We study the behavior of output, employment, consumption, and investment in Germany during the Great Depression of 1928-37. In this time period, real wages were countercyclical, and productivity and fiscal policy were procyclical. We use the neoclassical growth model to investigate how much these factors contribute to the Depression. We find that real wages, which were significantly above their...

Author Addresses: D Dalcher, Department of Computing Science, Software Forensics Center, Middlesex University, Trent Park, Bramley Road, London, N14 4YZ, UK; [email protected]. L Drevin, Computer Science and Information Systems, Potchefstroom University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa; [email protected] (Currently on study leave – at Middlesex University) Permission to mak...

In May 1927, the German central bank intervened indirectly to reduce lending to equity investors. The crash that followed ended the only stock market boom during Germany’s relative stabilization 1924-28. This paper examines the factors that lead to the intervention as well as its consequences. We argue that genuine concern about the ‘exuberant’ level of the stock market, in addition to worries ...

Ten commercial sugarcane varieties, N12, N14, N19, N24, N25, N26, N27, 75E247, 84E1334 and NCo376 were tested for suitability for transformation in terms of their embryogenic callus production and transient expression levels. Based on an increase in callus mass over time, varieties N12, N19, N27, NCo376 and 84E1334 outperformed other varieties on Murashige and Skoog medium containing 2,4-dichlo...

My main concern relates to the chemotaxonomic interpretation of PLFA, particularly of 16:1!7. 16:1!7 (syn. 16:1_9) is in fact a ubiquitous FA in microbial systems and can not serve as biomarker strictu sensu. Anyway, despite the fact that some of the conclusions made by Raghoebarsing et al. (2006) were wrong (meaning the co-existence between archaea and bacteria), the result, which they gained ...

TFP Growth in British and German Manufacturing, 1950−96* This Paper considers the accuracy of traditional TFP growth estimates using an econometric methodology which takes account of scale economies, fixed factors of production and adjustment costs to reveal underlying ‘pure technological change’. The results suggest that these biases vary substantially over time but do not impact heavily on An...

A Cummins N14-410 diesel engine was operated on twelve fuels produced by blending methyl tailowate, methyl soyate and ethanol with No.2 diesel fuel. Engine incylinder pressure data were used to evaluate engine performance. Peak cylinder pressures for each fuel blend at all engine speeds were lower than peak pressure for diesel fuel with the exception of the 80 % diesel, 13 % methyl tallowate, a...

In a field experiment under rainfed conditions, reductions in cane yield over three crops due to infection by ratoon stunting disease (RSD) ranged from 41% to 19 % respectively in varieties N17, N14, N21, NCo376 and N19. Losses in Nl2 were 10%, and in N23 and N22 were 7% and 1%. In a similar trial conducted under irrigation, the greatest reductions in cane yield over two crops were 32% in varie...

Cet article propose une reconstitution de l’approche Nogaro des phénomènes monétaires, et souligne sa contribution à l’explication hyperinflationnistes. Pour ce faire, nous exposons son approche méthodologique conception la monnaie : méthode historique le nominalisme monétaire. Celles-ci l’ont conduit proposer interprétation origina...

Goal: This study examines the effects of 10-week Pilates Mat exercises on body mass index (BMI), flexibility and self-rated health level in middle aged women. Method: The experimental group comprises female voluntary participants mat exercise program at Akdeniz University Sports Facilities Antalya (n28), control includes sedentary volunteers (n14). members were given 60 minutes 3 days a week fo...