Despite the fact that Rubber is one of the world's major commodities, surprispingly little has been written about hte the subject. First published in 1994, The World Rubber Industry seeks to redress this deficiency. It presents information in a clear and accessible manner, with numerous tables and illustrations, and an extensive glossary. This is a comprehensive and definitive analysis of one of the world's major and most essential commodities.
Unlike uncertain dynamical systems in physical sciences where models for prediction are somewhat given to us by physical laws, uncertain dynamical systems in economics need statistical models. In this context, modeling and optimization surface as basic ingredients for fruitful applications. This volume concentrates on the current methodology of copulas and maximum entropy optimization. This volume contains main research presentations at the Sixth International Conference of the Thailand Econometrics Society held at the Faculty of Economics, Chiang Mai University, Thailand, during January 10-11, 2013. It consists of keynote addresses, theoretical and applied contributions. These contributions to Econometrics are somewhat centered around the theme of Copulas and Maximum Entropy Econometrics. The method of copulas is applied to a variety of economic problems where multivariate model building and correlation analysis are needed. As for the art of choosing copulas in practical problems, the principle of maximum entropy surfaces as a potential way to do so. The state-of-the-art of Maximum Entropy Econometrics is presented in the first keynote address, while the second keynote address focusses on testing stationarity in economic time series data.
As part of a study of characteristics of the poor and the ultra-poor at nutritional risks, this paper reviews the evidence on participation rates, duration of work, and rewards per period worked - both as they interact to form average labor income and as they vary in time and space. Labor markets impose interlocking and cumulative disadvantage on the poor: crude participation rates are reduced by high dependency ratios, illness, and other factors; as the poor increasingly rely on wage income, labor duration is cut by unemployment; and wage rates are kept low for the poor by lack of skills, of mobility, and of good health. These disadvantages interact, and fluctuations in participation rates, in employment, and in wage rates are positively correlated and worse for the poor. Other features over-represented among the poor are also correlated with lower participation rates, labor duration, and/or employment. The evidence indicates that redistribution of access to physical and human assets may be needed to enable poor people to compete fairly, even in perfect labor markets.
This book gathers selected high-quality research papers presented at International Conference on Mobile Computing and Sustainable Informatics (ICMCSI 2022) organized by Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, during January 11–12, 2023. The book discusses recent developments in mobile communication technologies ranging from mobile edge computing devices to personalized, embedded, and sustainable applications. The book covers vital topics like mobile networks, computing models, algorithms, sustainable models, and advanced informatics that support the symbiosis of mobile computing and sustainable informatics.
