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Digital Equality and the E-Rate

Consider, for example, the Universal Service Fund (the program more commonly called the E-rate program). The E-rate program was d...

AN EXPLANATION ABOUT INTEREST RATES

But what causes interest rates to move over time, between institutions and across borders? A great deal depends on what is set by ...

Burglary Rates and the Issue of Gun Ownership

In 2005, 3,984 burglaries were committed in the municipality. This translates to a rate of 0.011 burglaries per citizen (Nemerov,...

Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

one tool, there are also others, such as international rate of return, this is an alternative measure, and for some this is a bett...

The Use of Antidepressants and Increased Suicide Rates in Adolescents

adolescents there were no real treatment alternatives for these children (Brent, 2004). The common belief, in fact, was that thos...

The Bank of England Base Rate Increase of November 2006

to control inflation the final decision as to whether or not interest rates would increase was seen as residing with the governmen...

Net Present Value (NPV) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

more sensitive. To assess both these measures, which are both discounted cash flow measures we need to look at each and assess how...

Overview of a Hospital's Reduced Rate Prescription Drug Plan

to bring a new drug to market, and the developer has patent protection only for relatively few years. To recoup its investment in...

Fixed or Pegged Exchange Rates and How They Are Used

over years in terms of international trade has been the exchange rate fluctuations. There have also been many attempts to use a ra...

Hedging and Exchange Rates Risks

ability of Australian companies to pay their debts and interest payments as a weak dollar would escalate the level, of debt. This ...

Improving High School Graduation Rates for Texas Minorities in the Presence of Exit-Level Testing

U.S. District Court Judge Edward C. Prado observed: "The receipt of an education that does...

Drop in Homicide Rate in New York City 1992-2006

that happened during the 1990s that could explain the drop, including the decrease in cocaine usage, the general aging of the popu...

Monetary Policies their Impact on the GDP Unemployment, Inflation and Interest Rates

This 10 page paper considers how monetary policies and the tools that implement them can impact on an economy. The paper looks fir...

Purpose of the Second Edition Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale

particularly useful in determining the prevalence of at-risk students in academic populations. Uhing et al (2005) note how the BE...

Whites v. Blacks and Dropout Rate Disproportionment

2005). Despite the changes in college attendance levels noted above, black males are much less likely to graduate from co...

NJ and Turnover Rates of Teachers

educator performance (NJBE, 2005). The plan called for educators to implement strategies supporting exemplary educational practic...

Why in December of 2005 the Fed Will Raise Interest Rates

if he likes. He wont, but the idea that he would skip December for no reason at all is wishful thinking. If anything, he could lea...

December 2005 Rates Will Not Be Raised by the Federal Reserve

year in order to ward off inflation. All bets may be off now though, given the disruptive effect that Katrina may have on the econ...

China; Economic Issues

growth may have taken place too fast, with an inability of the government to control growth. However with the controls on the exch...

How to Use Net Present Value (NPV)

The calculation will look like this however, although we are told there are savings, which we will treat as revenues, of 100,000 a...

Individual Savings Accounts in the U.S. Economy

older) of the United States tripled to about 34 million between 1940 and 1995. This group is expected to reach 80 million by 2050,...

Improving Health of Employees

Healthier employees are happier, more satisfied, more loyal, have higher morale levels, and more productive than unhealthy employe...

Urban Renewal Project

This research paper pertains to recommendations for a redevelopment project for a run-down neighborhood with a high crime rate. Th...

Device-Associated Nosocomial Infection in an ICU

This paper gives an overview of a study that took place in a Polish ICU and pertained to the rate of device-associated nosocomial ...

Problems Facing Advance Practice Nurses

This 11 page paper provides an overview of the issues advance practice nurses face in expanding their practice. This paper demonst...

When Do Companies Invest

The catalyst for this paper is Problems to Ponder in Skousen's book. His four possible scenarios related to interest rates and bus...

Public Health Issues

It is clear to most people that the amount of money the federal government spends on health care must be reduced. At the current r...

Macroeconomic Issues

Three answers are supplied for questions asked by the student. The first answer explains how the economy is affected by the finan...

Comparing Two-Year Colleges

Two-year public colleges are more often referred to as community colleges. In recent years, their funding has been cut just as it ...

Malaysian Demographic Transition

This 5 page paper gives an overview of the demographic transition model. This paper includes a discussion of death and birth rates...