Hong Kong’s environmental problems and solutions Hong Kong is one of the top financial centers in the world. Thus‚ the environmental quality of Hong Kong is very important. It is because the environmental quality is indirectly linking to the image of Hong Kong. Moreover‚ the living standard of Hong Kong residents is also under influencing of the environmental quality. However‚ Hong Kong is now surviving serious environmental problems. Poor air quality‚ noise problem and heavy traffic loads are
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“Socioeconomic Downturns and Divorce Rates” My essay shares how socioeconomic downturns can affect marriage and divorce. The road to marriage used to follow the traditional course of love‚ marriage and then babies a generation ago. Today many couples are focusing on their careers first‚ living together‚ and then maybe getting married in the future. More couples share similar educational and career statuses than in the past generations. There are also more women in the workforce than ever
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Solution to Case Problem Specialty Toys 10/24/2012 I. Introduction: The Specialty Toys Company faces a challenge of deciding how many units of a new toy should be purchased to meet anticipated sales demand. If too few are purchased‚ sales will be lost; if too many are purchased‚ profits will be reduced because of low prices realized in clearance sales. Here‚ I will help to analyze an appropriate order quantity for the company. II. Data Analysis: 1. 20‚0 00 .025 10‚0 00 30
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UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA “Jobs in India are shrinking at an alarming rate. Privatization and globalization have further aggravated the problem. Instead of generating employment‚ they have rendered millions of hands idle. American policies are effective there but not in India where the accursed ones are left to fend for themselves leading to frustration‚ disappointment‚ anger and violence". Unemployment is the mother of countless ills. It is such a poison that pollutes the society‚ endangers the democratic
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agriculture (19.8 percent)‚ according to 1998 estimates in the 2000 CIA World Factbook . Greece ’s total labor force numbered 4.32 million in 1999‚ when unemployment was estimated at 9.9 percent. Generally‚ more men work in the industry sector while women dominate the service and agriculture industries. Greek women tend to have higher unemployment rates than men and are on average paid less. For additional income many Greeks work in seasonal or nonpermanent agricultural or service industry positions
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Youth unemployment The youth unemployment problem has become a major problem in our country. The youth represents more than half of the total population of Bhutan and is considered as a major workforce. The youth are considered as the most energetic class of people who can make either constructive or destructive contribution to the society. If they are not monitored well and remained unemployed‚ both social and economic problems are inevitable. The need is felt to address the social and economic
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------------------------------------------------- Psychological Effects of Unemployment and Underemployment The current state of the economy continues to be an enormous stressor for Americans‚ with 78 percent reporting money as a significant source of stress (APA‚ 2009). Unemployed workers are twice as likely as their employed counterparts to experience psychological problems such as depression‚ anxiety‚ psychosomatic symptoms‚ low subjective well-being and poor self-esteem (Paul & Moser‚ 2009). Like unemployment‚ underemployment (e.g.‚ people
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Here are four individuals telling you their stories of how they became unemployed. In a multi-paragraph essay‚ apply the theories of unemployment to explain the type of unemployment that each of these individuals is facing and explain which of these individuals qualifies for unemployment benefits: Two months ago‚ Marcelle used to work full time in an automobile manufacturing firm. "The factory where I used to work has closed because our market contracted so much‚ and so I was laid off. This is happening
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UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Joseph L. Rotman School of Management RSM332 PROBLEM SET #2 SOLUTIONS 1. (a) Expected returns are: E[RA ] = 0.3 × 0.07 + 0.4 × 0.06 + 0.3 × (−0.08) = 0.021 = 2.1%‚ E[RB ] = 0.3 × 0.14 + 0.4 × (−0.04) + 0.3 × 0.08 = 0.05 = 5%. Variances are: 2 σA = 0.3 × (0.07)2 + 0.4 × (0.06)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.021)2 = 0.004389‚ 2 σB = 0.3 × (0.14)2 + 0.4 × (0.04)2 + 0.3 × (0.08)2 − (0.05)2 = 0.00594. Standard deviations are: √ 0.004389 = 6.625%‚ σA = √ 0.00594 =
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Transportation Problem and Solution in Case of Bangladesh An adequate and efficient transport system is a pre-requisite for both initiating and sustaining economic development. Investment in improving transport efficiency is the key to expansion and integration of markets - sub-national‚ national and international. It also helps the generation of economies of scale‚ increased competition‚ reduced cost‚ systematic urbanization‚ export-led faster growth and a larger share of international
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