We examine the relationship between inflation and unemployment in the long run, using quarterly US data from 1952 to 2010. Using a band-pass filter approach, we find strong evidence that a positive relationship exists, ...

Climate plays an important function in many aspects of human lives and, not surprisingly, receives considerable attention in several academic disciplines, including economics. The idea that climate is one of the fundamental ...

Human induced global warming poses major risks to world ecosystems and economy. Carbon sequestration through increased forest biomass provides an immediate and low cost means to curb greenhouse gas emissions and has been ...

Breeding objectives that are clearly defined simplify selection decisions based on multiple traits, and are therefore essential in the development of efficient breeding strategies. The development of economic breeding ...

In this thesis I describe the results of a web-based choice survey of homeowner preferences for attributes of behaviours and technologies to improve energy-efficiency in the home. The choice survey is novel in that respondents ...

This thesis is a collection of three separate but thematic studies on child human capital development in Nepal. The first study (Chapter 3) examines the relationship between parental education and child health outcomes ...

The role of structural breaks in long spans of ex-post real interest rates for ten industrialized countries is studied. First, the persistence of the real interest is assessed with newly proposed low-frequency tests of ...

The purpose of this thesis is to test the appropriateness of using win percentages as a basis for measuring competitive balance in a sports competition. Match results are simulated to generate end-of-season outcomes which ...

This thesis evaluates the feasibility of a Pacific Islands currency union involving six Pacific Island countries (PICs) comprising Fiji, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu, and their ...

Over the last 40 years worldwide obesity rates have doubled and diabetes rates have quadrupled. Obesity is estimated to be killing at least 2.8 million adults per year and rising (European Association for the study of ...