Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title page -- Copyright and credits -- Dedication -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Mastering std::vector -- Chapter 1: The Basics of std::vector -- Technical requirements -- The significance of std::vector -- A basic comparison of C-style arrays and std::vector -- Comparison of C-style arrays and std::vector for memory management -- Declaring and initializing std::vector -- Declaring a vector -- Initializing a vector -- Accessing elements -- Random access -- Accessing the first and last elements -- Vector size -- Adding and removing elements -- Adding elements -- Removing elements -- Capacity -- Prefer using empty() when possible -- Clearing all elements -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Mastering Iterators with std::vector -- Technical requirements -- Types of iterators in the STL -- Input iterators -- Output iterators -- Forward iterators -- Reverse iterators -- Bidirectional iterators -- Random access iterators -- Basic iteration techniques with std::vector -- Iterating over std::vector -- Basic iteration using iterators -- Using constant iterators -- Benefits of iteration -- Using std::begin and std::end -- Understanding iterator requirements -- Range-based for loops -- Overview of range-based for loops -- When to use range-based for loops -- Modifying elements during iteration -- Creating a custom iterator -- The appeal of custom iterators -- Core requirements -- Iterator categories and their specialties -- A custom iterator example -- Custom iterator challenges and use cases -- Illustrative use cases of custom iterators -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Mastering Memory and Allocators with std::vector -- Technical requirements -- Understanding capacity versus size -- Revisiting the basics -- What exactly is capacity? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 5 AU-C 240 Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit -- Technical Alert -- Scope -- Definitions of Terms -- Objectives of AU-C 240 -- Requirements -- Description and Characteristics of Fraud -- Responsibilities of the Auditor -- Professional Skepticism -- Engagement Team Discussion about Fraud (Brainstorming) -- Obtaining Information Needed to Identify Fraud Risks -- Inquiries of Internal Auditors -- Inquiries of Others within the Organization -- Inquiries of Those Charged with Governance -- Considering the Results of Analytical Procedures -- Considering Fraud Risk Factors -- Identifying Fraud Risks -- Assessing Identified Risks -- Responding to the Results of the Assessment of Risk of Material Misstatement -- Evaluating Audit Evidence -- Communication about Possible Fraud to Management and Those Charged with Governance -- Documentation -- Antifraud Programs and Controls -- AU-C 240 Illustrations -- Chapter 6 AU-C 250 Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements -- Scope -- Definition of Term -- Objectives of AU-C 250 -- Requirements -- Management's Responsibilities -- Auditor's Responsibilities -- Categories of Laws and Regulations -- Audit Procedures -- Response to Identified or Suspected Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations -- Evaluation of Detected or Suspected Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations -- Reporting Identified or Suspected Noncompliance -- Documentation -- Chapter 7 AU-C 260 The Auditor's Communication with Those Charged with Governance -- Scope -- Definitions of Terms -- Objectives of AU-C 260 -- Requirements -- Those Charged with Governance -- Matters to Be Communicated -- Communication Process -- Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices -- Other AU-C Sections -- Chapter 8 AU-C 265 Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit -- Scope…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Introduction -- Study 1 Master thesis - methods, themes and approaches -- Variation in methods -- Variation in thematic focus -- Variation in approaches -- Study 2 Relevant Master Education for Teachers (RELEMAST) -- Inquiry orientation -- Subject-specific thesis -- Basic themes thesis -- Alternative teaching thesis -- School development thesis -- The not-yet-relevant thesis -- Discussion and concluding remarks -- References -- Chapter 8: Student teachers as co-researchers: Connecting research and education in the Co-research model -- Introduction -- 'Student teachers as co-researchers' versus 'participants as co-researchers' -- 'Consumption of research' versus 'engagement with and in research' -- Connecting research and education -- The Co-research model -- Model 1: Co-research in university seminars -- Model 2: Co-research as formative assessment -- Model 3: Co-research as data collection -- Model 4: Co-research in MA theses -- Co-researchers' reflections on the learning environment -- Summary and conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Multilingualism as a theme for the master's thesis investigation -- Introduction -- Development, design, and content of Mi Lenga -- Research on Mi Lenga -- Presentation of relevant data and analysis -- Beliefs about multilingualism as a potential resource for teaching and learning -- The impact of practice and the research community on student teachers' beliefs -- Summary and conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 10: Master thesis as boundary crossing mediating artifacts -- Introduction -- Discussion of context and theoretical approach -- Design, content, and development -- How we collected our data -- Tripartite meetings and results -- The possible outcome of tripartite supervision -- Reflections -- Summary and conclusion -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Assessing the CNN classifier with traditional interpretation methods -- Determining what misclassifications to focus on -- Visualizing the learning process with activation-based methods -- Intermediate activations -- Evaluating misclassifications with gradient-based attribution methods -- Saliency maps -- Guided Grad-CAM -- Integrated gradients -- Bonus method: DeepLIFT -- Tying it all together -- Understanding classifications with perturbation-based attribution methods -- Feature ablation -- Occlusion sensitivity -- Shapley value sampling -- KernelSHAP -- Tying it all together -- Mission accomplished -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 8: Interpreting NLP Transformers -- Technical requirements -- The mission -- The approach -- The preparations -- Loading the libraries -- Understanding and preparing the data -- The data dictionary -- Loading the model -- Visualizing attention with BertViz -- Plotting all attention with the model view -- Diving into layer attention with the head view -- Interpreting token attributions with integrated gradients -- LIME, counterfactuals, and other possibilities with the LIT -- Mission accomplished -- Summary -- Further reading -- Chapter 9: Interpretation Methods for Multivariate Forecasting and Sensitivity Analysis -- Technical requirements -- The mission -- The approach -- The preparation -- Loading the libraries -- Understanding and preparing the data -- The data dictionary -- Understanding the data -- Data preparation -- Loading the LSTM model -- Assessing time series models with traditional interpretation methods -- Using standard regression metrics -- Predictive error aggregations -- Evaluating the model like a classification problem -- Generating LSTM attributions with integrated gradients -- Computing global and local attributions with SHAP's KernelExplainer -- Why use KernelExplainer?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Fully understand business direction -- Identify possible opportunities -- Identify usage opportunities -- Define business benefits -- Confirm business benefits -- Quantify costs -- Prepare the business case documentation -- Approach considerations -- Summary -- Chapter 6 Overview of data governance development and deployment -- Types of approaches -- The data governance delivery framework -- Process overview -- Engagement -- Considerations -- Activity -- Strategy -- Considerations -- Activity -- Architecture and design -- Considerations -- Activity -- Implementation -- Considerations -- Activity -- Operation and changes -- Considerations -- Activity -- Summary -- Core success factors -- Essential questions -- Chapter 7 Engagement -- Overview -- Initiation -- Obtain program approval -- Approach considerations -- Ramifications and benefits -- Develop DG rollout team structure -- Approach considerations -- Ramification and benefits -- Tips for success -- Definition -- Define DG for your organization -- Approach considerations -- Ramification and benefits -- Sample output -- Identify business units (subject to DG) -- Approach considerations -- Ramification and benefits -- Identify business capabilities that need data governance (and don't have it) -- Approach considerations -- Ramification and benefits -- Scope -- Define scope and constraints with the initial plan for DG -- Approach considerations -- Ramification and benefits -- Sample output -- Tips for success -- Approve scope and constraints -- Approach considerations -- Ramification and benefits -- Sample output -- Tips for success -- Assessment -- Information maturity -- Approach considerations -- Business benefits and ramifications -- Sample output -- Tips for success -- Change capacity -- Approach considerations -- Tips for success -- Ramification and benefits -- Sample output -- Data environment…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Designing process automation by utilizing platform building blocks and data -- Creating repeatable and reusable patterns to ease implementation complexity -- Summary -- Chapter 8: Platform Team Processes, Standards, and Techniques -- Platform management and technical standards -- Setting standards to manage platform maintenance and risk -- Standards and tips to manage platform changes -- Operational processes and techniques of technical development -- Teams should manage the accuracy of their estimations and the consistency of their throughput -- Teams should use version control whenever possible and use it as a way of managing code review and quality control processes -- Summary -- Part 3 - From Success to Innovation -- Chapter 9: Effectively Operating ServiceNow -- The differences between operations and project work -- Establishing a platform strategy -- Who will be the platform's customers? