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Demographic trends in Sub-Saharan Africa
van de Walle, Etienne; Kekovole, John - 1986
censuses and demographic surveys particularly the World Fertility Survey to ascertain trends in fertility and mortality. The … that fertility has increased in some countries--Kenya and Cameroon; has remained almost stable in Benin, Ivory Coast and ….e. breastfeeding and post-partum abstinence; and a reduction in the level of sterility. As far as trends in mortality are concerned …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438868
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How Much Can Outlook Forecasts be Improved? An Application to the U.S. Hog Market
Colino, Evelyn V.; Irwin, Scott H.; Garcia, Philip - 2008
incremental information relative to Iowa. Simple combinations of these models and outlook forecasts are able to reduce forecast …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443351
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Acuity and case management: a healthy dose of outcomes, part I
Huber, Diane L.; Craig, K. - 2007
PURPOSE OF STUDY: This article presents acuity and dosage as two concepts that describe how the business case for case management (CM) can be made. Dosage and acuity concepts are explained as client need-severity, CM intervention-intensity, and CM activity-dose by amount, duration, extent, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466077
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Acuity and case management: a healthy dose of outcomes, part III
Huber, Diane L.; Craig, K. - 2007
-Hall model was developed and tested in a longitudinal study of CM models in substance abuse treatment and reported in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466078
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Acuity and case management: a healthy dose of outcomes, part II
Craig, K.; Huber, Diane L. - 2007
behavioral intervention. The Huber-Hall model was developed and tested in a longitudinal study of CM models in substance abuse …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009466079
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An Assessment of The Nonparametric Approach for Evaluating The Fit of Item Response Models
Liang, Tie - 2010
As item response theory (IRT) has developed and is widely applied, investigating the fit of a parametric model becomes an important part of the measurement process when implementing IRT. The usefulness and successes of IRT applications rely heavily on the extent to which the model reflects the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467878
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Reading the Recent Monetary History of the United States, 1959-2007
Rubio-Ramirez, Juan F. - 2010
In this paper the authors report the results of the estimation of a rich dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model of the U.S. economy with both stochastic volatility and parameter drifting in the Taylor rule. They use the results of this estimation to examine the recent monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475410
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MODELLING THE EFFECT OF EU POLICY REFORMS ON FARM INVESTMENT BEHAVIOUR
Gallerani, Vittorio; Gomez y Paloma, Sergio; Raggi, Meri; … - 2008
-households facing different scenarios, with a particular focus on the effects ofthe 2003 CAP reform. Models were built for individual … of cases. The models offer useful insights aboutthe mechanisms of adaptation and their implications for the effects of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446278
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Interval Estimation and Optimal Design for the Within-subject Coefficient of Variation for Continuous and Binary Variables
Shoukri, Mohamed M.; Elkum, Nasser; Walter, Stephen D. - 2006
Background: In this paper we propose the use of the within-subject coefficient of variation as an index of a measurement's reliability. For continuous variables and based on its maximum likelihood estimation we derive a variance-stabilizing transformation and discuss confidence interval...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447259
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Testing Conflicting Political Economy Theories: Full-Fledged versus Partial-Scope Regional Trade Agreements
Liu, Xuepeng - 2010
We apply a duration analysis to test the conflicting predictions of the median voter model and the lobbying model using panel data on regional trade agreement (RTA) formation. Our results show that the pro-labor prediction of the median voter model is supported by the full-fledged free trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009459003