... characteristics, including scale economies, input demands, substitution elasticities, and
measures of average and marginal cost.
4
Such traditional or smokestack industries as paper and
paperboard ... explain differences in the
economic performance and growth of the industry. Second, this study focused on the industry s
short run production and cost characte...
...
cost
is
the
sum
of
the average
settlement
costs,
some
other
expenses
such
as
vaccination
and
sanitation
(sometimes
called
nonchargeable
expenses),
and
processing
costs.
Turkey ...
the
broiler
industry
was
the
only industry using
production
contracts. Contract
production
in
the
pork
industry
did
not
start
until
the
late 197 0s,
and
the...
... industries.
Liquid Biofuels
Because growth in the U. S. liquid biofuel industry during the 2004–07 period is primarily
the result of mandatory use regulations and tax incentives, it is difficult to assess the impact
of ... from the agricultural feedstock as the first step in the biorefining
processing. The biorefinery subsequently converts these chemicals to fuels a...
... pre-exposure prophylaxis
through transplacental passage of drug given to the mother during labor, resulting in systemic drug
levels in the infant at a time of intensive exposure of the infant&apos ;s ... infant&apos ;s skin and mucus membranes to HIV
in the mother&apos ;s genital tract during labor and passage delivery; and c) provision of post-exposure
prophylaxis t...
... constrained by the public s holdings of cash and
depository institutions’ holdings of reserves. Since then, the Treasury s deposits have provided additional
growth in the balance sheet. As a result, ... nearing
retirement age was devastating, and it remains to be seen how these losses, if they are not reversed, will strain
the Social Security system in the years to come...
... conventional systems. This is among the
first studies to describe the organic milk production industry in the U. S. and should be of interest
to producers considering the organic production approach and ...
The second stage model is specified using the 3 levels of production costs as the dependent
variables: operating costs, operating and capital ownership...
... 2003.
Bridges are classified as reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, structural steel and timber based
on the superstructure material for the main span. Values shown in the “Total” columns include
bridges ... include
bridges constructed using other materials such as masonry, aluminum, cast iron and wrought iron.
Therefore, the sum of the values for the four materials l...
... composition (marital status and grandparent
presence) is surprising, given substantial differences in composition across nativity groups. In
contrast, it is not surprising that instrumental support ... instrumental support and social
integration is not surprising, given the small nativity differences in the distributions shown in Table
2 and discussed above.
DISCUSSION...
... the Federal Reserve BOG. These accounts also
provide estimates of holding gains and losses for
assets such as real estate and corporate equities,
including assets held indirectly through mutual
funds, ... correlation
between personal and business saving—is famous
in economics (it is often called Denison s law, from
Denison, 1958). Unfortunately, it does not suc-
cessfully withstand...