Little is known about patterns of intergenerational social mobility in the former Soviet Union. Extant studies are unrepresentative or methodologically problematic. Using a new national sample from Russia, this paper examines absolute mobility rates for each sex, and relative rates for Russia in...

We propose an approach for estimating the date of lost confidence of jet engines, which are devices with multiple components subject to disruption. A mixed Weibull distribution is estimated from a large data set subject to censoring at various times. Parametric uncertainty is derived...

We develop a discrete-event-continuous simulation model of colorectal cancer screening in North Carolina to examine the impact of six different interventions on the fraction of eligible patients receiving the clinically recommended screening. We find that demand side interventions alone are less...

This thesis presents an analysis of the benefits of cross-training between the claims division and calls division in a large health insurance call center by building a discrete-event simulation model of the call center. The simulation model was built in Rockwell Software's Arena v. 7.0 using a...

Forecasting lumber demand is vital for operational purposes in the Distribution Centers of Home Improvement retail chains. This paper describes econometric time series analyses applied to specific lumber skus from the largest Home Improvement chain in the United States. We propose simple...