This paper belongs to my research program on violence and terrorism started in 1993, as a consequence of the growing concern regarding the increase in Colombian violence, and especially for its escalation during the 1990’s. After 14 years of research, particularly after developing a model of...

This is an exploratory study that attempts to identify and provide empirical evidence on the possible determinants of the market capitalisation of the Harare Stock Exchange (HSE) with the view of understanding the development prospects of the HSE and other similar markets. The study used...

In this paper, we try to analyze the possible reasons behind food price hike. The motivation of doing this project is to see the probable reasons, which impact “common people” of India to the utmost extent. We concentrate mainly on the supply side, distribution aspects and the demand side....

The aim of this paper is to expose the results of my research concerning the migrant’s profile built up by means of logit regression model based on social and demographic characteristics. Within these characteristics could be mentioned: the age group, the gender, the education level, the...

We present a Bayesian estimation method applied to an extended set of national accounts data and estimates of approximately 2500 variables. The method is based on conventional national accounts frameworks as compiled by countries in Central America, in particular Guatemala, and on concepts that...

One can compare Econometrics with an Art which tries to minimize the lag between a quantitative law and a sample of data. Hence, the econometrics teaches us that before to built models, we must built data bank through strict procedures to prevent errors. Our paper presents classical methods to...

Nowadays knowledge is power. In the informational era, the ability to manipulate large datasets is essential for making long term strategies. More and more companies and official statistics offices need to use large databases but also by increasing the volume of data it increases the complexity...

Those who think they have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness. (Edward Stanley) Our food should be our medicine and our medicine should be our food. (Hippocrates) Eating healthy does not mean giving up favorite food dishes or replace them with others,...

It's customary among money market analysts to blame interest rate deviations from the Bank of Russia's target band on the market structure imperfections or segmentation. We isolate one form of such market imperfection and provide an illustration of its potential impact on central bank's open...