... mobile phone adoption The purpose ofthe study is to better understand the social-cultural and economic phenomena that occur in the OMW families as the result ofthe presence of mobile phones A ... At the national level, Sukamdi et al (2004) points out that from 1983 to 1999 the growth of remittances was greater than the growth ofthe number of migrants, showing the positive outcome ofthe ... improve the condition of their houses, the quality of their food and clothing and even education can be categorized as human capital investment that can impact theeconomic development ofthe family...
... response, the judge shifted the burden of proof by ruling that Morgan Stanley “shall bear the burden of proving to the jury, by the greater weight ofthe evidence, that it lacked knowledge ofthe ... academics The multiyear process to amend the federal rules, the ongoing activities ofthe Sedona Conference, the ABA, the Conference of Chief Judges, and other organizations, and the high profile the ... simulate the range of plausible effects of e-discovery on case outcomes; and we analyzed theimplicationsof our results for future research ix x The Legal and EconomicImplicationsof Electronic...
... both student and student visitors’ expenditure – was $9.3 billion in 2009 – or 0.76% of GDP; of this, $3.5 billion was in the education sector, the other $5.8 billion was in the rest ofthe economy. This resulted in additional employment of 102,387 FTE positions of ... TheEconomicImplicationsof Fewer International Higher Education Students in Australia TheEconomic Impact of International Higher Education in Australia In the first instance, theeconomic impact of onshore higher education students in Australia ... TheEconomicImplicationsof Fewer International Higher Education Students in Australia Implications for the Australian Economy The Baseline and each ofthe three scenarios has implications ...
... to the suitability ofthe land or the nature ofthe project and there was no study ofthe distribution of income in the local area 2.5 Lack of participation by affected people The granting of ... change the objective for the use ofthe forest and forest land to serve theeconomic development ofthe country with the permission ofthe Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry The acquisition of ... some ofthe written contracts include the signatures ofthe local Lao officials State policy, international institutions and the promotion ofthe rubber industry The origins ofthe promotion of...
... directly between the two offshore islands and the mainland As part of that expansion ofthe mini-three links, the Taiwanese government also expanded the list of products that the offshore islands ... accelerated transfer of production to the mainland As a result oftheeconomic “miracle” that occurred in Taiwan from the 1960s to the 1980s (with its peak in the 1970s), the standard of living in Taiwan ... wary that increasing economic integration will narrow the range of political options for the island in the future Opponents of further opening charge that the establishment ofthe three links would...
... decline in the disability rates of those between the ages of 65 to 80 years, and notes that theeconomic impact of these trends depends on the institutional arrangements for long-term care and the public ... 1/25/08 8:59 AM Page xii EconomicImplicationsof Chronic Illness and Disability in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union been written on the broader topic ofthe economics of disability using ... in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union Another example is the finding that in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after the onset ofthe disability, the decline in the number of hours worked and earnings...
... assessing theeconomicimplicationsof socioeconomic inequalities in health Estimates ofthe magnitude of socioeconomic inequalities in morbidity and mortality in Europe 23 Estimates oftheeconomic ... review of effects of health on economic outcomes 93 C The impact of health on economic outcomes: analysis ofthe European Community Household Panel D Estimates oftheeconomic impact of health ... differences in the risks of dying prematurely Not only is the size of these inequalities often substantial, in the order of an excess risk of dying in the lowest socioeconomic groups of 25 to 50%...
... for the whole sample period, the other cash flow components consistently have the same directional impact on future eamings as on future cash flows To verify that the market * Some ofthe other ... to substantial risk of forfeiture, the issuing company may not receive the tax benefit at the date of exercise, rather when restrictions on the options lapse, depending on the employee’s choice ... from the continuing and core operating activities Therefore, if firms engage in these transactions regularly, the cash effects could be recurring The hypothesis regarding the persistence o f these...
... China, the ‘value’ of wildlife lost as a result ofthe pollution accident will not be considered part ofthe ‘direct loss’ base.”121 Though the size ofthe penalties allowed has increased, the law ... control.”89 The 2008 LPCWP requires the governments ofthe provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities to implement a system of total quantity control ofthe discharge of key pollutants in their ... many provisions ofthe old law with many ofthe regulations In fact, sections ofthe Implementing Rules and the Interim Measures are copied directly into the 2008 LPCWP As a result, the amended law...
... trend in the income (before taxes) share ofthe top 0.1% (the top solid line in the figure) and the top 0.01% (the lower dashed line) since 1945.32 Under both definitions ofthe top ofthe income ... However, the top tax rate reductions appear to be associated with the increasing concentration of income at the top ofthe income distribution The share of income accruing to the top 0.1% of U.S ... Share of Income of Top 0.1% Share of Income of Top 0.01% Source: Piketty and Saez Note: The vertical axis is the share of total income The observed relationship between the top tax rates and the...
