Little is known about death rates among diabetic populations. The few prior estimates have used two data systems, usually a registry or a survey to identify diabetics and death certificates to identify deaths. In this research, the diabetic population aged 18–94 in 1996–1998 and those...

The purpose of this study is to provide life expectancy estimates at birth for states and aggregates of municipalities by population size within regions of Mexico. A regression-based technique is used to estimate life expectancy for these populations from 1990 to 2000. Our findings suggest that...

Federal Reserve policymakers are watching a broad set of indicators for signs of “substantial” labor market improvement, a key consideration for beginning to scale back asset purchases. One way to find which are most useful is to focus on how well movements in these indicators predict...

The A++ agreement not only elevated the serious disagreements between DOJ and DOT on whether, and in what circumstances, air carriers should be immune from the antitrust laws, but it saw the rise of significant Congressional opposition to the mere concept of antitrust immunity.

Australian taxation law has been criticised for many years for its difficulty to read and understand. The Tax Law Improvement Project (TLIP) was established in December 1993 to rewrite in plain language Australia’s income tax legislation. The primary purpose of this study is to test...

Dans ce document, on etudie l'evolution de la structure industrielle du secteur canadien de la transformation des aliments et le lien entre cette evolution et le changement technologique. On utilise egalement les donnees d'une enquete speciale menee en 1998 sur l'utilisation de la technologie de...