Reflections on the Quantity Theory

Fisher and Wicksell on the Quantity Theory

T he quantity theory of money, dating back at least to the mid-sixteenthcentury Spanish Scholastic writers of the Salamanca School, is one of the oldest theories in economics. Modern students know it as the proposition stating that an exogenously given one-time change in the stock of money has no lasting effect on real variables but leads ultimately to a proportionate change in the money price ...

reflections on taught courses of the iranian ma program in english translation: a mixed-methods study

the issue of curriculum and syllabus evaluation and revision has been in center of attention right from when curriculum came into attention of educational institutions. thus everywhere in the world in educational institutions curricula and syllabi are evaluated and revised based on the goals, the needs, existing content, etc.. in iran any curriculum is designed in a committee of specialists and...

Reflections on Self-Determination Theory

The present collection of articles in this special issue on selfdetermination theory (SDT) reflects the quality and creativity of the research conducted by Canadian motivation researchers. In this concluding article, we make some general comments that underscore common elements in these articles. Furthermore, we highlight some issues that may not have attracted researchers’ attention but would ...

Reflections on Ethics and Game Theory

Theory-Based Evaluation: Reflections Ten Years On

Theory-based evaluation has developed significantly since Carol Weiss’s chapter was published ten years ago. In 1997 Weiss pointed to theory-based evaluation being mostly used in the areas of health promotion and risk prevention. The use of program theory is now commonplace and Weiss’s chapter has been cited in a wide range of program areas, including evaluations of energy conservation (New Yor...