provide guidance and direction forthe preliminary analysis ofthe data. Dr Brennan and Ms Marsh then provided feedback on the extracted data provided by the CAP...
... influence of government policies, scale economies and other cost factors on competitiveness. This activity will last the length ofthe project and is primarily the task ofthe Development ofthe ... review ofthe nature, experiences and lessons ofthe animal feed industries in other countries, and the role of SMEs in the animal feed sector globally. 8 12Vietnamese government for policy ... the rural sector. OUPUT 2.1 A report on the world animal feed sector and the role and performance of SMEs in other countries The report being compiled is expected to be of use to the...
... Developing a strategy for enhancing the competitiveness of rural small and medium enterprises in the agro-food chain: thecaseof animal feed Milestone 4 A. Report on the key issues identified ... from other SMEs is not a problem. • Feed recipe costs are too high for small firms – should the GoV provide support, especially technical support and training, for small firms? The software for ... mills – and associated with this, corruption within the DLD responsible for testing, and poor enforcement of penalties for breaches ofthe feed regulations. • What is a low quality feed?:...
... chain: thecaseof animal feed Policy Brief May 2010 Quality Control in the Livestock Feed Sector in Vietnam For Information ofthe Minister of Agriculture and relevant staff ofthe Departments ... than for mixed feed. The effect of brand type on the cost of feed per kg of liveweight gain was also tested but there was no significant difference in the means. Thus, while FCR was lower for ... forthe foreign brand feeds, the higher price of this feed balanced out the economic benefits compared to the domestic feed, such that the cost per kg of liveweight gain was no worse than for...
... along with possible solutions for SMEs, is worthy of further research effort. 7.2 Options At project completion, there are options for further distribution ofthe project research reports ... producers. Completion ofthe data analysis and writing ofthe research reports: During the reporting period the data cleaning and analysis of information collected from both the feedmill and producer ... participants and the discussion was provided to the CARD office in the response to the appraisal for Milestone 8. 5.2 Smallholder Benefits At this end ofthe project it is difficult for us to identify...