... market We calculate the cost of credit forthe median firm as the ratio ofthe real valueof interest payments to the real valueofthe stock of bank debt As observed in the figure, this real implict ... t (8) using thevalueof final goods, the sum of all value added and the total income in the economy respectively The last term in equation (8) is the income ofthe intermediary in the current ... engendered by the financial friction This is because ofthe rate of growth ofthe price of tradable goods, which enters in the definition ofthe gross interest rate which governs the size ofthe wedge...
... activity of one agent affects the well-being of another agent outside of any type of market mechanism—these are often not taken into account in decision making and when they are not accounted for, they ... cost accountingforthe life cycle of coal Epstein et al emissions from coal mines, on the order of 3% ofthe stack emissions.110 There are also additional GHG emissions from the other uses of ... estimates forthe social cost of carbon and the high and low values forthe energy density of lignite produced values of $12.3 million to $161.4 million, or 0.0006 ¢/kWh to 0.008¢/kWh One measure of the...
... Website Information and Publications 16 The support ofthe Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is gratefully acknowledged The work was part ofthe programme ofthe ESRC Centre for Analysis ... assessments (CCA) both of which gained currency in Europe and the US during the late 1980s/ 1990s These techniques are part ofthe changes associated with the NPM and they form the basis of much risk-based ... philosophies In other cases a partial buy- in to the risk philosophy is in evidence, sometimes this is manifested simply by the use ofthe language of risk, in others this is supported by the use of risk-based...
... frequency Let us then define the cut-off frequency ofthe filter as that particular value ωc in correspondence of which the gain halves The parameter λ is related to the cut-off frequency ofthe corresponding ... the spectral density ofthe high–pass component has two poles at the zero frequency The normalised spectrum ofthe low–pass disturbance is plotted in the left panel of figure for m = and forthe ... (i.e., population of age 15-64), prt is the logarithm ofthe labour force participation rate (defined as the ratio ofthe labour force over the working age population), ert is that ofthe employment...
... explanation forthe origin ofthe arrow of time i Author’s Contribution This thesis is organized so as to provide a comprehensive comparison ofthe two theories on the origin ofthe arrow of time ... also provide a detailed analysis ofthe merits as well as the flaws of both theories, in their explanations ofthe origin ofthe arrow of time Comparing the two theories, I justify why I believe ... Then, there is only one way for all 20 molecules to be in one partition, and zero in the other partition Forthe case with 19 molecules in one partition and molecule in the other partition, there...
... abnormalities not represent a single pathological entity and therefore there is no single strategy for their prevention Conflict of interest The author has declared that no conflict of interest ... 33.5% of cases with congenital abnormalities Thus, there are two main conclusions: at present the major part of congenital abnormalities (85.3%) are preventable; however, different congenital abnormalities ... birth In Hungary 25.2% of congenital abnormalities were prevented by these methods Previously the selective abortion, i.e termination of pregnancy after the prenatal diagnosis of severe fetal defects...
... composed of three parts: *Part I is the presentation of basic information such as the rationale, the scope ofthe study, the aims ofthe study, the methods ofthe study and finally the design ofthe ... The mean is the sum of all the values in a distribution divided by the total number of values (50) The formula forthe mean is: M = ∑f N x M= mean where: ∑= sum of (or add up) N= the number of ... August 2005 3.6.3.2 .The range The RANGE is the difference between the highest and the lowest scores, i.e it is the highest value minus the lowest The formula forthe range ofthe reading test results...
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... from information disclosed by, the parties at any time before or at the conclusion ofthe contract (3) Neither the nationality ofthe parties nor the civil or commercial character ofthe parties ... paragraph for any lack of conformity ofthe goods if at the time ofthe conclusion ofthe contract the buyer knew or could not have been unaware of such lack of conformity Article 36 (1) The seller ... B Party autonomy C Interpretation ofthe Convention D Interpretation ofthe contract; usages E Form ofthe contract Part Two Formation ofthe contract Part Three Sale of goods A Obligations of...
... records The information may be all ofthe information about the record, or it may be selected information The way in which the information is extracted will depend on its input into the cable ... Standard forthe Telecom Infra of Com Bldgs Other Information Other Linkages Equipment Records PC120 the equipment the cable terminates at (desk top) Other Linked Records Linkages • are the connections ... contain the linkages to other elements ofthe telecommunications system The record will be contained in a database which may be searched and sorted according to the requirements ofthe users There...
... Preparing the Western Cape forthe Knowledge Economy ofthe 21st Century PREPARING THE WESTERN CAPE FORTHE KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY OFTHE 21ST CENTURY MAY 2001 Department of Economic Affairs, ... Tourism Preparing the Western Cape forthe Knowledge Economy ofthe 21st Century 3.1 The economy ofthe Western Cape is woven tightly into the global economy Almost two-thirds ofthe output ofthe private ... prepare the people ofthe province forthe knowledge economy ofthe 21st century; To contain the spread of HIV/AIDS and TB; To empower the poor people of our province through the provision of...
... and effort on the part ofthe investigator, which makes them unsuitable for use in clinical testing in which throughput and cost are the final arbiters of routine use Although these technologies ... measure ofthe mass to charge (m/z) valueofthe 80 ion The ion spectra can be analysed by computerassisted tools to classify a subset ofthe spectra by their characteristic patterns of relative ... rich source of biomarkers forthe early detection of cancer The blood proteome changes constantly as a consequence ofthe perfusion ofthe diseased organ adding, subtracting or modifying the circulating...
... improve the representation of minorities so as to enrich the pool of human capital not only forthe auditing element ofthe profession, but forthe more broadly defined accounting profession The significance ... wellarticulated vision ofthe role ofaccounting in the wider society This vision ofthe role oftheaccounting profession, which is described more fully in the body ofthe Pathways Commission ... the profession If this issue is not addressed soon, there will be a growing shortage of qualified accounting professionals to meet the needs ofthe economy Past studies ofthe future of accounting...
... on the precise parameter values To estimate the parameter domain where oscillatory phenomena can be observed, the numerical valueofthe negative graph should be compared with the values of other ... of a cycle is the product ofthe values (the signs) of its steps The sign ofthe magnitude of a Ôminus combined autoinfluence path of order pÕ equal those ofthe arithmetic product of its Ó FEBS ... units The following parameter values were used for these calculations: k1 ¼ 0.1, k2 ¼ 1, k3 ¼ 2.2, k4 ¼ 5, k5 ¼ The dimensions of these parameters values are not specified because they depend on the...
... achieves precision values above 50% forthe rst 10% ofthe list, but is outperformed by the t-test afterwards Looking at the rst 40% ofthe data, there is a big gap between the good measures (t-test, ... evaluation of lexical association measures, mainly forthe following reasons: the instability of precision values obtained from the rst few percent ofthe data in the SLs; the lack of signicant ... (and thus increases the precision ofthe -best list) or The -best lists for AMs with low on rank precision values ( , ) contain a particularly small number of TPs Therefore, they are more susceptible...
... consists of comparing the results ofthe various assessment tools to provide a more comprehensive view ofthe bank’s operational risk profile For example, comparison ofthe frequency and severity of ... 16 For example, the bank’s structure, the nature ofthe bank’s activities, the quality ofthe bank’s human resources, organisational changes and employee turnover 17 For example, changes in the ... levels ofthe organisation 13 See also: the Committee’s Report on the range of methodologies forthe risk and performance alignment of remuneration, May 2011; the Financial Stability Forum’s...