EDUCATIONAL EQUITY AND PUBLIC POLICY: COMPARING RESULTS FROM 16 COUNTRIES By Joel D. Sherman and Jeffrey M. Poirier UNESCO Institute for Statistics‚ Montreal‚ 2007 UNESCO The constitution of the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was adopted by 20 countries at the London Conference in November 1945 and entered into effect on 4 November 1946. The Organization currently has 191 Member States and six Associate Members. The main objective of UNESCO is to contribute
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The stockholders’ equity section of a corporation’s balance sheet includes paid-in capital and retained earnings. The distinction between paid-in capital and retained earnings is important from a legal and an economic point of view. Paid-in capital is the amount paid in to the corporation by stockholders in exchange for shares of ownership. Retained earnings are earned capital held for future use in the business. The primary objectives in accounting for the issuance of common stock are to (1) identify
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DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION LIST OF STOCKBROKERS AND INVESTMENT BANKS ON THE NAIROBI STOCK EXCHANGE 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 4 5 8 23 32 35 37 46 48 5 54 87 89 95 97 Appendix I 23. CDS FORM 1. LIST OF CONTACTS ISSUER ISSUER : EQUITY BANK LIMITED Registered Head Office‚ NHIF Building 4th Floor‚ P.O. Box 7504-00200 NAIROBI Name / Title of Contact Persons Mr. James Njuguna Mwangi Chief Executive & Managing Director Mrs. Mary Wangari Wamae Company Secretary and Registrar Office
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PRACTICE PROBLEMS - EQUITY: Problem 1: The equity section of ABC Company’s balance sheet as of January 1‚ 2014 is presented below: Common Stock($0.5 par)$ 100‚000 Additional Paid-In Capital$ 2‚000‚000 Treasury Stock($ 500‚000) Retained Earnings$ 1‚000‚000 Total Equity$ 2‚600‚000 Note that all paid-in capital accounts are tracked in the single “Additional Paid-In Capital” account listed on the balance sheet. ABC Company recorded net income of $120‚000 in 2014. It neither declared nor paid
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which would increase the value. The change in WACC would result to a change in the value of the assets. Q2: The increase in value gets apportioned based on the market value weights of Debt and Equity. Based on the calculation‚ 50% to debt and equity‚ market value weights equals to 43% debt and 57% equity. Q1: Barrowing can create a value if it is within a feasible point‚ beyond than that it might have a negative impact on the company value. A company can benefit from the tax shield through
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cash flow models: Dividend discount Free cash flow to the firm Residual income Multiples-based valuation: Price-earnings Value-EBITDA Value-EBIT Value-Sales Price-Book value Equity valuation In conjunction with the valuation of Coles Group‚ contained in “Excel03 Equity valuation” Real options valuation Equity markets price shares above the present value of expected future cash flows‚ due to the presence of embedded options not captured by DCF analysis Real options valuation is introduced
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"Equity is a subjective evaluation‚ not an objective one. Based on the comparison that individuals use‚ each individual is likely to develop different perceptions of equity." (Scholl‚ 2000) When individuals look at the equity model on the job scale‚ they compare their contributions and rewards to that of those around them (associates‚ coworkers‚ management‚ etc.). If the equation is balanced‚ the "equity"--as society puts it--is accomplished. If it is unbalanced‚ the inequity may cause individual
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Cost of equity refers to a shareholder’s required rate of return on an equity investment. It is the rate of return that could have been earned by putting the same money into a different investment with equal risk. How It Works/Example: The cost of equity is the rate of return required to persuade an investor to make a given equity investment. In general‚ there are two ways to determine cost of equity. First is the dividend growth model: Cost of Equity = (Next Year’s Annual Dividend /
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Equity Theory by John Stacey Adams Equity Theory attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships. Equity theory is considered as one of the justice theories; it was first developed in 1962 by John Stacey Adams‚ a workplace and behavioral psychologist‚ who asserted that employees seek to maintain equity between the inputs that they bring to a job and the outcomes that they receive from it against the
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The case analysis of Equity Funding Introduction The collapse of Equity Funding had a far-reaching influence on business practices and institutions. Although it happened over 30 years ago‚ the lessons from Equity Funding are still meaningful and constructive nowadays. Auditors of Equity Funding failed to collect sufficient evidence‚ check internal control and substantiate computer system. The audit premise----- understanding internal control system AUS 402.41 requires the auditor to obtain
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