We propose a Decision-Guided Energy Investment (DGEI) Framework to optimize power, heating, and cooling capacity. The DGEI framework is designed to support energy managers to (1) use the analytical and graphical methodology to determine the best investment option that satisfies the designed evaluation parameters, such as return on investment (ROI) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions; (2) develop...

My original assignment was first to evaluate Larry Summers’ paper as a description of the current state of the art regarding investment behavior and second to determine the adequacy of the investment sector of Michael Evans’ econometric model (Evans, 1980) in light of Summers’ paper. The late arrival of Larry’s paper forced me to alter my strategy, and it is just as well. Summers’ investment fu...

this paper analyzes the effects of socio-economic factors on life expectancy. using multiple regression analysis, the paper shows that there is a positive strong correlation between life expectancy as an independent variable and per capita income, health expenditures, literacy rate and daily calorie intake. also, it shows that there is a negative strong correlation between life expectancy and n...

The paper examines the effects on growth of both private and public investment in health, schooling and culture: in short, education. These expenditures exert two effects on the growth rate: (i)they increase labour and capital stock productivity through a positive externality, and (ii) they modify saving and investment decisions through the substitutability between education and private consump...

BACKGROUND To manage public expenditures in the mid-1990s, British Columbia implemented evidence-based drug coverage policies, including "reference pricing." Industry lobbied against the province's policy, arguing that reference pricing harms patients and that it is inconsistent with federal and provincial legislation. Researchers and the courts have studied and rejected industry's claims. Howe...

Background: To manage public expenditures in the mid-1990s, British Columbia implemented evidence-based drug coverage policies, including " reference pricing. " Industry lobbied against the province' s policy, arguing that reference pricing harms patients and that it is inconsistent with federal and provincial legislation. Researchers and the courts have studied and rejected industry' s claims....

The present study examined the impact of foreign direct investment, trade, final consumption expenditures, exports and imports goods services on Romanian economic growth. used yearly data ranging from 1990 to 2020, stationarity was checked using unit root testing. An asymmetric (non-linear autoregressive distributed lag) technique employed examine relationship between variables with estimation ...