... Inefficiency: The Theory of Reflexivity Reconciling Efficiency and Reflexivity Chapter Macroeconomic Perspectives: TheImpactofDebtandDeflationonAssetMarketsandPrices 23 The Magnifying Power of Leverage ... to the study of financial booms and busts was made by President Harry Truman: “Someone give me a one-armed economist!” The statement, made in response to the constant onthe one hand onthe ... applies the framework of Chapter 11 to one ofthe most controversial investment considerations in the world today: China While China has emerged to be one ofthe best economic growth stories of the...
... television productions themselves, andthe work of Australian directors One consequence of this has been relatively little examination ofthe role of cross-border, macroeconomicand structural conditions ... production and marketing budgets, distribution bottlenecks, andthe poor investment decisions of monopsonistic screen funding agencies Secondly, the unintended consequence of policy decisions since ... this context On a policy level, a further conclusion can be drawn about the institutional legacies of 10BA andthe FFC faced by Australian screen policymakers Despite the intentions ofthe architects...
... (1) The name ofthe processor or importer andthe location ofthe processor or importer, if the processor or importer has more than one location; (2) The date and time ofthe activity that the ... that consumer education will reach all at-risk consumers Therefore, consumer education alone will not be adequate to inform the at-risk population ofthe potential hazards of consumption of juice ... and (a)(5) of this section need not include the time; (3) The signature or initials ofthe person performing the operation or creating the record; and (4) Where appropriate, the identity of the...
... Material Usage and Condition of Existing Bridges in the U.S MATERIAL USAGE AND CONDITION OF EXISTING BRIDGES IN THE U.S ABSTRACT Data onthe market share ofthe four major bridge construction materials ... introduction of legislation requiring the inventory and inspection of all bridges on public highways, detailed records of construction were not always maintained Therefore, the year of reconstruction ... reasons The first reason is that bridge condition can be used as a general indication ofthe potential size ofthe bridge replacement market The second reason is that the NBI data reveal that concrete...
... friend; whether they feel alone; and whether they know most of their neighbors In the MCS, mothers report whether their friends live locally; whether they are friendly with their neighbors; andthe ... of socioeconomic profiles and ethnicities in each setting, allows for a 10 broader consideration ofthe "immigrant paradox." Onthe one hand, generally similar social and demographic conditions ... socioeconomic and health incorporation onthe patterns observed among the total population—in social institutions such as the educational and health care systems, andon markers of health and social...
... The CDC’s Office of Women’s Health + + The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation ofthe Administration for Children and Families (ACF) + The Children’s Bureau ofthe ACF + The Office of ... respondent to hear the questions and response choices over headphones or read them onthe screen and enter a response into the computer without the interviewer knowing what the response was The ... subject to sources of nonsampling error These could include misunderstanding of questions onthe part ofthe interviewer or respondent, nonuniformity in asking the questions, and possible bias...
... appreciating property pricesand favourable economic conditions, they under-estimated the true risk ofthe securitized assets in the face of a common shock Coval, Jubek and Stafford (2008) argue ... crises in the U.S and Ireland, explores the differences between them, and reaches some tentative conclusions about the “deep” common features which caused them The two crises are interesting theoretically ... over-exposed ontheasset side to the domestic property and construction sector, andonthe liability side to interbank Euro borrowing markets; see Kelly (2009) The global liquidity crisis following the...
... | The Corporate R&D Tax Credit and U.S Innovation and Competitiveness The tax expenditure for the deduction of R&D expenses is the difference between the actual amount ofthe deduction andthe ... Innovation and Competitiveness From the perspective of a national economy, the first four kinds of knowledge spillovers are components ofthe economywide-social, or aggregate, return onthe R&D ... invention) ofthe company using the credit • Substantially all ofthe research activities have to constitute elements of a process of experimentation (the theoretical and physical evaluation of design...
