N. R. Brown and R. S. Siegler (1996) found that training participants on a subset of country populations improved estimations for novel transfer country populations, an effect called seeding that remained intact over time. They attributed this effect to the abstraction by participants of a general metric framework for estimating populations not dependent on specific country anchors. In a series...

This thesis investigates whether the economic regime of a country influences the efficacy of shock therapy reform, and if so, how. In this thesis, an economic regime is restricted to be either a mixed or socialist economy, and shock therapy is defined to be a class of rapid economic reforms used to introduce capitalism to a country. Based on existing literature on the subject of shock therapy, ...

This chapter will present an empirical analysis of the type and source of real shocks to the Mexican economy. In particular, it will evaluate the following questions. How important are shocks that originate as exchange rate changes due to swings in market sentiment independent of the economic fundamentals? That is, how important is “excess volatility”? How important are shocks that originate as...

We examined mealtime interactions to assess whether they varied according to maternal body mass index, country and mode of feeding in 41 Israeli and UK mother-infant dyads. Feeding behaviours were coded using the Simple Feeding Element Scale. Significantly, more UK mothers breastfed during the filmed meal compared to Israeli mothers. Mealtime interactions did not vary according to maternal body...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a broader scope and take a holistic multisectoral approach to development as opposed to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). While keeping the health MDG agenda, SDG3 embraces the growing challenge of non-communicable diseases and their risk factors. The broader scope of the SDG agenda, the need for a multisectoral approach and the emphasis on eq...