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الاستثمار في التعليم ودوره في تحقيق التنمية المستدامة في العراق, نادية خضير كناوي

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

أن من أبرز مظاهر التخلف الاقتصادي والاجتماعي هو ضعف الامكانات المادية وانخفاض مستوى الامكانات البشرية الضرورية لإحداث التنمية ، ويعد الاستثمار في التعليم المطلب الرئيس لتحقيق التنمية الاقتصادية والاجتماعية ، وان الاهتمام بتكوين القدرات البشرية عن طريق التعليم والتدريب بهدف اكتسابها المهارات والقدرات اللازمة للمشاركة في العملية التنموية .لذلك فأن للتعليم اهمية في صنع الحضارة وبناء الانسان أذ لابد من ان يحظى قطاع التعليم بإهتمام كبير وان تكون النقلة كبيرة في مسيرة التعليم من حيث وضع اسس انطلاقة النهضة التعليمية بمعطياتها ونتائجها سواء من حيث التوسع النوعي او الكمي او من حيث تفاعل نشاطات مؤسسات التعليم النظامي وغيرالنظامي مع متطلبات …

Sustainable What? An Overview And Assessment Of "Sustainable Development", Jeffrey K. Hass

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Occasionally an academic term becomes a meme in broader media and popular discourse. Among such terms are "stagflation", "globalization", and the concept that this chapter and volume addresses: "sustainable development". Like many other such terms, this concept implies an important subject and broad outlines of research programs and policy initiatives. Yet while provoking consideration of important and often uneasy issues, such a term can also mystify or deflects attention from other related issues. Given the clear evidence of global warming trends and the costs of environmental degradation, the eventuality of peak oil and increasing demand for increasingly scarce fossil fuels …

Political Culture Of Post-Soviet Economic Change: The Case Of Financial-Industrial Groups, Jeffrey K. Hass

Sociology and Anthropology Faculty Publications

Beneath the seeming chaos and conflict of Russia's post-socialist experience were structured dynamics of contentious reconstruction of fields (collective relations of power and culture institutionalized as authority and definitions of "normal"). This essay argues that the Russian experience was driven in no small part by contention over remaking core meanings and authority of field relations, practices, and boundaries. Contention over field reconstruction emerged as three groups' interests and taken-for granted meanings of normality collided: those of Soviet-era managers, a new class of financial entrepreneurs and elites, and state elites and officials. Post-socialism has been a story of competing elite culture …

Nfl Betting Market: Using Adjusted Statistics To Test Market Efficiency And Build A Betting Model, James P. Donnelly

CMC Senior Theses

The use of statistical analysis has been prevalent in the sports gambling industry for years. More recently, we have seen the emergence of "adjusted statistics", a more sophisticated way to examine each play and each result (further explanation below). And while adjusted statistics have become commonplace for professional and recreational bettors alike, little research has been done to justify their use. In this paper the effectiveness of this data is tested on the most heavily wagered sport in the world – the National Football League (NFL). The results are studied with two central questions in mind: Does the market account …

Classical Theory Of Price, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Classical theories of price [Folder cover]. (n.d.).

• Shaikh, A. (2009, February 26). Classical theory of price: Ricardo [Unpublished handwritten manuscript].

• Shaikh, A. (2010, September 28). Classical theories of price (GE6211S) [Unpublished handwritten manuscript].

• Shaikh, A. (2013, September 19). Section 4 (GE6211S) [Unpublished handwritten manuscript].

• Shaikh, A. (2013, September 19). Direct & indirect labor time (GE 6211S) [Unpublished handwritten manuscript].

• Shaikh, A. (2009, February 5). Basic structure of the classical theory of price [Unpublished course document for GECO6205].

• Shaikh, A. (2004, September 22). Structure of the classical theory of price (Eco …

The Macroeconomic Effect Of Currency Union Dissolution: Evidence From The Narrative, Marcus Josefsson

Honors Theses

In the face of the growing importance of alternative monetary arrangements throughout the world, the economics literature contains contradictory explanations for the impact of currency union dissolution. Some argue that dissolving a union removes limitations to growth, while others contend that the ensuing uncertainty drives weaker macroeconomic performance. In this paper, I present empirical analysis of the macroeconomic effect of dissolving currency unions. I utilize a narrative approach to address asymmetries in the underlying motivations for different dissolutions, and find that the absence of economic concerns driving dissolution leads to improved growth in the post dissolution period. Further, evidence for …

An Unexpected Verdict: Exploring The Economic Implications Of An Expanding Chinese Presence In Dakar's Informal Market, Georgina Hurst

