Local Capital Market Development
... Local capital markets are not the magic solution to what economists call the original sin (weak currency environment). They are still limited in size (as a % of GDP), there still far from perfection for a pricing point-of-view, they need better and speedier enforcement of regulations and so on… ...
... Local capital markets are not the magic solution to what economists call the original sin (weak currency environment). They are still limited in size (as a % of GDP), there still far from perfection for a pricing point-of-view, they need better and speedier enforcement of regulations and so on… ...
Controversy: Is Economics a Moral Science? Ricardo F. Crespo
... We should not demand of the practical sciences more than they can deliver in relation to the nature of their subjects. Despite their inexactness they are respectable disciplines, because, for Aristotle, science is an analogical term.5 A second feature directly follows the first. Practical sciences m ...
... We should not demand of the practical sciences more than they can deliver in relation to the nature of their subjects. Despite their inexactness they are respectable disciplines, because, for Aristotle, science is an analogical term.5 A second feature directly follows the first. Practical sciences m ...
Basic Unit of Conflict - Cedric Wood, PhD, LPC
... can be divided into a “tendency” to behave and a “capacity” to behave. 6. Every person in a conflict carries within him or herself a history of experience. These experiences shape the person’s sense of self. The history of experiences is called the Self System. (H. S. Sullivan, Albert Bandura, Ira G ...
... can be divided into a “tendency” to behave and a “capacity” to behave. 6. Every person in a conflict carries within him or herself a history of experience. These experiences shape the person’s sense of self. The history of experiences is called the Self System. (H. S. Sullivan, Albert Bandura, Ira G ...
Morality_and_Evolution
... “… dissecting moral intuitions is no small matter. If morality is a mere trick of the brain, some may fear, our very grounds for being moral could be eroded. Yet as we shall see, the science of the moral sense can instead be seen as a way to strengthen those grounds, by clarifying what morality is a ...
... “… dissecting moral intuitions is no small matter. If morality is a mere trick of the brain, some may fear, our very grounds for being moral could be eroded. Yet as we shall see, the science of the moral sense can instead be seen as a way to strengthen those grounds, by clarifying what morality is a ...
The Oomph in economic philosophy: a bibliometric analysis of the
... philosophy achieve its present status in economics. Viewed through this lens, it is clear that the main trends in the recent history of the discipline have emerged out of the concerns of non-mainstream economists since the 1980s. ...
... philosophy achieve its present status in economics. Viewed through this lens, it is clear that the main trends in the recent history of the discipline have emerged out of the concerns of non-mainstream economists since the 1980s. ...
ACJ Article: Retrospective on Behavioral Approaches
... unconditioned stimulus) with a bell (a conditioned stimulus) the presentation of the bell by itself acquires the capacity to elicit the salivation response. In effect, due to the specific contextual operations that constitute classical conditioning, it was demonstrated that a dog can learn to saliv ...
... unconditioned stimulus) with a bell (a conditioned stimulus) the presentation of the bell by itself acquires the capacity to elicit the salivation response. In effect, due to the specific contextual operations that constitute classical conditioning, it was demonstrated that a dog can learn to saliv ...
Hennart (1993)
... “Quasi-firms” buy inputs & sell outputs to other subunits. Subunit manager rewarded on performance (max. profits). Price & behavior constraints on profit centers should vary in proportion to the difficulty of pricing internal transactions. Grant “full exchange autonomy” to managers when internal tra ...
... “Quasi-firms” buy inputs & sell outputs to other subunits. Subunit manager rewarded on performance (max. profits). Price & behavior constraints on profit centers should vary in proportion to the difficulty of pricing internal transactions. Grant “full exchange autonomy” to managers when internal tra ...
FRBSF L CONOMIC
... expected growth rate of future dividends. The second is a reduction in investors’ expected returns on the asset. Importantly, in standard asset pricing theory, expectations of future dividend growth and future returns on assets are assumed to be rational. That is, expectations are assumed to be cons ...
... expected growth rate of future dividends. The second is a reduction in investors’ expected returns on the asset. Importantly, in standard asset pricing theory, expectations of future dividend growth and future returns on assets are assumed to be rational. That is, expectations are assumed to be cons ...
