Solowian view on miracle growth rate in NIEs as a result of productivity growth whereas many others (e.g. Krugman [1997]) convince that broad capital accumulation is only true engine underlying NIEs’ growth. Krugman’s view is correct in the short and mid terms, however in the long term, TFP is the main engine of growth. We underpin the importance of …xed costs, qualities of human capital, knowl...

Jump-Starting Self-Employment? Evidence among Welfare Participants in Argentina One important concern of governments in developing countries is on how to phase-out large safety nets programs. This paper evaluates the short run effects of one possible exit strategy, programs that promote self-employment, in Argentina. We provide evidence that a small fraction of beneficiaries were attracted by t...

background: women and children form two-thirds of the country's population and the health of mothers and children is effective in improving the health of the entire community. using the experience of successful countries in the world in this field, can improve maternal and child health indicators in iran. objective: the present study aimed to improve maternal and child health services mana...

We consider the following secretary problem: items ranked from 1 to n are randomly selected without replacement, one at a time, and tòwin' is to stop at an item whose overall rank is less than or equal to s, given only the relative ranks of the items drawn so far. Our method of analysis is based on the existence of an imbedded Markov chain and uses the technique of backwards induction. In princ...

The prevention and control of diabetes is a major public health priority for the US Territory of Guam. As part of a strategic planning process, a survey of diabetes patients was conducted to determine patients' perceptions of the availability and adequacy of preventive and clinical services to control diabetes. A total of 125 survey questionnaires were distributed to diabetes patients attending...

20 Target What is againsharing program? On a tactical level, a gainsharing plan is simply a group incentive plan a pay for performance program under which employees as a group earn bonuses for cooperating to improve plant performance. On a strategic level, gainsharing is a key motivational/reward system which emphasizes using employee ideas and suggestions for imprOVing overall organizational e...