Honors Theses

Through examination of literature, statistical analysis, and field research in Dakar, Senegal, this study explores the economic implications of an expanding Chinese presence on Senegalese retailers in the informal market of Dakar, and on Senegalese consumers of cheap goods that shop primarily in this market. Since the early 1990s, a neighborhood of Chinese storefronts selling cheap goods has developed in the Centenaire region of downtown Dakar. The Chinese entrepreneurs, primarily in Dakar for wholesale, have adapted to the demands of low-end Senegalese retailers and consumers, focusing their products on basic necessities, such as clothing, and imitation commodities, such as Islamic …

Does Exchange Market React To Central Bank Governor Replacements: Evidence From A New Dataset Using Narrative Approach, Siyang Xu

Honors Theses

This paper contributes to the literature that analyzes the exchange market reaction to the event of a central bank governor replacement. In order to solve the endogeneity problem, we develop a narrative approach-based on reports from credible newspapers-that classifies central bank governor replacements by their nature and causes. Using this new dataset on central bank independence for 31 countries over the period 1967-2012, we decompose all replacements into endogenous and exogenous cases with respect to inflation and financial market performance. We find that such a distinction is critical in understanding the exchange market reactions. We show that i) endogenous replacements, …

Is Ethanol A Potential Solution To Reducing U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence?, Jasmina N. Patel

Masters Theses

In this study, we estimated the impact of increasing ethanol production on net imports of crude oil in the United States. We also examined whether factors such as com production, population, gross fixed capital formation and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 contributed to an increase in ethanol production. Using time series data from 1981 to 2012, the results of multiple regression models showed that ethanol production was a significant variable and had an inverse relation to net imports of crude oil. Our study also showed that the implementation of the 2005 Act and an increase in com production contributed …

Economic Development And Gender Equality: Is There A Gender Kuznets Curve?, Joshua Eastin, Aseem Prakash

Political Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

This research note examines the relationship between economic development and gender equality. Drawing on the concept of the Kuznets curve, the authors hypothesize that the relationship between economic development and gender inequality is curvilinear (S shaped), with three distinct stages. In the first stage, economic development improves gender equality because it enables greater female labor-force participation. An independent income stream increases women's intrahousehold bargaining power. The opportunity to develop human capital confers greater political and social recognition. In the second stage, labor-force stratification and gender discrimination encourage divergent male/female income trajectories, which decrease the opportunity costs of female labor-force withdrawal …

Stock Index Options Pricing Models, Mark York

The Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of this research is to apply stochastic modeling methods to determine the prices of stock index options. In this paper, three models are implemented and compared for accuracy based on the S&P 500 index (SPX) options data for 1996. These models include the Black-Scholes Model (BS), a stochastic volatility model (SV) which accounts for volatility in the underlying stock price, and a stochastic volatility model with jump in the underlying stock price (SVJ). This jump in the stock index prices is accounted for in the SVJ model using a compound Poisson distribution. The SV model is nested in …

Multiscale Adaptive Inference On Conditional Moment Inequalities, Timothy B. Armstrong, Hock Peng Chan

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper considers inference for conditional moment inequality models using a multiscale statistic. We derive the asymptotic distribution of this test statistic and use the result to propose feasible critical values that have a simple analytic formula. We also propose critical values based on a modified bootstrap procedure and prove their asymptotic validity. The asymptotic distribution is extreme value, and the proof uses new techniques to overcome several technical obstacles. We provide power results that show that our test detects local alternatives that approach the identified set at the best possible rate under a set of conditions that hold generically …

Multiscale Adaptive Inference On Conditional Moment Inequalities, Timothy B. Armstrong, Hock Peng Chan

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper considers inference for conditional moment inequality models using a multiscale statistic. We derive the asymptotic distribution of this test statistic and use the result to propose feasible critical values that have a simple analytic formula, and to prove the asymptotic validity of a modified bootstrap procedure. The asymptotic distribution is extreme value, and the proof uses new techniques to overcome several technical obstacles. The test detects local alternatives that approach the identified set at the best rate in a broad class of models, and is adaptive to the smoothness properties of the data generating process. Our results also …

Multiscale Adaptive Inference On Conditional Moment Inequalities, Timothy B. Armstrong, Hock Peng Chan

