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International Trade Openness and Gender Gaps in Pakistani Labor Force Participation Rates Over 57 Years

Hyder, Asma; Behrman, Jere R - 2011

rates in broad occupational categories in Pakistan. The method used controls for average gender differences in these …

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The Implementation of Value Transfers in an Era of Financial Volatility: meeting the logistical challenge

Ballard, Roger - 2008

Presented at a workshop at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, this document explores the logistical solutions deployed within contemporary Hawala-style value transmission systems. It suggests that those frustrated by the lack of an effective global payments system for retial...

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A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations

Kelly, Stephen J; Harrison, Jennifer L - 2009

This study examines the market entry practices of Australian and Pakistani Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms and the proposition that Local Software Economy (LSE) maturity affects the selection of market entry practices. The question is significant as it is focused on an...

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Equilibrium Tuition, Applications, Admissions and Enrollment in the College Market

Fu, Chao - 2010

equilibrium. I estimate the structural parameters of the model using the NLSY 97 data, via a three-step estimation procedure to …

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Should Music Labels Pay for Radio Airplay? Investigating the Relationship Between Album Sales and Radio Airplay

Montgomery, Alan L.; Moe, Wendy W. - 2002

Managers in the music industry closely monitor both radio airplay of an album as well as the album's sales. Their interest in radio airplay is due to the belief that airplay can increase an album’s sales. Therefore it is natural for managers to attempt to influence radio airplay so as to...

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Statistical Methods for Nonlinear Dynamic Models with Measurement Error Using the Ricker Model

Resendes, David Joseph - 2011

In ecological population management, years of animal counts are fit to nonlinear, dynamic models (e.g. the Ricker model) because the values of the parameters are of interest. The yearly counts are subject to measurement error, which inevitably leads to biased estimates and adversely affects...

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Estimation of Sector Sales and Employment Changes Associated with Solar Space and Water Heating Development

Petersen, H. Craig - 1979

There is little available information on sector-specific sales and employment impacts of a large-scale solar space and water heating industry. This study identifies those sectors of the economy which would be most affected by increased solar utilization and estimates the magnitude of the...

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Structural Estimation of the Effect of Out-of-Stocks

Musalem, Andres - 2010

simulating a time-varying set of available alternatives. Our estimation method uses store-level data on sales and partial …

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Essays on Identification and Estimation of Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models.

Iskrev, Nikolay Ivanov - 2008

The estimation of dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models is the subject of a rapidly growing literature … reduced-form model. I show that both terms can be derived analytically. This result is useful for the estimation of DSGE …

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Accounting for Estimation Optimality Criteria in Simulated Annealing

Goovaerts, Pierre - 1998

This paper presents both estimation and simulation as optimization problems that differ in the optimization criteria …, minimization of a local expected loss for estimation and reproduction of global statistics (semivariogram, histogram) for … simulation ignoring local constraints, but not as accurate as E-type estimation. Flow simulation results show that accounting for …

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