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Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. Richard Auster, Irving Leveson and Deborah Sarachek (1969), 'The Production of Health, an Exploratory Study', Journal of Human Resources, 4 (4), Autumn, 411-36 -- 2. Mark R. Rosenzweig and T. Paul Schultz (1983), 'Estimating a Household Production Function: Heterogenity, the Demand for Health Inputs, and Their Effects on Birth Weight', Journal of Political Economy, 91 (5), October, 723-46 -- 3. Gary S. Becker, Michael Grossman and Kevin M. Murphy (1994), 'An Empirical Analysis of Cigarette Addiction', American Economic Review, 84 (3), June, 396-418 -- 4. Donna B. Gilleskie (1998), 'A Dynamic Stochastic Model of Medical Care Use and Work Absence', Econometrica, 66 (1), January, 1-45 -- 5. Marcos Vera-Hernández (2003),'Structural Estimation of a Principal Agent Model: Moral Hazard in Medical Insurance', RAND Journal of Economics, 34 (4), Winter, 670-93 -- 6. Peter Arcidiacono, Holger Sieg and Frank Sloan (2007), 'Living Rationally Under the Volcano? An Empirical Analysis of Heavy Drinking and Smoking', International Economic Review, 48 (1), February, 37-65 -- 7. Naihua N. Duan, Willard G. Manning, Jr., Carl N. Morris and Joseph P. Newhouse (1983), 'A Comparison of Alternative Models for the Demand for Medical Care', Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, 1 (2), April, 115-26 -- 8. Williard G. Manning (1998),'The Logged Dependent Variable, Heteroscedasticity, and the Retransformation Problem', Journal of Health Economics, 17 (3), June, 283-95 -- 9. David K. Blough, Carolyn W. Madden, and Mark C. Hornbrook (1999), 'Modeling Risk Using Generalized Linear Models', Journal of Health Economics, 18 (2), April, 153-71 -- 10. Donna B. Gilleskie and Thomas A. Mroz (2004), 'A Flexible Approach for Estimating the Effects of Covariates on Health Expenditures', Journal of Health Economics, 23 (3), March, 391-418 -- 11. Anirban Basu and Paul J. Rathouz (2005),'Estimating Marginal and Incremental Effects on Health Outcomes Using Flexible Link and Variance Function Models', Biostatistics, 6 (1), January, 93-109 -- 12. Willard G. Manning, Anirban Basu and John Mullahy (2005), 'Generalized Modelling Approaches to Risk Adjustment of Skewed Outcomes Data' Journal of Health Economics, 24 (3), May, 465-88 -- 13. Andrew M. Jones, James Lomas and Nigel Rice (2015),' Healthcare Cost Regressions: Going Beyond the Mean to Estimate the Full Distribution', Health Economics, 24 (9), April, 1192-212 -- 14. John Mullahy (1986),'Specification and Testing of Some Modified Count Data Models', Journal of Econometrics, 33 (3), December, 341-65 -- 15. Bryan Dowd, Roger Feldman, Steven Cassou and Michael Finch (1991), 'Health Plan Choice and the Utilization of Health Care Services', Review of Economics and Statistics, 73 (1), February, 85-93 -- 16. Marcel Kerkhofs and Maarten Lindeboom (1995), 'Subjective Health Measures and State Dependent Reporting Errors', Health Economics, 4 (3), May-June, 221-35 -- 17. Winfried Pohlmeier and Volker Ulrich (1995), 'An Econometric Model of the Two-Part Decisonmaking Process in the Demand for Health Care', Journal of Human Resources, 30 (2), Spring, 339-61 -- 18. Partha Deb and Pravin K. Trivedi (1997),'Demand for Medical Care by the Elderly: A Finite Mixture Approach', Journal of Applied Econometrics, 12 (3), May/ June, 313-36 -- 19. David M. Zimmer and Pravin K. Trivedi (2006), 'Using Trivariate Copulas to Model Sample Selection and Treatment Effects: Application to Family Health Care Demand', Journal of Business and Economics Statistics, 24 (1), January, 63-76

"Exactly How to Sell is your sales aid, designed to inspire business owners and employees throughout their sales process using tried, tested and proven methods to attract more customers. Phil M Jones writes from experience and explains how to get more customers and keep them all happy, while they are spending more money, more often. Using simple, practical and easy to implement methods in-line with the modern business landscape, Phil will educate and guide you, giving you the confidence you need to develop into the business you want to be"--

