scholarly journals National business cycle and general government revenue in Ukraine: a quantitative assessment approach

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Serhii Korablin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycle ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Government Revenue ◽  
General Government ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
National Business

EXPANSIONS AND RECESSIONS IN THE MEXICAN STATES: A CLASSICAL BUSINESS CYCLES APPROACH

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 32
Author(s):  
Pablo Mejía-Reyes
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycles ◽  
Business Cycle ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Production Index ◽  
Clear Cut ◽  
Output Measure ◽  
Central Regions ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
National Business ◽  
Cycle Indicator

This paper aims to document expansions and recessions characteristics for 17 states of Mexico over the period 1993-2006 by using a classical business cycle approach. We use the manufacturing production index for each state as the business cycle indicator since it is the only output measure available on a monthly basis. According to this approach, we analyse asymmetries in mean, volatility and duration as well as synchronisation over the business cycle regimes (expansions and recessions) for each case. Our results indicate that recessions are less persistent and more volatile (in general) than expansions in most Mexican states; yet, there is no clear cut evidence on mean asymmetries. In turn, there seems to be strong links between the business cycle regimes within the Northern and Central regions of the country and between states with similar industrialisation patterns, although it is difficult to claim that a national business cycle exists.

Finite Element Modeling of the Head Skeleton With a New Local Quantitative Assessment Approach

2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (7) ◽  
pp. 1225-1232 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Autuori ◽  
K. Bruyere-Garnier ◽  
F. Morestin ◽  
M. Brunet ◽  
J.-P. Verriest
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Modeling ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Element Modeling ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Head Skeleton

Konjunktur und Generationenbilanz – eine Analyse anhand des HP-Filters / Business Cycle Effects on Generational Accounting – An Analysis using the HP-Filter

2008 ◽  
Vol 228 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Benz ◽  
Christian Hagist
Keyword(s):  
Business Cycle ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Sustainability Indicators ◽  
Generational Accounting ◽  
Eine Analyse ◽  
Economic Methods ◽  
General Government ◽  
Generational Accounts ◽  
The Business Cycle ◽  
Hp Filter

SummaryGenerational accounting is - given the future demographic developments in OECD countries - an established tool to quantify the fiscal situation of public coffers. However, as all economic methods dealing with future developments it has critical points. One in particular is the calibration on one base year which neglects business cycle effects on the generational accounts. This paper aims to analyze in which way and to which degree generational accounts and the associated sustainability indicators are biased due to the neglecting of business cycle effects. To do this we use the Hodrick-Prescott-Filter to estimate the business cycle effects for the German general government budgets from 1996 to 2005. We then calculate sustainability indicators based on all years given the actual and the business cycle adjusted budgets. It can be stated that the neglect of the business cycle definitively has an effect on the outcomes of the generational accounting framework. However the magnitude of this effect is rather small, at least for Germany. As a by-product of our analysis, we show that the German fiscal policy was rather pro-cyclical during the examined time frame and that the effects of these policies on the generational accounts are larger than the business cycle effects.

Objective Quantitative Assessment of Movement Disorders Through Analysis of Static Handwritten Characters

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naiqian Zhi ◽  
Beverly K. Jaeger ◽  
Andrew Gouldstone ◽  
Samuel Frank ◽  
Rifat Sipahi
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Essential Tremor ◽  
Upper Limb ◽  
Movement Disorders ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Clinical Tests ◽  
Assessment Approach

Movement disorders associated with Essential Tremor (ET) and Parkinson’s disease (PD) can negatively impact use of the upper limb for many precision tasks, including handwriting. Both ET and PD can be assessed through clinical tests which are, however, relatively subjective. This assessment approach possesses inherent logistical and resolution limitations. To address this, here we present objective computerized metrics intended to assess and quantify the extent to which static writing samples display the effects of ET and PD. Specifically, these metrics are tested in their ability to measure tremor by comparing unaffected writing samples with those affected by artificially induced tremor on healthy subjects, and also by comparing healthy writing samples with symptomatic writing samples collected from PD patients reporting micrographia. Our findings indicate that the presented metrics can be utilized for assessment, leading to a toolset capable of objectively monitoring static handwriting changes associated with symptom variations in ET and/or PD patients.

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