This paper studies the behavior of the economy and the efficacy of monetary policy under zero nominal interest rates, using a model with population growth that nests, as a special case, a more conventional specification in which there is a single infinitely lived representative agent. The paper shows that with a growing population, monetary policy has distributional effects that give rise to a ...

Electrodes are surgically implanted into the subthalamic nucleus (STN) of Parkinson's disease patients to provide deep brain stimulation. For ensuring correct positioning, the anatomic location of the STN must be determined preoperatively. Magnetic resonance imaging has been used for pinpointing the location of the STN. To identify the optimal imaging sequence for identifying the STN, we compar...

This study reviewed the use of the Strengths and Weaknesses of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-symptoms and Normal-behaviors (SWAN) rating scale in diagnostic and evolutive approaches to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and in correlational studies of the disorder. A review of articles published in indexed journals from electronic databases was conducted and 61 articles on the SW...

INTRODUCTION The placement of a Swan-Ganz catheter into the pulmonary artery may lead to a number of complications (2-17%). In less than 0.2% of cases Swan-Ganz catheterization results in serious vascular damage - pulmonary artery rupture (PAR). This paper presents two distinct forms of iatrogenic PAR treated endovascularly using different vascular devices. AIM To evaluate the effectiveness o...

Unsustainable debt reduces the productivity of a country. Ten years following its “1960 independence”, Democratic Republic Congo adopted policies that resorted to external finances while world was at peak 1970 Petro-dollar crisis. The decade, in 1980’s, with fall price raw materials, trapped an unsustainable burden cycle stagnated economy and according World Bank data, reduced GDP per Capita. r...

This paper is part of a collaborative research project entitled The Role of Law and Legal Institutions in Asian Economic Development (1960-95) which was sponsored by the Asian Development Bank. The study included six Asian economies: People's Republic of China (PRC), India, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan,China. Oxford University Press is publishing the comparative report. This es...