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Plain English Guide to: Business Rates Retention and the 2013-14 Local Government Finance Settlement pot

Plain English Guide to: Business Rates Retention and the 2013-14 Local Government Finance Settlement pot

Ngày tải lên : 15/03/2014, 20:20
... helping to deliver local business growth Councils will now be able to keep half of any increases in business rates to invest locally Over the next seven years, this has the potential to add £10bn to ... freedoms and flexibilities, because we want to reduce Whitehall interference and give more power to local people We also want to give councils stronger incentives to create and support local jobs and ... will grow too This means there will be more money ‘in the pot’ for councils to invest in local services Councils will also have much greater flexibility to pool their business rates to encourage...
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Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Environmental control of CO assimilation rates 2 and stomatal conductance in five oak species growing under field conditions in Greece" ppsx

Báo cáo lâm nghiệp: "Environmental control of CO assimilation rates 2 and stomatal conductance in five oak species growing under field conditions in Greece" ppsx

Ngày tải lên : 08/08/2014, 18:21
... shrubs growing in Portugal: limitation due to photosynthetic capacity carboxylation efficiency and stomatal conductance In: Plant Response to Stress NATO ASI series, vol (JD Tenhunen, FM Catarino, ... assimilation rate to stom2 atal conductance (A/g is a major determi) s use efficiency of plants The A/g ratio has been shown to s be under close physiological regulation and found to differ considerably ... (A) and stomatal conductance (g was ) s also subjected to regression analysis Mean valper selected tree were used Differences between slopes of regression lines were tested according to Yates...
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chadha & holly (eds.) - interest rates, prices and liquidity; lessons from the financial crisis (2012)

chadha & holly (eds.) - interest rates, prices and liquidity; lessons from the financial crisis (2012)

Ngày tải lên : 01/11/2014, 11:17
... intermediaries: those catering to depositors of ex ante type and those catering to depositors of ex ante type There is assumed to be free entry into the banking sector, so intermediaries earn zero ... access to markets In particular, we assume that intermediaries have access to all contingent and forward markets, whereas depositors not have access to any of these markets Depositors are allowed to ... The APF has three functions: to borrow at Bank rate from the Bank of England; to use that cheap funding to buy government bonds from the non-bank financial sector; and to stand ready, on the instructions...
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Path integral modelling of interest rates, options and commodities

Path integral modelling of interest rates, options and commodities

Ngày tải lên : 09/09/2015, 08:17
... but not the only way to calculate historical volatility Stocks with a high historical volatility usually require a higher risk tolerance Figure 1.9 is one example of Historical Volatility of ... bond from T2 to t or first from T2 to T1 , and then from T1 to t As shown in Figure 1.1, the interest rate, which is discounted from T2 to present time t directly, should be equivalent to being discounted ... Hamiltonian is derived to improve the explanatory capability of the model for market data Our approach uses one more parameter to explain the initial condition and the model can be used to calibrate...
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The relationship between default risk and interest rates: An empirical study research insight

The relationship between default risk and interest rates: An empirical study research insight

Ngày tải lên : 26/10/2012, 11:21
... constant maturity treasury for each quarter from 1982Q1 to 2008Q2 There are a total of 105 observations Figure and Figure present the histograms of expected quarterly changes in short rate ( eΔrt ... the correlations Corr(Δr, DR) over time using quarterly data The total time from 1982–2008 is divided into seven segments, partly to match the Federal Reserve Chairman’s terms This division reflects ... default point, the firm is assumed to default The model calculated a distance-todefault (DD) value for each firm at the end of each month The DD value is then mapped to the EDF value using an empirical...
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An experimental investigation on hydrogen fuel injection in intake port and manifold with different EGR rates

An experimental investigation on hydrogen fuel injection in intake port and manifold with different EGR rates

Ngày tải lên : 05/09/2013, 15:28
... passed to a flame arrestor The flame arrestor acted as a non-return valve and also it as a visible indicator for hydrogen flow [18] The hydrogen from the flame arrestor was then passed to the ... make gas injector was used An electronic control unit (ECU) controlled the injector opening timing and duration An infrared detector was used to give the signal to the ECU for the injector opening ... 393.667 474 489 481.500 4.050 4.243 6.377 6.848 6.348 to 8.316 12.499 13.421 12.443 202.937 264.316 319.832 407.088 493.943 to to to to to 187.063 247.684 294.834 380.245 469.057 194 Value should...
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The effect of EGR rates on NOX and smoke emissions of an IDI diesel engine fuelled with Jatropha biodiesel blends

