Without large-scale implementation of fire hazard reduction treatments, the costs of uncharacteristic crown fires in … prefire hazard reduction. We examined the economic rationality of continuing this policy of emphasizing fire suppression … activities over restoration-based fire hazard reduction treatments. We compared treatment plus fire suppression costs to the cost …

Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …

estimates of their creditworthiness. This contrasts sharply with mortgage markets where lenders specialize in specific risk … categories of borrowers and mortgage supply is stepwise linear. The contrast between continuous lending for personal loans and … discrete lending by specialized lenders for mortgage credit has led to concerns regarding the efficiency and equity of mortgage …

nonprime and prime loan default and prepayment behavior. Nonprime loans are identified by mortgage interest rates that are … to call the mortgage or refinance is in the money and this effect is magnified for mortgages with low credit scores …

This paper examines the nature of mortgage credit rationing across geographic markets and time. Particular attention is … paid to the response of conventional mortgage supply to higher risk conditions associated with regional recessions. We … applications, as well as FHA and conventional rejection rates. Results of these four tests indicate that conventional mortgage …

alternative insolvency institution, namely the mortgage system, mean that firms and their creditors mainly deal with credit … provision and eventual insolvency through the latter. However, in order to use the mortgage system, some firms must overinvest … in capital assets (real estate, equipment) since those are the assets that can be pledged as mortgage collateral. This …

the Spanish bankruptcy system relative to that of an alternative insolvency institution, the mortgage system, and the …