... competing and seemingly contradictory theories are presented and discussed the efficient market hypothesis andthetheoryof reflexivity There are many ways in which to illustrate the concept of equilibrium, ... view ofthe financial world In addition to being based on intuitive supply (the higher the price, the more will be produced) and demand (the higher the price, the lower the demand) logic, the argument ... Inefficiency: TheTheoryof Reflexivity Reconciling Efficiency and Reflexivity Chapter Macroeconomic Perspectives: The Impact of Debt and Deflation on Asset Markets and Prices 23 The Magnifying Power of Leverage...
... Recreation andthe Arts 1992, Reid 1999) These underpinned the screen industry‘s next ‗image ofthe future‘ (to use futurist Fred Polak‘s term): the late 1980s vision of Sydney andthe Gold Coast ... understandably tended to focus its attention on the core texts of Australian screen: the film and television productions themselves, andthe work of Australian directors One consequence of this ... little examination ofthe role of cross-border, macroeconomic and structural conditions in the development ofthe local industry (the work of Tom O‘Regan is an exception in the Australian context;...
... (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 ... understanding and choice of safer juices and juice products On the basis of all the testimony presented at the December 16 and 17, 1996 meeting, the NACMCF agreed that there is a need to understand ... either the U.S owner or consignee at the time of entry of a food product into the United States, or the U.S agent or representative ofthe foreign owner or consignee at the time of entry into the...
... herein, and who will accept total responsibility for the application of this information The Portland Cement Association DISCLAIMS any and all RESPONSIBILITY and LIABILITY for the accuracy ofthe ... presented by the number of bridges and by the bridge deck area (i.e., product of structure length and width of bridge deck) Bridge deck area is more representative ofthe volume of construction, ... Inspection standards were issued in 1971 to satisfy this mandate of Congress Most states completed their inventory of bridges on the Federal-aid system by the end of 1973 In 1978, Congress passed the...
... health and well-being ofthe children and their parents Measures 12 Mothers’ Health Behaviors We examine mothers’ health behaviors at the time ofthe child’s birth, and between birth and age ... 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 frequency of visits with friends ... 17% in the FFS and 14% in the MCS In the U.S., about 6% of mothers are foreign-born, non-Hispanic, and about 11% of mothers are both foreign-born and Hispanic In the U.K., 4% of mothers are foreign-born,...
... 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 ... funded by the following programs and agencies ofthe U.S Departments of Health and Human Services: + The National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) + The Office of Population ... years of age (82–89 percent), white mothers (73 percent), and mothers in the highest categories of education and income (74–79 percent) were most likely to be married to the fathers of their...
... Reinhart and Rogoff analysis The other two, regulatory imprudence and moral hazard, reflect the managerial, mixed-economy nature of both the US and Irish economies In both cases, governmental and ... in each ofthe two crises The US crisis was the first to emerge The slowdown in real estate prices andthe consequent downturn experienced after 2006 led to uncertainty in the value ofthe mortgage ... 2009), Ireland did not feel the full force ofthe turmoil until the collapse of Lehman Brothers sent shock waves through international financial markets The drying up of liquidity exposed the fragility...
... elasticity of R&D Whereas the benefit-cost ratio shows the ratio ofthe dollar values of incremental R&D to the tax costs ofthe credit, the price elasticity of R&D provides a measure of their proportional ... provided the claimant does not own 50 percent or more ofthe stock ofthe small firm (if the firm is a corporation), or 50 percent or more ofthe small firm’s capital and profits (if the firm is another ... | 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 and the...
... 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 ... rate: the NIPA estimates from the BEA andthe estimates ofthe changes in personal net wealth that can be computed from the flow of funds (FoF) accounts maintained at the Board of Governors ofthe ... Additionally, and 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 and of...
... Base.” The goal of this research is to develop evidence, information, and analysis so that the Air Force can provide assessments to the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense and Congress on the effects ... industrial base Our reading ofthe literature indicates that both the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense (OSD) andthe Air Force now believe that certain aspects ofthe U.S export control regime ... Principal Deputy, Office ofthe Assistant Secretary ofthe Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ), and our Office of Primary Responsibility, Colonel Paul Coutee, Chief ofthe Engineering and Technical...
... understand the “rules ofthe game” the way the United States does That is one interpretation of both the crude Chinese nuclear threats over the Taiwan crisis and Chinese views ofthe U.S bombing of ... result of agreements with the United States and unilateral actions in the aftermath ofthe Cold War, and partly because ofthe state ofthe Russian economy Even if Russia had not ratified the Strategic ... strategy andthe U.S experience during the Cold War as well as subsequent work—both by RAND and others—on the changes in the wake ofthe Cold War, we show that the United States has a wide range of...
... dates and application dates at the top of this page are for the Washington, DC program See below for information about the regional offices, including the divisions and offices for which they ... interested in the OIG should apply to the Headquarters using the procedure described above and highlight their preference in their cover letter The Office of Inspector General is an independent office ... economy, efficiencyand effectiveness The Office of Inspector General has two primary components: audits and investigations Interning in the Office of Inspector General provides law students with hands-on...
... single mothers and their children, Aboriginal persons, and other low- and moderate-income families and individuals The creation of new affordable homes has also had a significant impact on the economy, ... weakness ofthe U.S recovery, have created ongoing uncertainty for the near-term future ofthe Canadian economy Recent forecasts by leading economists and by the Governor ofthe Bank of Canada ... one-third of Canada’s social-housing stock Most low-income tenants live within the private-housing sector, and there is a need to preserve and enhance the affordability of this part ofthe housing...
... Orr, and John Stanton ofthe U.S Fish and Wildlife Service; Ken Reinecke ofthe U.S Geological Survey; Scott Durham ofthe Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; Rick Kaminski and Jennifer ... more of flooding above the top ofthe coffeebeans before the apical meristem softens andthe plants are killed depending on temperature If coffeebean plants are not flooded early enough and grow ... depends on the uniformity of each plant species within the impoundment andthe desired accuracy ofthe estimate The dimensions ofthe blocks are adjustable, but collect a minimum of one sample...
... prohibit the use of antibiotics and hormones in the cow herd andthe use of synthetic chemicals in the production of cattle feed Organic milk production systems also attempt to accommodate the animals’ ... in the Northeast was only half the size 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 on the ... husbandry, land and crop management, sourcing new and different inputs, and initiation ofthe certification process, among others, are required during transition For example, the pasture and...
... The Majors of Golf This page intentionally left blank The Majors of Golf Complete Results ofThe Open, the U.S Open, the PGA Championship andthe Masters, 1860 –2008 MORGAN ... attract the best players, offer lots of prize 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 ... unknown SBW: number of shots behind the winner at the completion ofthe tournament; for the winner, a minus sign (-) preceding the numeral indicates the number of shots ahead of second place Tot:...
... in total assets in the months between June 2006 and their failure dates Next we compare failed and non-failing banks on the basis ofthe number and location of branch offices The sharp increase ... property values The removal of these tax shelters “helped to send the industry into a downward spiral,” which was “at the forefront of many ofthe banking problems ofthe 1980s and early 1990s.” ... states in the 1970s and 1980s and then by the federal government in the 1990s, led to a substantial consolidation ofthe U.S banking industry By 2009, the number of commercial banks in the United...
... scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority ofthe charter granted to it by the Congress ... 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 acts under the responsibility ... of further analysis The Structure of Agriculture The “structure of agriculture” is a broad phenomenon involving both the characteristics of farms (the system of agricultural production) and the...