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Post-communist trends in education : Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
Vicol, Carmen - 2005
The education systems of EE/CIS countries have undergone negative changes during the past 16 years. My paper examines these changes, identifies their causes and proposes solutions for improvement. I find that improved educational quality is the key for raising students’ enrolment and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471748
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Human Capital and Optimal Policy under Risk and Credit Constraints
Yang, Hongyan - 2010
Die vorliegende Dissertation besteht aus fünf unabhängigen Forschungspapieren über optimale Steuer- und Bildungspolitik …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471820
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Essays on Systems Competition with Human Capital Mobility
Lange, Thomas - 2010
organisierter Bildungspolitik und Humankapitalmobilität. Die internationale Mobilität hochqualifizierter Arbeitskräfte kann zu einer … Externalitäten lokaler Bildungspolitik zurückzuführen ist wenn einige Absolventen nach Abschluss ihrer Universitätsausbildung ins … Entwicklung der Herkunftsregion der internationalen Studenten. Im Vergleich zur wohlfahrtsmaximierenden Bildungspolitik ist die …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471822
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Facility planning and value of information using a tank reservoir model : a case study in reserve uncertainty
Jablonowski, Christopher J. (contributor) - 2010
This thesis presents a methodology to incorporate reservoir uncertainties and estimate the loss in project value when facility planning decisions are based on erroneous estimates of input variables. We propose a tank model along with integrated asset development model to simulate the concept...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429339
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Regional differences in agricultural profitability, government payments, and farmland values: Implications of DuPont expansion.
Mishra, Ashok K.; Moss, Charles B.; Erickson, Kenneth W. - 2009
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to use the DuPont expansion to examine those factors underlying differences in (rates of) return on different crop portfolios over space (ten regions) and time (1960-2004). The paper also estimates the impact of government payments on farmland values...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429430
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Capital as a factor of production in OECD agriculture: measurement and data.
Ball, V. Eldon; Lindamood, W.A.; Nehring, Richard; San … - 2008
This article provides a farm sector comparison of levels of capital input for fourteen OECD countries for the period 1973 to 2002. The starting point for construction of a measure of capital input is the measurement of capital stock. Estimates of depreciable capital are derived by representing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429438
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Economic Impacts of the U.S. Soybean Aphid Infestation: A Multi-Regional Competitive Dynamic Analysis.
Kim, C.S.; Schaible, Glenn; Garrett, Lynn; Lubowski, Ruben - 2008
We estimated the economic benefits resulting from controlling soybean aphid infestation by using a multi-regional competitive dynamic equilibrium model. Results indicate that the reduction of soybean production resulting from a soybean aphid infestation is largely absorbed by reducing soybean...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429439
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Gender and the Automobile: Analysis of Nonwork Service Trips.
Vance, C.; Iovanna, R. - 2007
With a focus on individual motorists in car-owning households in Germany, this analysis econometrically investigates the determinants of automobile travel for nonwork service activities against the backdrop of two questions: (a) Does gender play a role in determining the probability of car use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429440
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Optimal supplier testing and tolerance strategies for genetically modified (GM) wheat.
Wilson, William W.; Dahl, Bruce L.; Jabs, Eric - 2007
A stochastic optimization model was developed to determine optimal testing strategies, costs, and risks for dual marketing of genetically modified (GM) and non-GM wheat in an export supply chain. The optimal testing strategy is derived that minimizes disutility of additional system costs due to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429465