Cost of Living Indices
Cost of living indices
... of cost of hving indices: their existence, their uniqueness, their construction and problems encountered in the course of their ...the cost of living (inflation) are put, make it difficult to ...
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A non-parametric bound on substitution bias in the UK retail prices index
... true cost-of-living ...true cost-of-living ...The cost of this approach is that it cannot provide a precise measure of the true index and we must therefore make do instead with ...
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Testing the RPI data for consistency with the theory of the cost-of-living index
... There are two main alternative conceptual frameworks: cost-of-goods indices (COGI’s) and cost-of-living indices (COLI’s). COGI’s compare the relative costs of buying a fixed set of ...
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EXCHANGE RATE DEPRECIATION AND ITS IMPACT ON COST OF LIVING IN NIGERIA
... The strength or weakness of any currency is determined by the increase or decrease in the real exchange rate. Exchange rate can appreciate or depreciate depending on the amount of domestic currency required to purchase ...
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Measuring the Dynamic Cost of Living Index from Consumption Data
... price shock in 1973 and also between 1985 and 1990. Shiratsuka (1999) relaxes the assumption of constant real returns and addresses the question of whether a DCOLI should be used when setting monetary policy. His answer ...
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Absolute poverty and the cost of living: an experimental analysis for italian households
... Furthermore, differentials in purchasing powers might usefully be considered by policy makers. For this purpose, we estimated the cost deriving from the application of different Minimum Income schemes by ...
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Economics of NHS Cost Saving and its Morality on the 'Living Dead'
... The secret and anxiety of a long awaited result of a (near) acute / terminal illness is almost tantamount to physical torture, yet alone the decision from health professionals in concluding the fate of the living ...
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Real Wages, Wage Inequality and the Regional Cost of living in the UK
... higher cost- of-living than the one reported by the National RPI earnings, therefore a lower wage in real ...increasing cost of housing affecting real wages in London more than it does in other ...
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Estimating the cost of mental illness in Australia: a standard of living approach
... We measured the costs of mental illness using a standard of living approach. There were two main measures of the standard of living in the literature: overall wellbeing [21], and financial situation [22]. ...
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Identification of Crucial Factor Affecting to Sustainable Construction Projects
... are Cost Parameter, Being saving in using unrenewable resources, Being saving in using unrenewable resources, Identifying proper material selection, Balancing time, cost and quality, Inadequate working ...
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Cost of Living for Infants Weighing 1,000 Grams or Less at Birth
... Between January 1, 1973, and June 30, 1975, a total of 75 infants weighing 1,000 gm or less at birth were admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L[r] ...
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A multilevel analysis of the effects of rurality and social deprivation on premature limiting long term illness
... The cost and time taken to travel to reg- ister as unemployed may deter job seekers, and it is possible that these figures are underesti- mates and low pay may be a more accurate measure of rural ...
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A cost utility analysis of a rehabilitation service for people living with and beyond cancer
... full cost-utility analysis and asso- ciated sensitivity analyses of a rehabilitation intervention that has been shown to be clinically effective in a single- centre randomised controlled ...a cost- ...
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Cost-effectiveness of community vegetable gardens for people living with HIV in Zimbabwe
... The period of analysis encompasses program imple- mentation from January 2008 to January 2011; gardens were active in only 2 of these 3 years due to political un- rest and contracting delays. Additionally, costs of MDM ...
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<p>Prediction of Spirometric Indices Using Forced Oscillometric Indices in Patients with Asthma, COPD, and Interstitial Lung Disease</p>
... Spirometry is the most commonly used pulmonary function test. However, the forceful expiratory and inspiratory maneuvers in spirometry require good patient cooperation. Elderly patients and patients with cognitive ...
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Analysis of Cost Components in Hospital Cost Units, to Choose Component of Cost which will be Decreased
... The health system has been specifically developed that allows people to use the health services needed but protects them from the financial consequences of the cost of care [3]. This goal is now widely known as ...
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Measuring the Immeasurable: A Survey of Sustainability Indices
... The City Development Index (CDI) suggested by the United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (HABITAT) consists of five sub-indices: (i) an infrastructure index, which builds on four (equally weighted) indicators ...
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1221.pdf
... Efforts are rarely made to formally assess demand for sanitation systems before deciding to promote and construct them. The Central Accra Sewerage Project, the only large sewerage system in Ghana, was designed with 500 ...
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Study abroad tales: Experiences of international students in Taiwan
... With the case of Taiwan, the need to recruit for study abroad or foreign students is actually not by choice, but is of a necessity. The downward spiraling numbers of birth-rate has been continuing for more than two ...
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Indices of body fat distribution for assessment of lipodysthrophy in people living with HIV/AIDS
... people living with HIV/AIDS attended by Sexually Transmitted Diseases Center of São Paulo State (STDC) was conducted in the city of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo, ...
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