... report, The Economic Promise of Investing in High-Quality Preschool, builds on CED’s previous work in early education by providing the economic evidence that justifies increasing investments in preschool ... slipped to ninth in the share of students enrolling in college.‡39 In short, the new global economy increasingly relies on information and innovation, both of which are highly knowledge intensive ... result of including the savings from reducing the victim cost of crime When only including the direct cost savings from reductions in criminal activity, the returns from Perry Preschool are more in...
Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 20:20
... nature of the industries in it and the costs of doing business In order to account for the dynamic character of these relationships over the 20-year planning horizon of the LAX Master Plan, the economic ... economic impacts of regional airports into three distinct categories as shown in Figure 3, Structure of the FAA-Recommended Economics Impact Methodology “Direct impacts are consequences of economic ... and off-airport; and c) the generally accepted typology of economic impacts (e.g., direct, indirect, and induced) that is used in inputoutput analyses By integrating the three dimensions, the economic...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 04:22
MEASURING ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS pdf
... assuming continuation of current inter-industry trade patterns and local flows of money into and out of the area Their magnitudes vary depending on the technology of the industry in which spending ... over-estimate of the true income impact on a local area, insofar as it includes all business profit generated there including that paid out as dividends to owners of the business who not reside in the ... and for business investment and retention For example, this may include impacts of changes in business productivity (due to transportation or job training investments), or changes in public safety...
Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 06:20
AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEGRADATION IN THE QUEENSLAND MULGA RANGELANDS pot
... dynamic programming as a decision-making tool are less resmktive of its usefllness in examining policy concern The dynamic programming method hasfirther potential uses in identBing minimum property ... degradation in arid regions removes the uniformity of landscape Native pastures become interspersed increasingly with scalded areas, woody weed infestation and gullying The visible evidence of economic ... relatively infertile soils of the mdga contain around 90 per cent of their vital nutrients in the top centimetres of a 10 centimetre soil profile, and 75 per cent in the top centimetres Using pot...
Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 06:20
The cultural and economic trends of Cinema in Ireland and Wales doc
... to find that in a survey of over 800 independent exhibitors in the UK 39 the principal training requirement requested by almost 2/3rds of cinemas responding was for computer training (including ... new cinemas being built, but during the 1970s an increasing number of large auditoria were converted into twin or triple screen cinemas The arrival of the multiplex cinema concept in 1984 initiated ... Digest’s authors who point out that operating a cinema “is two very distinct businesses: the business of acquiring and marketing movies; and the business of selling concessions.” Independent, specialised...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 12:20
The economic impact of obesity in the United States potx
... Rather than providing a point-estimate of obesity’s impact on spending, Thorpe et al17 focus on assessing the link between increases in obesity prevalence and increases in spending over time They ... year of aging Results from the model demonstrate substantial increases in disease risk with increasing BMI Relative to the group with BMI of 22.5, risk of hypertension is 40%–60% higher in the ... to increase with rising obesity levels Several studies offer retrospective or prospective estimates of the degree of disease incidence that can be linked to obesity, and of the magnitude of associated...
Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 05:21
Economic Impact of Investment in Public Higher Education in Massachusetts: Short-Run Employment Stimulus, Long-Run Public Returns docx
... analysis meaningful, we compare the impact of additional [2] public spending on higher education with the impact of equivalent public spending on other kinds of economic activity, including casinos, ... percent of workers in construction, 83 percent of workers in installation, maintenance and repair, 90 percent of workers in public education, and only 44 percent of workers in services (Bureau of ... education investment in expansion of activity at existing and new facilities Tax Program Investment in higher education is financed by an income-tax increase affecting only households with income...
Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 05:21
AN EMERGING GIANT: PROSPECTS AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DEVELOPING THE MARCELLUS SHALE NATURAL GAS PLAY ppt
... Considine PhD – Dr Considine is the School of Energy Resources Professor of Energy Economics in the Department of Economics and Finance at the University of Wyoming Dr Considine was formerly a Professor ... spending are called induced impacts The total economic impacts are the sum of the direct, indirect, and induced spending, set off from the expenditures by Marcellus producers These economic impacts ... any fluids used in the hydrofracturing process from any potable-sub-surface drinking water Of the total volume of water used in the hydrofracturing process, approximately 1/3 of this water that...
Ngày tải lên: 31/03/2014, 05:21
Impacts of Changes in Policy and Market Conditions on Land Use, Land Management and Livelihood Among Farmers in Central Highlands of Vietnam
... farmers have incentive to invest into coffee A bandwagon effect in coffee planting was observed in this area Many farmers have planted coffee even when they not have experience in cultivating this ... decrease in coffee price, the cultivation of coffee is no longer profitable Large coffee farmers stopped intensive investment in coffee Medium to small farmers even want to shift to tea if coffee ... result of the rapid expansion of coffee production, coffee landed as one of the major export crops of the country In 1999, production of coffee green beans rose to 439, 000 tons, the highest since...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2015, 10:01
Essays on economic aspects of abortion in the united states
... collection of other vital statistics In 1978, NCHS introduced a standard form for the reporting of induced abortion - the U.S Standard Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy These records include information ... obtain one Furthermore, the opening of two small clinics outside Atlanta resulted in the same increase in abortion in the surrounding rural counties as in the urban counties where the clinics ... is abortion an economic issue? From an economic point of view, abortion is an individual choice, which can be affected by constraints (including economic constraints) These constraints can be altered...
