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We use business survey data collected by the People’s Bank of China for inflation forecasting. Some survey indicators lead to enhanced forecasting performance relative to the univariate benchmark model, especially for a period of moderate inflation. However, the estimated models do not
This study evaluates substitution of foreign currency balances in Estonia, a transition economy neighbouring countries participating in EMU. The focus is on substitution between dollar and euro balances in the three basic functions of money – unit of account, store of value
We ask which part of the observed cross-country differences in the level of per capita income can be accounted for by monopoly rights in the labour market. We answer this question in a calibrated growth model with two final goods sectors. The
It is well known that estimation of the labour supply function is complicated by the non-linearity of the individual’s budget constraint. Non-linearity may be caused by a number of factors such as the structure of the tax/benefit scheme or overtime rates. Non-linearities
The purpose of this thesis is feasibility study of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) application in hotel industry. With increased globalization, competition, higher customer turnover, growing customer acquisition costs and rising customer expectations in today competitive word CRM is very important for several
Purpose: The purpose of this thesis has been to assess the workload, benefits, challenges, requirements and obligations that implementation of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”) has posed on Internal Auditors and their companies, from Internal Audits’ point of view. The
This paper explores the determinants of job search behavior, search intensity and choices of search methods of the unemployed workers in transitional Russia. We use pooled data from rounds 5-9 of the Russia Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS) to estimate the effects of
In this paper we analyze the empirical relevance of exchange rate pass through for Finland, Sweden and Denmark during the period 1980–1994. Further, we attempt to determine if there has been a structural change in the pass-through relationship in the1990s. We find
This paper deals with optimal payment systems. The issue boils down to how large are the costs of different payment media, which can be interpreted as a question of the efficiency of the means of payment. However, there are other qualifications related
The image that media portrays today is that everyone has to go to China. Swedish companies go on a pilgrimage to China filled with dreams and new ideas (Askman, 2005). Abstract The interest in China today is enormous, and media talk about