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Bodman, PM - 1999

This paper provides estimates of labour market inefficiency and the frictional unemployment rate for Australia and its States over the period January 1978 to December 1997. These estimates are derived from parametric statistical models of employment growth in which technical inefficiencies are...

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Fluctuations and rigidities in local labor markets, part 1: theory and evidence

Clark, Gordon L. - 1983

Cyclical sensitivity in employment, wages, and hours worked are explored with reference to three industries and eleven … to be inadequate because of marked rigidities in the patterns of short-run adjustment. Money wages are very stable, being … periodicities in the patterns of residuals derived from trend-line estimates of money wages confirm a supposition that urban …

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The impact of state regulations on the costs of public school construction

Vincent, JM; Monkkonen, PH - 2010

Spending by states and local school districts on school construction has increased dramatically over the last decade, not only because more and higher-quality schools are being built, but also because construction costs have increased by an unprecedented degree. Many states struggle to afford...

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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Whatcom County, Washington.

Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009

This report estimates the local economic impacts that could be anticipated from the development of a 100 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in eastern Whatcom County, Washington, near Mt. Baker, as shown in Figure 1. The study was commissioned by the Bonneville Power Administration to quantify...

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Geothermal : Economic Impacts of Geothermal Development in Skamania County, Washington.

Lesser, Jonathan A. - 2009

This report estimates the local economic impacts that could be anticipated from the development of a 100 megawatt (MW) geothermal power plant in eastern Skamania County, Washington, near Mt. Adams, as shown in Figure 1. The study was commissioned by the Bonneville Power Administration to...

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The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence: Rewarding World-Class Practices

Chakravorty, Satya S.; Atwater, J. Bryan; Herbert, James I. - 2008

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

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Determinants of the Relations between Transitory Earnings and CEO Cash Compensation in the USA

Asthana, Sharad; Ye, Zhongxia Shelly - 2007

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

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A study of outsourcing of premedia services to India by US companies

Nayak, Rahul P. - 2009

Offshore outsourcing continues to gain prominence as the printing industrystrides into the future. With different segments of the industry looking at reducingcosts and, in exchange providing value-added services, more companies turntowards outsourcing services offshore as a solution. Although it...

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Maximising the economic returns of road infrastructure investment

Joynt, Hubert - 2004

The aim of this study is to explore ways to maximise the economic returns of road infrastructure investment. In order to achieve this objective, the study was divided into five parts involving the following: analysing the nature of road infrastructure, determining the relationship between road...

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15.021J / 11.433J Real Estate Economics, Spring 2004

Wheaton, William C. - 2004

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...

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