An International Comparison of Concentration Ratios

International Comparison Of Concentration Ratios

An International Comparison

This research describes, classifies, and comparatively evaluates national models and mechanisms used to evaluate research and allocate research funding in 16 countries. Although these models and mechanisms vary widely in terms of how research is evaluated and financed, nearly all share the common characteristic of relating funding to some measure of past performance. Each of these 16 national m...

Iran Railway Efficiency Analysis, Using DEA: An International Comparison

Efficiency measurement is critical for industries where firms do not face strong competition, as we cannot rely on the market to discipline the firms' efficiency. Railway is a typical example. At the same time the fact that railway produces multiple outputs using the common set of inputs calls for a delicate and sophisticated treatment in measuring the efficiencies. In this article, the DEA ...

Unhealthy Behaviours: An International Comparison

In the current global economy, chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become the leading cause of death and a major health concern for both developed and developing countries. Among other factors, the worldwide spread of NCDs is driven by the globalisation of unhealthy habits. The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple statistic to measure, at the national level, the average popula...

Reliability of international normalised ratios from two point of care test systems: comparison with conventional methods.

OBJECTIVE To find out how accurately two point of care test systems--CoaguChek Mini and TAS PT-NC (RapidPointCoag)--display international normalised ratios (INRs). DESIGN Comparison of the INRs from the two systems with a "true" INR on a conventional manual test from the same sample of blood. SETTING 10 European Concerted Action on Anticoagulation centres. PARTICIPANTS 600 patients on lon...