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Apgar And Fishbein, Changing Industrial Organization, William C. Apgar, Allen J. Fishbein May 2004

Apgar And Fishbein, Changing Industrial Organization, William C. Apgar, Allen J. Fishbein

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No abstract provided.


Activity-Dependent Modulation Of Neuronal Sodium Channel Expression, Joshua Peter Klein May 2004

Activity-Dependent Modulation Of Neuronal Sodium Channel Expression, Joshua Peter Klein

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

No abstract provided.


Tuba, A Novel Protein Containing Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs And Dbl Homology Domains, Links Dynamin To Regulation Of The Actin Cytoskeleton, Marco Antonio Del Valle Salazar May 2004

Tuba, A Novel Protein Containing Bin/Amphiphysin/Rvs And Dbl Homology Domains, Links Dynamin To Regulation Of The Actin Cytoskeleton, Marco Antonio Del Valle Salazar

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Tuba is a novel scaffold protein that functions to bring together dynamin with components of the actin cytoskeleton. It is concentrated at synapses in brain and binds dynamin selectively through four N-terminal Src homology-3 (SH3) domains. Tuba binds a variety of actin regulatory proteins, including N-WASP, CR16, WAVE1, WIRE, PIR121, NAP1, and Ena/VASP proteins, via a C-terminal SH3 domain. Direct binding partners include N-WASP and Ena/VASP proteins. Forced targeting of the C-terminal SH3 domain to the mitochondrial surface can promote accumulation of F-actin around mitochondria. A Dbl homology domain present in the middle of Tuba upstream of a Bin/amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) …


Frbny Letter From Joan Johnson To Michelle Sims Re Inspection Report, Joan Johnson, Homer Hill Iii Apr 2004

Frbny Letter From Joan Johnson To Michelle Sims Re Inspection Report, Joan Johnson, Homer Hill Iii

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This letter is addressed to Michelle Sims


Household Reaction To Changes In Housing Wealth, Robert J. Shiller Apr 2004

Household Reaction To Changes In Housing Wealth, Robert J. Shiller

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

It is widely claimed that housing wealth, as well as stock prices, have an impact on consumption and hence on aggregate economic activity. This paper presents a broad overview of the issues that arise in evaluating this claim in the context of recent research in behavioral economics. Particular attention is paid to a model of the response of consumption to wealth components produced by Christopher Carroll [2004].


The Road To Sustained Growth In Jamaica, World Bank/World Bank Group Apr 2004

The Road To Sustained Growth In Jamaica, World Bank/World Bank Group

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Banking In Sub-Saharan Africa, Roland Daumont, Fran§Oise Le Gall, Fran§Ois Leroux Apr 2004

Banking In Sub-Saharan Africa, Roland Daumont, Fran§Oise Le Gall, Fran§Ois Leroux

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No abstract provided.


Schumpeterian Profits In The American Economy: Theory And Measurement, William D. Nordhaus Apr 2004

Schumpeterian Profits In The American Economy: Theory And Measurement, William D. Nordhaus

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

The present study examines the importance of Schumpeterian profits in the United States economy. Schumpeterian profits are defined as those profits that arise when firms are able to appropriate the returns from innovative activity. We first show the underlying equations for Schumpeterian profits. We then estimate the value of these profits for the non-farm business economy. We conclude that only a miniscule fraction of the social returns from technological advances over the 1948-2001 period was captured by producers, indicating that most of the benefits of technological change are passed on to consumers rather than captured by producers.


New Century 2003 10-K, New Century Financial Corporation Mar 2004

New Century 2003 10-K, New Century Financial Corporation

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Microeconomic Flexibility In Latin America, Ricardo J. Caballero, Eduardo M.R.A. Engel, Alejandro Micco Mar 2004

Microeconomic Flexibility In Latin America, Ricardo J. Caballero, Eduardo M.R.A. Engel, Alejandro Micco

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.


Three Strikes And You’Re Out: Reply To Cooper And Willis, Ricardo J. Caballero, Eduardo M.R.A. Engel Mar 2004

Three Strikes And You’Re Out: Reply To Cooper And Willis, Ricardo J. Caballero, Eduardo M.R.A. Engel

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.


A Quantilogram Approach To Evaluating Directional Predictability, Oliver B. Linton, Yoon-Jae Whang Mar 2004

A Quantilogram Approach To Evaluating Directional Predictability, Oliver B. Linton, Yoon-Jae Whang

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

In this note we propose a simple method of measuring directional predictability and testing for the hypothesis that a given time series has no directional predictability. The test is based on the correlogram of quantile hits. We provide the distribution theory needed to conduct inference, propose some model free upper bound critical values, and apply our methods to stock index return data. The empirical results suggests some directional predictability in returns especially in mid range quantiles like 5%-10%.