The effect of EGR rates on NOX and smoke emissions of an IDI diesel engine fuelled with Jatropha biodiesel blends

Ngày tải lên : 05/09/2013, 16:11
... compared to ordinary biodiesel feedstocks such as soybean and rapeseed [6] The current study focused to use JBD as a blend with conventional diesel to improve its properties to be close to ordinary ... were averaged to decrease the uncertainty 3.1 Performance parameters 3.1.1 Torque output Figure displays the variation of torque output of JBD blends and DF with various EGR rates The torque output ... thus reduce the torque deterioration The maximum torque loss with applying EGR with JB5 and JB20 was 14.7% and 17.6%, respectively; while, it found to be 26.5% with DF, as compared to the baseline...
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Tài liệu Pricing Stock Options Under Stochastic Volatility And Interest Rates With Efficient Method Of Moments Estimati ppt

Tài liệu Pricing Stock Options Under Stochastic Volatility And Interest Rates With Efficient Method Of Moments Estimati ppt

Ngày tải lên : 21/12/2013, 01:20
... the underlying stock returns into option valuation and at the same time allows interest rates to be stochastic In addition, we model the short-term interest rate dynamics and stock return dynamics ... model of stock returns (without systematic volatility risk) with stochastic interest rates; (ii) the SV model of stock returns with non-stochastic risk-free interest rates; (iii) the stochastic ... assumed to be I I N(0, 1) Since st and ηst are random shocks to the return and volatility of a specific stock and more importantly both are subject to the same information set, it is reasonable to...
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the risk and term structure of interest rates

the risk and term structure of interest rates

Ngày tải lên : 05/01/2014, 16:56
... Facts To Be Explained by the Term Structure Interest rates on bonds of different maturities move together over time When short-term interest rates are low, yield curves are more likely to have ... interest rate on a two-year bond must be 7% for you to be willing to purchase it Expectations Theory—In General I For an investment of $1 it = today’s interest rate on a one-period bond iet+1 = ... positive and increases with the term to maturity Preferred Habitat Theory • Investors have a preference for bonds of one maturity over another • They will be willing to buy bonds of different maturities...
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Tài liệu Deposit Insurance, Institutions and Bank Interest Rates pptx

Tài liệu Deposit Insurance, Institutions and Bank Interest Rates pptx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 05:20
... assets to the total banking sector assets A highly concentrated commercial banking sector might result in lack of competitive pressure to attract savings and channel them efficiently to investors ... objective of depositors’ protection excludes interbank deposits from coverage if the target is to provide insurance mainly to small and naïve investors who are not able to monitor banks On the ... hazard problems already linked to deposit insurance In theory, explicit limited coverage is to be preferred to full insurance as it provides incentives to monitor bank behavior The same task...
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Tài liệu Central bank rates, market rates and retail bank rates in the euro area in the context of the recent crisis docx

Tài liệu Central bank rates, market rates and retail bank rates in the euro area in the context of the recent crisis docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 05:20
... represented a threat to the real economy and price stability, the ECB decided to cut interest rates substantially – by a total of 325 basis points between October 2008 and May 2009 – and to take exceptional ... factor To begin with, Greek woes weighed principally on the yields of its own government bonds, but a contagion effect swiftly appeared and a general wariness took hold Investors retreated to ... non-financial sector, it is striking to observe that the differences in financing costs between countries remain much less pronounced than in the financial sector Only the Irish non-financial sector stood...
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Tài liệu Interest Rates for Savings and Bank Accounts. docx

Tài liệu Interest Rates for Savings and Bank Accounts. docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 05:20
... £750,000 to £999,999 1.60 1.10 1.48 0.60 N/A £500,000 to £749,999 1.50 1.00 1.38 0.50 N/A £250,000 to £499,999 1.40 0.90 1.28 0.40 N/A £100,000 to £249,999 1.10 0.60 0.98 0.10 N/A £1 to £99,999 ... 0.37 Total gross Rate % (calculated for the first nine months) AER % (including the Bonus Rate) Total net Rate % AER % (including the Bonus Rate) Total net Rate % £250,000 to £500,000 £100,000 to ... 0.47 0.37 0.10 0.50 0.60 0.47 0.37 Rates are fixed $400,000 to $750,000 $150,000 to $399,999 $75,000 to $149,999 $15,000 to $74,999 $1 to $14,999 Barclays Bank PLC Current Interest Rates Euro (€)...
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Tài liệu Public attitudes to inflation and interest rates docx

