Short-run monetary growth fluctuations and real economic activity: some implications for monetary targeting

Monetary policy ; Demand for money

Currency substitution: a test of its importance

Money ; Monetary theory

Money, income and currency substitution: evidence from three countries

Monetary theory

The relative impact of monetary and fiscal actions on economic activity: a cross-country comparison

Monetary theory ; Fiscal policy

The Voice of the Homeless Adult Male: Perceptions of Those Who Have Successfully Transitioned to Self-Sufficiency

This study drew out and described the perceptions of 10 men who successfully made the transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Responding to semi-structured openended questions in a one-on-one interview format, participants shared perceptions about their lived-experiences before, during, and after chronic homelessness, and how they navigated the difficult journey to self-sufficiency. The researcher used conventional content analysis to allow the perspectives of participants to emerge from their own words in themes and meaning units. The findings of this study suggest that from participants’ point of view loss of social support due to the death of a parent or spouse, divorce, trauma, substance abuse, physical and mental illness, crime and incarceration are contributing factors to episodes of homelessness. The findings of this study also suggest that obtaining a reliable source of income, personal perseverance, personal faith are important factors related to achieving self-sufficiency. Finally, the findings of this study suggest that coordinated services, the support of trusted individuals, and securing a safe, stable, and encouraging environment provides the needed basis from which to begin the journey out of homelessness

Réplica a Graham Murdock

In this text Smythe defends himself from accusations made by Graham Murdock about his analysis of the deficiencies of Western Marxism in its study of communications (see abstract of last article). The author accuses Murdock of reductionism and Eurocentered tendencies, and defends his own point of view analyzing and answering to every critical assertion made to his work. Finally he suggests the need of questioning and re-examining the European tradition, anchored in class conceptions and hierarchical organizational structures, preconceptions which have caused the blindspots in what has to do with consciousness industry and ideology.En este texto Smythe se defiende de las acusaciones vertidas por Graham Murdock respecto de su análisis sobre las deficiencias del marxismo occidental a la hora de abordar el estudio de las comunicaciones (ver abstract del artículo anterior). El autor acusa asimismo a Murdock de reduccionista y eurocentrista, y defiende su postura anterior analizando y respondiendo a todas y cada una de las críticas planteadas a su trabajo. Por último sugiere la necesidad de cuestionar y reexaminar la tradición europea, anclada en concepciones de clase y estructuras de organización jerárquicas, preconcepciones que precisamente han producido el agujero negro en lo que se refiere a la industria de la conciencia y la ideología

Sampling Rare Populations

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