Applied Behavior Analysis II 6.1 Concepts: Applied behavior
... The conditioning of operant behavior is the result of reinforcement and punishment. Operant conditioning applies to so-called "voluntary" responses, which an organism emits and increase or decrease in frequency as a function of the consequences which follow. The term operant emphasizes this point: t ...
... The conditioning of operant behavior is the result of reinforcement and punishment. Operant conditioning applies to so-called "voluntary" responses, which an organism emits and increase or decrease in frequency as a function of the consequences which follow. The term operant emphasizes this point: t ...
master degree with some courses held in english
... national laws of member States according to common principles. An initial focus is made upon foundational issues including basic European legal concepts such as sources of European Union law and fundamental principles. The course will then turn to selected topics involving private law issues in an e ...
... national laws of member States according to common principles. An initial focus is made upon foundational issues including basic European legal concepts such as sources of European Union law and fundamental principles. The course will then turn to selected topics involving private law issues in an e ...
jeremy bentham and gary becker: utilitarianism and economic
... field. It dealt with the administration of government or with the study of the production and reproduction of material wealth or, more generally, of the material conditions of human life. This definition of economics limited its scope, and economic theory centered its attention on explaining the phe ...
... field. It dealt with the administration of government or with the study of the production and reproduction of material wealth or, more generally, of the material conditions of human life. This definition of economics limited its scope, and economic theory centered its attention on explaining the phe ...
Demand Uncertainty Reduces Market Power and Enhances Welfare
... James Carson, (Daniel P. Amos Distinguished Professor of Insurance) University of Georgia, U.S.A. ...
... James Carson, (Daniel P. Amos Distinguished Professor of Insurance) University of Georgia, U.S.A. ...
On the Role of Emotions in Economic Decision Making
... A major drawback of the standard economic approach of modelling economic agents as selfish profit-maximizers is the neglect of psychological and affective determinants underlying the process of decision making. In negotiations, people are frequently observed to reject mutually beneficial agreements, ...
... A major drawback of the standard economic approach of modelling economic agents as selfish profit-maximizers is the neglect of psychological and affective determinants underlying the process of decision making. In negotiations, people are frequently observed to reject mutually beneficial agreements, ...
A Behavioural Approach to Language Assessment and
... An often missed element of Skinnerian psychology is that motivational control is an antecedent variable that is different from stimulus control and reinforcement (Skinner, 1938, 1953, 1957) In Behavior of Organisms (Skinner, 1938) Skinner devoted two full chapters to motivation; Chapter 9 titled “Dr ...
... An often missed element of Skinnerian psychology is that motivational control is an antecedent variable that is different from stimulus control and reinforcement (Skinner, 1938, 1953, 1957) In Behavior of Organisms (Skinner, 1938) Skinner devoted two full chapters to motivation; Chapter 9 titled “Dr ...
The incumbent presentation shall attempt to delineate
... during which an investor disregards her personal information for the sake of adhering to the trend may not be an explanation capable of being generalization. It might be that an investor has no information anyway, in which case there is nothing to disregard; he could as well be a trend-chaser (a pos ...
... during which an investor disregards her personal information for the sake of adhering to the trend may not be an explanation capable of being generalization. It might be that an investor has no information anyway, in which case there is nothing to disregard; he could as well be a trend-chaser (a pos ...
Marginal Utility Theory of Household Behavior
... Or, the household consumes enough of each commodity so that the marginal utility per dollar of the last unit consumed is equal for all goods consumed. <> The
household could increase its welfare by reallocating consumption
away from the low ratio ...
... Or, the household consumes enough of each commodity so that the marginal utility per dollar of the last unit consumed is equal for all goods consumed. <
John Maynard Keynes
... equilibrium at macro level can be achieved only at full employment of resources, especially labour. • Deviations from equilibrium are possible (even likely) but they will be temporary and short-lived • So in the lon run unemployment is either voluntary (people don’t want to work at market wage), or ...
