The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled "Testing and comparing the performance of dynamic variance and correlation models in value-at-risk estimation. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 40, 116-135. doi:10.1016/j.najef.2017.02.006 (Li, 2017) [1]. Data on daily stock index return for the Canadian, UK, and US equity markets, as compiled by Mor...

Although people have always classified soils, it is only since themid 19th century that soil classification emerged as an important topic within soil science. It forced soil scientists to think systematically about soils and its genesis and developed to facilitate communication between soil scientists. It has also been the cause for much debate and confusion but two internationally accepted sys...

abstract awareness of consumer reasons during nutrition choice is very important, because this decision directly affect their health. since beef is one of the essential goods in consumer basket of goods of iranian households, exploring of factors that influence consumers purchase decisions and intentions toward imported frozen beefs in east azerbaijan province – tabriz city is the purpose of th...

Since 2008, Ukraine’s status as an “in-between” state has solidified. On the one hand, the country has indicated little willingness to accede to Russian-centered schemes of post-Soviet reintegration, such as the customs union that Belarus and Kazakhstan have signed up for. On the other hand, Ukraine’s road toward full integration into EuroAtlantic institutions has been blocked by the European U...

We consider the evolution of the euro economies of the northern (creditor) and southern (debtor) countries during the euro crisis in terms of an idealized stocks-and-flows, two-country (North-South) model based on four key actors (banks, firms, households and governments) in each country. Each actor is characterized by a stock of money (box) and money flows (hour glases) to neighbouring actors....

Zaprionus indianus was first recorded in Brazil in 1999 and rapidly spread throughout the country. We have obtained data on esterase loci polymorphisms (Est2 and Est3), and analyzed them, using Landscape Shape Interpolation and the Monmonier Maximum Difference Algorithm to discover how regional invasion occurred. Hence, it was apparent that Z. indianus, after first arriving in São Paulo state, ...

Introduction Most of cross country studies on research productivity differences do not take into account compositional differences in academic staff force, such as sex, years of experience, origin of PhD studies, even though there are well documented evidence that (a) males tend to publish more than females (Gupta et al., 1999); (b) junior academic staff tend to publish more and in better outle...

The TRIPs agreement does not appear likely to alleviate any wealth differences arising from the existing North-South technology divide. Open-economy endogenous growth models suggest a dynamic shift towards further concentration of industrial R&D in the Northern countries. While production of goods developed as an outcome of this R&D may shift to Southern countries through the actions of multina...