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Biological Value of Plant Proteins in Human N Balance Trials -- Adjustment of the Food and Agriculture Organization Requirement Values -- Stable Isotope Estimates of Requirement Values -- Toronto "Break Point" Studies -- Functional Indicators of Adequacy of Intakes Allowing Zero Balance -- Protein Turnover -- Other Metabolic Influences of Amino Acids -- AUTHOR'S CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- REFERENCES -- DISCUSSION -- 10 Amino Acid Flux and Requirements: Counterpoint -- Tentative Estimates Are Feasible and Necessary -- INTRODUCTION -- Proposed Massachusetts Institute of Technology Amine Acid Requirement Pattern -- Adaptive Aspects of Amino Acid Metabolism -- Diurnal Cycling and Amine Acid Requirements -- Nitrogen Balance and Estimations of IAA Requirements -- Stable Isotope Estimates of Requirement Values -- The MIT Amino Acid Requirement Pattern and Physical Activity -- Author's Conclusions and Recommendations -- REFERENCES -- 11 Physical Exertion, Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism, and Protein Requirements -- INTRODUCTION -- EXERCISE AND AMINO ACID CATABOLISM -- EFFECTS OF CONTRACTILE ACTIVITY ON MUSCLE PROTEIN TURNOVER -- INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENERGY SUPPLY AND PROTEIN AND AMINE ACID METABOLISMIN THE CONTEXT OF INCREASED ... -- POSSIBLE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF BRANCHED CHAIN AMINO ACID SUPPLEMENTATION…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- CLOSING PANDORA'S BOX -- References -- Chemical Time Bombs: Environmental Causes of Neurodegenerative Diseases -- ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR CHEMICAL NEUROTOXICITY -- CLASSIFYING CHEMICALLY INDUCED HUMAN NEUROTOXIC DISORDERS -- THE MATURE NERVOUS SYSTEM AS CHEMICAL TARGET -- DEVELOPING NERVOUS SYSTEM AS CHEMICAL TARGET -- Scientific Basis for Neurobehavioral Toxicity Testing -- CONCLUSION -- Reference -- PART IV BEHAVIORAL ASPECTS OF NEUROTOXICITY: REGIONAL ISSUES -- Neurobehavioral Toxicity Testing in China -- INTRODUCTION -- OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES -- Carbon Disulfide -- Lead -- Simulated Video Display Terminal (VDT) Operation -- Static Magnetic Fields (SMF) -- NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION -- Mood States -- Performance Tests -- EXPECTED DIRECTIONS: BARRIERS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Developments in the Near Future -- Developing and Validating Test Methods -- Generating New Measuring Instruments -- Building a Computerized Evaluation System -- Limitations and Barriers -- Variation of Test Sensitivity from Study to Study -- Bias of Learning Effect -- Controlling Confounding Factors -- Interpreting Results Obtained from Neurobehavioral Tests -- Comments and Recommendations -- Training and Education -- Exploring the Possibility of Combining Quantitative Biochemical Markers and Neurobehavioral Testing -- Development, Validation, and Characterization of Methods -- SUMMARY -- Status of Research and Development of Neurobehavioral Toxicity Tests in China -- Expected Directions in the Development of Behavioral Tests of Neurotoxicity -- Problems and Recommendations -- References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…13.6: Asymptotics -- 13.7: Hashing with Linear Open Addressing: Coda -- 13.8: A Possible Improvement to Linear Probing -- 14. Double Hashing -- 14.1: Formulation of Double Hashing -- 14.2: Progressions and Strides -- 14.3: The Number of Progressions Which Fill a Hash-Table Cell -- 14.3.1: Progression Graphs -- 14.4: Dominance -- 14.5: Insertion-Cost Bounds Relating Uniform and Double Hashing -- 14.6: UsuallyDoubleHash -- 14.7: The UDH Chance Experiment and the Cost to Insert the Next Key by Double Hashing -- 14.8: Proof of Equation (14.12a) -- 14.9: UsuallyDoubleHash -- 14.10: Proof of Equation (14.12b) -- 15. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Chapter 12 - Adjusting for AR(1) correlation in complex models 12.1 Introduction 12.2 The two sample t-test - Uncut and patch cut forest 12.3 The second Sleuth case - Global warming, a simple regression 12.4 The Semmelweis intervention 12.5 The NYC temperatures (adjusted) 12.6 The Boise river flow data: model selection with filtering 12.7 Implications of AR(1) adjustments and the "skip" method 12.8 Summary Part III - Complex temporal structures Chapter 13 - The backshift operator, the impulse response function, and general ARMA models 13.1 The general ARMA model 13.2 The backshift (shift, lag) operator 13.3 The impulse response operator - intuition 13.4 Impulse response operator, g(B) - computation 13.5 Interpretation and utility of the impulse response function Chapter 14 - The Yule-Walker equations and the partial autocorrelation function. 