Assignment 1 You are the chief analyst to monitor an eastern city’s government consumption expenditures. Using the city’s quarterly government consumption data {yt} measured in billion dollars from 2007-Q1 to 2014-Q3‚ you are trying to estimate the linear trend model: yt = + t + ut‚ where ut ~ N(0‚ ). (A) Supposing t = 1 for the starting quarter (i.e.‚ 2007-Q1)‚ then what is t for 2014-Q3? (1 mark) (B) Suppose your OLS (ordinary least squares) estimates for the trend model are = 1.62
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Equality is an important issue today all across the world. Without women’s suffragists who fought for gender equality in the 1800’s‚ when women weren’t even allowed to vote‚ the world would be even farther behind. The passing of the nineteenth amendment has positively benefited modern society by granting women their right to influence the government and enforcing the idea that men and women of all kinds are equal. The nineteenth amendment to the constitution has positively benefited modern society
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MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY - Solutions Manual CHAPTER 19 SOURCES OF INTERMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM FINANCING: DEBT AND EQUITY I. Questions 1. The bond agreement specifies such basic items as the par value‚ the coupon rate‚ and the maturity date. 2. The priority of claims can be determined as follows: senior secured debt‚ junior secured debt‚ senior debenture‚ subordinated debenture‚ preference shares‚ ordinary shares. 3. Bond conversion. 4. The advantages of debt are: a. Interest payments are tax deductible
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face rivalry from Zara Holdings Bhd‚ and Esprit Corporation Bhd. Therefore‚ Padini can have competitive advantage as keep innovating and satisfying their customer’ expectation. Due to the rivalry among existing competitor would lead to PADINI sales volume decrease. As the result‚ PADINI facing high treat of rivalry among existing competitor. 3.2 Potential entrants In the point of changing in consumer preferences and behavior in the social factor has cause to high threat of new entrants. According
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for religion‚ etc. Back in the 1900’s your fashion statement meant something‚ with the new millennium‚ it’s a competition with name brand labels‚ and who can afford to wear what. Now-a-days clothes have been highly favored‚ back then it was a necessity. Clothes were needed to cover your body‚ and they played a major role in everyday needs. Today’s clothes are used at popularity and most due high like what’s common and looks better or “the style.” In the 1920’s fashion wardrobe was mainly
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of women in the 20’s‚ flappers were the most popular. Some may believe that the reason the clothing style was so highly liked‚ even until this day‚ is because it was more “sinful” and “disgraceful” than what was worn in the decades before. Flappers had a unique attitude and vibe to their personalities. Flapper women were seen as such high socialites. They were young and youthful‚ their clothing was chic
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was formed‚ the union was clearly divided between the North and South. Although the Constitution was not the only factor leading to sectional tension in America‚ there are many strong points in the North and South favoring the statement‚ "By the 1850’s the Constitution‚ originally framed as an instrument of national unity‚ had become a source of sectional discord and tension and ultimately contributed to the failure of the union it had created."It is known that the union did not last‚ for there was
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In the world of cosplay‚ there are many ways one could be involved successfully. While cosplay has been around since the 1930’s‚ it is just recently starting to branch out into more mainstream genres. A common type of cosplay is crossplay (crossdress and play) which is not to be confused with gender swap. The photo below shows a prime example of crossplay in which a female is representing a male character while adding her own twist to the costume yet still making the overall male character recognizable
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Anti-Intellectualism at College Universities Education once existed as something very valuable‚ and something that only the very wealthy obtained. You were considered lucky to have the opportunity of getting an education‚ and not many took it for granted. Today‚ nearly everybody receives an education of some degree‚ and things have definitely changed. Students simply get educations because they are expected to or are required to. As the years have progressed‚ less and less students actually enjoy
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with the 1960’s originated in the 50’s‚ including new attitudes toward sex and the family and a new interest in ethnicity and diversity. Jewish and black writers‚ even a few openly gay writers‚ cut a path for the multicultural writers of the 80’s and 90’s. The margins of the culture were beginning to erode the conservative center. Elvis was influenced by black rhythm and blues‚ while writers like Norman Mailer and Jack Kerouac idealized black culture. Counterculture writers of the 50’s were fascinated
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