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01 July 1988
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quantifying the Economy-Wide Effects of Agricultural Policies: A General Equilibrium Approach
Jean-Marc Burniaux, François Delorme, Ian Lienert, John P. Martin, Peter Hoeller, Pages: 99
in
OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper presents a progress report on the Economics and Statistics Department's applied general equilibrium model -- the WALRAS model. This model has been developed with the explicit objective of quantifying the economy-wide effects of agricultural policies in OECD countries. The common...
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01 Oct 1999
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quebec Energy Performance Contracts for the School System: New Rules of the Game
Jean Drouin, Pages: 4
in
PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
This article takes a brief look at the new rules covering energy performance contracts for Quebec school boards. It discusses the following questions: the school boards’ educational buildings; the school boards’ energy performance; regulations with regard to the awarding of contracts in the...
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12 Dec 2003
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Article
English
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Quantification of Qualitative Survey Data and Test of Consistent Expectations: A New Likelihood Approach
Christian M. Dahl, Lin Xia, Pages: 71–92
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Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis
In this paper, we develop a likelihood approach for quantification of qualitative survey data on expectations and perceptions and we propose a new test for expectation consistency (unbiasedness). Our quantification scheme differs from existing ...
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20 Jan 2006
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quantifying the Trade and Economic Effects of Non-Tariff Measures
Michael Ferrantino, Pages: 70
in
OECD Trade Policy Papers
Significant progress has been made in quantifying the effects of non-tariff measures since OECD commissioned its last major review of this topic in 1997. This paper reviews the literature of NTMs and assesses the different methods available. Additionally, the paper develops a series of...
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05 Apr 2006
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Article
English
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Quantifying Inflation Expectations with the Carlson-Parkin Method: A Survey-based Determination of the Just Noticeable Difference
Steffen Henzel, Timo Wollmershäuser, Pages: 321–352
in
Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis
This paper presents a new methodology for the quantification of qualitative survey data. Traditional conversion methods, such as the probability approach of Carlson and Parkin (1975) or the time-varying parameters model of Seitz (1988), require very ...
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01 Nov 2006
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Queen Margaret University College's Sustainable, Community Campus
Susan Woodman, Pages: 3
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PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
The new campus of Queen Margaret University College in the United Kingdom is designed to be a sustainable educational and community resource. Early consultation with students and staff on the campus design revealed a strong desire for a sustainable environment, with plenty of green space for...
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08 Sep 2008
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quantifying the Effect of Financial Conditions on US Activity
Stéphanie Guichard, David Turner, Pages: 20
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper constructs a broad measure of financial conditions for the United States which suggests
that since the onset of the credit crisis there has been a marked tightening in financial conditions, despite a
substantial easing of policy rates and a depreciation of the dollar. This measure of...
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17 Nov 2008
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Article
English
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Quality assurance in the european higher education area: The emergence of a german market for quality assurance agencies
Kathia E. Serrano-Velarde, Pages: 1–18
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Higher Education Management and Policy
Most European countries have introduced systematic quality assurance as part of an overall governance reform aimed at enhancing universities’ autonomy. Researchers and economic entrepreneurs tend, however, to underestimate the political dimension of ...
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17 Nov 2008
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Article
English
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Quality assessment of undergraduate education in China: A policy analysis
Shuiyun Liu, Maria João Rosa, Pages: 1–18
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Higher Education Management and Policy
This paper analyses a higher education policy issued in China in 2002: the Quality Assessment of Undergraduate Education Policy. The policy was designed with four main objectives: improvement, compliance, information and accountability. However, it ...
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19 Feb 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quantifying Regulatory Barriers to Services Trade
Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Henk Kox, Pages: 55
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OECD Trade Policy Papers
This study analyses how domestic regulation affects trade in services through commercial presence and to what extent regulation, level and heterogeneity, has an impact on the choice of mode of servicing a foreign market for total services, financial services, transport, communication, computer,...
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09 Mar 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quantifying the Effect of Financial Conditions in the Euro Area, Japan, United Kingdom and United States
Stéphanie Guichard, David Haugh, David Turner, Pages: 40
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
This paper constructs a broad measure of financial conditions for the United States, Japan, the Euro
Area and the United Kingdom, by extending monetary condition indices which are traditionally used to
gauge the impact of monetary policy on the economy. In addition to changes in the exchange...
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01 Dec 2009
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Working/Policy Paper
English
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Quota Allocation in International Fisheries
Anthony Cox, Pages: 54
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OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers
Developing an allocation scheme for distributing rights amongst fishing nations is a key issue in the development of stable cooperative arrangements to exploit international fish resources. Allocation within regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) is generally based on the...
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31 Mar 2010
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Article
English
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Quality assurance in higher education as a political process
Michael L. Skolnik, Pages: 1–20
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Higher Education Management and Policy
The procedures commonly employed for quality assurance in higher education are designed as if the endeavour were a technical process, whereas it may be more useful to view it as a political process. For example, quality assurance requires making ...
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20 Apr 2011
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Article
English
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Quality assured assessment processes: evaluating staff response to change
Bunmi S. Malau-Aduli, Craig Zimitat, Aduli E.O. Malau-Aduli, Pages: 1–24
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Higher Education Management and Policy
Medical education is not exempt from the increasing societal expectations of accountability and this is evidenced by an increasing number of litigation cases by students who are dissatisfied with their assessment. The time and monetary costs of ...
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01 Mar 2013
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Working/Policy Paper
French
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Quels facteurs influent sur le niveau des dépenses au titre du personnel enseignant ?
OECD, Pages: 4
in
Les indicateurs de l'éducation à la loupe
Le coût salarial des enseignants par élève augmente avec le niveau d’enseignement. En Belgique
(Communauté flamande), en Espagne et en France, l’écart de coût salarial annuel entre l’enseignement
primaire et le premier cycle de l’enseignement secondaire dépassait 1 800 USD selon les chiffres
de 2010.
Entre 2000 et 2010, le coût salarial des...
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