14.1 Background 14.2 Autocovariance of an ARMA(m,l) model 14.3 AR(m) and the Yule-Walker equations 14.4 The partial autocorrelation plot 14.5 The spectrum for ARMA processes 14.6 Summary Chapter 15 - Modeling philosophy and complete examples 15.1 Modeling overview 15.2 A complex periodic model - Monthly river flows, Furnas 1931-1978 15.3 A modeling example - trend and periodicity: CO2 levels at Mauna Lau 15.4 Modeling periodicity with a possible intervention - two examples 15.5 Periodic models: monthly, weekly, and daily averages 15.6 Summary Part IV - Some detailed and complete examples Chapter 16 - the Wolf sunspot number data 16.1 Background 16.2 Unknown period => nonlinear model 16.3 The function nls() in R 16.4 Determining the period 16.5 Instability in the mean, amplitude, and period 16.6 Data splitting for prediction 16.7 Summary Chapter 17 - Analysis of prostate and breast cancer data 17.1 Background 17.2 The first data set 17.3 The second data set Chapter 18 - Christopher Tennant/Ben Crosby watershed data 18.1 Background and question 18.2 Looking at the data and fitting Fourier series 18.3 Averaging data 18.4 Results Chapter 19 - Vostok ice core data 19.1 Source of the data 19.2 Background 19.3 Alignment 19.4 A naïve analysis 19.5 A related simulation 19.6 An AR(1) model for irregular spacing 19.7 Summary Appendices Appendix 1 - Using Data Market A1.1 Overview A1.2 Loading a time series in DataMarket A1.3 Respecting DataMarket licensing agreements Appendix 2 - AIC is PRESS A2.1 Introduction A2.2 PRESS A2.3 Connection to Akaike's result A2.4 Normalization and R2 A2.5 An example A2.6 Conclusion and further comments Appendix 3 - A 15 minute tutorial on optimization and nonlinear regression A3.1 Introduction A3.2 Newton's method for one dimensional nonlinear optimization A3.3 A direction, a step size, and a stopping rule A3.4 What could go wrong? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- The profound difference 'really' can make -- Your Goal Before You Move on -- Your aspirational goals -- Starting with the end in mind: Your possible exit strategy -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Market Potential Strategy -- Alignment of Your Aspirational Goals With the Market Potential -- The 'white space' in UK supermarkets . . . -- . . . and budget airlines -- Defining the Size of Opportunity -- Segmenting and Profiling the Opportunity -- Customer profiling and pen portraits -- Why Consumers Buy and How the Competition Can Impact Your Market Potential -- Market Potential and 'The Four Seasons Calendar' -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Compelling Value Proposition Strategy -- What Customers Really Care About -- Essentials of a Compelling Value Proposition -- Our first BIG word defined: Compelling -- Our second BIG word: Value…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Expanding the European Union -- Policy Perspectives Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel -- The Lisbon Treaty -- Immigration, Brexit, and the Future of Europe -- The Power of Information -- Connecting the World -- Information as a Tool of Governments -- Public Opinion and International Relations The Danger of Cyberattacks -- Information as a Tool Used Against Governments -- Telecommunications and Global Culture -- Chapter Review -- Let's Debate the Issue Has European Integration Gone as Far as Possible? -- Chapter 11 Environment and Population -- Interdependence and the Environment -- Sustainable Development -- Managing the Environment -- The Atmosphere -- Public Opinion and International Relations Climate Change -- Seeking the Collective Good Global Warming -- Biodiversity -- Forests and Oceans -- Policy Perspectives Prime Minister of Ireland, Leo Varadkar -- Pollution -- Natural Resources -- World Energy -- Minerals -- Water -- Population -- The Demographic Transition -- Population Policies -- Disease -- Chapter Review -- Let's Debate the Issue Stopping Global Warming: Who Should Pay? