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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The relationship between firm size and exports in the context of merger review in South Africa : is the international competitiveness public interest clause of the Competition Act valid

Aproskie, Jason January 2005 (has links)
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 32-34). / According to the Competition Act of South Africa, proposed mergers, if rejected on the grounds of anti-competitive effects as well as the efficiency considerations, may be passed on certain public interest grounds. The fourth public interest clause potentially allows mergers to be passed should the merged firm become more able to compete in international markets. This paper interprets the clause to refer to a relationship between firm size and exports, and investigates this supposed relationship and, in so doing, the validity of the clause. It is found that firm size is positively related to export propensity, the likelihood of exporting any output. However, firm size is found to be unrelated to the intensity of exporting, the proportion of output that is exported by the firm. This paper covers new areas of research, and its conclusions call into question the inclusion of the relevant public interest clause in the Competition Act.
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The Use Of Effect Size Estimates To Evaluate Covariate Selection, Group Separation, And Sensitivity To Hidden Bias In Propensity Score Matching.

Lane, Forrest C. 12 1900 (has links)
Covariate quality has been primarily theory driven in propensity score matching with a general adversity to the interpretation of group prediction. However, effect sizes are well supported in the literature and may help to inform the method. Specifically, I index can be used as a measure of effect size in logistic regression to evaluate group prediction. As such, simulation was used to create 35 conditions of I, initial bias and sample size to examine statistical differences in (a) post-matching bias reduction and (b) treatment effect sensitivity. The results of this study suggest these conditions do not explain statistical differences in percent bias reduction of treatment likelihood after matching. However, I and sample size do explain statistical differences in treatment effect sensitivity. Treatment effect sensitivity was lower when sample sizes and I increased. However, this relationship was mitigated within smaller sample sizes as I increased above I = .50.
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New statistical methods for the evaluation of effectivenss and safety of a medical intervention in using observational data

Zhan, Jia 05 December 2016 (has links)
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / Observational studies offer unique advantages over randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in many situations where RCTs are not feasible or suffer from major limitations such as insufficient sample sizes and narrowly focused populations. Because observational data are relatively easy and inexpensive to access, and contain rich and comprehensive demographic and medical information on large and representative populations, they have played a major role in the assessment of the effectiveness and safety of medical interventions. However, observational data also have the challenges of higher rates of missing data and the confounding effect. My proposal is on the development of three statistical methods to address these challenges. The first method is on the refinement and extension of a multiply robust (MR) estimation procedure that simultaneously accounts for the confounding effect and missing covariate process, where we derived the asymptotic variance estimator and extended the method to the scenario where the missing covariate is continuous. The second method focuses on the improvement of estimation precision in an RCT by a historical control cohort. This was achieved through augmenting the conventional effect estimator with an extra mean zero (approximately) term correlated with the conventional effect estimator. In the third method, we calibrated the hidden database bias of an electronic medical records database and utilized an empirical Bayes method to improve the accuracy of the estimation of the risk of acute myocardial infarction associated with a drug by borrowing information from other drugs.
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A Comparison of Three Behavioral Tasks That Measure Risk Taking Propensity

Zhou, Ran January 2017 (has links)
No description available.
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Agricultura familiar e os impactos da restrição ao crédito rural: uma análise para diferentes níveis de mercantilização / Family farming and the impact of rural credit restriction: an analysis for different levels of trade