Three Strikes And You’Re Out: Reply To Cooper And Willis, Ricardo J. Caballero, Eduardo Engel Mar 2004

Three Strikes And You’Re Out: Reply To Cooper And Willis, Ricardo J. Caballero, Eduardo Engel

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Cooper and Willis (2003) is the latest in a sequence of criticisms of our methodology for estimating aggregate nonlinearities when microeconomic adjustment is lumpy. Their case is based on “reproducing” our main findings using artificial data generated by a model where microeconomic agents face quadratic adjustment costs. That is, they supposedly find our results where they should not be found. The three claims on which they base their case are incorrect. Their mistakes range from misinterpreting their own simulation results to failing to understand the context in which our procedures should be applied. They also claim that our approach assumes …


Japan's Financial Crisis And Economic Stagnation, Takeo Hoshi, Anil K. Kashyap Mar 2004

Japan's Financial Crisis And Economic Stagnation, Takeo Hoshi, Anil K. Kashyap

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No abstract provided.


Financial And Fiscal Policies For Economic Sustainability In Mongolia, Korea Development Institute, Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) Mar 2004

Financial And Fiscal Policies For Economic Sustainability In Mongolia, Korea Development Institute, Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica)

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No abstract provided.


The Economic Crisis And Restructuring In Korea, Korea Development Institute Mar 2004

The Economic Crisis And Restructuring In Korea, Korea Development Institute

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No abstract provided.


Smoothed Empirical Likelihood Methods For Quantile Regression Models, Yoon-Jae Whang Mar 2004

Smoothed Empirical Likelihood Methods For Quantile Regression Models, Yoon-Jae Whang

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper considers an empirical likelihood method to estimate the parameters of the quantile regression (QR) models and to construct confidence regions that are accurate in finite samples. To achieve the higher-order refinements, we smooth the estimating equations for the empirical likelihood. We show that the smoothed empirical likelihood (SEL) estimator is first-order asymptotically equivalent to the standard QR estimator and establish that confidence regions based on the smoothed empirical likelihood ratio have coverage errors of order n –1 and may be Bartlett-corrected to produce regions with an error of order n –2 , where n denotes the sample size. …


Testimony Of Chairman Alan Greenspan Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Alan Greenspan Feb 2004

Testimony Of Chairman Alan Greenspan Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Alan Greenspan

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The chairman discusses the role of housing-related government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) in our economy.


Funding The Business Plan 2004-2008, Halifax Bank Of Scotland Feb 2004

Funding The Business Plan 2004-2008, Halifax Bank Of Scotland

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No abstract provided.


Testimony Of Alan Greenspan Before The Committee On Financial Services On Monetary Policies, Alan Greenspan Feb 2004

Testimony Of Alan Greenspan Before The Committee On Financial Services On Monetary Policies, Alan Greenspan

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No abstract provided.


Using Subspace Methods For Estimating Arma Models For Multivariate Time Series With Conditionally Heteroskedastic Innovations, Dietmar Bauer Feb 2004

Using Subspace Methods For Estimating Arma Models For Multivariate Time Series With Conditionally Heteroskedastic Innovations, Dietmar Bauer

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper deals with the estimation of linear dynamic models of the ARMA type for the conditional mean for time series with conditionally heteroskedastic innovation process widely used in modelling financial time series. Estimation is performed using subspace methods which are known to have computational advantages as compared to prediction error methods based on criterion minimization. These advantages are especially strong for high dimensional time series. The subspace methods are shown to provide consistent estimators. Moreover asymptotic equivalence to prediction error estimators in terms of the asymptotic variance is proved. Also order estimation techniques are proposed and analyzed. The estimators …


The Effect Of Mortgage Broker Compensation Disclosures On Consumers And Competition: A Controlled Experiment, James M. Lacko, Janis K. Pappalardo Feb 2004

The Effect Of Mortgage Broker Compensation Disclosures On Consumers And Competition: A Controlled Experiment, James M. Lacko, Janis K. Pappalardo

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No abstract provided.


Anchisaurus Polyzelus (Hitchcock): The Smallest Known Sauropod Dinosaur And The Evolution Of Gigantism Among Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs, Adam M. Yates Jan 2004

Anchisaurus Polyzelus (Hitchcock): The Smallest Known Sauropod Dinosaur And The Evolution Of Gigantism Among Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs, Adam M. Yates

Postilla

A review of the type and referred specimens of Anchisaurus polyzelus (Hitchcock) and Ammosaurus major Marsh, from the Early Jurassic Portland Formation (Hartford Basin, Newark Supergroup), indicates that the latter is a junior synonym of the former. The material displays derived similarities with sauropod dinosaurs that are not present in their sister group, the prosauropods. Cladistic analysis strongly supports the hypothesis that Anchisaurus polyzelus is the most basal known member of Sauropoda. Thus A. polyzelus becomes the smallest known sauropod. Optimization of femur length using square change parsimony indicates that the lineage leading to Neosauropoda underwent gradual and sustained size …


Countrywide Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Call Trancript, Angelo Mozilo, Bob Napoli, Stanford L. Kurland, Mike Mcmahon, Keith Mclaughlin, Eric Wasserstrom, David Sambol, Brad Ball, Angeloe Mazilo, Mike Vinciquerra, Jonathan Gray, Bruce Harting, Paul Miller, Robert Hottensen, Vincent Daniel, Ed Groshans, Joel Houck, Lawrence Kam, Matthew Lindenbaum, Hai Vu Jan 2004

