The Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy as Stabilization Policy Alan J. Auerbach University of California‚ Berkeley July 2005 This paper was presented at the Bank of Korea International Conference‚ The Effectiveness of Stabilization Policies‚ Seoul‚ May 2005. I am grateful to my discussants‚ Takatoshi Ito and Chung Mo Koo‚ and other conference participants for comments on an earlier draft. I. Introduction Perspectives among economists on the usefulness of fiscal policy as a device for macroeconomic
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overall organizational objectives. There is always a focus on results and measurement‚ the benefits from such analyses are numerous. Some of the key reasons for measuring HRM are (Phillips‚ 1996) 1. To identify HRM’s contribution to organizational effectiveness 2. To determine whether HRM is accomplishing its objectives 3. To identify the strengths and weaknesses of HRM processes 4. To calculate the return on investment in an HRM program 5. To determine if an HRM program or policy justifies investment
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Bioethics Effectiveness of Goldman’s The Refutation of Medical Paternalism In his essay‚ The Refutation of Medical Paternalism‚ Alan Goldman states his argument against a strong doctor-patient role differentiation‚ in which the doctor may act against a patients’ immediate will in order to carry treatment in the patients’ best interest. Goldman frames his entire argument around the single assumption that a person’s freedom to decide his future is the most important and fundamental right as
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The Effectiveness of UK Air Passenger Duty Introduction Came into effect on 1994‚ Air Passenger Duty (APD) is an excise duty which is levied on the carriage of chargeable passengers departure from a United Kingdom airport on an aircraft that has chargeable weight of more than ten tonnes or more than twenty seats for passengers (HM Revenue & Customs‚ 2010a). This essay is to evaluate whether APD is an effective tax by using the theory of ‘canons of Taxation’. Main body Adam Smith’s the wealth
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Assess the effectiveness of the presentation of Iago in the first two acts of the play. Iago is presented as the villain in the tragedy‚ much like Richard in Richard III as Shakespeare carries out his explorations of manipulation‚ dramatic function and the conventional view of order‚ through the use of language and structure in Othello. Shakespeare uses Iago’s manipulation of other characters to explore the theme of villainy and duplicity. The main victim of his direct manipulation is Roderigo
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Another alternative test called DakDak can measure the effectiveness of sunscreens. While it can take animal testings months to get the results‚ it takes DakDak to test about six products for less than half the cost of animal testing for one product within only a couple of days. These non-animal alternatives are
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Efficiency and Effectiveness of Wind Power Generation With the reckless energy demand in the 21st century and the growing of global warming‚ which made by environmental pollution‚ energy supply has become the constraint and an obstacle to the economic development of many countries. To solve these kinds of puzzles‚ which can respond to the climate and energy challenges.‚ people now pay more attention to all kinds of new type of renewable energy‚ which is good ecologically. Wind power is one of
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ASSESSMENT ON FACTORS HINDERING QUALITY ATTAINMENT IN LOCAL PURCHASING A CASE STUDY OF TANESCO APRIL‚ 2010 ASSESSMENT ON FACTORS HINDERING QUALITY ATTAINMENT IN LOCAL PURCHASING A CASE STUDY OF TANESCO By MARY F MLAY CR NO 027253 Research report Submitted in Partial /Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Certified Procurement and supplies Professional (CPSP) of the Procurement
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EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-SMOKING ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGNS INTRODUCTION: Out of the total business of Tobacco in the world (i.e. $ 27 billion a year)‚ 50% amount of the total turnover is being spent on marketing of the products (U.S. FTC _Cigarette Report_ 2007). The total deaths due to smoking were 100 million in the 20th Century. If precautions are not taken‚ it may go up-to one billion in the 21st Century against the present count of 5.4 million deaths as per WHO report‚ Feb.8 (Xinhua). The WHO report
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Cassava (Manihot esculenta)‚ also called manioc‚ yuca‚ balinghoy‚ mogo‚ mandioca‚ kamoteng kahoy‚ tapioca (predominantly in India) and manioc root‚ a woody shrub of the Euphorbiaceae (spurge) family native to South America‚ is extensively cultivated as an annual crop in tropical and subtropical regions for its edible starchy tuberous root‚ a major source of carbohydrates. It differs from the similarly spelled yucca‚ an unrelated fruit-bearing shrub in the Asparagaceae family. Cassava‚ when dried
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