Garcias, Marcos de Oliveira 22 May 2014 (has links)
O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi avaliar o impacto da restrição ao crédito rural sobre a produtividade da terra e a produtividade do trabalho para os agricultores familiares do Brasil. Para estimar esse impacto, foram utilizados os dados do Censo Agropecuário de 2006 por município. Para diferenciar os diferentes agricultores familiares, foi utilizado o índice de mercantilização, separando a população em quartis. As estimativas do impacto da restrição ao crédito sobre a produtividade da terra e a produtividade do trabalho foram calculadas a partir da comparação entre o grupo que recebeu crédito e o que não recebeu crédito, obtido através do escore de propensão (propensity score matching). As estimativas do efeito médio de tratamento sobre os tratados, quando apresentaram resultados estatisticamente significativos, evidenciaram os diferentes grupos formados dentro da agricultura familiar. Por exemplo, na região Centro-oeste municípios com crédito tiveram maior produtividade da terra e do trabalho quando pertencentes ao quarto quartil. Os resultados obtidos no modelo estimado mostram que os efeitos da restrição ao crédito rural são diferentes para municípios mais ou menos mercantilizados e, portanto, requerem políticas distintas. / The overall objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of the restriction of rural credit on land and labor productivity for family farmers in Brazil. In order to estimate this impact, we have used data from Brazil\'s 2006 Agricultural Census at the municipal level. To differentiate among family farmers, a trade index was used, separating the population into quartiles. Estimates of the impact of credit restriction on the productivity of land and the productivity of labor were calculated through propensity score matching. Estimates of the average treatment effect on the treated, when presenting statistically significant results, highlight the differences among groups formed within the family farm. For example, in the Midwest of Brazil, municipalities with credit and belonging to the fourth quartile presented higher land and labor productivity. The results of the estimated model confirm that the effects of rural credit restriction are different for municipalities with smaller or larger trade indices, requiring therefore specific policies for each group.
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Impactos da atividade inovativa: um estudo para a indústria paulista / Impacts of innovation activity: a study for the paulista industry

Faria, Gustavo Assunção 28 February 2008 (has links)
A presente dissertação visa avaliar, a partir do uso dos dados da Pesquisa de Atividade Econômica Paulista - PAEP - do ano de 1996, da RAIS - Relação Anual de Informações Sociais de 1992, 1993, 1997 e 1998 e da SECEX - Secretaria do Comércio Exterior - dos anos de 1992 e 1993, a relação entre a atividade de inovação tecnológica e os potenciais impactos produzidos sobre o nível de emprego e sobre o nível de renda na indústria paulista entre os anos de 1997 e 1998. Como a inovação não é um evento aleatório, há o viés de seleção da amostra, de tal sorte que uma comparação direta entre os efeitos da inovação sobre certas variáveis daquelas firmas que inovaram com aquelas que não inovaram, na situação de ter havido inovação, produziria vieses. Tal problema é resolvido neste trabalho por meio do Propensity Score Matching, que visa o pareamento de unidades tratamento - controle para a obtenção dos resultados intentados, a saber, a variação na renda e no nível de emprego. Ademais, de modo a inibir a presença de efeitos não observáveis, recorre-se ao método de Diferenças em Diferenças (DID). Os resultados obtidos atestam para um aumento, na média, do nível de emprego para quase todos os tipos de atividade inovativa empreendidas. Em contrapartida, os achados se revelaram estatisticamente insignificantes para a variação de renda, também em quase todos os tipos de inovação. / This work intends to analyze, by the usage of three different data sources, PAEP (1996), RAIS - Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (1992, 1993, 1997, and 1998) and SECEX - Secretaria do Comércio Exterior (from 1992, and 1993) the relationship, if that exists, between innovation and its potential impacts over employment level as well as salaries during the 1997 - 1998 period. Once innovation activity cannot be considered as a random event, we incur in the well known selection bias problem. Consequently, a direct comparison of the innovation impacts between those firms which effectively innovated with those which did not innovate would be misleading. Such a problem may be corrected with the Propensity Score Matching, which consists in the establishment of treatment - control pairs in order to obtain the results previously searched. Moreover, in an attempt to control for the unobserved effects, it is applied the Differences in Differences Methodology (DID). Results obtained show that, on the one hand, for almost all the innovation activities considered, there was an increment in the level of employment. On the other hand, for most of the cases, there were not statistically significant results for an impact of innovation activities on the level of salaries.
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Emigração no Paraguai: efeitos das remessas / Emigration in Paraguay: effects of remittances

