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The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929

By: Mr Paul Halpern

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The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929

By: Mr Paul Halpern

Post-First World War, the Mediterranean Fleet found itself in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Sea of Marmora, the Black Sea and the Adriatic. The collapse of the Ottoman, Russian and Habsburg empires created a vacuum of power in which different factions struggled for control. In the Black Sea this involved the Royal Navy in intervention in 1919 and 1920 on the side of Russians fighting the Bolsheviks. By 1920 the Allies were also faced with the challenge of the Turkish nationalists. As well as these events, those that comprise the final section show the Mediterranean Fleet preparing for a major war, applying the lessons of World War One and studying how to make use of new weapons, aircraft carriers and aircraft.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409482804

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9781409482802

Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

By: In-house: MR

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Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

By: In-house: MR

The Directory of Federal Court Guidelines outlines the requirements of over 600 federal judges in detailed form along with the procedures they mandate on such essential matters as discovery, scheduling conferences, alternative dispute resolution, voir dire, marking of exhibits, and jury participation. This is critical inside information directly from the federal courts and judges compiled and published in cooperation with the American Bar Association's Section of Litigation. You will get every sitting judge's educational background, previous experience on the bench, with the government and in private practice, and honors and awards. Many judges have provided photographs and the names and telephone numbers of their secretaries and court clerks as well. Updated three times a year, Directory of Federal Court Guidelines will prove to be a vital research tool for preparing your case.

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Wolters Kluwer

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1567062962

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9781567062960

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy of Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe after the Launch of EMU

By: Mr.Paul R. Masson

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Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy of Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe after the Launch of EMU

By: Mr.Paul R. Masson

The more advanced Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) face an evolving set of considerations in choosing their exchange rate policies. On the one hand, capital mobility is increasing, and this imposes additional constraints on fixed exchange rate regimes, while trend real appreciation makes the combination of low inflation and exchange rate stability problematic. On the other hand, the objectives of EU and eventual EMU membership make attractive a peg to the euro at some stage in the transition. The paper discusses these conflicting considerations, and considers the feasibility of an alternative monetary framework, inflation targeting.

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International Monetary Fund

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1451972644

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9781451972641

Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead

By: Mr.Carlo A. Sdralevich,MissRanda Sab,Mr.Younes Zouhar,Ms.Giorgia Albertin

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Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead

By: Mr.Carlo A. Sdralevich,MissRanda Sab,Mr.Younes Zouhar,Ms.Giorgia Albertin

In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries price subsidies are common, especially on food and fuels. However, these are neither well targeted nor cost effective as a social protection tool, often benefiting mainly the better off instead of the poor and vulnerable. This paper explores the challenges of replacing generalized price subsidies with more equitable social safety net instruments, including the short-term inflationary effects, and describes the features of successful subsidy reforms.

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International Monetary Fund

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1498348467

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9781498348461

Equilibrium Exchange Rates in Transition Economies

By: Lionel Halpern,Mr.Charles Wyplosz

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Equilibrium Exchange Rates in Transition Economies

By: Lionel Halpern,Mr.Charles Wyplosz

A stylized fact of the transition process is an early profound exchange rate depreciation followed by continuing real appreciation. Absent historical reference points, it is difficult to judge whether the real appreciation is threatening competitiveness. This paper interprets the stylized facts and offers estimates of the equilibrium real exchange rate based on an international comparison of dollar wages and on a study of the dynamics of real exchange rates in several transition economies. The results suggest that the process of real appreciation is a combination of a return to equilibrium following the early overshooting and equilibrium appreciation.

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International Monetary Fund

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145185479X

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9781451854794

Trading with China

Productivity Gains, Job Losses

By: Mr.JaeBin Ahn,Mr.Romain A Duval

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Trading with China

Productivity Gains, Job Losses

By: Mr.JaeBin Ahn,Mr.Romain A Duval

We analyze the impact on productivity in advanced economies of fast-growing trade with China between the mid-1990s and late-2000s, separately identifying the export and import channels. We use country-sector-level data for 18 advanced economies and, similar to Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (2013), exploit exogenous variation in trade with China in a given country-sector by instrumenting imports from (exports to) China in a given country-sector with the average imports from (exports to) China in the same sector in other advanced economies. Our estimates point to large productivity gains from trading with China—the (exogenous) rise of China in global trade may have increased the level of total factor productivity by about 1.9 percent, or 12.3 percent of the overall increase over the sample period, in the median country-sector. By contrast, using a similar empirical strategy, we find adverse employment effects of Chinese imports in exposed country-industries, consistent with previous studies. Taken together, these findings point to large gains from free trade, while underscoring the scope for a more active policy role in redistributing them, particularly by easing workers’ transition between jobs and industries.

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International Monetary Fund

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1475595832

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9781475595833

Sustainable Real Exchange Rates in the New Eu Member States

What Did the Great Recession Change?

By: Ms.Katerina Smídková,Jan Babecky,Mr.Ales Bulir

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Sustainable Real Exchange Rates in the New Eu Member States

What Did the Great Recession Change?

By: Ms.Katerina Smídková,Jan Babecky,Mr.Ales Bulir

The Great Recession affected export and import patterns in our sample countries, and these changes, coupled with a more volatile external environment, have profound impact on our estimates of real exchange rate misalignments and projections of sustainable real exchange rates. We find that real misalignments in several countries with pegged exchange rates and excessive external liabilities widened relative to earlier estimates. While countries with balanced net trade positions are expected to continue to experience appreciation during 2010-2014, several currencies are likely to require real depreciation to maintain sustainable net external debt. Our estimates point to somewhat larger disequilibria than those of IMF country teams, however, any estimates of equilibrium exchange rates are subject to sizable uncertainty.

