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A Microeconomic Approach to the Measurement of Economic Performance

Productivity Growth, Capacity Utilization, and Related Performance Indicators

By: Catherine J. Morrison

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A Microeconomic Approach to the Measurement of Economic Performance

Productivity Growth, Capacity Utilization, and Related Performance Indicators

By: Catherine J. Morrison

This text is designed to provide a comprehensive guide to students, researchers, or consultants who wish to carry out and to interpret analyses of economic performance, with an emphasis on productivity growth. The text includes an overview of standard productivity growth measurement techniques and adaptations, and data construc tion procedures. It goes further, however, by expanding the tradition al growth accounting (index number) framework to allow consider ation of how different aspects of firm behavior underlying productivity growth are interrelated, how they can be measured con sistently in a parametric model, and how they permit a well-defined decomposition of standard productivity growth measures. These ideas are developed by considering in detail a number of underlying theoretical results and econometric issues. The impacts of various production characteristics on productivity growth trends are also evaluated by overviewing selected methodological extensions and em pirical evidence. More specifically, in the methodological extensions, emphasis is placed on incorporation of cost and demand characteristics, such as fixity and adjustment costs, returns to scale, and the existence of market power, into analyses of productivity growth. These character istics, generally disregarded in such analyses, can have very important impacts on production structure and firm behavior, and thus on economic performance. They also provide the conceptual basis for vii viii PREFACE measures that are often used independently as indicators of economic performance, such as investment, capacity utilization, and profit measures.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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146139760X

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9781461397601

Cost Structure and the Measurement of Economic Performance

Productivity, Utilization, Cost Economics, and Related Performance Indicators

By: Catherine J. Morrison Paul

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Cost Structure and the Measurement of Economic Performance

Productivity, Utilization, Cost Economics, and Related Performance Indicators

By: Catherine J. Morrison Paul

Cost Structure and the Measurement of Economic Performance is designed to provide a comprehensive guide for students, researchers or consultants who wish to model, construct, interpret, and use economic performance measures. The topical emphasis is on productivity growth and its dependence on the cost structure. The methodological focus is on application of the tools of economic analysis - the `thinking structure' provided by microeconomic theory - to measure technological or cost structure, and link it with market and regulatory structure. This provides a rich basis for evaluation of economic performance and its determinants. The format of the book stresses topics or questions of interest rather than the theoretical tools for analysis. Traditional productivity growth modeling and measurement practices that result in a productivity residual often called the `measure of our ignorance' are initially overviewed, and then the different aspects of technological, market and regulatory structure that might underlie this residual are explored. The ultimate goal is to decompose or explain the residual, by modeling and measuring a multitude of impacts that determine the economic performance of firms, sectors, and economies. The chapters are organized with three broad goals in mind. The first is to introduce the overall ideas involved in economic performance measurement and traditional productivity growth analysis. Issues associated with different types of (short and long run, internal and external) cost economies, market and regulatory impacts, and other general cost efficiencies that might impact these measures are then explored. Finally, some of the theoretical, data construction and econometric tools necessary to justify and implement these models are emphasized.

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383

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0792384032

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9780792384038

The First White House Library

A History and Annotated Catalogue

By: Catherine M. Parisian

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The First White House Library

A History and Annotated Catalogue

By: Catherine M. Parisian

The First White House Library is the first book to consider the history of books and reading in the Executive Mansion.

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Penn State Press

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027103713X

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9780271037134

Principles of Trauma Therapy

A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment ( DSM-5 Update)

By: John N. Briere,Catherine Scott

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Principles of Trauma Therapy

A Guide to Symptoms, Evaluation, and Treatment ( DSM-5 Update)

By: John N. Briere,Catherine Scott

Thoroughly updated with DSM-5 content throughout, Principles of Trauma Therapy, Second Edition: DSM-5 Update is both comprehensive in scope and highly practical in application. This popular text provides a creative synthesis of cognitive-behavioral, relational, affect regulation, mindfulness, and psychopharmacologic approaches to the "real world" treatment of acute and chronic posttraumatic states. Grounded in empirically-supported trauma treatment techniques and adapted to the complexities of actual clinical practice, this book is a hands-on resource for front-line clinicians, those in private practice, and graduate students of public mental health

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441

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SAGE Publications

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1483351238

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9781483351230

Traumatic Scar Tissue Management

Principles and Practice for Manual Therapy

By: Nancy Keeney Smith,Catherine Ryan

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Traumatic Scar Tissue Management

Principles and Practice for Manual Therapy

By: Nancy Keeney Smith,Catherine Ryan

The management of scar tissue is a huge and growing problem for massage and other manual therapists. Research has showed that appropriate massage treatment can have significant results both physically and psychologically. Existing books have chapters on the problem but there is no practical manual available on the subject at the present time which tells the therapist what to do (and what not to do). This book fills that gap, explaining the physiologic and pathophysiologic background, and providing practical guidance about how to help patients.

