“…This paper analyses alternative structural models which represent different theoretical frameworks for development in East Asia. …”

“…Trade in intermediate inputs takes place mostly among developed countries and represents respectively 56% and 73% of overall trade flows in goods and services. …”

“…Differences across definitions only become apparent for the families with more complex structures, which represent 25% of the families of that period…”

“…In other senses, however, the crisis represents an opportunity for reform. With regard to aid, for instance, it is suggested that a hard-budget constraint on aid budgets may help focus attention on increasing aid efficiency. …”

“…This situation, irrespective of the type of pension scheme, represents a challenge for public policy since these low levels of affiliation and irregular contribution histories indicate that pensions will be insufficient in the coming decades. …”

“…Still, given current challenges, it is prudent that their use for energy statistics is complementary to traditional methods, until issues like data governance, confidentiality or data representativeness are more widely addressed. This paper aims at exploring the role of new and digital technologies for energy end-use data collection. …”

“…On the other hand, model-based shadow prices are typically underestimated as: i) the valuation of the unemployment risk is assumed to take place under the veil of ignorance (i.e. for a representative agent that has no information on her current or future unemployment situation); ii) the standard model relies on a Constant Relative Risk Aversion (CRRA) utility function, which has no specific relative risk aversion parameter for unemployment and vital risks; iii) the Value of Statistical Life that is used in standard calibration pertains to the adult lifespan while life expectancy at birth covers the entire lifetime…”

“…Fragile states lag far behind meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015, representing 75% of the MDG deficit. Fragile states already lacked the institutional strength to adequately respond to both financial and environmental shocks. …”

“…In this context, bifidobacteria represent one of the most common bacterial members of the human gut microbiota. …”

“…It is a treaty on solid geometry, devoted to the shape of the bodies, their intersections and the graphical methods necessary to represent them on a plane. In it the author draws up a rigorous theory that puts in place over two centuries of knowledge and experimentation on the subject of cutting stones…”

“…As more countries experience falling structural unemployment, the evidence is mounting that, implemented comprehensively, the OECD Jobs Strategy represents an effective response to countries’ labour market problems. …”

“…Economists often seek to estimate unobserved variables, representing “equilibrium” or “expected” values of economic variables, as benchmarks against which observed, realised values of these variables may be evaluated. …”

“…In 1995/96, 47.5 per cent of the population of Bangladesh were still living below the poverty line. While this represents a decline compared to 62.6 per cent in 1983/84, the absolute number of poor people has in fact increased over the same period. …”

“…In 1994, private capital represented only 37 per cent of the SOM’s capital inflows (of which nearly all went to Egypt and Morocco) compared to 76 per cent for all developing countries. …”

“…We are very pleased to see a great range of topics and institutions represented in the programme for this edition of the CHIIR conference series. …”

“…Our inaugural event, the ACMIMS Interdisciplinary Summit on the Foundations of Data Science, took place in San Francisco in 2019. FODS-2020 represents the first of what will be an annual conference series with refereed conference proceedings. …”

“…The joint committee invited the co-operation of the Association for Computing Machinery, and representatives of that organization joined in the planning of the meeting and participated in the conference. …”

“…The volume contains the full text of the 55 papers, selected for presentation and discussion at the Conference. It represents the culmination of much hard work by many people---in particular, the authors, to whom we are indeed grateful for their contributions; the Technical Program Committee, session chairmen, panelists, and reviewers who put together the program; and the entire Conference Committee whose untiring efforts made the Conference possible…”

“…The first is seen as representing Paul's earliest epistolary efforts and as providing two successive moments in his long relationship as advisor to that community. …”

“…A major new edition of the King James Bible—faithfully presented for the twenty-first century Although it is the most important book in the religious life and culture of the English-speaking world, the King James Bible, or Authorized Version of 1611, has never been perfectly represented in print. This edition makes available the translators' intended work with a fidelity never before achieved—allowing the most read, heard, and loved book in the English language to speak with new vigor to modern readers. …”