Ngày tải lên: 01/10/2015, 16:59
báo cáo khoa học: " Government use licenses in Thailand: an assessment of the health and economic impacts" pptx
... findings of a health and economic impact assessment of the government use licenses This is with the aim of determining the health and health-related economic impacts arising from the grant of ... health-related economic impacts In terms of the health and health-related economic impacts, the study sought to estimate the following: (i) increase in the number of patients who would gain access ... was increased, it was insufficient to meet the goal of universal access to ARVs in Thailand The expansion of the ARV treatment program would require greater financing additional financing of approximately...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21
the impacts of fluctuations of inputs price on the economic efficiency of tea production of farmer housedolds in thai nguyen province
... economic efficiency in tea production of farmers before and after increasing price of inputs; the influence of increasing price of inputs on economic efficiency in tea production of farmers; analysis ... speaking, fluctuations in price of inputs cause the economic efficiency in tea production to decline Comparing middle – income farmers with low-income ones, increasing price of inputs affects income ... The optimal investment of inputs in the production of tea of farmers to obtain the highest profit is determined The thesis points out that the increasing prices of inputs prevents the economic efficiency...
Ngày tải lên: 20/08/2014, 22:08
Environmental and Social Impacts of Shrimp farming in Tam Giang lagoon, Vietnam-Local perception
... Quy, an intensive farmer in Vinh Ha, stated: None of us has participated in a specific training for disease prevention and treatment Some of us joined general training only Most of the training was ... and socio -economic impacts of shrimp farming; the causes of those impacts and links to institutions (customary and official), policy and farming practices Subsequently, we organized training on ... productivity of fishing in commune went down Findings from group discussion shown that 224 of Con in Ba Con area in Vinh Ha have been completely converted into shrimp farms and 80% of lagoon water...
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 10:15
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON AGRICULTURE IN VIETNAM The case of Mekong River Delta, Vietnam
... millions of people in Vietnam The impacts of climate change are already destroying livelihoods and increasing financial, political, social and environmental inequities Hundreds of people in the ... However, under the impacts of climate change already affecting the Mekong Delta, prolonged inundation of fields and increased salinity threaten the viability of three-season rice farming in this densely ... government officials in Vietnam as well as across the FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER, 2012 BY NGUYEN THANH TAN, international community to support the Mekong River Delta in adapting to the growing impacts of...
Ngày tải lên: 23/01/2013, 22:00
Economic viability of a residential building integrated photovoltaic generator in South Africa
... give information regarding the influence of individual parameters to the system output behavior The magnitude of the sensitivities thus indicates the degree of importance of each input Profiles in ... but as a secondary indicator of the level of risk of an investment, other investment appraisal indices were also investigated The true interest yield indicated by the AIRR of the BIPV generator ... load shedding Following the merits of building integration, more countries are setting targets and legislating for the use of photovoltaics in the building sector Solar radiation levels in South...
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10
Tài liệu Báo cáo " Assessment of climate change impacts on flooding in the downstream of the Dong Nai River " pptx
... combining with increasing trend in flow at upstreams Areas inundated below the depth of m decreases, wheras ratio of areas inundated from to m increases (Table 3) 28 T.H Thai / VNU Journal of ... with input hydrological data for medium and large floods Flooding situation in scenario B1 Total inundated area in Dong Nai river basin will increase in B1 However, the differences in total inundated ... not be dramatic and the rate of increasing in the extent of the inundated area would less than that of B2 scenario Table Inundation depth and largest inundated area in scenario B1 with flood control...
Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 12:20
Tài liệu Environmental impacts of petroleum production: Fate of inorganic and organic chemicals in produced water from the Osage-Skiatook Petroleum Environmental Research sites, Osage County, Oklahoma doc
... in poorly maintained injection wells, and simply running the water over the ground Impacts of these past practices are apparent in salt scars, dead trees and other vegetation, contamination of ... University of Tulsa, Continuing Engineering and Science Education (CESE), [this volume] (2002) Zielinski, R.A., Rice, C.A., and Otton, J.K., "Use of soil leachates to define the extent of brine-impacted ... 1.0 hectare of land at the OSPER ‘A’ and ‘B’ sites, respectively The impacts include salt scarring, soil salinization and oil contamination, and brine and petroleum contamination of ground water...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 03:20
Tài liệu THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AUSTIN ppt
... million, assuming comparable leverage Operating and maintaining these housing units produces an annual economic impact in the City of Austin of $38.5 million in today’s dollars When the remaining funds ... has produced an economic impact in the City of Austin approaching $350 million in today’s dollars When the remaining funds are expended in the coming years total construction impacts will reach ... households paying 30% of mark et rates Produces excessive savings compared to our sample of rental rates Adding back an increase in rent costs in proportion to the share of income dedicated to housing...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 13:20
Tài liệu Social and Economic Control of Alcohol The 21st Amendment in the 21st Century docx
... signer of the Declaration of Independence and member of the Continental Congress and one of the leading minds for forming the new government, published an influential book declaring that drinking ... through the interjection of a reverse economic model originally intended to give the middle tier the monopoly of economic control As authors in the original text point out, in an ever-expanding universe, ... from 1933 to 1968 include economic development (marketing) and the changing of public attitudes toward drink and drinking The continued growth of the industry, as this report indicates, was made...
Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 19:20