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Technical Notes and Short Papers

By J. Douglas, Jr., R. B. Kellogg, and R. S. Varga We consider the iterative solution of the system of linear equations (1 ) (Xi + X-, + • ■ ■ + Xn)z = /, n 2; 2, where each Xj, 1 | j | n, is a Hermitian and positive definite N X N matrix. If n = 2, the iterative methods of Peaceman-Rachford [1, Chapter 7], or D'yakonov [2] and Kellogg [3], may be used to solve (1). In this paper these methods ...

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Appendix B: Technical Notes

Because several individuals can share the same first initial and last name, a verification procedure was performed so as not to incorrectly attribute an article to an individual. The procedure involved matching certain information on an article’s authors reported by the ISI with information provided by the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), which comprised the frame for the publication sampl...

TECHNICAL NoTEs ANd MANUALs

In 2001, the Fund adopted the Government Finance Statistics Manual of 2001 (GFSM 2001) as the new framework for collection and dissemination of government finance statistics. GFSM 2001 is based on the accrual accounting concept, in contrast with the previous cash accounting based framework (GFSM 1986). In November 2005, the IMF Executive Board reaffirmed its commitment to GFSM 2001 and agreed, ...

Appendix B: Technical Notes

Because several individuals can share the same first initial and last name, a verification procedure was performed so as not to incorrectly attribute an article to an individual. The procedure involved matching certain information on an article’s authors reported by the ISI with information provided by the Survey of Doctorate Recipients (SDR), which comprised the frame for the publication sampl...