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- DEDICATION -- FOREWORD -- PROLOGUE-IN WASHINGTON -- PART I-THREE OCCASIONS AND THREE SPEECHES -- 1-THE CAPITOL, WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 12, 1947 -- 2-THE DELTA COUNCIL, CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI, MAY 8, 1947 -- 3-HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 5, 1947 -- PART II-"A MUCH WIDER SITUATION" -- 1-BALANCE OF POWER AND IMPERIAL SYSTEM -- 2-NEAR BREAKTHROUGH IN IRAN -- 3-SOVIET PRESSURES ON TURKEY -- 4-THE WINNING HAND-GREECE -- 5-WESTERN EUROPE ON THE BRINK -- PART III-THE IMMEDIATE SETTING -- 1-THE POLITICAL SCENE IN WASHINGTON -- 2-THE CHIEF ACTORS -- PART IV-THE FIFTEEN WEEKS -- 1-A WEEK OF DECISION -- 2-DRAFTING THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE -- 3-THE PUBLIC DEBATE -- 4-THE ACHESON INITIATIVE -- 5-LESSONS OF MOSCOW -- 6-PUBLIC PRESSURES -- 7-THE MARSHALL PLAN -- EPILOGUE-FOREIGN POLICY UNCHAINED -- APPENDIX -- PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN'S ADDRESS BEFORE A JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS, MARCH 12, 1947 -- UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE DEAN G. ACHESON'S ADDRESS BEFORE THE DELTA COUNCIL, CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI, MAY 8, 1947 -- SECRETARY OF STATE GEORGE C. MARSHALL'S ADDRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, JUNE 5, 1947 -- EXCERPTS FROM PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN'S ADDRESS AT A JEFFERSON DAY DINNER IN WASHINGTON, D.C., APRIL 5, 1947 -- EXCERPTS FROM UNDERSECRETARY OF STATE DEAN G. ACHESON'S ADDRESS AT THE COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY, MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, JUNE 15, 1947 -- REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER.

"By the world-renowned seismologist, a surprising history of natural disasters, their impact on our culture, and new ways of thinking about the ones to come Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, volcanoes--these all stem from the same forces that give our planet life. It is only when they exceed our ability to withstand them that they become disasters. Viewed together, these events have shaped our cities and their architecture; elevated leaders and toppled governments; influenced the way we think, feel, fight, unite, and pray. The history of natural disasters is a history of ourselves. In The Big Ones, renowned seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones offers a bracing look at some of our most devastating natural events, whose reverberations we continue to feel today. Spanning from the destruction of Pompeii in AD 79 to the hurricanes of 2017, it considers disaster's role in the formation of our religions; exposes the limits of human memory; and demonstrates the potential of globalization to humanize and heal. With temperatures rising around the world, natural disasters are striking with greater frequency than ever before. More than just history or science, The Big Ones presents a call to action. Natural hazards are inevitable; human catastrophes are not. With this energizing and exhaustively researched book, Dr. Jones offers a look at our past, readying us to face down the Big Ones in our future"--

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Introduction / Dangerous Doubles -- One / The War on Miracles -- Two / Disanalogy -- Three / Conjuring Equivalences -- Four / Counteranalogy -- Five / An Anthropologist among the Spirits -- Six / The Magic of Analogy -- Seven / Meta-Analogy, or, Once More with Meaning -- Conclusion / Regimes of Enchantment -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- List of Appendices -- List of Acronyms -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Downsizing Strikes the Federal Government -- Government Cutbacks and Retrenchment -- Reinventing Government and Downsizing -- What Was Learned -- Literature Review -- Importance of Downsizing Research -- 2 Selecting Downsizing Agencies for Study -- Theoretical Background -- Initial Theoretical Model -- Research Questions and Propositions -- Research Methodology and Setting -- Agency Site Selections

The Psychology of Diversity presents a captivating social-psychological study of diversity, the obstacles confronting it, and the benefits it provides. Goes beyond prejudice and discrimination to discuss the personal and social implications of diversity for both majority and minority group members Considers how historical, political, economic, and societal factors shape the way people think about and respond to diversity Explains why discrimination leads to bias at all levels in society - interpersonal, institutional, cultural, and social Describes proven techniques for improving intergroup relations Examines the brain's impact on bias in clear terms for students with little or no background in neuroscience Includes helpful study tools throughout the text as well as an online instructor's manual.

In her calm, carefully reasoned perspective on place, Andrea Jones focuses on the familiar details of country life balanced by the larger responsibilities that come with living outside an urban boundary. Neither an environmental manifesto nor a prodevelopment defense, Between Urban and Wild operates partly on a practical level, partly on a naturalist's level. Jones reflects on life in two homes in the Colorado Rockies, first in Fourmile Canyon in the foothills west of Boulder, then near Cap Rock Ridge in central Colorado. Whether negotiating territory with a mountain lion, balancing her observations of the predatory nature of pygmy owls against her desire to protect a nest of nuthatches, working to reduce her property's vulnerability to wildfire while staying alert to its inherent risks during fire season, or decoding the distinct personalities of her horses, she advances the tradition of nature writing by acknowledging the effects of sprawl on a beloved landscape. Although not intended as a manual for landowners, Between Urban and Wild nonetheless offers useful and engaging perspectives on the realities of settling and living in a partially wild environment. Throughout her ongoing journey of being home, Jones's close observations of the land and its native inhabitants are paired with the suggestion that even small landholders can act to protect the health of their properties. Her brief meditations capture and honor the subtleties of the natural world while illuminating the importance of working to safeguard it. Probing the contradictions of a lifestyle that burdens the health of the land that she loves, Jones's writing is permeated by her gentle, earnest conviction that living at the urban-wild interface requires us to set aside self-interest, consider compromise, and adjust our expectations and habits-to accommodate our surroundings rather than

1. Data and survey design -- 2. Describing the dynamics of health -- 3. Describing health care costs -- 4. Reporting heterogeneity in health -- 5. Health and lifestyles -- 6. Smoking and mortality -- 7. Health and retirement -- 8. Health and wages -- 9. Modelling the dynamics of health -- 10. Non-response and attrition bias -- 11. Models for count data -- 12. Modelling health care costs.