Economics as a Social Science By Piet Keizer Utrecht School of Economics Utrecht University July 2008 1 Content 1. The Character of Modern Science 2. Genesis and Development of Economics as a Social Science 3. Multidisciplinary Economics‚ an Introduction 4. Some Basic Sociology for Economists 5. Appendix Answers to test questions 2 Preface This reader is an attempt to define economics as a social science. In the first place‚ economics is a science. In the second place‚ economics
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FIN5PMT Faculty of Business‚ Economics and Law FIN5PMT Faculty of Business‚ Economics and Law Key learning outcomes • Summarize the function of strategic asset allocation in portfolio management Topic 2 Asset Allocation Presented by: Dr. Jing Zhao Department of Finance • Di Discuss the role of strategic asset allocation in relation to h l f i ll i i l i exposures to systematic risk • Compare and contrast strategic and tactical asset allocation • Appraise the importance of asset
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The Internet is a marvelous invention. Because of its introduction into education and its availability to just about anyone‚ the world will probably never be the same. People of all ages can log on 24/7 in search of whatever they need. The elderly woman who is unable to drive can log onto the Internet and shop for groceries‚ fill a prescription or even chat with her grandchildren via web cam. Collectors no longer have to scour flea markets and yard sales on weekends to find coveted items to add
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Summary This report was funded by an Information Research Institution and carried out by Cheng-kang Chu with other researchers from Chinese Academy of Sciences. It was published by the IEEE CS in 2013. The authors provide an analysis and evaluation of the security about the current three main cloud storage services‚ which are Google Drive‚ Dropbox and Microsoft SkyDrive respectively. They put their opinion that each of the cloud storage services has same security weakness (Cheng-kang‚ 2013)
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Effective Strategic Planning PLANNING Getting Your Organization Focused and Directed Launched in 1982 by Jim and Patty Rouse‚ The Enterprise Foundation is a national‚ nonprofit housing and community development organization dedicated to bringing lasting improvements to distressed communities. Copyright 1999‚ The Enterprise Foundation‚ Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN: 0-942901-20-7 No content from this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means‚ electronic
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decide who would be the king’s successor. They chose Harold Godwinson‚ and it was this decision that sparked the events that would unfold throughout the remainder of the year. Contemporary sources and later historians debate the succession of Edward the Confessor with great fervor. David Howarth examines both sides in an effort to find a resolution concerning the controversial election of Harold to the throne. He looks at the motives behind both Harold and Duke William of Normandy‚ the two main figures
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Unit 004: Understand how to apply scientific principles within mechanical services engineering Glossary of terms Term Explanation Alloy A metal made up of a combination of two or more materials. Atmospheric pressure The weight of air creates a pressure on the Earth’s surface and the pressure exerted by the weight of air pressing down on the ground below will vary depending on the ground’s height above sea level. Boiling When a liquid vaporises. Capillary action When water is drawn
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GSL 2014-01 Case 1 The Shopping center management is property management industry‚ they involved to building shopping center and management of shopping center in Australia. Porter’s 5 Forces: Threat of substitutes: the online shopping is a threat of shopping center to reduce shopping in physical store. That will reduce the demand of shopping center’s space and rental income. Threat of Entry: the barrier to entry the shopping center building and management industry is high‚ the capital
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3. In building a House of Quality what departments or functions should be involved in each step or the process? The first step in building a house of quality is by identifying the voice of the customer that is what the customer is expecting as expressed in the customers own words. This can be as in the building a better pizza example in the book‚ the taste of the pizza‚ the nutrition‚ the visual appeal or good value. The marketing department of a company can get these requirements by developing
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