Bringing together the proceedings of the 1979 and 1980 annual conferences of the Association of University Teachers of Economics the papers in this volume discuss: the effect of social security on private saving; an analysis of aggregate consumer behaviour; the philosophy and objectives of econometrics and other topics in macroeconomic and econometric analysis.
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David Currie, R Nobay, David Peel
Zusammenfassung
Delay and disruption in the course of construction impacts upon building projects of any scale. Now in its 5th edition Delay and Disruption in Construction Contracts continues to be the pre-eminent guide to these often complex and potentially costly issues and has been cited by the judiciary as a leading textbook in court decisions worldwide, see, for example, Mirant v Ove Arup [2007] EWHC 918 (TCC) at [122] to [135] per the late His Honour Judge Toulmin CMG QC.Whilst covering the manner in which delay and disruption should be considered at each stage of a construction project, from inception to completion and beyond, this book includes:An international team of specialist advisory editors, namely Francis Barber (insurance), Steve Briggs (time), Wolfgang Breyer (civil law), Joe Castellano (North America), David-John Gibbs (BIM), Wendy MacLaughlin (Pacific Rim), Chris Miers (dispute boards), Rob Palles-Clark (money), and Keith PickavanceComparative analysis of the law in this field in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, the United States and in civil law jurisdictionsCommentary upon, and comparison of, standard forms from Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere, including two major new formsNew chapters on adjudication, dispute boards and the civil law dynamicExtensive coverage of Building Information ModellingNew appendices on the SCL Protocol (Julian Bailey) and the choice of delay analysis methodologies (Nuhu Braimah)Updated case law (to December 2014), linked directly to the principles explained in the text, with over 100 helpful "e;Illustrations"e; Bespoke diagrams, which are available for digital download and aid explanation of multi-faceted issues This book addresses delay and disruption in a manner which is practical, useful and academically rigorous. As such, it remains an essential reference for any lawyer, dispute resolver, project manager, architect, engineer, contractor, or academic involved in the construction industry.
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Editors' Introduction. 1. The Effect of Social Security on Saving Martin S. Feldstein 2. Philosophy and Objectives of Econometrics Arnold Zellner 3. Aggregate Consumer Behaviour and Individual Welfare Dale W. Jorgenson, Lawrence J. Lau and Thomas Stoker 4. A Review of Recent Work on Testing for Atuo-Correlation in Dynamic Simultaneous Models T. S Breusch and L. Godfrey Discussion: Denise R. Osborn 5. Estimating Continuous Consumer Equivalence Scales in an Expenditure Model with Labour Supply R. W. Blundell Discussion: A. Ingham 6. Consistent estimation of a Large Generalised Strongly Separable Demand System P. Simmons Discussion: J. E. Spencer 7. On the Structure of the Theory of Monetary Policy Victoria Chick 8. Problems and Resolutions of Problems Concerning The Short Run Demand for Money George A. Akerlof 9. The Role of Economic Policy After the New Classical Macroeconomics Willem H. Buiter Discussion: Sean Holly 10. Investment Grants Michael T. Sumner 11. The Roots of British Sickness Samuel Brittan 12. Public Sector Behaviour: The Status of the Political Business Cycle James E. Alt and K. Alec Chrystal Discussion: Kerry Schott 13. Portfolio Selection in Practice W. B. Reddaway 14. Verdoorn's Law - the Externalities Hypothesis and Economic Grwoth in the UK M. Chatterji and M. Wickens Discussion: N. Kaldor 15. The Wage Equation and Rational Expectations Patrick Minford and Michael Brech 16. A Multivariate Approach to Data Analysis John Matatko and David G. Mayes