In this thesis, the trade balance-exchange rate relationship is examined, using the multivariate cointegration and error-correction methodology for the industrial countries during the floating exchange rate period. With regard to theory, an improved version of the Imperfect Subs…
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Context. HIV treatment access is now a reality in Nigeria. Concerns have now shifted from issues of treatment access to that of treatment retention, quality of care and treatment outcomes. Information on predictors and prediction models of loss to follow-up and treatment outcome…
This research proposes a multi-provider appointment overbooking model to minimize the impact of patient no-shows. The objective of this research is to mitigate resource underutilization due to appointment cancellations and no-shows in multi-provider outpatient clinics. Most outp…
Rotavirus diarrhea causes a disproportionate amount of the world's childhood mortality. Approximately 611,000 children die each year due to complications of rotavirus infections. In this study we evaluate rotavirus vaccination using four different methods. We look at the epidemi…
In this dissertation we analyze, using standard formal imperfect competition models from the literature, two central public policy issues in the deregulated wholesale electricity markets. The first issue is the regulatory rules around generator ownership of transmission companie…
An industrial cluster is a group of firms that are specialized by sector, located in close geographic proximity and consist of mostly small and medium sized enterprises. An introduction to these clusters is provided in Chapter One. Chapter Two develops a model to examine the con…
This dissertation focuses on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and its applicability in China and Chinese culture. The primary goal is to examine the critical success factors (CSFs) to successfully implement U.S. CRM solutions in Chinese markets. The research questions focu…
Background. A significant proportion of the physician and nurse workforce in the US is constituted of professionals from other countries. These health professionals play an important role in the US health care system, but emigration can place significant strains on their home co…
This study used the assimilation model to elaborate the continuing bonds model of mourning. According to the continuing bonds model of mourning, immigrants dealing with the loss of their native culture incorporate elements of this culture (i.e. their families, friends, identity,…
The massive external debt burden of Nigeria and most of sub-Saharan Africa has gained widespread attention as a serious policy issue during the past few years. These countries are particularly vulnerable because (1) they have large international borrowing requirements and the re…
For the design of power-sharing practices in deeply divided places, there are two main macro-political strategies: consociationalism, developed and defended by Arend Lijphart, and centripetalism, associated with the work of Donald L. Horowitz. In this thesis, I consider the acad…
This research focuses on an economic assessment of micro finance institutions (MFIs). Usually researches on MFIs consist of pure theoretical, empirical and institutional view. However, this study provides a different view by incorporating the financial model of MFI in a general …
Invariably, every market has a set of institutions that regulate and define economic activities. Emerging economies may be developing in a way that integrates and blends traditional practices and beliefs with international conventions and standards. In these economies, like in a…
Anti-Semitism is resurgent throughout much of the world. A new theoretical model of anti-Semitism is presented and tested in three experiments. The New Anti-Semitism Israel (NASI) model proposes that mortality salience increases anti-Semitism and that anti-Semitism often manifes…
Emerging market financial crises are abrupt and dramatic, usually occurring after a period of high output growth, massive capital flows, and a boom in asset markets. This thesis develops an equilibrium asset pricing model with informational frictions in which vulnerability and t…
A comparative case study of integrated schools in two regions of conflict, this study addresses the potential and limitations of education to promote individual and societal processes of change and peace building. In modern societies, education is expected to play a central func…
Survey data over the past several decades indicates that the American public has become increasingly mistrustful of the news media. Tsfati (2003a, 65) notes that widespread and increasing media mistrust in recent years has provoked scholars to examine the correlates of declining…
In their universal quest to improve customer relationships, firms rely heavily on technology-based solutions that CRM provides. However, studies and business reports estimate that 30% to 75% of CRM initiatives fail to achieve their goals. This high incidence of failure is often …