In this study, the physical and economic impacts of four policy measures (crop diversification, improved watershed development, canal lining reducing level reliability) all designed to improve bulk water supply, are assessed in a case study Musi catchment India. The aim is compare these have on amount supplied net returns across complex multi-nodal catchment. It argued that because it policymak...

Evidence for the health benefits of physical activity is overwhelming: physical activity is protective against type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, breast and colon cancer, stroke, osteoporosis, depression, falls in older adults, and many other adverse health outcomes. Research also suggests that widespread physical inactivity exacts a heavy toll on the US economy, as well as on individual...

We investigate the effectiveness of an aggressive price stabilizing (antiinflation) policy on the ability of citizens to achieve rational expectations equilibrium (REE) forecasts of inflation. Inflation does not persist when citizens have rational expectations forecasts. In using policy to assist citizens in achieving REE forecasts, policymakers also reduce inflation persistence. An aggressive ...