Economists often use event study methodology to evaluate the impact of new regulations on firms before there is enough data to empirically estimate the effects. This research investigates the degree to which event study methodology can provide useful information in this regard by studying how accurately markets predict the actual benefits associated with a new law. Specifically, I utilize a uni...

t is a challenging time to be taking up the reins of Sexually Transmitted Infections. After a prolonged period of decline, there are epidemics of bacterial STIs in the United Kingdom and Western Europe, including outbreaks of syphilis. HIV continues to escalate; the prevalence of HIV is escalating due to persistent or rising incidence combined with increased survival. Globally we face major epi...

The issue of doctors’ pay is once again under the spotlight. profession remains divided over how important is, debating whether proposed 1% rise just another kick in teeth. To put this into context, has failed to keep pace with inflation for successive years, extent that we are now facing a 7% cut real terms past 10 years.1 And it’s not been eroded. current NHS pension offering about half what …

This article uses seasonal integration and co integration techniques to test the hypothesis of neutrality of money, using data from the Iranian economy. Seasonal data for the three variables of money supply, output and prices show that (increase in) money supply and the price level are co integrated at zero frequency, but one does not see such a relationship between (increase in) money supply a...

Digitization is a key process in preserving, protecting and providing continued long-term access to archive materials. The competencies required digitization pose challenges individuals organizations engaging activities. We take competency mapping approach support skills anticipation. Current anticipated public private Finland were surveyed using digital preservation framework. Results show tha...