... equilibrium at macro level can be achieved only at full employment of resources, especially labour. • Deviations from equilibrium are possible (even likely) but they will be temporary and short-lived • So in the lon run unemployment is either voluntary (people don’t want to work at market wage), or ...
Economics Internship Learning Objectives
... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ General Economics: □ Learn to use economic tools and theories to analyze tradeoffs and make decisions based on scarcity and opportunity costs in an organization or public policy setting. □ Learn to identify ...
... ____________________________________________________________________________________________ General Economics: □ Learn to use economic tools and theories to analyze tradeoffs and make decisions based on scarcity and opportunity costs in an organization or public policy setting. □ Learn to identify ...
Midterm Exam
... 5. A household lives for 20 periods from period 0 to period T = 19. The household operates according to the permanent income hypothesis so that it consumes the annuity value of wealth. a. Calculate the fraction of wealth, W, that will be consumed in each period if the real interest rate is equal to ...
... 5. A household lives for 20 periods from period 0 to period T = 19. The household operates according to the permanent income hypothesis so that it consumes the annuity value of wealth. a. Calculate the fraction of wealth, W, that will be consumed in each period if the real interest rate is equal to ...
Pluralism, poverty and sharecropping: cultivating open
... rests too heavily on the categories into which people, cases, and variables have been coded. Sayer (1992) argued that extensive research was not very worthwhile because of his biting critique of survey data (ch. 8). Sayer also argued against combining qualitative (intensive) and quantitative (extens ...
... rests too heavily on the categories into which people, cases, and variables have been coded. Sayer (1992) argued that extensive research was not very worthwhile because of his biting critique of survey data (ch. 8). Sayer also argued against combining qualitative (intensive) and quantitative (extens ...
Lcog read ch 4 1. Key concepts: behavior modification: refers to
... residential settings (mental health, classrooms, etc.) in order to control or change behavior. contingency management: see above; it is the controlling of the consequences of behavior in order to make a change in the frequency of that behavior. continuous reinforcement: the schedule of reinforceme ...
... residential settings (mental health, classrooms, etc.) in order to control or change behavior. contingency management: see above; it is the controlling of the consequences of behavior in order to make a change in the frequency of that behavior. continuous reinforcement: the schedule of reinforceme ...
Reevaluating evidence on myopic loss aversion
... low-return government bonds when high-return equity stocks are available should exhibit an implausibly high risk aversion (Mehra and Prescott 1985). Benartzi and Thaler (1995) propose myopic loss aversion (MLA) as an explanation for this puzzle. MLA is a twofold behavioral concept (e.g., Thaler et a ...
... low-return government bonds when high-return equity stocks are available should exhibit an implausibly high risk aversion (Mehra and Prescott 1985). Benartzi and Thaler (1995) propose myopic loss aversion (MLA) as an explanation for this puzzle. MLA is a twofold behavioral concept (e.g., Thaler et a ...
A Two-Period International Investment Model Setting Up the The
... spread their risk among a greater variety of assets. • Present evidence and models suggesting that international investment also facilitates the flow of technology between countries. • Explain why international investment is still small compared to what it could be. International Economics ...
... spread their risk among a greater variety of assets. • Present evidence and models suggesting that international investment also facilitates the flow of technology between countries. • Explain why international investment is still small compared to what it could be. International Economics ...
dondenamilan2009 - University of Warwick
... Subconsciously, humans are frightened of falling behind: • Bank lenders and brokers felt they had to match rivals. ...
... Subconsciously, humans are frightened of falling behind: • Bank lenders and brokers felt they had to match rivals. ...
My first review (in a different world)
... In Bernstein's original experiment the gal- contingent upon behavior of the organism. vanic skin response (GSR; Voronin & Sokolov, The orthodox view of conditioning implies 1960) was habituated to a visual stimulus. The that subjects automatically associate approstimulus was then altered on a test t ...
... In Bernstein's original experiment the gal- contingent upon behavior of the organism. vanic skin response (GSR; Voronin & Sokolov, The orthodox view of conditioning implies 1960) was habituated to a visual stimulus. The that subjects automatically associate approstimulus was then altered on a test t ...