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International Monetary Fund

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1455205281

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9781455205288

The Egyptian Stabilization Experience

An Analytical Retrospective

By: Mr.Arvind Subramanian

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The Egyptian Stabilization Experience

An Analytical Retrospective

By: Mr.Arvind Subramanian

This paper analyzes the successful Egyptian stabilization experience during the 1990s, focusing on its distinctive features and contrasting them with the recent experiences of other developing countries. The key policy elements were a large fiscal adjustment, use of an exchange rate anchor that has endured for over six years, supported by prudent monetary policies, and early moves to liberalize interest and exchange markets. The outcomes included the avoidance of an output collapse despite the magnitude of fiscal adjustment; avoidance of stresses on the financial system; reversal of endemic dollarization; financial deepening at the expense of the banking system; and maintenance of external viability despite a lackluster export performance.

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1451947593

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9781451947595

Competitiveness in Transition Economies

What Scope for Real Appreciation?

By: Ms.Kornelia Krajnyak,Mr.Jeronimo Zettelmeyer

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Competitiveness in Transition Economies

What Scope for Real Appreciation?

By: Ms.Kornelia Krajnyak,Mr.Jeronimo Zettelmeyer

This paper estimates equilibrium dollar wages for 15 transition economies. Equilibrium dollar wages are interpreted as full employment wages consistent with a country’s physical and human capital endowment, and estimated by regressing actual dollar wages on productivity and human capital proxies in a short (1990-95) panel of 85 countries. The main results are: (i) equilibrium dollar wages have appreciated steadily in the Baltic countries and fast-reforming Central and Eastern European (CEE) transition economies, but have been flat in most CIS countries; and (ii) 1996 actual dollar wages remain below estimated equilibrium dollar wages for most but not all transition countries covered.

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1451923554

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9781451923551

Reassessing the Productivity Gains from Trade Liberalization

By: Mr.JaeBin Ahn,Ms.Era Dabla-Norris,Mr.Romain A Duval,Bingjie Hu,Lamin Njie

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Reassessing the Productivity Gains from Trade Liberalization

By: Mr.JaeBin Ahn,Ms.Era Dabla-Norris,Mr.Romain A Duval,Bingjie Hu,Lamin Njie

This paper reassesses the impact of trade liberalization on productivity. We build a new, unique database of effective tariff rates at the country-industry level for a broad range of countries over the past two decades. We then explore both the direct effect of liberalization in the sector considered, as well as its indirect impact in downstream industries via input linkages. Our findings point to a dominant role of the indirect input market channel in fostering productivity gains. A 1 percentage point decline in input tariffs is estimated to increase total factor productivity by about 2 percent in the sector considered. For advanced economies, the implied potential productivity gains from fully eliminating remaining tariffs are estimated at around 1 percent, on average, which do not factor in the presumably larger gains from removing existing non-tariff barriers. Finally, we find strong evidence of complementarities between trade and FDI liberalization in boosting productivity. This calls for a broad liberalization agenda that cuts across different areas.

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1475546777

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Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy

By: Arthur F. Dalley II,Anne M. R. Agur

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Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy

By: Arthur F. Dalley II,Anne M. R. Agur

Renowned for its comprehensive coverage and engaging, storytelling approach, the bestselling Moore’s Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 9th Edition, guides students from initial anatomy and foundational science courses through clinical training and practice. A popular resource for a variety of programs, this proven text serves as a complete reference, emphasizing anatomy that is important in physical diagnosis for primary care, interpretation of diagnostic imaging, and understanding the anatomical basis of emergency medicine and general surgery. The 9th Edition reflects the latest changes in the clinical application of anatomy as well as preparation for the USMLE while maintaining the highest standards for scientific and clinical accuracy. NEW! Sex and gender content clarifies important gender considerations and reflects an equitable focus on female as well as male anatomy. Updated medical imaging and integrated surface anatomy within each chapter clearly demonstrates the relationship between anatomy, physical examination, and diagnosis. Extensively revised Clinical Blue Boxes highlight the practical applications of anatomy, accompanied by helpful icons, illustrations, and images that distinguish the type of clinical information covered. Updated introduction establishes the foundational understanding of systemic information and basic concepts essential to success from the classroom to the dissection lab. Revised comprehensive surface anatomy photographs ensure accurate, effective physical examination diagnoses with integrated natural views of unobstructed surface anatomy and illustrations superimposing anatomical structures with landmarks for more accurate physical examination. Insightfully rendered, anatomically accurate illustrations, combined with many photographs and medical images, strengthen comprehension of anatomical concepts and retention of “mental images” of anatomical structures. Bottom Line boxes provide detailed summaries at a glance and underscore the “big-picture” perspective. Illustrated tables clarify complex information about muscles, veins, arteries, nerves, and other structures for easy study and review. Chapter outlines help students find key information quickly and efficiently.

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1975217640

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9781975217648

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The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929

The Mediterranean Fleet, 1919–1929

Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

Directory of Federal Court Guidelines

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy of Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe after the Launch of EMU

Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy of Transition Economies of Central and Eastern Europe after the Launch of EMU

Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Subsidy Reform in the Middle East and North Africa

Equilibrium Exchange Rates in Transition Economies

Equilibrium Exchange Rates in Transition Economies

Trading with China

Trading with China

Sustainable Real Exchange Rates in the New Eu Member States

Sustainable Real Exchange Rates in the New Eu Member States

The Egyptian Stabilization Experience

The Egyptian Stabilization Experience

Competitiveness in Transition Economies

Competitiveness in Transition Economies

Reassessing the Productivity Gains from Trade Liberalization

Reassessing the Productivity Gains from Trade Liberalization

Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy

Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy

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