Tài liệu Public attitudes to inflation and interest rates docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 05:20
... to be made, either to raise interest rates to try to keep inflation down; or keep interest rates down and allow prices in the shops to rise faster, which would you prefer:(a) Interest rates to ... outright may be more likely to + – 10 15 20 Individuals’ personal situations 1999 Question 10 asks ‘If a choice had to be made, either to raise interest rates to try to keep inflation down; or ... time households take to adjust their own expectations towards target For example, inflation expectations might take time to return to target if it is costly for households to gather the necessary...
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Tài liệu Public attitudes to inflation and interest rates doc

Tài liệu Public attitudes to inflation and interest rates doc

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 05:20
... NOP survey November 2005 May 2008 Percentage of respondents 40 30 20 10 id ea o N 5+ 4 to to 3 to o 1t to ch an
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Tài liệu The Benefits of Bank Deposit Rate Ceilings: New Evidence on Bank Rates and Risk in the 1920s (p. 2) docx

Tài liệu The Benefits of Bank Deposit Rate Ceilings: New Evidence on Bank Rates and Risk in the 1920s (p. 2) docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 05:20
... effective way to control bank risk Nevertheless, it does suggest that ceilings are, after all, potential tools to that And policymakers may want all the regulatory tools they can get to maintain ... Applied to banking, that means that, according to modern finance theory, banks in the 1920s that took on riskier assets should have had to pay depositors higher rates That the Cox and Benston studies ... 1933, which today extends to individual deposits up to $ 100,000 So even if deposit rate ceilings would have been effective in the 1920s, would they be today? Insured depositors not monitor bank...
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Tài liệu Money and Interest Rates docx

Tài liệu Money and Interest Rates docx

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 06:20
... what happens to the money stock today and on what is expected to happen to it in the future If the money stock is unexpectedly changed today, but future money growth rates are expected to remain ... money stock affect interest rates depends not only on what is happening to money today, but also on what is expected to happen to money in the future According to the model, if the money stock ... period Goods are assumed to be perishable; that is, they disappear at the end of the period if not consumed before then Agents are assumed to be unable to (or to dislike to) consume their own endowments...
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Tài liệu S&T Bank Rates and Fees doc

Tài liệu S&T Bank Rates and Fees doc

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 06:20
... Deposits that automatically rollover Customers must choose to change the existing CD Time Deposit to promotional Time Deposit At maturity, this promotional CD Time Deposit will rollover into a traditional ... and interest rate will not be applied to existing CD Time Deposits that automatically rollover Customers must choose to change the existing CD Time Deposit to promotional CD Time Deposit At maturity, ... Offer – Add from 0.05% up to 0.20% to a CD or IRA APY! Effective August 11, 2010 (See footnote 13 for important disclosure copy) Get an additional 0.05%, up to 0.15%, added to your CD/IRA APY for...
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Tài liệu Smear microscopy and culture conversion rates among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ppt

Tài liệu Smear microscopy and culture conversion rates among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ppt

Ngày tải lên : 15/02/2014, 12:20
... asked to provide one sputum sample for smear microscopy and culture The sputum collected, together with the two sputa samples from the laboratory which were used for the diagnosis, were sent to ... sex and HIV status Males were less likely to convert to a negative test (OR = 0.49; 95%C I 0.31-0.78), and HIV positive were more likely to convert to a negative test, although HIV status did ... Completed questionnaires were double entered into a computer software program (Epi Data version 3.1) followed by data cleaning The data was transferred to SPSS version 15 for analysis For categorical...
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Tài liệu STOCKS, BONDS, MONEY MARKETS AND EXCHANGE RATES MEASURING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL TRANSMISSION docx

Tài liệu STOCKS, BONDS, MONEY MARKETS AND EXCHANGE RATES MEASURING INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL TRANSMISSION docx

Ngày tải lên : 16/02/2014, 02:20
... has frequently been employed to study problems of this kind resorts to structural vector autoregression (SVARs), which goes back to the work by Sims (1980) The idea is to impose restrictions on ... US leads to a portfolio shift into US assets, leading to an appreciation of the dollar and vice versa (γ72 > 0, γ75 < 0) 10 We apply the same reasoning to shocks to the respective stock markets ... when it comes to the overall effect: stock markets in the euro area not respond to shocks to short rates overall, whereas we find a 1% decline in stock prices in the US in response to a 100 bp...
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