Countrywide Fourth Quarter 2003 Earnings Call Trancript, Angelo Mozilo, Bob Napoli, Stanford L. Kurland, Mike Mcmahon, Keith Mclaughlin, Eric Wasserstrom, David Sambol, Brad Ball, Angeloe Mazilo, Mike Vinciquerra, Jonathan Gray, Bruce Harting, Paul Miller, Robert Hottensen, Vincent Daniel, Ed Groshans, Joel Houck, Lawrence Kam, Matthew Lindenbaum, Hai Vu

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No abstract provided.


Federal Register Vol. 69, No. 8: Rules And Regulations, United States: Securities And Exchange Commission (Sec) Jan 2004

Federal Register Vol. 69, No. 8: Rules And Regulations, United States: Securities And Exchange Commission (Sec)

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No abstract provided.


Female Schooling, Non-Market Productivity, And Labor Market Participation In Nigeria, Adebayo B. Aromolaran Jan 2004

Female Schooling, Non-Market Productivity, And Labor Market Participation In Nigeria, Adebayo B. Aromolaran

Discussion Papers

No abstract provided.


Respiration And Vertical Carbon Flux In The Gulf Of Maine Water Column, T. T. Packard, J. P. Christensen Jan 2004

Respiration And Vertical Carbon Flux In The Gulf Of Maine Water Column, T. T. Packard, J. P. Christensen

Journal of Marine Research

The transport of carbon from ocean surface waters to the deep sea is a critical factor in calculations of planetary carbon cycling and climate change. This vertical carbon flux can be calculated by integrating the vertical profile of the seawater respiration rate but is rarely done because measuring seawater respiration is so difficult. However, seawater respiratory oxygen consumption is the product of the combined activity of all the respiratory electron transfer systems in a seawater community of bacterioplankton, phytoplankton, and zooplankton. This respiratory electron transfer system (ETS) is the membrane bound enzymatic system that controls oxygen consumption and ATP production …


Influence Of Short-Term Variations In Food On Survival Of Crassostrea Gigas Larvae: A Modeling Study, Eric N. Powell, Eleanor A. Bochenek, John M. Klinck, Eileen E. Hofmann Jan 2004

Influence Of Short-Term Variations In Food On Survival Of Crassostrea Gigas Larvae: A Modeling Study, Eric N. Powell, Eleanor A. Bochenek, John M. Klinck, Eileen E. Hofmann

Journal of Marine Research

A biochemically-based model was developed to simulate the growth, development, and metamorphosis of larvae of the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. The model defines larvae in terms of their protein, lipid, carbohydrate, and ash content and includes variation in growth efficiency and egg quality to better simulate cohort population dynamics. Changes in tissue composition occur as the larva grows and in response to the biochemical composition of the food. The premise behind this modeling study was that certain periods of larval life are more critical than others with respect to the availability of food and that food quality is as …


Adhesive-Based Selection By A Tentacle-Feeding Polychaete For Particle Size, Shape And Bacterial Coating In Silt And Sand, Ruben A. Guieb, Peter A. Jumars, Robert F. L. Self Jan 2004

Adhesive-Based Selection By A Tentacle-Feeding Polychaete For Particle Size, Shape And Bacterial Coating In Silt And Sand, Ruben A. Guieb, Peter A. Jumars, Robert F. L. Self

Journal of Marine Research

We tested particle selection by a surface deposit-feeding, tentaculate spionid polychaete, Pseudopolydora kempi japonica Imajima and Hartman. In experiments with peroxide-cleaned, sizegraded but otherwise natural silts and sands, individual worms showed peak preference for particles 80-99 μm in diameter, compared with previous (Self and Jumars, 1988) documentation of peak preference for particles of 7 μm in experiments conducted with plastic and glass beads. These results imply that microtektites will not in general be good tracers of mixing of mineral grains of comparable size. Animals exhibited statistically significant but not marked differences in size selectivity for subrounded versus subangular grain shapes; …


Representativeness Of Meridional Hydrographic Sections In The Western South Atlantic, A. M. Thurnherr, K. G. Speer Jan 2004

Representativeness Of Meridional Hydrographic Sections In The Western South Atlantic, A. M. Thurnherr, K. G. Speer

Journal of Marine Research

Many studies of the oceanic circulation are based on data collected during quasi-synoptic hydrographic surveys. After spatial averaging, to filter out the effects of mesoscale variability, it is often explicitly or implicitly assumed that the synoptic hydrographic gradients are representative of a quasi-steady "mean" state. Climatological tracer fields and float data at the depth of the North Atlantic Deep Water in the western South Atlantic (Brazil Basin) support the notion of a quasi-steady mean circulation characterized by alternating bands of primarily zonal flow with meridional scales of several hundreds of km. Visually, the mean circulation appears to dominate three samples …