Growth and trade : being an abbreviated version of Industrial growth and world trade / by Maizels, Alfred, 1917-2006

Table of Contents: “…Effects of competition and import-substitution on exports from the main industrial countries -- 9. Past trends and future prospects -- Appendices: The trade networls tables -- Gross domestic product and the production and consumption of manufactures.…”

The cost stickness phenomenon : causes, characteristics, and implications for fundamental analysis and financial analysts' forecasts / by Baumgarten, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…Geleitwort; Vorwort; Table of Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; List of Symbols; 1 Introduction; 2 The Cost Stickiness Phenomenon; 2.1 Evidence on the Stickiness of Costs and its Potential Causes; 2.2 Characteristics of Cost Stickiness; 2.2.1 General Characteristic of Cost Stickiness; 2.2.1.1 Stickiness of Different Cost Components; 2.2.1.2 The Influence of the Magnitude of Changes in Activity; 2.2.1.3 The Time Horizon of Cost Stickiness; 2.2.1.4 Cyclical Characteristics of Cost Stickiness; 2.2.2 Firm-Specific Characteristics of Cost Stickiness 2.2.3 Industry-Specific Characteristics of Cost Stickiness2.2.4 Country-Specific Characteristics of Cost Stickiness; 2.3 Cost Stickiness and Managerial Incentives; 2.4 Criticism of the Cost Stickiness Concept; 2.5 Applications of the Cost Stickiness Concept to Related Financial Research; 3 Cost Stickiness and the Information Content of the SG&A Ratio; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The SG&A Ratio in Fundamental Analysis; 3.3 Research Design and Data; 3.3.1 Research Design; 3.3.1.1 Impact on Future Operating Earnings per Share; 3.3.1.2 Impact on Future Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, and SG&A Costs 3.3.1.3 Influence of Potential for Enhancements of Operating Processes3.3.2 Sample Data; 3.3.3 Descriptive Statistics; 3.4 Results; 3.4.1 Impact on Future Operating Earnings per Share; 3.4.2 Impact on Future Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, and SG&A Costs; 3.4.3 Influence of Potential for Enhancements of Operating Processes; 3.5 Differentiation from an Explanation in Terms of Cost Stickiness; 3.6 Sensitivity Analyses; 3.6.1 Changes in the Segmentation of the Sample; 3.6.2 Impact on Earnings per Share; 3.7 Conclusion; 4 Cost Stickiness and Analysts' Implied Cost Forecasts; 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Literature Review and Hypothesis Development4.2.1 Cost Stickiness; 4.2.2 Earnings Forecast Optimism; 4.2.3 Hypotheses Development; 4.3 Research Design and Sample; 4.3.1 Research Design; 4.3.2 Sample and Descriptive Statistics; 4.4 Results; 4.5 Sensitivity Analyses; 4.5.1 More Extensive Data Trimming; 4.5.2 Median Consensus Forecasts; 4.5.3 Problematic Cost Components; 4.5.4 Individual Forecasts; 4.5.5 Industrial Firms; 4.5.6 Clustered Standard Errors or Fama-MacBeth [1973] Regression; 4.5.7 Main Effect of Decrease Dummy; 4.5.8 Experienced Analysts; 4.6 Conclusion; 5 Concluding Remarks References…”

Chile : the adult health policy challenge by Márquez, Patricio

Table of Contents: “…The risk factors -- 5. Future health trends in Chile -- 6. Implications for health care costs -- 7. …”

Peter Drucker : una jornada intelectual /

Table of Contents: “…Estrategia / Michael Porter -- Digital economy / Don Tapscott -- CEO Saatchi & Saatchi / Kevin Roberts -- Biotechnology and future / Juan Enriquez -- London Business School / Gary Hamel -- Grameen Bank / Muhammad Yunus -- Jimmy Wales founder of Wikipedia -- Jeffrey Sachs economista -- Search of excellence / Tom Peters -- Larry Huston vice president P & G -- Marketing expert / Philip Kotler -- Strategy and profitability / Adrian Slywotzky -- Adriana Cisneros vice director of strategy chairman -- Stephen covey author The seven habit of highly effective people.…”

Wealth : a brief explanation of the causes of economic wealth / by Cannan, Edwin, 1861-1935

