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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Multiplier effect"”.
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An emprical investigation into the relationship between exchange rate volatility and economic growth in Liberia (1980 TO 2012)
… from the ARDL model to calculate the long-run multipliers. The multiplier effect shows that devaluation (depreciation) of the domestic currency increases the exchange rate by –0.02718 percent, while foreign direct investment increases at 0.007973 percent and h or volatility reduces at -0.01084 …
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Performance strategies for the knowledge driven built environment : the Singapore case
… out to customers and to deliver services more effectively, often at lower costs. It has also allowed businesses to transcend geographical boundaries and enter new global markets. Clearly, this new environment poses new business challenges, and governments must now quickly figure out how to …
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Infant Mortality in Zambia
… Africa but Sub-Saharan Africa as well. To this effect, the objective of this study was to measure factors that gave rise to this experience. The cardinal question that needed answers was why had Zambia experienced one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world?It has been observed in …
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Infant Mortality in Zambia
… Africa but Sub-Saharan Africa as well. To this effect, the objective of this study was to measure factors that gave rise to this experience. The cardinal question that needed answers was why had Zambia experienced one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world?It has been observed in …
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Private wilderness playgrounds : understanding the competitive effects of environmentally oriented master-planned communities
… work is to better understand the competitive effects of developing second-home master-planned communities in an environmentally oriented fashion. The competitive effects, are understood by examining the "traditional" land development approach and comparing it to the approach used in two case …
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A study of risk management practices in the Nigerian construction industry
The multiplier effect of the construction industry to both developed and developing countries cannot be overemphasised. The 2012 construction sector review purports that the UK construction industry has an annual turnover of more than £100 billion and accounts for 10 per cent of the country’s GDP. …
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Digitale disruptive Business-Innovationen: Rolle und Anwendungspotentiale der Blockchain-Technologie im digitalen Zeitalter. Vorteile und Herausforderungen für KMUs am Beispiel einer Fallstudie im Bereich Dokumentenmanagement
… creating a digital strategy, evaluating the multiplier effect of blockchain, and its advantages and disadvantages. The purpose of this thesis was to distinguish itself from the partly isolated theoretical study format by being able to substantiate or negate the theoretical explanations …
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Shared Reading, Scaffolding, Guided Participation, and Mind-mindedness in Appalachian Head Start Families: Building the Construct of Mindful-mindedness
… development, while also arming them with effective strategies and tools they could use to build engaging and enriched interactions. The intervention curriculum was developed based on a theory of mentoring in the zone of proximal development (Vygotsky, 1978; Wiles, 2008). This research …
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Romanian Migrant Entrepreneurship: a Vehicle of Acculturation in London
… a novel migrant entrepreneurship acculturative multiplier effect, which strengthened the social role and image of migrant entrepreneurship as a vehicle of acculturation. Fourth, this thesis contributes to methodology by creating an effective and efficient e-sampling technique via Facebook, a …
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Dropping out of High School Among African Americans in Benton Harbor, Michigan : a Study of its Economic Implications
… community suffers economic loss because of the multiplier effect which conceptualizes the chain effect of money spent. There is no single factor that explains Benton Harbor students’ decision to drop out. Truancy, lack o f students’ interest, “a revolving superintendency syndrome,” very low MEAP …
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Framing online communications of civil and uncivil groups in post-conflict Northern Ireland
… assesses whether the Internet creates a critical multiplier effect for marginal groups, such as terrorists and interface communities. A coding scheme, adapted from previous studies of political part websites, is used to determine whether these groups have realised the potential of the Internet as …
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Recommendations to make the affordable housing sector in Mexico more efficient in order to increase the welfare and quality of life of Mexicans
… deep-rooted stagnation and to potentiate the multiplier effect on the economy. Housing is a strategic sector for the economic growth and social development of Mexico since it triggers investment, creates jobs, strengthens the local market, and improves the quality of life of Mexican families. …
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The dynamic relationship between oil wealth and economic growth: the case of Nigeria.
… to enable the country to escape the adverse effects of natural resource wealth. At present, the Nigerian government is still struggling to find solutions to tackle the deteriorating state of affairs, particularly in terms of unemployment, rising food prices and internal security. The main aim …
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A Mechanistic Analysis Based Decision Support System for Scheduling Optimal Pipeline Replacement
… of the pipe environment. The pipe deterioration effect is modeled in two stages. First, the thinning of the pipe wall is modeled using a corrosion model. Second, the localized pit growth is used to determine the residual strength of the pipe based on the fracture toughness and the initial design …
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Implementation of outcomes-based mathematics teacher education syllabus in two Colleges of Education in Southern Province, Zambia
… on curriculum change must draft and complete a multiplier effect proposal upon which certification would be done. Moreover, lecturers should model lessons that are learner centred in order to show how learner centred methods of teaching may be used to teach particular concepts in real time. …
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Implementation of outcomes-based mathematics teacher education syllabus in two Colleges of Education in Southern Province, Zambia
… on curriculum change must draft and complete a multiplier effect proposal upon which certification would be done. Moreover, lecturers should model lessons that are learner centred in order to show how learner centred methods of teaching may be used to teach particular concepts in real time. …
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Further studies on flow distribution on distillation sieve trays
… was moderate and in some cases marginal, the multiplier effect in a multiple tray column situation would be significant (Porter et al., 1972). These results are in good agreement with an associated CFD studies (Fischer, 1999) carried out by partners in the Advanced Studies in Distillation …
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Empirical Essays on Migration and Remittances in Pakistan
… decision to send remittances and spill-over effects on remittances. These essays are presented in Chapters four through seven. Other chapters include a general introduction, literature review and concluding remarks and policy discussions. Chapter four (essay one) studies the determinants of …