This document summarizes the global process of designing geotechnical structures, as given in the 2nd Generation EN 1997, and highlights the step where the designer must determine representative values for limit state verifications based on ground investigation data. This guideline explains the...

Measuring average differences in an outcome across racial or ethnic groups is a crucial first step for equity assessments, but researchers often lack access to data on individuals' races and ethnicities to calculate them. A common solution is to impute the missing race or ethnicity labels using...

Der regulatorische Druck im Bankbereich steigt weiter und hat neben Geschäftsmodellen und der Profitabilität auch die Kalkulationsmethodik erreicht - etwa mit Blick auf den SREP oder die EBA Guideline on loan origination and monitoring. Was die Bankkalkulation als ein Kernstück des...

The United Nations Human Development Index (HDI) is arguably the most widely used alternative to gross domestic product for measuring national development. This is in large part due to its multidimensional nature, as it incorporates not only income, but also education and health. However, the...

In the context of the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is preparing a series of short publications with relevant policy recommendations for this period. This note includes several recommendations for the continued...

The welfare contributions of the digital economy, characterized by the proliferation of new and free goods, are not well-measured in our current national accounts. We derive explicit terms for the welfare contributions of these goods and introduce a new metric, GDP-B which quantifies their...

The national-income accounts double-count investment, which enters once when it occurs and again in present value as rental income on added capital. The double-counting implies over-statement of levels of GDP and national income. Across countries, those with higher propensities to invest...

We study the joint impact of three measurement issues in the empirical literature on the labor share: (i) start and end periods for the empirical analysis; (ii) accounting for self-employment; and (iii) accounting for residential real estate income. When we correct for these three potential...

We study the joint impact of three measurement issues in the empirical literature on the labor share: (i) start and end periods for the empirical analysis; (ii) accounting for self-employment; and (iii) accounting for residential real estate income. When we correct for these three potential...

The national income and product accounts double-count investment, which enters once when it occurs and again in present value when the cumulated capital leads to more rental income. From the perspective of resources available intertemporally for consumption, the double-counting issue implies...

The welfare contributions of the digital economy, characterized by the proliferation of new and free goods, are not well-measured in our current national accounts. We derive explicit terms for the welfare contributions of these goods and introduce a new metric, GDP-B which quantifies their...

The welfare contributions of the digital economy, characterized by the proliferation of new and free goods, are not well-measured in our current national accounts. We derive explicit terms for the welfare contributions of these goods and introduce a new metric, GDP-B which quantifies their...

The national-income accounts double-count investment, which enters once when it occurs and again in present value as rental income on added capital. The double-counting implies over-statement of levels of GDP and national income. Across countries, those with higher propensities to invest...

The national income and product accounts double-count investment, which enters once when it occurs and again in present value when the cumulated capital leads to more rental income. From the perspective of resources available intertemporally for consumption, the double-counting issue implies...

Das Basiswissen der Kostenrechnung verständlich und anwendungsorientiert. Das Buch bietet Studierenden an Universitäten, Hochschulen und Akademien einen einfachen, aber fundierten Einstieg in die Grundlagen der Kostenrechnung. Ebenso ermöglicht es aber auch Praktikern einen zielorientierten...

Für den unternehmerischen Erfolg sind die Analyse und das Management von Kosten von entscheidender Bedeutung. Ohne Verständnis für die eigenen Kosten können Industrie- und Dienstleistungs- sowie Non-Profit-Unternehmen langfristig nicht erfolgreich sein. Dieses Lehrbuch führt in die...

Einleitung -- Der Markup -- Die Profitabilität -- Die Konzentration -- Zusammenhang mit der Lohnquote -- Zusammenhang mit der Produktivität und der Technologie -- Der WTO-Eintritt Chinas -- Export -- Geografie, Regionalökonomie und Infrastruktur -- Zoll und Steuern -- Ausländische...

Die in Bauprojekten verwendete Planungsmethode Building Information Modeling (BIM) tangiert auch die Kostenermittlung im Bauwesen. Die sogenannte modellbasierte Kostenermittlung bietet neue Chancen durch die Verwendung von digitalen Bauwerksmodellen als zentrale Informationsquelle. In der...

Most economists agree that AI is a general purpose technology (GPT) like the steam engine, electricity, and the computer. AI will drive innovation in all sectors of the economy for the foreseeable future. Practical AI for Business Leaders, Product Managers, and Entrepreneurs is a technical...

The prescription drug component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI measures recent and past drug price changes, and provides the basis for projecting future price trends and health care expenditures. However, there are concerns about the adequacy of the price data because of recent changes in the...

The prescription drug component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI measures recent and past drug price changes, and provides the basis for projecting future price trends and health care expenditures. However, there are concerns about the adequacy of the price data because of recent changes in the...

With this dissertation, I aim to find out how it is possible for statutory child protection workers to reach decisions when elements as different as a child's needs and the costs of a service are to be connected in the process. How is it possible, for instance, to count costs and sense the needs...