... percent of personal income, and therefore hardly explains the recent, major swings in the saving rate The FoF Measure ofthe Personal Saving Rate Estimates ofthe assets and liabilities ofthe personal ... differently from the current FoF practices ofthe BOG, this measure of savings should capture not only the acquisition cost of new assets, but also the sum ofthe acquisition costs andofthe capital ... savings is not the only reason for concern Although the aging trend ofthe U.S population is a long-range one, all recent projections tell us that the share ofthe population 65 and older is destined...
... economic reasons, these types of arrangements tend to feature the sharing of design concepts, technology standards, and inputs Onthe other hand, increased collaboration among U.S., European, and ... Chapter One INTRODUCTION Overview Consolidation and Globalization DoD’s Position on Defense Industry Consolidation The Globalization Strategy Research Goals and Organization of This ... procurement, and support of weapon systems in the context of coalition operations with NATO and other friendly nations, national security–related constraints on technology transfer and foreign...
... nuclear confrontation between the Soviet Union andthe United States was the central reality in world politics With the end ofthe Cold War andthe dissolution ofthe Soviet Union, the world continues ... nuclear weapons (e.g., no land to target) Onthe other hand, they might be vulnerable to other kinds of threats (e.g., confiscation of financial assets, assassination ofthe group’s leaders) The general ... Soviet Union andthe Warsaw Pact andthe ratcheting down ofthe likelihood of a nuclear confrontation between the nuclear superpowers and their allies Russia is much less of a military and ideological...
... information about the regional offices, including the divisions and offices for which they accept interns, their application procedures and their application deadlines Also see below for information ... within the SEC that conducts audits of agency operations and investigations into allegations of misconduct by staff or contractors The Office’s mission is to detect fraud, waste, and abuse, and ... with hands -on experience involving a wide variety of issues and a unique opportunity to obtain exposure to the various divisions and offices ofthe Commission Students interning in the Office of...
... resulted in the loss of 50,000 construction jobs, and a serious impacton both the construction sector andthe economy While starts have rebounded slightly, they are still well below the peak Current ... stimulate the construction of new rental housing and retrofits; and to preserve existing affordable rental stock Increasing the construction of rental housing will protect construction jobs in the ... Vancouver offers a suite of incentives and initiatives to encourage the development of purpose-built rental housing, including condominium conversion restrictions, demolition restrictions, andthe monitoring...
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... fewer units of production onthe smaller organic dairies Production Costs of Conventional and Organic Dairies Mean production costs ofand returns to conventional and organic dairy operations in 2005 ... of conventional dairies (52 versus 104 cows), and those in the Upper Midwest were about two-thirds the mean size of conventional The standard error onthe estimate of average herd size for conventional ... Table Test of equality of means on production practices and labor use of U.S conventional and organic dairy operations, 2005 Type of dairy operation Item Conventional Organic t-stat Production practices...
... money, and expect it to be accepted as a Major Between 1860 and 2008, 407 Majors have been played This book is a compilation ofthe results of all of them andof everyone who played in them The ... organization There are typos, calculation errors, and confirmed wrong information There are differences in the round and total scores for a player and in the reason for a player not completing the entire ... much information onthe Majors was incomplete, contradictory, and inconsistent in newspapers, golf magazines and books, golf websites, and in the Introduction of cial records” ofthe tournament...
... at least $1 billion of assets By contrast, ofthe 162 commercial banks that failed, only one (Colonial Bank of Montgomery, Alabama) had more than $10 billion of assets, and only 22 (14 percent) ... declines in total assets in the months between June 2006 and their failure dates Next we compare failed and non-failing banks onthe basis ofthe number and location of branch offices The sharp increase ... $11 million of assets and $5 million of deposits (as of June 2006), whereas the largest (Washington Mutual Bank) held $350 billion of assets and $211 billion of deposits Washington Mutual operated...
... Colorado, andthe Texas Panhandle) in response to changes in the location of production By contrast, in the case of hog production, the evidence suggests that the regional relocation of production has ... considered reports on minority and women farmers, the report ofthe USDA National Commission on Small Farms, and reports by the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment onthe structure of agriculture ... 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health ofthe public The Institute...