Table of Contents: “…The Control of Provision For the Future -- 8. Continuous Power to Demand, Or Income -- 9. …”
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Trade policy in developing countries by Buffie, Edward F

Table of Contents: “…Direct foreign investment, economic development, and welfare -- 10. Suggestions for future research.…”

Rural development : from vision to action

Table of Contents: “…Areas of concentration and future directions -- Appendices: A. Focus programs by region -- B. …”

Space 2030 : tackling society's challenges / by Andrieu, Michel

Table of Contents: “…A scenario-based exploration of the future of space applications -- 2. Meeting societal challenges: how space might help -- 3. …”
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Models as mediators : perspectives on natural and social science /

Table of Contents: “…Past measurements and future prediction / Adrienne van den Bogaard.…”

Monitoring environmental progress : a report on work in progress /

Table of Contents: “…Are we saving enough for the future? -- 8 Where is the wealth of nations? -- 9. …”

Applied economic forecasting / by Theil, Henri, 1924-2000

Table of Contents: “…Conditional versus unconditional predictions -- 5. Predicting the future and estimating the past -- 6. Input-output predictions of intermediate demand -- 7. …”

Electronic finance : a new approach to financial sector development? by Claessens, Stijn

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Abstract -- Acknowledgments -- Executive summary -- The recent past and possible future of electronic finance -- The new world of financial services -- Changes needed in financial sector policies -- E-finance applications - and implications for government -- Annexes: Annex 1: Data sources and methodology for the projections -- Annex 2: Recent reports by international e-finance working groups -- Annex 3: Types of online trading systems -- Annex 4: Selected smart card projects in emerging markets and developing countries -- Annex 5: Selected e-finance examples in emerging markets and developing countries -- E-finance web links -- References -- Bibliographical note -- Tables -- Figures -- Boxes.…”

Advanced management accounting / by Kaplan, Robert S., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Investing to develop future capabilities technology -- 13. Incentive and compensation systems -- 14. …”

Achieving the Paris climate agreement goals : global and regional 100% renewable energy scenarios with non-energy GHG pathways for + 1.5° C and +2° C /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: The scientific status quo of climate change -- Chapter 2: Development of energy markets - past, present and future perspectives -- Chapter 3: 100% renewable energy - the concept -- Chapter 4: Modelling approaches -- Chapter 5: Energy transition - main assumptions (working title) -- Chapter 6: Global Transport - transition concepts -- Chapter 7:Energy Scenario results -- Chapter 8: Non-energy GHG mitigation scenarios -- Chapter 9: Linking Energy Transition and Climate change mitigation -- Chapter 10: Employment projections -- Chapter 11: Requirement of minerals and metals for 100% RE scenarios -- Chapter 12: Discussion, Conclusions and Recommendations.…”
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Security analysis and portfolio management / by Fischer, Donald E

Table of Contents: “…Rights, Warrants and Convertibles. 14. Futures. 15. Technical Analysis. 16. Efficient-Market Theory. 17. …”

Population in Asia by Sanderson, Warren C

Table of Contents: “…Selected case studies on family planning programs: China, India, Indonesia -- 7. Future population sizes of Asian countries -- 8. Coping with population growth and change -- Appendix A: Parameterization of the total fertility rate -- Appendix B: Government policies and their effects on the use of family planning services: an analytical framework -- Appendix C: Supplementary data -- References -- Text Tables -- Text figures -- Appendix tables -- Appendix figures.…”

Managing restructuring in the textile and garment subsector : examples from Asia / by Meyanathan, Saha Dhevan, 1948-

Table of Contents: “…Some considerations on the multi-fibre arrangement: past, present, and future / Marcelo Raffaeli -- 4. Textiles and clothing in global economic development: East Asia's dynamic role / Kym Anderson -- 5. …”

Contributions to financial econometrics : theoretical and practical issues /

Table of Contents: “…Some recent developments in futures hedging / Donald Lien and Y. K. Tse -- 6. …”

Agricultural markets and prices / by Hudson, Darren

Table of Contents: “…Product quality -- 9. Futures markets -- Pt.2. Imperfect competition, market structure, and market analysis: 10. …”

Advanced management accounting / by Kaplan, Robert S., 1940-

Table of Contents: “…Investing to develop future capabilities technology -- 13. Incentive and compensation systems -- 14. …”