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Estimating Suppression Expenditures for Individual Large Wildland Fires.
Gebert, K.M.; Calkin, D.E.; Yoder, J. - 2007
of ignition. These equations were then used to predict suppression expenditures on a set of fiscal year 2005 Forest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429575
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The impact of forest service litigation success on administrative appeals of proposed fuels reduction actions.
Laband, David N.; Hussain, Anwar; González-Cabán, … - 2008
In this paper, we explore empirically whether the USDA Forest Service's litigation success rate in each Forest Service region helps explain the persistent regional effects noted by Laband et al. (Laband, D.N., González-Cabán, A., and Hussain, A. (2006). “Factors That Influence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429454
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Net Benefits of Wildfire Prevention Education Efforts.
Prestemon, Jeffrey P.; Butry, David T.; Abt, Karen L.; … - 2010
, distributing brochures, and making presentations, which are intended to reduce the occurrence of certain kinds of wildfires. A … Poisson model of preventable Florida wildfires from 2002 to 2007 by fire management region was developed. Controlling for … and negative effects on the numbers of wildfires ignited by debris burning, campfire escapes, smoking, and children …
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Jamaica; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Economic outcomes in Jamaica have fallen short of the authorities’ objectives in recent years. As the government looks to reinvigorate its growth and debt reduction strategy, it is instructive to examine how exogenous shocks and other unanticipated developments can affect economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245592
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Forecasting Commodity Prices; Futures Versus Judgment
Husain, Aasim M.; Bowman, Chakriya - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper assesses the performance of three types of commodity price forecasts—those based on judgment, those relying exclusively on historical price data, and those incorporating prices implied by commodity futures. For most of the 15 commodities in the sample, spot and futures prices appear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599405
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Predicting germination response to temperature. I. Cardinal-temperature models and subpopulation-specific regression.
Hardegree, S.P. - 2006
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The purpose of this study was to compare the relative accuracy of different thermal-germination models in predicting germination-time under constant-temperature conditions. Of specific interest was the assessment of shape assumptions associated with the cardinal-temperature...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009429558
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The Determinants of International Portfolio Holdings and Home Bias
Li, Shujing; Faruqee, Hamid; Yan, Isabel K. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
new structural equations from a consumption-based asset-pricing model on international portfolio holdings. Using of stock …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263868
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Evidenceon the Fiscal and Macroeconomic Impact of Privatization
Barnett, Steven - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper empirically investigates the relationship between privatization and measures of fiscal and macroeconomic performance. One of the main findings is that privatization proceeds transferred to the budget tend to be saved. Specifically, they are largely used to reduce domestic financing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263981
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From Stress to Costress; Stress Testing Interconnected Banking Systems
Maino, Rodolfo; Tintchev, Kalin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper presents an integrated framework for assessing systemic risk. The framework models banks’ capital asset ratios as a function of future losses and credit growth using a generalized method of moments to calibrate shocks to credit quality and credit growth. The analysis is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654147
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Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth; A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation
Townsend, Robert M.; Ueda, Kenichi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
We propose a coherent unified approach to the study of the linkages among economic growth, financial structure, and inequality, bringing together disparate theoretical and empirical literature. That is, we show how to conduct model-based quantitative research on transitional paths. With...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825597