ANALISIS FAKTOR TINGKATAN PRODUK DALAM KEPUTUSAN MEMILIH JASA PENDIDIKAN DI BUSINESS TRAINING CENTER (BTC) MALANG

Keywords: Depth of product\ud This research is a type of survey research with the title "Analysis Depth Factors In Decision Choosing Products Education Services at Business Training Center (BTC) Malang".\ud The purpose of this study is the first, to determine the factors that influence the product level in the decision to choose education services at Business Training Center (BTC) Malang. Second, to determine the factors that most influence the product level in the decision to choose education services at Business Training Center (BTC) Malang.\ud The hypothesis in this study is the first, alleged that the factors influencing the product level in the decision to choose education services at Business Training Center (BTC) Malang. Second, alleged that the levels of potential products (potential product) the most influence in the decision to choose education services at Business Training Center (BTC) Malang.\ud The analytical tool used is that factor analysis is an analysis tool that serves to summarize many variables into several factors.\ud From the results of the study with 19 variables included in the study reduced to 6 factors: first with a total value of 26.696% variance and eigenvalue of 5.072, the second factor variants with a total value amounting to 8.917% and an eigenvalue of 1.694, the third factor with a total value variance of 8.455% and an eigenvalue of 1.606. The fourth factor variants with a total value amounting to 8.211% and an eigenvalue of 1.560. Factors fifth with a total value of the variant of 6.845% and an eigenvalue of 1.301 and sixth factor variants with a total value amounting to 6.583% and an eigenvalue of 1.251. From the value of this factor, the first hypothesis is accepted.\ud Of some value above the highest value on the factor eigenvalue is the main benefit (core benefits) that concluded that the main benefit factor (core benefit) is a major factor in the decision of selecting students viewed educational services at the Business Training Center (BTC), Malang, the second hypothesis rejected

Effect of Change in Apportionment Formula on Georgia Corporate Tax Liability - Brief

The purpose of this brief is to identify the number and characteristics of corporations that are expected to benefit from the switch to a single-factor apportionment formula and the number and characteristics of those that are not. FRC Brief 20

Pension Design when Fertility Fluctuates: The Role of Capital Mobility and Education Financing

This study compares alternative designs of an unfunded pension system. Convex combinations between a fixed contribution rate and a fixed benefit rate are considered. The objective is to maximize the expected ex-ante welfare under stochastic fertility. The model is a three-period CGE framework where the design of the education system and effects on factor prices are accounted for. The effects on factor prices depend on the degree of capital mobility. For low degrees of capital mobility it is optimal to have a fixed benefit rate in the pension system. But for the small open economy, a fixed contribution rate is optimal if the education system has a fixed benefit rate. This design of education and pension systems assures that individuals in the small open economy are unaffected by fertility fluctuations.pension schemes, demography, social security, education, fertility

Sparse Exploratory Factor Analysis

Sparse principal component analysis is a very active research area in the last decade. It produces component loadings with many zero entries which facilitates their interpretation and helps avoid redundant variables. The classic factor analysis is another popular dimension reduction technique which shares similar interpretation problems and could greatly benefit from sparse solutions. Unfortunately, there are very few works considering sparse versions of the classic factor analysis. Our goal is to contribute further in this direction. We revisit the most popular procedures for exploratory factor analysis, maximum likelihood and least squares. Sparse factor loadings are obtained for them by, first, adopting a special reparameterization and, second, by introducing additional [Formula: see text]-norm penalties into the standard factor analysis problems. As a result, we propose sparse versions of the major factor analysis procedures. We illustrate the developed algorithms on well-known psychometric problems. Our sparse solutions are critically compared to ones obtained by other existing methods

Export Growth and Factor Market Competition: Theory and Evidence

Empirical evidence suggests that sectoral export growth decreases exporters' survival probability, whereas non-exporters are unaffected. Models with firm heterogeneity in total factor productivity predict the opposite. To solve this puzzle, we develop a two-factor framework where firms differ in factor shares. In this model, export growth increases competition for the factor used intensively by exporters, eliminating some of them, while non-exporters benefit. Our empirical analysis shows that the forces highlighted in the model drive the firm selection experienced by the Chilean manufacturing sector, suggesting that heterogeneity in factor shares is crucial to understand how firms react to trade liberalization.Firm Dynamics, Two-factor Trade Model, Firm Heterogeneity in Factor Input Shares, Chile, Manufacturing Industry

Export Growth and Factor Market Competition: Theory and Evidence

Empirical evidence suggests that sectoral export growth decreases exporters\' survival probability, whereas non{exporters are unaffected. Models with firm heterogeneity in total factor productivity predict the opposite. To solve this puzzle, we develop a two-factor framework where firms differ in factor shares. In this model, export growth increases competition for the factor used intensively by exporters, eliminating some of them, while non-exporters benefit. Our empirical analysis shows that the forces highlighted in the model drive the firm selection experienced by the Chilean manufacturing sector, suggesting that heterogeneity in factor shares is crucial to understand how firms react to trade liberalization.Firm Dynamics, Two-Factor Trade Model, Firm Heterogeneity in Factor Shares, Chile, Manufacturing Industry

How to make a Defined Benefit System Sustainable: The Sustainability Factor in the German Benefit Indexation Formula

Two years after the "Riester reform" the German public pension system is once again in need of reform. The demographic and labor market assumptions underpinning the Riester reform have proved to be unrealistic. An important target of current reform attempts is the formula that annually re-adjusts the benefits for all pensioners, the benefit indexation formula. Modifications of this formula can considerably ease the financial pressure of pensions on labor since this formula impacts existing pensioners as well as new retirees. This paper presents and examines the implications of possible alternatives to the current benefit indexation formula. In particular, we examine the self-stabilizing effect of the "sustainability factor" which aims at achieving more long-run stability and intergenerational equity in the pension system by linking annual benefit changes to the so-called system dependency ratio, the ratio of beneficiaries to contributors.