... Economic Freedom ofthe World The index published in Economic Freedom ofthe World measures the degree to which the policies and institutions of countries are supportive ofeconomic freedom The ... www.freetheworld.com Chapter Economic Freedom ofthe World in 2010 This year is the 100th anniversary of Milton Friedman’s birth Milton Friedman was the godfather oftheEconomic Freedom ofthe ... Economic Freedom and the Income Share ofthe Poorest 10%, 2000–2010 The share of income earned by the 3.0 poorest 10% ofthe population is 2.5 Sources: Fraser Institute, Economic Freedom of the...
... consumers of content, as well as implications for the flow of funds between them and the benefits each receives They also have implications for the efficiency of research, the accessibility of research ... review and often parallel the other functions; • On the gold road, self-archiving involves the deposit (typically by the publisher) of a copy ofthe work as it appears in an OA journal – with the Internet, ... uncertain (Figure 1.4b), and the future looked even more so (Figure 1.5) The key feature of these models is the increase in the number of actors and in the complexity of their interactions and interdependencies...
... as the major cause of their inability to reduce their lending rates 47 Madam Speaker, the performance ofthe external sector ofthe economy in fiscal year 2010 has been very remarkable For the ... for the training of technicians Madam Speaker, the development ofthe Jubilee fields for the production of oil is on track Work on the sea floor and the Floating, Production, Storage and Off-loading ... anticipated, and the accelerated clearance of domestic arrears than programmed for the first three quarters ofthe year 42 Based on the projected revenues and expenditures up to the end ofthe 2010 fiscal...
... Contents ix The Economics of Poor Relief in Industrial Cities TheEconomic Role of Poor Relief in Industrial Areas TheEconomic Role ofthe Settlement Law in Industrial Areas The System of Nonresident ... revisionist analysis ofthe Poor Law began in 1963 with the publication of Mark Blaug's classic paper "The Myth ofthe Old Poor Law and the Making ofthe New." The work of Blaug (1963; 1964), ... loss of land Chapter surveys the historiography ofthe Old Poor Law, from the beginning ofthe traditional critique of outdoor relief in the late eighteenth century to the development ofthe revisionist...
... for cleavage ofthe leader peptide after the double glycine motif [16,17] This cleavage occurs on the cytoplasmic side ofthe membrane during export ofthe bioactive peptide [18] The leader peptide ... help determine the structural basis ofthe inhibition ofthe antimicrobial activity of CbnB2 by the leader and to assist future analysis ofthe interaction of preCbnB2 with its ABC transporter ... establish the preferred geometry ofthe precursor We now report the chemical synthesis, biochemical production, and solution structure of preCbnB2, and compare it with the structure ofthe mature...
... by the use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) S.2.5 Aesthetic and Cultural Impacts Tourism can diminish the aesthetic appeal of a destination through the construction of buildings that clash with the ... Clark memorial, the Museum ofthe Northern Great Plains, and the Museum ofthe Upper Missouri (Cass & Jahrig, 1998, p 8) A related benefit of tourism can be the revitalization of derelict urban ... sites), thereby potentially increasing the downstream influence of operators and the upstream influence of tourists Overall, the interactive nature ofthe Internet allows for the values of tourists...
... A Social History ofthe Telephone to 1940 Berkeley: Univ Calif Press Fountain JE 2001a Theeconomic impact ofthe Internet on the government sector In TheEconomic Payoff from the Internet Revolution, ... account for one in four ofthe most visited destinations ofthe Web (Waxman 2000b) The search engines they feature are often biased in their identification and, especially, ranking of sites in response ... access to the Internet, but with inequality in access to the attention of those who use the Internet By dramatically reducing the cost ofthe replication and distribution of information, the Internet...
... Member ofthe United Arab Emirates (UAE) One ofthe former Trucial states Largest emirate in the UAE Located on the offshore island ofthe same name, the Emirate of Abu A political and economic ... times the currency ofthe Northern Alliance, there were four different Afghan banknotes in circulation: the one issued during the rule of former King Zahir Shah; another by the government of Burhanuddin ... secret ballot ofthe TISA Government control does not extend much beyond Kabul, the rest ofthe country being under various warlords Since the ouster ofthe Taliban the grip ofthe warlords has...
... stronger rate of 0.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2006 The EUROFRAME indicator released for the FTD also suggests rapid growth in the Euro Area in the first half ofthe year, as does the GDP indicator ... enforce the achievement of targets The “special topic” of this EUROFRAME – European Forecasting Network report considers some ofthe consequences ofthe Euro Area enlargement on both the entrants ... rebound ofthe US economy in the first quarter of 2006 Despite the relatively strong start to the year, we expect growth in the US to moderate over the forecasting horizon The main reason is that the...