This paper derives a theoretical labour market model for the tradeables sector of a small open economy. Using Greek manufacturing data and applying multivariate cointegrating techniques, two cointegrating vectors are estimated based on the a priori restrictions provided by the theoretical model;...

This paper uses the conditional model for explaining the relative evolution of per capital income across the ten provinces of the Canadian federation between 1950 and 1996. Provincial relative per-capita income steady states are determined by the relative rates of urbanization.

This paper uses the conditional model for explaining the relative evolution of per capital income across the ten provinces of the Canadian federation between 1950 and 1996. Provincial relative per-capita income steady states are determined by the relative rates of urbanization.

An exploration of the relationship between social capital in districts and effective political governance by District Health Boards (DHBs) in Sasakatchewan, Canada, was conducted. A model was proposed that identified components of social capital such as trust, commitment and identity,...

Results from a survey (n=534) of randomly selected citizens, 18 and older, in eight health districts in Saskatchewan, Canada are presented. Relationships among several social capital concepts were explored -- in particular the social-psychological constructs of trust, commitment and identity and...

Recently, Vogelsang (1999) proposed a method to detect outliers which explicitly imposes the null hypothesis of a unit root. It works in an iterative fashion to select multiple outliers in a given series. We show, via simulations, that under the null hypothesis of no outliers, it has the right...

We propose residual based tests for cointegration using local GLS detrending (Elliott, Rothemberg and Stock (1996), ERS) to eliminate separately the deterministic components in the series. We consider two cases, one where only a constant is included and one where a constant and a time trend are...

In this report Appelbaum's model is discussed in detail. The model is also applied to the Dutch construction sector, allowing the degree of collusion to be ascertained. The model consists of five equations. One equation, the mark-up equation, is derived from the assumption of profit maximization...

Recently, Vogelsang (1999) proposed a method to detect outliers which explicitly imposes the null hypothesis of a unit root. It works in an iterative fashion to select multiple outliers in a given series. We show, via simulations, that under the null hypothesis of no outliers, it has the right...

This paper evaluated the impact of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines on inter-jusge sentencing disparity, which is defined as the differences in average nominal prison sentence lengths for comparable caseloads assigned to different judges. This disparity is measured as the dispersion disparity...