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Connecting GRBs and galaxies: the probability of chance coincidence

open access: yes, 2010
Studies of GRB host galaxies are crucial to understanding GRBs. However, since they are identified by the superposition in the plane of the sky of a GRB afterglow and a galaxy there is always a possibility that an association represents a chance ...
Bailyn, Charles D., Cobb, Bethany E.
core   +1 more source

A comparison of thermal drones and camera trap population estimates for Sitka black‐tailed deer in Alaska

open access: yesWildlife Biology, EarlyView.
One of the most difficult challenges for wildlife managers is reliably estimating wildlife populations. Camera traps combined with spatial capture–recapture (SCR) models are a popular tool for population estimation. They have limitations, however, including long data processing times.
Shannon P. Finnegan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Econometric Analysis of a Production Function for New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yes
Using the capital stock series recently released by Statistics New Zealand, two approaches have been employed to estimate a production function. The first approach is based on the estimation of a constant elasticity of substitution (CES) production ...
Kam Leong Szeto
core  

A Test for the Cobb Douglas Production Function in Manufacturing Sector: The Case of Bangladesh

open access: yes, 2016
The manufacturing sector has been a major driver of GDP growth in Bangladesh. The sector recorded an impressive average annual growth during last a couple of decades.
S. Husain, M. Islam
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Great (Retirement) Expectations: A Review of Retirement Income Policy and Changes to Expected and Preferred Retirement Age of Australian Workers

open access: yesAustralian Economic Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Research Question/Issue Retirement age expectations and preferences are shaped by individual, social, and government policy influences. Our paper reviews major policy changes in the Australian Retirement Income System over the past two decades and documents changes in Australian workers' expected and preferred retirement age. Research Findings/
Paul Gerrans   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the matching function Cobb-Douglas? [PDF]

open access: yes
We study the theoretical properties that particular matching functions must satisfy to represent a frictional labor market within a general equilibrium random matching model.
Ausias Ribo1 (Universitat de Barcelona)   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Environmental Total Factor Productivity and the Cost‐Effectiveness of GHG Emission Reduction: The Case of Crop Production in China

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's diversified agricultural policies have effectively improved both the yield and environmental performance of the crop sector. Quantifying productivity trends and their drivers is key to formulating strategies for high‐quality and low‐carbon crop development.
Yang Liu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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