Adjusting to Change

Adjusting for Quality Change

7.1 The measurement of changes in the level of consumer prices is complicated by the appearance and disappearance of new and old goods and services, as well as changes in the quality of existing ones. If there were no such complications, then a representative sample could be taken of the items households consume in period 0, their prices recorded and compared with the prices of the same matched...

Adjusting to Global Change through Clonal Growth and Epigenetic Variation

The earth is experiencing major changes in global and regional climates and changes are predicted to accelerate in the future. Many species will be under considerable pressure to evolve, to migrate, or be faced with extinction. Clonal plants would appear to be at a particular disadvantage due to their limited mobility and limited capacity for adaptation. However, they have outlived previous env...

Adjusting to Separation

Adjusting to Globalization in Germany

Workers in industries with growing export exposure have lasting earning gains: 1. We analyze at which margin export shocks are capitalized into earnings gains: on-the-job with the original employer or in a different firm but within the original industry? 2. Detect meaningful heterogeneity in the export adjustment mechanisms: Are gains from exports reaped by all workers or do better skilled work...

Adjusting to the U.S. Quickly and Comfortably

Adjusting to the U.S. Quickly and Comfortably I. Explore Get familiar with your environment. Explore the campus and Ann Arbor on foot or by bus. ● U-M busses (blue busses) are free. Public busses (AATA) are free with your M-Card. ❍ U-M bus routes and schedules [1] ■ AATA bus routes and schedules [2] ■ You can sign up for a guided campus tour [3] or use the Campus Tour Map [4] to take a self-gui...