10,338 research outputs found
A closer look at the gap. A comment on Cooper and Willis' 'mind the gap' paper
Full text linkRecently, there has been a lively debate between Cooper and Willis (2001,2002,2003a, 2003b) and Caballero and Engel (2004) about the apropriateness of the so-called 'gap approach' to labor adjustment. Cooper and Willis claim that the gap approach is unable to identify non- convex adjustment costs because of a measurement error under the alternative hypothesis of convex costs. This comment assesses the validity of Cooper and Willis' claim by providing evidence from a number of Monte-Carlo experiments. In contrast to Cooper and Willis findings from single simulations, the experiments reveal no tendency to falsely reject the convex-cost hypothesis if one uses the correct one-sided test for non-convexities. In fact, the parameter estimates are typically biased against the hypothesis of non-convex costs. Consequently, there is no tendency to falsely reject although the estimates show substantial excess dispersion as a result of a spurious regression problem.Employment Adjustment, Non-Convex Adjustment Costs, Monte- Carlo Experiments
Publication - Laura Sangha, Jonathan Willis (éds.), Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources, Routledge, 2016.
No full textPublication - Laura Sangha, Jonathan Willis (éds.), Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources, Routledge, 2016. ISBN : 9781138823648 Date de publication : 2016 Direction de l’ouvrage: Laura Sangha, Jonathan Willis Résumé : Understanding Early Modern Primary Sources is an introduction to the rich treasury of source material available to students of early modern history. During this period, political development, economic and social change, rising literacy levels, and the success of the printi..
How can Grass Roots Leadership Training generate Community Development? Case Study of Emerging Leaders ‘Certificate in Community Leadership’ program in Kenya
No full textThis study researched and recorded the range of impacts that occur as a direct result of grass
roots leadership training, as uniquely implemented by the organisation Emerging Leaders.
Attention is paid to the approach both generally, and with a focus on the organisation’s
‘Certificate in Community Leadership’ program. The rationale for the research comes from the
debate on aid dependency which has gained momentum in recent years and has highlighted the
failure and possible detrimental effects of the vast aid influxes to receiving countries. From this
understanding it becomes essential to explore any new and innovative tools for sustainable
development that have shown initial signs of success, without perpetuating this reliance. These
initial signs are accepted in the form of commendation from World Vision who have supported
the delivery of the program stating, ‘Emerging Leaders training is a game changer in relation
to community transformation’.
This research shows in what ways the leadership training given by Emerging Leaders is unique,
based on the theoretical rationale behind the program design. The objective of the research was
to use this theory to acknowledge and understand the range of impacts that are taking place.
This was achieved mainly through semi-structured interviews with beneficiaries of the
program, and was supported by group interviews and observations. The interview guides were
designed with the aid of the Certificate in Community Leadership handbook and teaching
materials, ensuring that actual impacts were compared to those which were intended. With
regards to impacts there are two main categories, the first is those concerning the personal
developments inspired by the training which act to catalyse community development, whilst
the second is the community developments themselves.
The data collected gives evidence of a wide range of direct impacts, from increased self-esteem
and a new appreciation of team work from the first category, to the start-up of income
generating and community benefitting projects from the second. Another important finding is
the transferable nature of the training within Kenya, demonstrated through the wide range of
impacts that were recorded in two case studies of differing characteristics, as a result of the
exact same training. From this the term ‘Non-specific Sustainable Livelihood Tool’ has been
created
'Moral Arithmetic' or Creative Accounting? (Re-)defining Sin through the Ten Commandments
Full text link'Moral Arithmetic' or Creative Accounting? (Re-)defining Sin through the Ten Commandments
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Citizen participation in news
Full text linkThe process of producing news has changed significantly due to the advent of the Web, which has enabled the increasing involvement of citizens in news production. This trend has been given many names, including participatory journalism, produsage, and crowd-sourced journalism, but these terms are ambiguous and have been applied inconsistently, making comparison of news systems difficult. In particular, it is problematic to distinguish the levels of citizen involvement, and therefore the extent to which news production has genuinely been opened up. In this paper we perform an analysis of 32 online news systems, comparing them in terms of how much power they give to citizens at each stage of the news production process. Our analysis reveals a diverse landscape of news systems and shows that they defy simplistic categorisation, but it also provides the means to compare different approaches in a systematic and meaningful way. We combine this with four case studies of individual stories to explore the ways that news stories can move and evolve across this landscape. Our conclusions are that online news systems are complex and interdependent, and that most do not involve citizens to the extent that the terms used to describe them imply
Jonathan Chetwood to Mary Jouet, August 18, 1828
Full text linkReceipt signed Jonathan Chetwood to Mary Jouet stating that the judgement had been paid in full by Daniel Willis for the title of several tracts of land.
People Included: Caleb Halsted Jr., Morses Hatfield, Isaac Morsehttps://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1820s/1142/thumbnail.jp
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