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Die invloed van finansiele bestuur op entrepreneuriese gedrag in die kernbesigheid van akademiese instellings
Brooks, Mathys Johannes - 2007
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Higher education institutions are unique organisations in that their largest group of clients are … clients are respectively responsible for the so-called first andsecond income streams of higher education institutions. As a … result of the decline of government's spending, in real terms, on higher education institutions and the poor competitive …
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Analyzing the financial condition of higher education institutions using financial ratio analysis.
Buddy, Nancy J. - 1999
education institutions under the authority of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. The purposes were to determine the … higher education institutions; and to evaluate and compare the financial condition of the six institutions. This study … it to attain those goals. The data were obtained from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; the financial …
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The Effects of a Changing Financial Context on the University of California
Kissler, Gerald R; Switkes, Ellen - Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley - 2005
California’s loss of capital gains and stock options revenue during the recent economic downturn was one of the worst in the nation, and the resulting fiscal crisis led to reductions in State appropriations to the University of 15% over the past four years, while enrollments grew by 19%....
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The effect of school finance reform on population heterogeneity
Aaronson, Daniel - Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago - 1998
This paper tests whether state school finance reform alters neighborhood income homogeneity. One implication of the … jurisdictions to set local tax and expenditure levels. The property tax revolt and the school finance equalization reform of the … that school finance has a significant effect on school district income sorting, especially among low income communities. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419876
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Global Skill Partnerships: a proposal for technical training in a mobile world
Clemens, Michael - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 4 (2015) 1, pp. 1-18
Skilled workers emigrate from developing countries in rising numbers, raising fears of a drain on the human and financial resources of the countries they leave. This paper critiques existing policy proposals to address the development effects of skilled migration. It then proposes a new kind of...
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EVIDENCE ON STUDENT-MANAGED FUNDS: A SURVEY OF U.S. UNIVERSITIES
Peng, Zhuoming Joe; Dukes, William P.; Bremer, Ronald - In: Business Education and Accreditation 1 (2009) 1, pp. 55-64
An analysis of student-managed funds’ operations in 35 universities in the U.S. was conducted with the data collected through an Internet-based survey. The results indicate that CAPM is used in most SMFs as the means to estimate the required rate of return. Value Line and Wall Street...
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Sharpening the Bank's Capacity to Support the Housing Sector in Latin America and the Caribbean: Background Paper for the Implementation of the Social Development Strategy
Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2006
The Bank expanded its housing finance activities in the 1990s, shifting its support toward sector reforms that increase … the capacity of housing finance and delivery mechanisms to cater to the needs of low-income households. The present …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009205869
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Facing the Challenges of Informal Settlements in Urban Centers: The Re-urbanization of Manaus, Brazil
Magalhães, Fernanda; Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2007
The search for solutions to urban and social problems prompted by informal settlements is gaining importance in the development agenda of most large cities in Latin America. Nearly 60 percent of the population lives in informal, often centrally located settlements.
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Why don't we just ask them – do finance practitioners read academic research?
Lundsten, Lorman; Daugherty, Mary; Shovein, James; … - In: Humanomics: The International Journal of Systems and Ethics 29 (2013) August, pp. 232-235
Purpose – The article attempts to determine whether academic research in the area of finance has a direct link to the … practitioners in the field. Design/methodology/approach – This paper used a survey of over 50 finance practitioners to ask their … opinion on the relevance of academic finance journals to their respective jobs. Findings – The results suggest that most …
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The Challenge of an Urban Continent
Rojas, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank
The present publication traces the history of the Bank's lending for urban development and discusses its approaches to current urban issues. It is intended for specialists and individuals interested in getting acquainted with the evolution of the Bank portfolio.
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