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Scope -- Definitions of Terms -- Objectives of AU-C Section 240 -- Requirements -- Description and Characteristics of Fraud -- Responsibilities of the Auditor -- Professional Skepticism -- Engagement Team Discussion about Fraud (Brainstorming) -- Obtaining Information Needed to Identify Fraud Risks -- Inquiries of Internal Auditors -- Inquiries of Others within the Organization -- Inquiries of Those Charged with Governance -- Considering the Results of Analytical Procedures -- Considering Fraud Risk Factors -- Identifying Fraud Risks -- Assessing Identified Risks -- Responding to the Results of the Assessment of Risk of Material Misstatement -- Evaluating Audit Evidence -- Communication about Possible Fraud to Management and Those Charged with Governance -- Documentation -- Antifraud Programs and Controls -- AU-C 240 Illustrations -- Chapter 6 AU-C 250 Consideration of Laws and Regulations in an Audit of Financial Statements -- Scope -- Definition of Term -- Objectives of AU-C Section 250 -- Requirements -- Management's Responsibilities -- Auditor's Responsibilities -- Categories of Laws and Regulations -- Audit Procedures -- Response to Identified or Suspected Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations -- Evaluation of Detected or Suspected Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations -- Reporting Identified or Suspected Noncompliance -- Documentation -- Chapter 7 AU-C 260 The Auditor's Communication with Those Charged with Governance -- Scope -- Definitions of Terms -- Objectives of AU-C Section 260 -- Requirements -- Those Charged with Governance -- Matters to Be Communicated -- Communication Process -- Qualitative Aspects of Accounting Practices -- Other AU-C Sections -- Chapter 8 AU-C 265 Communicating Internal Control Related Matters Identified in an Audit -- Scope -- Definitions of Terms -- Objectives of AU-C Section 265 -- Requirements…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Learning Objectives -- Survey Methods -- Survey Methods Classified by Mode of Administration -- Telephone Methods -- Traditional Telephone Interviews -- Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Telephone Interviewing -- Personal Methods -- Personal In-Home Interviews -- Advantages and Disadvantages of In-Home Interviewing -- Mall-Intercept Personal Interviews -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Mall Intercepts -- Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing -- Advantages and Disadvantages of CAPI -- Mail Methods -- Mail Interviews -- Mail Panels -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Mail Surveys -- Electronic Methods -- E-mail Surveys -- Internet Surveys -- Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Methods -- Some Other Survey Methods -- Criteria for Selecting a Survey Method -- Improving Survey Response Rates -- Prior Notification -- Incentives -- Follow-Up -- Other Facilitators of Response -- Observation Methods -- Personal Observation -- Mechanical Observation -- A Comparison of Survey and Observation Methods -- Relative Advantages of Observation -- Relative Disadvantages of Observation -- International Marketing Research -- Marketing Research and Social Media -- Surveys -- Observation -- Ethics in Marketing Research -- Summary -- Companion Website -- Key Terms and Concepts -- Suggested Cases and Video Cases -- Live Research: Conducting a Marketing Research Project -- Acronyms -- Review Questions -- Applied Problems -- Internet Exercises -- Online Video Case 5.1: Starbucks: Staying Local While Going Global Through Marketing Research -- Chapter 6: Experimentation and Causal Research -- Overview -- Learning Objectives -- Concept of Causality -- Conditions for Causality -- Concomitant Variation -- Time Order of Occurrence of Variables -- Absence of Other Possible Causal Factors -- Role of Evidence…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- About the Authors -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Acknowledgments -- About this Book -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- Instructor Website -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Security Trends -- The Computer Security Problem -- Definition of Computer Security -- Historical Security Incidents -- The Current Threat Environment -- Infrastructure Attacks -- Ransomware -- Threats to Security -- Viruses and Worms -- Intruders -- Insiders -- Criminal Organizations -- Nation-States, Terrorists, and Information Warfare -- Brand-Name Attacks -- Attributes of Actors -- Internal/External -- Level of Sophistication -- Resources/Funding -- Intent/Motivation -- Security Trends -- Targets and Attacks -- Specific Target -- Opportunistic Target -- Minimizing Possible Avenues of Attack -- Approaches to Computer Security -- Cybersecurity Kill Chain -- Threat Intelligence -- Open Source Intelligence -- Ethics -- Additional References -- Chapter 1 Review -- Chapter 2 General Security Concepts -- Basic Security Terminology -- Security Basics -- Security Tenets -- Security Approaches -- Security Principles -- Formal Security Models -- Confidentiality Models -- Integrity Models -- Additional References -- Chapter 2 Review -- Chapter 3 Operational and Organizational Security -- Policies, Procedures, Standards, and Guidelines -- Organizational Policies -- Change Management Policy -- Change Control -- Asset Management -- Security Policies -- Data Policies -- Credential Policies -- Password and Account Policies -- Human Resources Policies -- Code of Ethics -- Job Rotation -- Separation of Duties -- Employee Hiring (Onboarding) and Promotions -- Retirement, Separation, or Termination (Offboarding) -- Exit Interviews -- Onboarding/Offboarding Business Partners -- Adverse Actions -- Mandatory Vacations -- Acceptable Use Policy…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Exploiting events: two possible interpretations -- 2.2.2. The moment of the event: experience and/or disruptive challenge -- 2.2.3. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…BMZ has a leadership and oversight role for the four official German implementing organisations -- Germany has stepped up co-ordination on development issues at several levels -- Systems -- Germany is working towards reducing bureaucracy -- Germany balances the need for compliance in its system with broadening its risk management efforts to make a stronger contribution to improving the operating environment in partner countries -- Germany's leadership is committed to supporting innovation and digitalisation across its development co-operation -- Capabilities throughout the system -- Germany has a broad range of highly skilled staff to manage and deliver its development co-operation -- Considering greater delegation of authority to the field and re-thinking the division of labour could facilitate more effective steering of the German portfolio in partner countries -- Increasing budgets, topics and responsibilities have taken a toll on BMZ staff -- National staff in German development co-operation ensure a sound understanding of the local contexts and constant dialogue with different development stakeholders -- References -- Notes -- 5 Germany's delivery modalities and partnerships -- Effective partnerships -- Germany could make better use of its diverse development co-operation partners -- Germany could step up its funding to CSOs, including to local CSOs in partner countries, and reduce bureaucratic hurdles -- Through a diverse set of mechanisms and instruments, Germany facilitates private sector engagement in partner countries -- As a strong supporter of multilateralism and EU joint programming and a key partner in triangular co-operation, Germany opts for joint approaches where possible -- Germany has increased its transparency and accountability -- Country-level engagement…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…More stringent environmental policies do not have to come with an increased regulatory burden -- Policy packaging could help increase public acceptance of tighter environmental policies -- Notes -- References -- 2 Productivity growth, environmental policies and the Porter Hypothesis -- Background -- Environmental policies affect firms' economic performance -- Productivity increases at the firm level are possible due to previously overlooked potential gains -- An industry-level analysis allows to take reallocation across firms into account -- Empirical evidence is inconclusive so far -- Contribution of this study - first large-scale panel study, combining industry and firm level analysis -- Empirical set-up -- An augmented neo-Schumpeterian growth model to analyse productivity effects -- Heterogeneous industry effects through different exposure to country-level environmental regulation -- Empirical model -- Data -- Results -- Support for the strong version of the Porter Hypothesis at the industry level -- High-productivity firms win, low-productivity firms lose out -- Difference in industry and firm level results are likely driven by exit dynamics -- The effects are independent of the level of environmental regulation but depend on policy design -- The results are robust and potential endogeneity concerns are limited -- Conclusion -- Summary of results -- Limitations: Evidence is limited to OECD countries -- the channels at work are not analysed -- A stronger focus on market-based policies is needed -- Notes -- References -- 3 Firm employment, energy prices and environmental policy stringency -- Background -- A strong negative correlation between energy prices and employment -- Theory predicts no long-run effects but potential short-term adjustments -- Empirical studies suggest a small negative effect on employment…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Améliorer les informations sur le marché du travail et leur diffusion -- Exploiter au mieux les avantages de l'enseignement et de la formation professionnels -- L'intégration des seniors (55 ans et plus) -- Il est possible de rehausser le taux d'emploi des seniors -- Réduire le taux effectif marginal d'imposition des personnes admissibles au SRG -- Relever l'âge normal de départ à la retraite en fonction de l'espérance de vie -- Renforcer les compétences des travailleurs âgés par la formation continue -- Éliminer les autres obstacles à l'emploi des travailleurs âgés -- Faire reculer la pauvreté des personnes âgées par de nouvelles hausses réelles des retraites publiques -- Moduler les soins de longue durée en fonction des besoins des utilisateurs -- Références -- Chapitre 2. …”