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Thailand; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Selected Issues paper reviews the aggregate balance-sheet analysis that describes the improvement in Thailand …
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Lebanon; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Selected Issues paper of Lebanon provides an update of the vulnerability assessment based on the balance sheet …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244795
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Tracking Short-Term Dynamics of Economic Activity in Low-Income Countries in the Absence of High-Frequency Gdp Data
Dixit, S. V. S.; Opoku-Afari, Maxwell - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper uses a set of routinely collected high-frequency data in low-income countries (LICs) to construct an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790333
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Using biomass residues from oil palm industry as a raw material for pulp and paper industry: potential benefits and threat to the environment
Singh, Pooja; Sulaiman, Othman; Hashim, Rokiah; Peng, Leh; … - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 15 (2013) 2, pp. 367-383
resulted in the significant increased demand for paper, the industry is looking for eccentric sources to fulfill the … requirement. The pulp and paper industry preferred use of coniferous and deciduous trees for papermaking because their cellulose … fibers in the pulp make durable paper. With improvements in pulp processing technology, fibers of almost any non-wood of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010847065
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Towards Quantification of the Water Footprint of Paper: A First Estimate of its Consumptive Component
Oel, P.; Hoekstra, A. - In: Water Resources Management 26 (2012) 3, pp. 733-749
and surface water (blue water). In this study estimates are made of water requirements for producing paper using different … types of wood and in different parts of the world. The water footprint of printing and writing paper is estimated to be … between 300 and 2600 m<Superscript>3</Superscript>/t (~2-13 l for an A4 sheet). These estimates account for paper recovery …
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The Materiality of Method: The Case of the Mass Observation Archive
Moor, Liz; Uprichard, Emma - In: Sociological Research Online 19 (2014) 3, pp. 10-10
The Mass Observation Archive presents numerous methodological issues for social researchers. The data are idiosyncratic, difficult to analyze, and the sample design is nonsystematic. Such issues seriously challenge conventional social research protocols. This article highlights a further...
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Replacing the Income Tax with a Progressive Consumption Tax
Shaviro, Daniel - American Enterprise Institute - 2009
In some key respects the income versus consumption tax choice is simply misunderstood by many people, including sophisticated practitioners.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941121
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Federal Government Debt and Interest Rates
Hubbard, R. Glenn; Engen, Eric M. - American Enterprise Institute - 2009
This working paper reconsiders and adds to empirical evidence on the effect of federal government debt and interest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941125
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Options Pricing and Accounting Practice
Calomiris, Charles W.; Hubbard, R. Glenn - American Enterprise Institute - 2009
The establishment of new accounting rules for expensing options would likely do more harm than good.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941130
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The Impact of Driver Cell Phone Use on Accidents
Hahn, Robert W.; Prieger, James E. - American Enterprise Institute - 2009
This study's estimates of the reduction in accidents from a ban on cell phone use while driving are both lower and less certain than previous studies indicate.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010941141