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

This paper considers inference for conditional moment inequality models using a multiscale statistic. We derive the asymptotic distribution of this test statistic and use the result to propose feasible critical values that have a simple analytic formula, and to prove the asymptotic validity of a modified bootstrap procedure. The asymptotic distribution is extreme value, and the proof uses new techniques to overcome several technical obstacles. The test detects local alternatives that approach the identified set at the best rate among available tests in a broad class of models, and is adaptive to the smoothness properties of the data generating process. …

Mismatch, Sorting And Wage Dynamics, Jeremy Lise, Costas Meghir, Jean-Marc Robin

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

We develop an empirical search-matching model which is suitable for analyzing the wage, employment and welfare impact of regulation in a labor market with heterogeneous workers and jobs. To achieve this we develop an equilibrium model of wage determination and employment which extends the current literature on equilibrium wage determination with matching and provides a bridge between some of the most prominent macro models and microeconometric research. The model incorporates productivity shocks, long-term contracts, on-the-job search and counter-offers. Importantly, the model allows for the possibility of assortative matching between workers and jobs due to complementarities between worker and job characteristics. …

The Liberalization Of Rail Transport In The European Union, Vinh Pham

Economics Honors Papers

This study presents multiple approaches to examine the liberalization of rail transport in the European Union. A legislative review highlights the importance of unbundling infrastructure management and service operations in railway reforms. Furthermore, simultaneous and sequential decision making models specify how market opening minimizes the social deadweight loss and lead to more competitive pricing. Two production frontier models also analyze the effects of vertical disintegration and market opening on network outputs. Results suggest that both vertical unbundling and increasing competitiveness help improve productivity. Lastly, three case studies compare policy implementations across Europe. The United Kingdom, a front runner in railway …

Keys To Maximizing Esop Potential: A Study On Determinants Of A Strong Esop, Christopher King

Economics Honors Papers

Studies on employee-ownership have generally focused on:

• Efficiency gains,
• Survival rate increases,
• Employee attitude benefits, and
• Measures of structural performance.

However, the study of the longevity of the benefits and the mechanisms by which employee-owned companies have found themselves thriving for longer periods of time have remained largely untouched by rigorous analysis. This study examines both of these areas using employee attitude survey data collected through the National Center for Employee-Ownership (NCEO). The study reveals no significant correlation through regression analysis between the age of the company and the attitude benefits resulting from an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), but …

Tackling Overindebtedness Through Financial Education In Ecuador, Sarah Flecke

Economics Honors Papers

This thesis examines the growth and development of the financial sector in Ecuador, focusing in particular on the products and services offered to low-income individuals, including, but not limited to microfinance. I examine the current problem of over-indebtedness, and evaluate both the supply/institutional side as well as the demand/client side. I conclude that while the market for microfinance institutions and low-income products and services is highly saturated and very developed, governmental interventions, structural problems and lack of accompanying financial capabilities have limited the effectiveness of the industry, and perpetuated indebtedness. I propose mandatory financial education programs provided by all financial …

Cambridge University Press Contract, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes,

• Shaikh, A. (2013, July 24). Request for release from book contract for Turbulent dynamics and hidden patterns [Letter to Kristin Purdy, Chris Harrison, and Peter Phillips, Cambridge University Press]. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

• Shaikh, A. (n.d.). Possible reviewers for the book manuscript [List]. New York, NY: Unpublished manuscript.

• Shaikh, A. (2011, April 13). Potential manuscript reviewers for Turbulent dynamics and hidden patterns [Email to Scott V. Parris]. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.

• Shaikh, A., & Parris, S. V. (2011, April 12). Book proposal correspondence and request for 6–8 potential readers [Email correspondence]. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University …

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Ua3/9/3 President's Office-Ransdell Reading File, Wku Archives, Virginia Brothers, Aaron Shuford

WKU Archives Collection Inventories

Reading file of outgoing correspondence regarding the administration of WKU, fund raising, thank yous and letters of condolence.

Direct Climate Markets: The Prospects For Trading Teleconnection Risk, Grant Cavanaugh

Theses and Dissertations--Agricultural Economics

This dissertation provides the analysis necessary to launch the first direct climate markets. Combining statistical modeling with qualitative interviews, I build off of an innovative insurance project to show why and how to start traded markets on indexes of El Niño/La Niña. I provide statistical models of El Niño/La Niña's worldwide economic impacts; a stochastic catalog used to price virtually any risk management contract on El Niño/La Niña, even as new forecasts change traders' expectations; a comprehensive statistical description of the lifecycle of new derivatives showing how the prospects for new derivatives changed fundamentally in the last decade (this work …

