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Inventory Changes And The Closing Of Econometric Models, Riccardo Fiorito

riccardo fiorito

Inventory changes can help econometric models to balance the supply and the demand side and to endogenize utilization variables without resorting to an arbitrary potential output estimate. Both results stem from formulating inventory-augmented production functions in which inventory changes act as a stationary ECM mechanism between value added and final sales. The empirical implementation refers to the Italian Treasury Econometric Model (ITEM) in which inventory changes are obtained as residuals from endogenous value added and spending components.

Inventory Changes And The Closing Of Macroeconometric Models, Riccardo Fiorito

riccardo fiorito

Inventory changes can help econometric models to balance the supply and demand side of the aggregate economy. This occurs formulating inventory-augmented production functions that apply to sectotal value added and allowing to obtain an endogenous GDP. Spending components are also endogenous and inventory changes are obtained as the difference between the estimated aggregate supply and demand.

Oil And Product Price Dynamics In International Petroleum Markets, Alessandro Lanza, Matteo Manera, Massimo Giovannini

Matteo Manera

In this paper we investigate crude oil and products price dynamics. We present a comparison among ten price series of crude oils and fourteen price series of petroleum products, considering four distinct market areas (Mediterranean, North Western Europe, Latin America and North America) over the period 1994-2002. We provide first a complete analysis of crude oil and product price dynamics using cointegration and error correction models. Subsequently we use the error correction specification to predict crude oil prices over the horizon January 2002-June 2002.The main findings of the paper can be summarized as follows: a) differences in quality are crucial …

Star-Garch Models For Stock Market Interactions In The Pacific Basin Region, Japan And Us, Giorgio Busetti, Matteo Manera

Matteo Manera

We investigate the financial interactions between countries in the Pacific Basin region (Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan), Japan and US. The originality of the paper is the use of STAR-GARCH models, instead of standard correlationcointegration techniques. For each country in the Pacific Basin region, we find statistically adequate STAR-GARCH models for the series of stock market daily returns, using Nikkei225 and S&P500 as alternative threshold variables. We provide evidence for the leading role of Japan in the period 1988-1990 (pre-Japanese crisis years), whereas our results suggest that the Pacific Basin region countries are more closely linked with the …

Modelling The Load Curve Of Aggregate Electricity Consumption Using Principal Components, Matteo Manera, Angelo Marzullo

Matteo Manera

Since oil is a non-renewable resource with a high environmental impact, and its most common use is to produce combustibles for electricity, reliable methods for modelling electricity consumption can contribute to a more rational employment of this hydrocarbon fuel. In this paper we apply the Principal Components (PC) method to modelling the load curves of Italy, France and Greece on hourly data of aggregate electricity consumption. The empirical results obtained with the PC approach are compared with those produced by the Fourier and constrained smoothing spline estimators. The PC method represents a much simpler and attractive alternative to modelling electricity …

Synthesis Of 3- Or 4-Phenyl-1,8-Naphthyridine Derivatives And Evaluation Of Antimycobacterial And Antimicrobial Activity, Philadelphia University

Philadelphia University, Jordan

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Princípios Do Direito À Cidade: Território Da Cidadania, Rafael De Oliveira Alves, José Luiz Quadros De Magalhães

Rafael de Oliveira Alves

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Historical Development Of Islamic Libraries Internationally And In South Africa : A Case Study Of The Islamic Library In Gatesville, Roldah Adams

Roldah Adams

The purpose of the study was to examine the historical development of Islamic libraries internationally and in South Africa and to examine the Islamic Library in Gatesville as a case study in order to understand in which way communities have sought to provide a solution for adequate library facilities for the specific needs of the Muslim community in the greater Cape Town area. The following objectives are derived from this purpose, namely to examine the:

-- Historical development of Islamic libraries internationally and in South Africa

-- Historical background of the Islamic Library in Gatesville

-- Services rendered at the …

Teaching Experience (2003 - Present), Chin-Chung Chao

Chin-Chung Chao

Teaching Interests: Organizational Communication; Leadership; Public Speaking; Communication & Theory; Interpersonal Communication; Intercultural Communication; Small Group Communication; Interviewing, and Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods; Mass Communication Research; Communication for Business and Professions

Translation Events In Cross-Language Information Retrieval: Lexical Ambiguity, Lexical Holes, Vocabulary Mismatch, And Correct Translations, Anne R. Diekema

Anne Diekema

Cross-Language Information Retrieval (CLIR) systems enable users to formulate queries in their native language to retrieve documents in foreign languages. Because queries and documents in CLIR do not necessarily share the same language, translation is needed before matching can take

place. This translation step tends to cause a reduction in the retrieval performance of CLIR as compared to monolingual information retrieval.

The prevailing CLIR approach and the focus of this study is query translation. The translation of queries is inherently difficult due to the lack of a one-to-one mapping of a lexical item and its meaning, which creates lexical ambiguity. …

Book Reviews: A History Of The Tennessee Supreme Court;, Cathy Cochran

Cathy Cochran

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Images Of The Great Smoky Mountains: The Albert "Dutch" Roth Photograph Collection, Ken Wise

Ken Wise

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Increasing Effective Student Use Of The Scientific Journal Literature, Carol Tenopir

Carol Tenopir

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Increasing Effective Student Use Of The Scientific Journal Literature, Carol Tenopir

Carol Tenopir

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Comparing The African American And The Oromo Movements In The Global Context, Asafa Jalata

Asafa Jalata

The African American and Oromo movements have been anti-colonial struggles, and they have aimed to dismantle racial/ethnonational hierarchies legitimated by the ideology of racism in the hegemonic state of the United States and the peripheral and imperial state of Ethiopia.

