GLOBAL PEACE INDEX 2014 MEASURING PEACE AND ASSESSING COUNTRY RISK QUANTIFYING PEACE AND ITS BENEFITS The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) is an independent‚ non-partisan‚ non-profit think tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive‚ achievable‚ and tangible measure of human well-being and progress. IEP achieves its goals by developing new conceptual frameworks to define peacefulness; providing metrics for measuring peace; and uncovering the relationships between
Premium Refugee Peace Conflict
Chapter 8 Index Models 163 Multiple Choice Questions 1. As diversification increases the total variance of a portfolio approaches ____________. A 0 B 1 C the variance of the market portfolio D infinity E none of the above Answer: C Difficulty: Easy Rationale: As more and more securities are added to the portfolio unsystematic risk decreases and most of the remaining risk is systematic as measured by the variance of the market portfolio. 2. The index model was first suggested by ____________. A Graham
Premium Investment Variance Regression analysis
The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index influences a business’s future decisions for ventures on foreign soil. Businesses use the index to compare countries for the most and potentially best prospective investment in order to profit from expansion. The FDI Index lists the top countries that are projected to be the most compelling to directly invest in fixed and variable assets in order to achieve management control (Ball‚ Geringer‚ Minor‚ & McNett‚ 2010). According to Ball‚ Geringer
Premium Investment Foreign direct investment Macroeconomics
The purpose of the numerous amount of news outlets is to inform the general population of events and occurrences that they would normally not have knowledge of. It’s so people in New York can know that Texas was hit by a severe storm. In general‚ to keep the country connected. But‚ when did it become about getting your own personal opinions across? When did it become a platform for individuals to express their bias unto the populous? Nowadays the news is constantly flooding the airwaves and newspapers
Premium Mass media Journalism Sociology
Bibliography: 21 Introduction The VIX is the ticker symbol for the volatility index that the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) created to measure the implied volatility of options on the S&P 500 index (SPX) over the next 30 calendar days. The formal name of the VIX is the CBOE Volatility Index. Originally‚ it was pioneered by Professor Robert Whaley in 1993. In the same year CBOE introduced Volatility Index that measured market’s expectation of 30 day volatility implied by eight at-the money
Premium Option Call option Chicago Board Options Exchange
Assignment # 5 (Individual) Submission 29 Dec 11 Objective: To Enhance Analytical Ability and Knowledge * Analyses and Compare the Physical Storage Structures and types of available INDEX of the latest versions of: 1. Oracle 2. SQL Server 3. DB2 4. MySQL 5. Teradata First of all define comparative framework. Recommend one product for organizations of around 2000-4000 employees with sound reasoning based on Physical Storage Structures Introduction to Physical Storage
Premium Database SQL Database management system
When was the last time you took inventory on your happiness? Find out how you stack up with Dr. Robert Holden’s Be Happy Index (or jaw crusher). Once you have your results‚ you can examine 10 different areas—self‚ relationships‚ work‚ attitude‚ gratitude‚ forgiveness‚ humor‚ health‚ spirituality and now—to increase your happiness‚ starting right now‚ with this step-by-step guide. Happiness is your original nature—it is what you first experienced before you began to identify with a body‚ a family
Premium Happiness Debut albums English-language films
TABLE OF CONTENT 1. Introduction 5 2. Business Goals and Technical Goals 6 2.1. Business Goals 6 2.2. Technical Goals 7 3. Organization Unit 8 4. Design Concept 9 4.1. Hierarchical Network Design 9 4.2. Enterprise Network Design 11 5. Local Area Network (LAN) and Wide Area Network (WAN) 12 6. Server Farm 14 7. Topology 16 7.1. Types of Topology 16 7.1.1. Bus Topology 16 7.1.2. Ring Topology 17 7.1.3. Mesh Topology 17 7.1.4. Star Topology 18 7.2.
Free Network topology Computer network Local area network
Baltic Dry Index The following Baltic dry index is not restricted to the Baltic Sea it is a global economic indicator. It provides information on the price range of moving major raw materials like coal‚ iron ore and grain transported by sea per day. The line graph is divided into one x-axis which shows the given period in years starting in 2007 and ending in 2012. On the other hand‚ the y-axis illustrates the price index rate ranging from 0 to 12000 units. The initial value is around 4200 units
Premium Balance sheet Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Asset
AC= $25‚000 BAC=$120‚000 * What is the cost variance‚ schedule variance‚ cost performance index (CPI)‚ and schedule performance index (SPI) for the project? Cost Variance: Earned Value (EV) – Actual Cost (AC) $20‚000 - $25‚000 = ($5‚000) Schedule Variance: EV – Planned Value (PV) $20‚000 - $23‚000 – ($3000) Cost Performance Index: EV / AC $20‚000 / $25‚000 = 0.8 Schedule Performance Index: EV / PV $20‚000 / $23‚000 = 0.869 * How is the project doing? Is it ahead of schedule or behind
Premium Project management Earned value management Management