UNIVERSITY OF MOLDOVA FACULTY OF ECONOMICAL SCIENCE Big Mac Currencies (The 2002 Big Mac Index) Foundation of Economics Economics Efficiency International Investments Presentation Paper October 19‚ 2012 Chisinau 2012 Foundation of Economics THE BIG MAC index The Big Mac is the world’s most popular sandwich‚ was created in 1968 by a McDonald’s franchise in Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania. While most people see the Big
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QUESTION The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) is a comparative assessment of a country’s integrity performance along with related academic research on corruption. Provide a description of this index and its ranking. Identify the five countries with the lowest and five with highest CPI scores according to this index. 1.0 INTRODUCTION Ethics is accepted principles of right or wrong that govern the conduct of a person‚ the members of a profession and the actions of an organization. There are five
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BEF/0126/T.2011 | 0718027959 | angellovale@ymail.com | MSECHU‚ JERRY F. | BEF/0111/T.2011 | 0713298717 | Jerrymsechu@yahoo.com | KIPESHA‚ MANSWETUS | BEF/0141/T.2011 | 0762561701 | mboggo12@gmail.com | Question 3: Discuss The Foster Greer- Thorbecke Index as a method of measuring poverty. Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 1.1 POVERTY 2 1.2 CATEGORIES OF POVERTY 3 1.2.1 The absolute poverty standard 3 1.2.2 Measuring Absolute Poverty 4 1.3 Relative poverty standard: 4 1.3.1 Persistent
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Walkability Index Walkability is mainly function as a measurement tool for proximity and connectivity between endpoints. The term denotes walking specifically; the features of walkable neighborhoods also support other forms of transportation‚ like cycling and transit. It measures the nuances of proximity and connectivity as they relate to travel and health outcomes that can notify land use and transportation planning‚ policy‚ and investment decisions. They have developed a tool‚ called the Walkability
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BUILDING A CSR INDEX In our CSR index‚ companies would be judged in 6 key assessment areas. Not only should the company have formulated goals or CSR targets but also achieved them within the stipulated period of time for a maximum score. The 6 key assessment areas are as follows: ASSESSMENT AREAS 1. ENVIRONMENT: This assessment area includes the physical surroundings in which the company operates including waste disposal techniques‚ energy saving initiatives‚ or climate change. POINTS OF
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Reviewing Beneish’s manipulation index‚ we note a high probability of manipulation for both fiscal Year 5 and Year 6. The major factors of this are the rapid growth in sales and the level of accruals in earnings. The Company experienced negative cash flows from operations for both years as a result in significant decreases in A/R and inventories. Reviewing the financial ratios‚ we also noted the relationship between inventories and COGS‚ which is not included in Beneish’s index. The high growth rate of
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ACCESS TO NUTRITION INDEX GLOBAL INDEX 2013 Acknowledgements FUNDERS The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) would not have been possible without the generous support of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)‚ the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Wellcome Trust. ATNI was developed by GAIN’s Innovative Finance Program. Led by Chris Walker‚ the ATNI development team consisted of Michael Park and Valerie Pillonel‚ along with external consultants Craig Courtney‚ Rachel Crossley‚ and
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BIG MAC INDEX WHAT IS A BIG MAC INDEX? The big Mac index is a theory dealing with PPP purchase power parity. The big Mac index was created by the Economist based on the Purchase Power theory‚ the first step understands what the Purchase power theory is. Here is a brief example to better understand the purchase power theory; suppose that one US dollar is currently in the market for ten Argentinean pesos. In the United States a soccer ball costs $40 while in Argentina they sell the same soccer
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of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a price index that tracks the prices of a specified basket of consumer goods and services‚ providing a measure of inflation. \CPI is a fixed quantity price index and considered by some a cost of living index. Under CPI‚ an index is scaled so that it is equal to 100 at a chosen point in time‚ so that all other values of the index are a percentage relative to this one. Economists Shunmugam and Prasad say it is high time
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or even polycarbonate‚ high index lenses are expensive. Because of their cost‚ it’s only natural that you would want to keep your high index lenses for as long as possible. Of course‚ the same is true for the frame as well. The longevity of your high index eyeglasses comes down to your selection of protective coatings for the lenses‚ your frame selection‚ and your use and care habits. Anti-Scratch Protective Coating High index lenses are made from high-refractive-index polymers. In other words‚ they’re
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