This paper investigates the causal effects of the increase in tuition fees and the Great Recession on the risk of students dropping out of HE. For students from high unemployment areas the effect of the recession was positive for males and females. The tuition fee reform counteracted the recession effect for males, whereas for females the reform effect reinforced the recession effect. For stude...

As part of an impeachment attempt on cross-examination of opposing expert witnesses in trial or deposition, the cross-examining attorney may request the complete tax records of the expert. It is widely believed that expert witnesses may be expected to express opinions that favor the parties who engage them and who pay their fees. Theoretically, the purpose of this request is an attempt to paint...

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION (CME) IS A MULTIbillion-dollar industry. In 2006, the CME providers accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) had a total income of $2.38 billion. In 1998, the income was $889 million, and most had come from the registration fees of participants or sponsoring organizations. Since 2003, however, most of the income for CME provid...

Corn containing high levels of available phosphorus (HAP) allows poultry to use more of the phosphorus they consume and could potentially reduce contamination of water from run-off. This study uses a conjoint analysis survey of Delmarva corn growers to model adoption of hypothetical HAP varieties over a three-year period. An optimal variety has a low technology fee and yield drag and a high har...

Table 1. Financial Statement of Government X for year Y Revenue Levied through the Government’s Power Direct Taxation 21,260 Indirect Taxation 11,722 Compulsory fees, fines, penalties and levies 258 Sub Total 33,240 Earned through the Government’s Operations Investment Income 1,154 Unrealized gains(losses) arising from changes in the value of commercial forests 78 Other operational revenue 420 ...

Co-digestion is a widely used protocol for biologically stabilizing wastewaters and waste solids that otherwise might be sent to alternative disposal sites such as landfills. The number of applications is growing, within both farm (Frear et al., 2009) and municipal digester (Wallis et al., 2008; Zupancic et al., 2008) applications. In many cases, one of the motivations for practicing co-digesti...

or two decades, economic and legal academics have speculated about the impact of the fees that merchants pay for credit card acceptance. Since all customers pay the same price, the theory goes, everyone pays for the benefits that go only to credit card users. A recent Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) policy paper written by economists Scott Schuh, Oz Shy, and Joanna Stavins entitled Who Ga...

A multiple regression model is used to assess the determinants of penetration rates in local exchange telephone service areas in Tennessee. The penetration rate is the percentage of households with telephone subscriptions in a given area. Since this study uses 1990 data, it is called a pre-competition, preLifeline assessment. In 1992, Tennessee was certified for participation in the Lifeline, a...