‎In this paper‎, ‎we find a relation between the proportionality factors which arise from the functional equations of two families of local Rankin-Selberg convolutions for‎ ‎irreducible admissible representations of orthogonal groups‎, ‎or unitary groups‎. ‎One family is that of local integrals of the doubling method‎, ‎and the other family is‎ ‎that of local integrals expressed in terms of sph...

The factor structure of a single-country model is designed to capture all sources of equity return co-movement within a local market. Furthermore, the volatilities and correlations of the factors are estimated using stocks belonging only to the local market. Intuitively, therefore, single-country models should provide the most accurate risk forecasts for portfolios concentrated within the local...

1. introduction nowadays in most of the countries in the world there is a growing trend towards decentralization and development of local governments. one of the most cited reasons for this issue is the fact that most of the countries apply the decentralization process as a method for enhancing the performance of public sectors and the economic development in as much as the central government w...

OBJECTIVES As the number of dual-earner couples in Japan has increased, work-life balance has become important. This study aimed to examine the factors that contribute to work-family conflict. METHODS The participants included 3,594 (2,332 men and 1,262 women) civil servants aged 20-59 working for local government on the west coast of Japan. Logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate w...