This work contains three papers employing common factor methodologies to economic forecasting for Estonia. The methods …

environment interpretation of the income inequality and health link. The hypotheses examined were that race …/ethnicity-specific IMRs are influenced by intra-race/ethnicity income inequality, and that these effects of income inequality on health are …

, parity, fecundity status, and socioeconomicstatus. A special focus was placed upon the relationship between the race and …

. Our study makes two contributions. First, we extend earlier research concerning homophily theories of the prevalence of …

variables: gender-based homophily, status, and relationship type. In Study 1 and Study 2, I test the effect of status alone and … then the interaction between status and gender-based homophily to determine who men and women are most likely to approach …-status others when seeking career-related advice. I also find widespread gender-based homophily for women but limited gender …

The influence of intangibility on ethnic minority consumers' choice of service providers is reflected in their use of … from survey responses given by members of a minority ethnic group (the Portuguese community in Sydney) concerning their … class should be treated separately for strategy purposes. Ethnic minority consumers' value continuing relationships with …

.S. minority and women owned small businesses. Research in this area to date has addressed minorities and women in international … a domestic focus (Dunning, 1993; Guisinger, 1985). The importance of this research is to help minority and women owned …, technology has no bearing on the success of minority and women owned small businesses, and small businesses should globalize …