Sanchez, Blanca Nidia Aquino 02 March 2011 (has links)
Neste trabalho analisou-se o impacto das remessas financeiras sobre os patrimônios dos ativos nos domicílios, no país de origem. Utilizamos dados da Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de 2008, os quais foram fornecidos pelo órgão Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos do Paraguai. Com estes dados realizamos uma comparação entre os domicílios com e sem remessas, independente de terem ou não emigrantes. A metodologia utilizada para realizar a comparação foi o Propensity Score Matching (PSM) com dois algoritmos, Vizinhos Próximos e Kernel. Os patrimônios dos ativos são carros, aluguéis e combinados. Os resultados em todos os casos foram estatisticamente significativos, porém, negativos. Com amesma metodologia e os mesmos dados, comparamos apenas os domicílios com emigrantes, e os resultados continuaram negativos, porém, com nível de significância menor. / In this study we analyzed the impact of remittances on financial assets in the wealth of households in the country of origin. We use data from the Encuesta Permanente Hogares 2008, which were provided by the agency Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos of Paraguay. With these data we performed a comparison between households with and without remittances, regardless of whether or not immigrants. The methodology for conducting the comparison was the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) with two algorithms, Kernel and Nearest Neighbors. The stockholders\' assets are cars, rentals and combined. The results in all cases were statistically significant, but negative. With the same methodology and same data, comparing only households with migrants, the results remained negative, but with lower significance level.
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Agricultura familiar e os impactos da restrição ao crédito rural: uma análise para diferentes níveis de mercantilização / Family farming and the impact of rural credit restriction: an analysis for different levels of trade

Marcos de Oliveira Garcias 22 May 2014 (has links)
O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi avaliar o impacto da restrição ao crédito rural sobre a produtividade da terra e a produtividade do trabalho para os agricultores familiares do Brasil. Para estimar esse impacto, foram utilizados os dados do Censo Agropecuário de 2006 por município. Para diferenciar os diferentes agricultores familiares, foi utilizado o índice de mercantilização, separando a população em quartis. As estimativas do impacto da restrição ao crédito sobre a produtividade da terra e a produtividade do trabalho foram calculadas a partir da comparação entre o grupo que recebeu crédito e o que não recebeu crédito, obtido através do escore de propensão (propensity score matching). As estimativas do efeito médio de tratamento sobre os tratados, quando apresentaram resultados estatisticamente significativos, evidenciaram os diferentes grupos formados dentro da agricultura familiar. Por exemplo, na região Centro-oeste municípios com crédito tiveram maior produtividade da terra e do trabalho quando pertencentes ao quarto quartil. Os resultados obtidos no modelo estimado mostram que os efeitos da restrição ao crédito rural são diferentes para municípios mais ou menos mercantilizados e, portanto, requerem políticas distintas. / The overall objective of this research is to evaluate the impact of the restriction of rural credit on land and labor productivity for family farmers in Brazil. In order to estimate this impact, we have used data from Brazil\'s 2006 Agricultural Census at the municipal level. To differentiate among family farmers, a trade index was used, separating the population into quartiles. Estimates of the impact of credit restriction on the productivity of land and the productivity of labor were calculated through propensity score matching. Estimates of the average treatment effect on the treated, when presenting statistically significant results, highlight the differences among groups formed within the family farm. For example, in the Midwest of Brazil, municipalities with credit and belonging to the fourth quartile presented higher land and labor productivity. The results of the estimated model confirm that the effects of rural credit restriction are different for municipalities with smaller or larger trade indices, requiring therefore specific policies for each group.
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Emigração no Paraguai: efeitos das remessas / Emigration in Paraguay: effects of remittances

