... 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 asset
rises, the call-option-equivalent portfolio contains an increasing proportion of forward contracts
on 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 an
estimate ofthe probability of default...
... observed the terms ofthe contract. Thirdly, the
duration ofthe contract was seen by virtually all our
informants 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 private
agency the salaries ofthe nurses, based on the national cost
at mid-point ofthe relevant ... dimensions ofthe services delivered, and whenever
the contracts were consulted for clarifications they were
found 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 created
three 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), their
results are quite similar to the other group of participants ... with the strength ofthe memory
trace left by the stimuli presented during the learning phase.
Thus, we defined the strength ofthe memory trace produced by each target
stimulus 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 distinction
between two puzzling dimensions ofthe uniform pricing regime in the motion-picture
industry, ... 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 distinction
between two puzzling dimensions ofthe uniform pricing regime in the motion-picture
industry, ... 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
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Vietnamese 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...