February 2009 Christopher F Baum (Boston College) IVs and Panel Data Feb 2009 1 / 43 Instrumental variables estimators Regression with Instrumental Variables What are instrumental variables (IV) methods? Most widely known as a solution to endogenous regressors: explanatory variables correlated with the regression error term‚ IV methods provide a way to nonetheless obtain consistent parameter estimates. Although IV estimators address issues of endogeneity‚ the violation of
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Linear Programming History of linear programming goes back as far as 1940s. Main motivation for the need of linear programming goes back to the war time when they needed ways to solve many complex planning problems. The simplex method which is used to solve linear programming was developed by George B. Dantzig‚ in 1947. Dantzig‚ was one in who did a lot of work on linear programming‚ he was reconzied by several honours. Dantzig’s discovery was through his personal contribution‚ during WWII when Dantzig
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SESSION PLANNER Venue: Age of Group: Number attending: 8 Date: 01/12/2013 Equipment: 4 balls. 30 cones. 8 bibs H and S checklist completed: Identified hazards and actions taken: Learning from previous session: Personal action points from previous session: Goals for the session: To introduce the players to the principle of rugby “GO FORWARD” in 1 v 1 situation by means of footwork. Introduction and warm-up: Tag game. 3 taggers (bibs on)‚ 1 ball. The the ball carrier cannot
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In response to‚ what did this session mean to you‚ this first counselling session meant a lot. To explain‚ this counselling session was the start of the counselling relationship formed between myself and the client. In reflecting on all of my past experiences involving the start of a relationship‚ especially that of a professional relationship‚ the success or lack thereof‚ of this first interaction‚ (e.g. the vibe throughout the interaction‚ the feeling of comfort between myself and the other party
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to give three teaching sessions. In these sessions my development as a teacher in an academic context was analyzed. I am now critically evaluating the processes and application of the learning that I have experienced‚ drawing on relevant theories of education/teaching and learning. Moreover‚ it will also assist me to demonstrate what I have learned and how my new knowledge‚ skills and attitude will impact on me as a teacher in an academic context. The first teaching session was last month on the
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Scripting languages 1 Introduction Over the last few years the scripting programming languages made a giant leap ahead. About ten years ago they were viewed as an axillar tools‚ not really suitable for general programming parse. Now they generate a tremendous amount of interest both in academic circles and in the software industry. The execution speed and memory consumption of scripting languages vs. the traditional languages is studied in. Article presents a historical back- ground
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mywbut.com Structured Programming 1 mywbut.com Specific Instructional Objectives At the end of this lesson the student will be able to: • • • • Identify the important features of a structured program. Identify the important advantages of structured programming over unstructured ones. Explain how software design techniques have evolved over the last 50 years. Differentiate between exploratory style and modern style of software development. Important features of a structured
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The holy month of Safar Safar Month of the year: Safar is the second month of the Islamic calendar. Literal meaning: Empty. During this month the houses used to be empty and deserted because the ban on going to war in the month of Muharram came to an end and everyone proceeded towards the battlefield. Safar also means to be yellow. When the names of the months were being given it was the season of autumn and the leaves of the trees were yellow. This time of the year was considered to be cursed
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Research 153 (2004) 117–135 www.elsevier.com/locate/dsw An integer programming formulation for a case study in university timetabling S. Daskalaki b a‚* ‚ T. Birbas b‚ E. Housos b a Department of Engineering Sciences‚ University of Patras‚ GR-26500 Rio Patras‚ Greece Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering‚ University of Patras‚ GR-26500 Rio Patras‚ Greece Abstract A novel 0–1 integer programming formulation of the university timetabling problem is presented. The model
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