This paper seeks to assess the effectiveness of customs policies in increasing resources devoted controlling and inspection. Specifically, it analyze whether an increase administrative cost collecting taxes on foreign trade Ecuador contributes reducing fraud. To this end, we identify estimate a transfer function model (ARIMAX), considering information such as official international statistics r...

context studies on experimental animals have shown liver is a common target of chemical carcinogens; this might suggest that occupational exposure to chemicals is another risk factor for hcc. however, the relationship between occupation and liver cancer has not been extensively studied, with the exception of the known association between vinyl chloride and angiosarcoma of the liver. evidence ac...

a r t i c l e i n f o This paper assesses the impact on transportation costs of the mix of goods imported from Canada into the United States. The analysis focuses on merchandise imports processed through eight U.S. customs districts over 1990–2013. The extent to which transportation costs are influenced by the nature of " trade clusters " is examined for various factors that may give rise to tr...

The learners’ ability to write a well-organized argumentative essay has gained prominence within the last decades. The multiple intelligences play a significant role in enhancing the precision of both language and thought during the writing process. The current study aimed at investigating the possible relationship between linguistic and logical intelligences and the frequency of informal falla...