narrative frequency is one of the main temporal and stylistic categories as well as an important miraculous aspect de-familiarizing qur’an. the story of adam is among the qur’anic stories that have been repeated in seven verses. of the artistic aspects of this story, it can be referred to its narrative dissemination. the types of frequency differing from singular, anaphoric, style and anaphoric...

We study the dynamic behavior of a Neoclassical growth model with finite lifetimes and imperfect altruism in which individuals can accumulate both physical and human capital. We use the model to better understand and explain the behavior of economic miracles. Our results suggest that standard Neoclassical forces can account for the performance of the miracle economies and can explain the protra...

888 www.thelancet.com Vol 373 March 14, 2009 There is no question that Lorenzo Odone lived until the age of 30 years because his parents, Augusto and Michaela Odone, defi ed doctors and developed a mixture of two cooking oils as a possible treatment for their son’s devastating disease. The 1992 fi lm Lorenzo’s Oil, which commemorated this heroic eff ort, became an inspirational saga for other p...

I estimate a model in which new technology entails random adjustment costs. Rapid adjustments may cause productivity slowdowns. These slowdowns last longer when retooling is costly. The model explains why 1. growth-rate disasters are more likely than miracles, 2. volatility of growth relates negatively to growth over time.