In this paper, we test a version of the conditional CAPM with respect to a local market portfolio, proxied by the Brazilian stock index during the 1976-1992 period. We also test a conditional APT model by using the difference between…

By reporting his satisfaction with his job or any other experience, an individual does not communicate the number of utils that he feels. Instead, he expresses his posterior preference over available alternatives conditional on acquired knowledge of the past. This…

In the last decade, the potential macroeconomic effects of intermittent large adjustments in microeconomic decision variables such as prices, investment, consumption of durables or employment – a behavior which may be justified by the presence of kinked adjustment costs –…

BACKGROUND:Global health research is essential for development. A major issue is the inequitable distribution of research efforts and funds directed towards populations suffering the world's greatest health problems. This imbalance is fostering major attempts at redirecting research to the health…

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p class="MsoNormal"span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: ";Microsoft Sans Serif";,";sans-serif";; color: #003300;"Everyone who contacted Professor Konosuke Fukai, a scientist renowned as an innovator and virologist, was impressed by his unique character with humanitarian and unselfish attitude. He helped developing countries enormously to…

This paper uses longitudinal data from a survey of youth in three areas (Hamilton, Halifax and rural Nova Scotia) to examine the factors that affect young adults' participation in postsecondary education, applying Bourdieu's notions of capital and habitus. Data were…

As British Columbia's economy is increasingly shaped by post-industrial circumstances, it becomes necessary for that province, like others in Canada, to ensure that it has an adequate supply of workers with "new economy" knowledge and skills. How best to prepare…

O objetivo deste artigo é discutir e apresentar uma síntese dos resultados da pesquisa sobre os Saberes Docentes mobilizados pelos Professores de Educação Física do Ensino Fundamental da Rede Municipal de Ensino - REME/Campo Grande-MS. Procuramos evidenciar questões referentes à…