Blanca Nidia Aquino Sanchez 02 March 2011 (has links)
Neste trabalho analisou-se o impacto das remessas financeiras sobre os patrimônios dos ativos nos domicílios, no país de origem. Utilizamos dados da Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de 2008, os quais foram fornecidos pelo órgão Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos do Paraguai. Com estes dados realizamos uma comparação entre os domicílios com e sem remessas, independente de terem ou não emigrantes. A metodologia utilizada para realizar a comparação foi o Propensity Score Matching (PSM) com dois algoritmos, Vizinhos Próximos e Kernel. Os patrimônios dos ativos são carros, aluguéis e combinados. Os resultados em todos os casos foram estatisticamente significativos, porém, negativos. Com amesma metodologia e os mesmos dados, comparamos apenas os domicílios com emigrantes, e os resultados continuaram negativos, porém, com nível de significância menor. / In this study we analyzed the impact of remittances on financial assets in the wealth of households in the country of origin. We use data from the Encuesta Permanente Hogares 2008, which were provided by the agency Dirección General de Estadística, Encuestas y Censos of Paraguay. With these data we performed a comparison between households with and without remittances, regardless of whether or not immigrants. The methodology for conducting the comparison was the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) with two algorithms, Kernel and Nearest Neighbors. The stockholders\' assets are cars, rentals and combined. The results in all cases were statistically significant, but negative. With the same methodology and same data, comparing only households with migrants, the results remained negative, but with lower significance level.
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Impactos da atividade inovativa: um estudo para a indústria paulista / Impacts of innovation activity: a study for the paulista industry

Gustavo Assunção Faria 28 February 2008 (has links)
A presente dissertação visa avaliar, a partir do uso dos dados da Pesquisa de Atividade Econômica Paulista - PAEP - do ano de 1996, da RAIS - Relação Anual de Informações Sociais de 1992, 1993, 1997 e 1998 e da SECEX - Secretaria do Comércio Exterior - dos anos de 1992 e 1993, a relação entre a atividade de inovação tecnológica e os potenciais impactos produzidos sobre o nível de emprego e sobre o nível de renda na indústria paulista entre os anos de 1997 e 1998. Como a inovação não é um evento aleatório, há o viés de seleção da amostra, de tal sorte que uma comparação direta entre os efeitos da inovação sobre certas variáveis daquelas firmas que inovaram com aquelas que não inovaram, na situação de ter havido inovação, produziria vieses. Tal problema é resolvido neste trabalho por meio do Propensity Score Matching, que visa o pareamento de unidades tratamento - controle para a obtenção dos resultados intentados, a saber, a variação na renda e no nível de emprego. Ademais, de modo a inibir a presença de efeitos não observáveis, recorre-se ao método de Diferenças em Diferenças (DID). Os resultados obtidos atestam para um aumento, na média, do nível de emprego para quase todos os tipos de atividade inovativa empreendidas. Em contrapartida, os achados se revelaram estatisticamente insignificantes para a variação de renda, também em quase todos os tipos de inovação. / This work intends to analyze, by the usage of three different data sources, PAEP (1996), RAIS - Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (1992, 1993, 1997, and 1998) and SECEX - Secretaria do Comércio Exterior (from 1992, and 1993) the relationship, if that exists, between innovation and its potential impacts over employment level as well as salaries during the 1997 - 1998 period. Once innovation activity cannot be considered as a random event, we incur in the well known selection bias problem. Consequently, a direct comparison of the innovation impacts between those firms which effectively innovated with those which did not innovate would be misleading. Such a problem may be corrected with the Propensity Score Matching, which consists in the establishment of treatment - control pairs in order to obtain the results previously searched. Moreover, in an attempt to control for the unobserved effects, it is applied the Differences in Differences Methodology (DID). Results obtained show that, on the one hand, for almost all the innovation activities considered, there was an increment in the level of employment. On the other hand, for most of the cases, there were not statistically significant results for an impact of innovation activities on the level of salaries.

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