INTRODUCTION In contrast to the asset price world‚ there is no commonly accepted model for the movement of the underlying in the interest rate world. Consequently‚ there are a number of different approaches to the pricing of fixed-income products. The simplest approach is to price a product of the term structure of interest rates which also known as yield curve. This method is effective for simple contracts‚ for instance bonds. Hiriyappa (2008).‚ This paper develops a technique
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was a major source of growth for manufacturing development in Malaysia that mainly targeted for the export market. The economy relied on the foreign fund as a major source of capital‚ modern technology and technical skills. Globalization‚ international financial integration and expansion of global production have intensified FDI. 1.1 Literature Review Financial development‚ wage rates‚ income‚ economic growth‚ government spending on infrastructure‚ openness‚ exchange rate‚ inflation rate and corporate
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Professor’s Name Institution DATE Health Determinants Introduction Health plays an important factor in the everyday life. In our society‚ there are those who stay healthy while others always unhealthy. In the field of nursing‚ it is important to find out reasons as to why lack of health is a continuing problem in the society. This is the key to becoming effective in the sector. The parameters that define health are known as health determinants. These range from social‚ economic‚ personal‚
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high tariff and non-tariff restrictions on imports‚ which held up the growth of the manufacturing sector in India. This has been replaced by a more liberal industrial and trade policy regime‚ through the inception of new economic policy in 1991. The major focus of these policies had been to dismantle the complex web of controls that severely constrained the emergence and operation of the private entrepreneurs. Investment performance has been a key emphasis in the policy debate following the reforms
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Medicine journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/socscimed Comparing social determinants of self-rated health across the United States and Canada Steven G. Prus* Department of Sociology‚ Carleton University‚ D795 LA‚ 1125 Colonel By Drive‚ Ottawa‚ Ontario‚ K1S 5B6 Canada a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Available online 18 May 2011 A large body of research shows that social determinants of health have significant impact on the health of Canadians and Americans
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Social determinants of health are the environmental conditions people are born‚ worship‚ learn‚ live‚ work‚ play‚ and age that affect a wide range of quality-of-life‚ health‚ functioning‚ and risks. Conditions (e.g.‚ social‚ economic‚ and physical) in these various environments and settings (e.g.‚ school‚ church‚ workplace‚ and neighborhood) have been referred to as “place.” In addition to the more material attributes of “place‚” the patterns of social arrangement and sense of security and well-being
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Health Promotion Essay- The Determinants of Health The determinants of health are economic and social conditions that affect people’s health status. These influence the living and working conditions that impacts people’s everyday living condition. Factors such as the place and the environment we live in‚ genetics‚ educational level or work status and income‚ as well as friends and family are some of the aspects that affects our health condition. On the other hand‚ the people that have an access
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Question: How far is occupation the major determinant of both social class and status in Industrial societies? In our society today‚ it is argued if occupation is the major determinant of both social class and status in industrial societies. Occupation is defined as an individual’s regular work or profession‚ job or regular activity performed for payment that occupies one’s time. Occupation has been viewed both negatively and positively as the major determinant of both social class and status. Industrial
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The Lahore Journal of Economics 15 : 1 (Summer 2010): pp. 1-26 The Determinants of Pakistan’s Trade Balance: An ARDL Cointegration Approach Waliullah*‚ Mehmood Khan Kakar‚ Rehmatullah Kakar and Wakeel Khan ** Abstract This article is an attempt to examine the short and long-run relationship between the trade balance‚ income‚ money supply‚ and real exchange rate in the case of Pakistan’s economy. Income and money variables are included in the model in order to examine the monetary and absorption
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Determinants of health. Biological Determinants –body weight & genetics. (Introduction- Biological determinants) Biological determinants of health include those factors that influence the health status of an individual through genetics or as a result of the effect of micro-organisms. Biological determinants are also the structure of the cells‚ tissues and systems of the body and how well they function. The effect of micro-organisms is both positive and negative to our body. Many miro-organisms
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