Ethics And The Economist: What Climate Change Demands Of Us, Julie A. Nelson

Economics Faculty Publication Series

Climate change is changing not only our physical world, but also our intellectual, social, and moral worlds. We are realizing that our situation is profoundly unsafe, interdependent, and uncertain. What, then, does climate change demand of economists, as human beings and as professionals? A discipline of economics based on Enlightenment notions of mechanism and disembodied rationality is not suited to present problems. This essay suggests three major requirements: first, that we take action; second, that we work together; and third, that we focus on avoiding the worst, rather than obtaining the optimal. The essay concludes with suggestions of specific steps …

A Healthier Bottom Line: Distilling Best Practices In Corporate Wellness, Mark Auriemma, Cfa, Angela Cassidy, Kelly Dougherty, Despina Garalis, Pharmd, Rph, Judith Pelletier, Jennifer Springer

Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects

The Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR) collaborated with a team from the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) from the University of Massachusetts Boston to explore ways to control health care costs. One strategy being implemented by employers to control health care costs is through “wellness programs,” employer-sponsored efforts to improve the health of employees. Members of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR) and other large employers have had success in reducing their health care costs through the implementation of corporate wellness initiatives. The purpose of this paper is to define what is working in private sector wellness programs to determine whether there is …

How Population Density Influences Agricultural Intensification And Productivity: Evidence From Ethiopia, Anna Leigh Josephson

Open Access Theses

We use household-level panel data to estimate how population density impacts agricultural intensification and farm income in Ethiopia. We hypothesize that increases in population density affect agricultural intensification and farm income directly through information flows, institutional development, and reduction in transactions costs. Increases in population density also affect agricultural intensification and farm income indirectly through farm size, agricultural wage rates, and staple crop prices. We find that increases in population density lead to lower farm sizes, which has major implications for agricultural intensification and household well-being. Our analysis indicates that increases in population density cause farmers to purchase more inorganic …

A Mechanism Design Approach To Bandwidth Allocation In Tactical Data Networks, Ankur Mour

Open Access Theses

The defense sector is undergoing a phase of rapid technological advancement, in the pursuit of its goal of information superiority. This goal depends on a large network of complex interconnected systems - sensors, weapons, soldiers - linked through a maze of heterogeneous networks. The sheer scale and size of these networks prompt behaviors that go beyond conglomerations of systems or `system-of-systems'. The lack of a central locus and disjointed, competing interests among large clusters of systems makes this characteristic of an Ultra Large Scale (ULS) system. These traits of ULS systems challenge and undermine the fundamental assumptions of today's software …

Rob Johnson Meeeting, Anwar Shaikh Phd

Archives of Anwar Shaikh

This collection includes:

• Shaikh, A. (2012). Turbulent Dynamics and Hidden Patterns: Economic Analysis in a Global Context (Unpublished manuscript) (23-44_Meet... p. 10). Cambridge University Press (forthcoming) (23-44_Meet... p. 11).
• Institute for New Economic Thinking. (2012, July 3). Grant change form (Grant ID #INO1100056) (Manuscript) (23-44_Meet... p. 2). New School University Archives.
• Institute for New Economic Thinking. (2012, November 17). Grant agreement letter to Dr. Anwar Shaikh (RE: INO12-00040) (Manuscript signed by Anwar Shaikh, PhD) (23-44_Meet... pp. 4-5). New School University Archives.
• Shaikh, A. (2013, March 5). Meeting with Rob: Eminent economists due in fall (Handwritten note by Anwar Shaikh, PhD) …

Essays On Elderly Asset Management The Role Of Medical Expenses And Housing, Li Li

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

With baby-boomers approaching their retirement age, the financial security of elderly Americans has become increasingly crucial for both policy-makers and retirees themselves. Based on the data from the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS), this dissertation examines how healthcare costs and housing affect retirees' saving and investment decisions.

Essays On Firm-Level Dynamics Of Innovation, Hyuk Chung

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

This dissertation examines firm level dynamics of innovation under financial constraints using a model with endogenous technological change by R&D and finance constraints. In addition, dynamic interactions of R&D investment and financial factors are analyzed empirically.

The Impact Of Ceo Duality On Firm Financial And Market Performance During The Period Of 2008 Through 2010 : A Period Of Financial Crisis, Samuel Eugene Ferrara

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

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Social Interaction And Youth Smoking, Min Chen

Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)

Young people are psychologically immature, and are easy to be influenced by others to engage in risky behaviors. Based on the data from the NLSY79, this dissertation examines how maternal smoking, sibling smoking, and living in urban and rural areas impact on youth smoking decisions.