In the context of non-linear dynamics, next neighbor prediction methods have been successfully applied to univariate time series. We generalize these methods, in particular, center-of-mass-prediction (COM-prediction) and local linear prediction (LL-prediction), to multivariate time series. The...

The objective is to analyse the effects of the Hilmer reforms and National Competition Policy (NCP) on Local Government Authorities (LGA's) and the State Local Government Grants Commissions (LGGC's) operations. The analysis is based upon a particular definition of microeconomic reform with an...

The topic of environmental protection has always been of great concern in Germany, the establishment of environmental data sources started in the 1970s. The development of environmental information system technology in Germany is outlined and two examples are given: the Environmental Planning...