Economic performance clubs in the Americas: 1955-2003

Economic Integration in the Americas: European Perspectives

Bt COTTON PERFORMANCE IN ARKANSAS IN 2003: AN ECONOMIC EVALUATION

The number of transgenic cotton cultivars available for commercial production has increased greatly in recent years. Cotton producers now have multiple choices when choosing transgenic cotton cultivars. The choice of cultivar now dictates the insect and weed control programs that will or can be used. It is estimated that, in 2003, at least 77% of Arkansas’ cotton acreage was planted to a stacke...

1 On Measuring Japan ’ s Productivity , 1955 - 2003

The paper looks at the contribution of the market sector to changes in Japan’s living standards over the years 1955-2003. Initially, a conventional Total Factor Productivity growth approach is taken where TFP growth is measured as year to year Fisher gross output growth divided by Fisher primary input growth. The slowdown in Japan’s TFP performance in the post bubble period is documented. The p...

the relationship between learners critical thinking ability and their performance in the reading sections of the tofel and ielts test

the study reflected in this thesis aims at finding out relationships between critical thinking (ct), and the reading sections of tofel and ielts tests. the study tries to find any relationships between the ct ability of students and their performance on reading tests of tofel and academic ielts. however, no research has ever been conducted to investigate the relationship between ct and the read...

Economic Impact of Dengue Illness in the Americas

The growing burden of dengue in endemic countries and outbreaks in previously unaffected countries stress the need to assess the economic impact of this disease. This paper synthesizes existing studies to calculate the economic burden of dengue illness in the Americas from a societal perspective. Major data sources include national case reporting data from 2000 to 2007, prospective cost of illn...