... ∑−−+==n1i22i)XXi()XXi(n1h Leverage Bounded by 1/n (no leverage) and 1 (extremely leverage) ; values above 0.5 indicate excessive leverage and values over 0.2 indicate the observation ... on leverage) (plot 3) Yet high leverage points are not always influential (plot 1) And influential points are not necessarily outliers (plot 2) Plot summary Plot Outliers LeverageInfluence ... Applied Econometrics Outliers, LeverageandInfluence 5References Bao, Nguyen Hoang (1995), ‘Applied Econometrics’, Lecture notes and Readings, Vietnam-Netherlands Project for MA Program in...
... (midstream) and H2 (downstream). The areas of the watershed at points H1 and H2 are 451 and 911 km2, respectively, and their land-use characteristics are similar with a large amount of forested land. ... precipitation and the concentrations of various water quality parameters. Solid line in the box is the median, lower and upper broken lines represent the 25th and 75th percentiles, and lower and upper ... and Fisheries. Tokyo (published every year). Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (2008b). Annual report on food, agriculture and rural areas. Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and...
... beworth and refuse to give it more.6. Don’t worry about the past.Cultivate a Mental Attitude that willBring You Peace and Happiness1. Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage,health and ... with the other person’s ideas and desires.19. Appeal to the nobler motives.20. Dramatize your ideas.21. Throw down a challenge.Be a Leader22. Begin with praise and honest appreciation.23. ... the other person save face.27. Praise the slightest improvement and praise everyimprovement. Be “hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise.”28. Give the other person a fine reputation...
... and do it sincerely Principles from How to Win How to Win Friends andInfluence PeopleFriends andInfluence PeopleDale Carnegie1888-1955 Hope you enjoy and find it Hope you enjoy and ... for the other person’s opinion. Never say, “you’re wrong”2. If you’re wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically3. Begin in a friendly way4. Let the other person feel that the idea is his ... Be a LeaderBe a Leader1. Begin with praise and honest appreciation2. Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly3. Talk about your own...
... for his passage, After landing in south Omaha, he got a job selling bacon and soap and lard for Armour and Company. His territory was up among the Badlands and the cow and Indian country of ... approbation and lavish in your praise," and people will cherish your words and treasure them and repeat them over a lifetime - repeat them years after you have forgotten them. happiness and ... there were certain groups in college that enjoyed influence and prestige - the football and baseball players and the chaps who won the debating and public-speaking contests. This biographical...
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... have drawn on a large body of RAND work on terrorism. See especiallyHoffman (1999) and Lesser, Hoffman, Arquilla, Ronfeldt, and Zanini (1999). A20 Deterrence andInfluence in Counterterrorismnations ... important in pursuing the goal of a Palestinian state and a secure Israel recognized and accepted by its neighbors. Onthe other hand, maintaining and improving the quality of coop-eration will prove ... mani-fest purpose and determination.• Relentlessness and effectiveness of actions.• Consistency with American values and moral validity ap-parent to others.•A balanced mid- and long-term strategy...
... and George Washington University and most recently before that U.S. Ambas-sador to Jordan; Amb. Robert Hunter, a Senior Advisor at the RAND Corporation and former U.S. Ambassador to NATO; and ... practitioners reviewed and discussed the com-missioned papers, met with serving civilian and military officers and other agents of change, and developed this report to present analysis and specific recommendations. ... making and executing plans, and fostering coherence and cooperation. European allies must recognize that their influence xiv Integrating Instruments of Power and Influence: Lessons Learned and Best...
... theNeutral Nation and the Eries fell under their power; they overawed the New England Indians and the Southerntribes, and their hunting and war parties visited Illinois and drove Indians of ... theWinnebagoes and the Sioux, who belong to the Dakota family. Of these Wisconsin tribes it is probable thatthe Sauks and Foxes, the Pottawattomies, the Hurons and Ottawas and the Mascoutins, and Miamis and Kickapoos, ... returning] and to winter for [two years at theBay]." ;And to have due and fitting care on the route and while at the said [place] of the Merchandise, Provisions,Peltries, Utensils and of everything...
... surrounding land, and that means more money for the local government, which can sellthat land to developers of apartment blocks. But first of all, the city needsto acquire that land and bring ... the stadium. He moved 200 yards away and built a newplace with his own hands amid the leftover bits of farmland where thefarmers struggle to grow corn and beans in earth that has washed downfrom ... manage, and build ports, roads, and railroads.What bank in this day and age can lend so much money to one ofthe world’s riskiest regimes, a nation with two centuries of creditdefaults, and then...
... “Competition and Regulation in Banking", In: Anjan Thakor and ArnoudBoot (Eds.), Handbook of Financial Intermediation and Banking, Elsevier, North Holland.Cordella, Tito, and Eduardo Levy-Yeyati, ... liability, leverage, and deposit rates on bank risk taking. Several papers (e.g., Matutes and Vives, 2000,Hellmann, Murdoch, and Stiglitz, 2000, Cordella and Levy-Yeyati, 2000, Repullo, 2004, and Boyd and ... of ban ks and the adverse liquidity spirals that such riskcould generate in the event of negative shocks (see Diamond and Ra jan, 2008; Brunnermeier and Pedersen, 2009; and Acharya and Viswanathan,...
... focus.For both financing leverageand operating liability leverage, the leverage effect isdetermined by the amount of leverage multiplied by the spread (equations (8) and 540NISSIM AND PENMANAlternatively, ... ANALYSIS OF LEVERAGE 553This negative cross-sectional correlation between leverageand profitability hasbeen documented elsewhere (e.g., Titman and Wessels, 1988; Rajan and Zingales,1995; Fama and ... suppliers and buyers to financing (Schwartz,1974), and informational advantages and comparative costs of monitoring (Smith,1987; Mian and Smith, 1992; Biais and Gollier, 1997). Petersen and Rajan...
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... collected from septic patients on the day sepsis was diagnosed (day 0) and on days 3, 7, and 14 for PCR studies and days 0, 1, and 2 for measurement of soluble HLA-DR. Blood (7.5 ml) was collected ... transcriptional events and shedding of surface HLA-DR, as well as the regulation of HLA-DR by GM-CSF and an immunomodulatory cytokine. Plasma and PBMC were collected from septic patients and healthy volunteers. ... with impaired monocyte function and restoring expression to normal levels has been proposed to be beneficial [3]. A candidate factor for activating monocytes and restoring functional indicators...