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers

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1912085291

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9781912085293

Southern Built

American Architecture, Regional Practice

By: Catherine W. Bishir

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Southern Built

American Architecture, Regional Practice

By: Catherine W. Bishir

Jacob W. Holt, An American Builder"; "Good and Sufficient Language for Building"; "Black Builders in Antebellum North Carolina"; "Mr. Jones Goes to Richmond: A Note on the Influence of Alexander Parris's Wickham House"; "Philadelphia Bricks for New Bern Jail"; "'Severe Survitude to House Building': The Construction of Hayes Plantation House, 1814-17"; "The Montmorenci--Prospect Hill School: A Study of High-Style Vernacular Architecture in the Roanoke Valley"; "The 'Unpainted Aristocracy': The Beach Cottages of Old Nags Head"; "'A Strong Force of Ladies': Women, Politics, and Confederate Memorial Associations in Nineteenth-Century Raleigh"; "Landmarks of Power: Building a Southern Past, 1885-1915"; "Looking at North Carolina's History Through Architecture"; "Yuppies and Bubbas and the Politics of Culture in Historic Preservation

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University of Virginia Press

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0813925398

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9780813925394

Pathology - E-Book

Implications for the Physical Therapist

By: Catherine Cavallaro Kellogg,Kenda S. Fuller

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Pathology - E-Book

Implications for the Physical Therapist

By: Catherine Cavallaro Kellogg,Kenda S. Fuller

- Full color interior design, photos, and illustrations - Chapter on Behavioral, Social, and Environmental Factors Contributing to Disease and Dysfunction includes clinical models of health, variations in client populations, and lifestyle factors that are important to consider when treating a patient. - "A Therapist's Thoughts offers personal and clinical insights from experienced therapists specializing in cystic fibrosis, lymphedema, and psychological problems. - Now covers the World Health Organization's International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF), a model that includes the level of participation in desired activities as a criterion for establishing status and goals - UPDATED! Evidence-based content with over 6,000 references - EXPANDED chapter on the lymphatic system features additional sections on lymphatic diseases plus exercise guidelines, education, and a home program for patients with a compromised lymphatic system. - UPDATED chapter on lab values features new information on potassium levels and exercise, albumin levels related to nutrition and wound healing, and coagulation studies in relation to exercise. - EXPANDED chapter on Psychosocial–Spiritual Impact on Health Care offers new information on fear avoidance behaviors, substance abuse, malingering, personality disorders, abuse, eating disorders, and the impact of nonphysical trauma to health and disease as well as combat trauma, torture, and the effects of war. - Appendix B: Guidelines for Activity and Exercise includes updated information on aquatic physical therapy from leaders in the field, emphasizing precautions and contraindications for this modality.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323291228

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9780323291224

Dogs on Duty

By: Catherine O'Neill,Catherine O'Neill Grace

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Dogs on Duty

By: Catherine O'Neill,Catherine O'Neill Grace

Describes the ways in which dogs are bred and trained for such careers as livestock guardian, herder, helper for the disabled, sled-puller, and entertainer.

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0870446592

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Consumer Health Informatics

Enabling Digital Health for Everyone

By: Catherine Arnott Smith,Alla Keselman

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Consumer Health Informatics

Enabling Digital Health for Everyone

By: Catherine Arnott Smith,Alla Keselman

An engaging introduction to an exciting multidisciplinary field where positive impact depends less on technology than on understanding and responding to human motivations, specific information needs, and life constraints." -- Betsy L. Humphreys, former Deputy Director, National Library of Medicine This is a book for people who want to design or promote information technology that helps people be more active and informed participants in their healthcare. Topics include patient portals, wearable devices, apps, websites, smart homes, and online communities focused on health. Consumer Healthcare Informatics: Enabling Digital Health for Everyone educates readers in the core concepts of consumer health informatics: participatory healthcare; health and e-health literacy; user-centered design; information retrieval and trusted information resources; and the ethical dimensions of health information and communication technologies. It presents the current state of knowledge and recent developments in the field of consumer health informatics. The discussions address tailoring information to key user groups, including patients, consumers, caregivers, parents, children and young adults, and older adults. For example, apps are considered as not just a rich consumer technology with the promise of empowered personal data management and connectedness to community and healthcare providers, but also a domain rife with concerns for effectiveness, privacy, and security, requiring both designer and user to engage in critical thinking around their choices. This book’s unique contribution to the field is its focus on the consumer and patient in the context of their everyday life outside the clinical setting. Discussion of tools and technologies is grounded in this perspective and in a context of real-world use and its implications for design. There is an emphasis on empowerment through participatory and people-centered care.

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CRC Press

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0429808887

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9780429808883

Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice

By: Ira C. Colby,Catherine N. Dulmus,Karen M. Sowers

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Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice

By: Ira C. Colby,Catherine N. Dulmus,Karen M. Sowers

Invaluable guidance and advice for creating positive change in social policy Edited by a team of renowned experts, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice features contributions from leaders in this field providing a variety of perspectives on different topics. This visionary guide equips social workers to proactively engage in policy practice to influence specific policies. Designed as a social welfare policy practice text for undergraduate and graduate students in social work programs, this book meets the Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS). Each chapter begins with an overarching question and "what if" scenarios, and ends with a set of suggested key terms, online resources, and discussion questions. Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice addresses specific populations within a wide variety of practice arenas, including: Social welfare policy and politics Aging in the United States Public mental health policy in the United States Disability policy development Health-care policy Urban housing policy Child welfare policy Redefining the welfare state in a global economy Global in context, Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice encourages those in the social work profession to become directly engaged with individuals, families, groups, and communities in the crafting of impartial public policies for marginalized members of society.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118177002

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Book's by Catherine J. Morrison

A Microeconomic Approach to the Measurement of Economic Performance

A Microeconomic Approach to the Measurement of Economic Performance

Cost Structure and the Measurement of Economic Performance

Cost Structure and the Measurement of Economic Performance

The First White House Library

The First White House Library

Principles of Trauma Therapy

Principles of Trauma Therapy

Traumatic Scar Tissue Management

Traumatic Scar Tissue Management

Southern Built

Southern Built

Pathology - E-Book

Pathology - E-Book

Dogs on Duty

Dogs on Duty

Consumer Health Informatics

Consumer Health Informatics

Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice

Connecting Social Welfare Policy to Fields of Practice

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