Counting On The Past Or Investing In The Future? Economic And Political Accountability In Fujimori’S Peru, Jana Morgan

Jana Morgan

This article strengthens and extends economic theories of presidential approval, assesses accountability in Peru’s “delegative democracy,” and explores the political feasibility of economic policies. The analysis finds that prospective evaluations shape presidential approval in Peru, demonstrating the utility of economic theories in the developing world. Peruvians hold politicians accountable not only for the economic past, but also for future implications of past actions, which suggests that vertical accountability exists and that this type of accountability encourages forward-looking policy choices. Finally, the analysis indicates that important political events, including the capture of the Sendero Luminoso guerrillas and Fujimori’s autogolpe, influence Peruvians’ …

Literacy, Learning And Libraries: Common Issues And Common Concerns, Ken Haycock

Ken Haycock

Discusses common issues in literacy, learning and libraries in Canada. Role of libraries and librarians in literacy; Need to have collaboration between public libraries and school districts on professional family literacy programs; Measures to succeed in making library programs effective for students.

Multiple Voices In Talking Race: Pakeha Reported Speech In The Discursive Constructions Of The Racial Other, Richard Buttny

Richard Buttny

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Can Document-Genre Metadata Improve Information Access To Large Digital Collections?, Kevin Crowston, Barbara H. Kwasnik

Barbara H. Kwasnik

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Stretching Conceptual Structures In Classifications Across Languages And Cultures., Barbara H. Kwasnik, Victoria L. Rubin

Barbara H. Kwasnik

The authors describe the difficulties of translating classifications from a source language and culture to another language and culture. To demonstrate these problems, kinship terms and concepts from native speakers of fourteen languages were collected and analyzed to find differences between their terms and structures and those used in English. Using the representations of kinship terms in the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) and the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) as examples, the authors identified the source of possible lack of mapping between the domain of kinship in the fourteen languages studied and the LCC and DDC. Finally, some preliminary suggestions …

Professional Competencies For Reference And User Services Librarians, Jo Bell Whitlatch

Jo Bell Whitlatch

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Economies Of Scale In The Library World: The Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library In San Jose, California, Paul Kauppila, Sharon Russell

Paul Kauppila

Discusses the new Dr Martin Luther King Jr Library in San Jose´, California, which will house the collections of the San Jose´ Public Library’s main branch and the San Jose´ State University’s Library system in one new building. Outlines the conception of the project, the site selection and the planning process. Considers the communities served, usage patterns and services. Focuses on the management structure and operations in light of a, perhaps controversial, aspect of mixing city and university library staff under the same roof, some performing similar functions, but with different supervisors and employing agencies. Discusses the new library in …

Political Science In A Different Voice: Women Faculty Perspectives On The Status Of Women In Political Science Departments In The South, Laura Van Assendelft, Wendy Gunther-Canada, Julie Dolan, Barbara Palmer, Michele Swers

Julie Dolan

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Textbooks To The Shelf -- Making The Connection Faster, Deana Groves, Nelda Sims, Ellen Micheletti

Deana Groves

The Educational Resources Center (ERC) at Western Kentucky University was searching for ways to shorten the processing time for its collection of textbooks for grades K-12. These textbooks are replaced on a regular rotation with new editions as they are published. The collaborative effort between ERC and the Bibliographic Access Unit streamlined the processing and greatly decreased the time between acquisition and availability to library patrons.

Review Of Cure: A Story Of Cancer And Politics From The Annals Of The Cold War, John Stephen Brantley

Steve Brantley

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Superior Haptic Perceptual Selectivity In Late-Blind And Very-Low-Vision Subjects, Morton A. Heller, Deneen D. Brackett

Morton A. Heller

Blindfolded sighted, congenitally blind, late-blind, and very-low-vision subjects were tested on a tangible version of the embedded-figures test. The results of ANOVAs on accuracy measures yielded superior performance by the very-low-vision and late-blind subjects compared with the blindfolded sighted and congenitally blind participants. Accuracy of the congenitally blind subjects was similar to that of the blindfolded sighted participants. However, all groups of blind subjects were significantly faster than the blindfolded sighted subjects. It is suggested that experience with pictures combined with haptic skill aid perceptual selectivity in touch.

Teaching Against Communalism: Role Of Social Science Pedagogy, Ananya Vajpeyi

Ananya Vajpeyi

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An Empirical Test Of Models Explaining Research Expenditures And Research Cooperation, Ulrich Kaiser

ULRICH KAISER

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Greek-Turkish Dilemmas And The Cyprus-Eu Accession Process, Neophytos Loizides

Neophytos Loizides

Greek–Turkish Dilemmas and the Cyprus EU Accession Process NEOPHYTOS G. LOIZIDES* Department of Political Science, University of Toronto, Canada This article compares the processes of foreign policymaking in Greece and Turkey in order to examine why the incentives and pressures of the enlargement process have failed until now to initiate a settlement in the Cyprus bicommunal negotiations. While most studies on the Cyprus problem have focused on the two communities of the island, little at-tention has been paid to the policies of the two ‘motherlands’, namely Greece and Turkey. Yet their leverage on the two Cypriot communities and their conflicting …

Growth Of Government And The Politics Of Fiscal Policy, Chetan Ghate, Paul J. Zak

Chetan Ghate

US government expenditures increased rapidly during the post-war period, then slowed in the 1980s and began falling in 1992. To examine the dynamics of the growth and subsequent reduction in government spending, we present a general equilibrium growth model in which politicians chose government spending to maximize support by their constituents. That is, output and government spending are endogenous and jointly determined. The model predicts that government expenditures will initially mimic Wagner’s law—the tendency for government spending to increase with GDP—but eventually diverge from output due to the growth of the welfare state. After government expenditures become large, we identify …