This paper analyzes the use of capital budgeting techniques of firms in the Caribbean in countries such as Barbados, Bahamas, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago using data obtained from a survey among publicly and non-publicly listed firms in the region. The main aims of the study are to analyze...

In the 1980s, the practice of converting campaign contributions into personal income on retirement was curtailed by the Federal Elections Commission (FEC), but an exemption allowed some representatives to continue this practice. Conse quently, a natural experiment was created in which...

A simulation model has been developed to analyze the potential of the application of transparent insulation for passive solar buildings in northern China. The potential advantages of using transparent insulation materials in buildings are estimated, in which the effects of variations in solar...