This book gives a comprehensive description of macroeconometric modeling and its development over time. The first part depicts the history of macroeconometric model building, starting with Jan Tinbergen's and Lawrence R. Klein's contributions. It is unique in summarizing the development and...

The Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea has been concluded in the spring of 1982 with the adoption of a convention text. The acceptance of this text (signature and ratification) by the necessary number of states is still highly uncertain. The major disagreements relate to the...