| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome. |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Global economic studies series
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Global economic studies series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
INFLATION:CAUSES AND EFFECTS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTSOF HRM IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (SSA); Introduction; Literature Review; Practices and Challenges of HRMin the Civil Service in Sub-Sahara Africa; Procurement of Civil Servants in Sub-Sahara Africa; Attractiveness of the Compensation Programs; Presence of Clearly Written and Operational HR Procurement Policies; Effectiveness of the Organizational Arrangement of HR Functions; Adequacy and Reliability of Personnel Data; Availability of Qualified and Motivated HR Officers. |
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Clarity of Organizational Objectives and StrategiesCommitment of Policy Makers and Senior Civil Servants to Merit Principles; Image of an Organization; Continuity of Monitoring and Evaluation of HR Procurement Activities; Training of Civil Servants in Sub-Saharan Africa; Presence of Clearly Written and Operational Training Policies:; Continuity of Training Needs Assessment (TNA); Presence of Written and Acceptable Trainee-Selection Procedures; Linkages of Training Programs to Organizational Objectives; Linkages of Training Programs to Other HR Policies and Programs. |
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Capacity of a Government to Finance Training ProgramsCommitment of the Policy Makers and Senior Civil Service Managers toTraining; Conduciveness of the Working Condition (Transfer of Training); Continuity of Monitoring and Evaluation of Training Programs; Utilization of Civil Servants in Sub-Saharan Africa; Compensation Management Practices; Employee Performance Appraisal Practices; Promotion Policies and Practices; Placement and Clarity of Job Descriptions; Concluding Remarks; References; ACCURACY AND RATIONALITY OF JAPANESE CPIFORECASTERS*; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Data. |
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3. Relative Accuracy3.1. Benchmark Forecasts; 3.2. The Descriptive Statistics; 3.3. The Encompassing Test; 3.4. Generalized Loss Function; 3.5. Correlations of Forecast Accuracy among Different Forecast Spans; 4. Rationality; 4.1. Tests for Unbiasedness; 4.2. Tests for Efficiency; 4.3. Tests for Martingale; 4.4. Summary of the Rationality Tests; 5. Consensus Forecast; 5.1. Forecast Accuracy; 5.2. The Encompassing Test for the Consensus Forecast; 5.3. Rationality of the Consensus Forecast; 6. Conclusions; References; THE NONPARAMETRIC TIME-DETRENDEDFISHER EFFECT; Abstract; 1. Introduction. |
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2. Univariate Analysis -- Modeling Inflation and Nominal InterestRates3. Parametric and Nonparametric VAR Models; 3.1. The Parametric Model; 3.2. The Nonparametric Model; 3.3. Testing for the Fisher Effect; 4. Empirical Results; 4.1. First Sample Period; 4.2. Second Sample Period; 5. Conclusion; References; FORECASTING INFLATION USINGSIGNAL PLUS NOISE MODELS; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Empirical Model; 2.1. State Space Model for Predicting Inflation; 2.2. Discussions of Model; 2.3. Estimation Issues; 3. Empirical Results; 3.1. Data Sources; 3.2. Preliminary Data Analysis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Inflation (Finance)
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Inflation (Finance) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Schwartz, Leon V.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Inflation New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009. 1607418231 (hardcover) (DLC) 2009019832 |
| ISBN |
9781614700913 ebook |
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1614700915 |
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1607418231 hardcover |
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9781607418238 hardcover |
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