371 research outputs found
1971: Economic Outlook and Uncertainties
macroeconomics, economic outlook, 1971
Consumer Durable Spending: Explanation and Prediction
macroeconomics, consumer spending
From Single-thread to Multithreaded: An Efficient Static Analysis Algorithm
A great variety of static analyses that compute safety properties of
single-thread programs have now been developed. This paper presents a
systematic method to extend a class of such static analyses, so that they
handle programs with multiple POSIX-style threads. Starting from a pragmatic
operational semantics, we build a denotational semantics that expresses
reasoning a la assume-guarantee. The final algorithm is then derived by
abstract interpretation. It analyses each thread in turn, propagating
interferences between threads, in addition to other semantic information. The
combinatorial explosion, ensued from the explicit consideration of all
interleavings, is thus avoided. The worst case complexity is only increased by
a factor n compared to the single-thread case, where n is the number of
instructions in the program. We have implemented prototype tools, demonstrating
the practicality of the approach
The Psychology of Nuclear Proliferation: Identity, Emotions, and Foreign Policy
The University Archives has determined that this item is of continuing value to OSU's history.In this book, Hymans explores why few states have acquired nuclear weapons even though dozens have long been capable of doing so. He finds that the key to this surprising historical pattern lies not in externally imposed constraints, but in state leaders’ conceptions of the national identity.Ohio State University. Mershon Center for International Security StudiesEvent webpage, streaming video, event photo
The Measurement and Determination of Loanable-Funds Saving
macroeconomics, saving, capital formation, interest
Outlawing The Use Of Refugees As Tools Of Foreign Policy
Assume that you are the dictator of a small country adjacent to a prosperous first world nation. You have little interaction with this nation because it objects to the manner in which you maintain control of the dissidents in your country. However, there are internal policies of the prosperous nation that, if changed, could bring an economic windfall to your country
On the Use of Leading Indicators to Predict Cyclical Turning Points
macroeconomics, cyclical turning points
Proscribiendo El Uso De Refugiados Como Instrumentos De La Politica Extranjera
Presuma que usted es el dictador de un pais pequefio adyacente a una naci6n pr6spera e industrializada. Usted tiene poca interacci6n con esta naci6n porque objeta a la manera en que usted mantiene control de los disidentes en su pafs. Pero hay politicas internas de la naci6n pr6spera que, si cambiadas, pueden traer un beneficio econ6mico a su pais
Do Too Many Chefs Really Spoil the Broth? The European Commission, Bureaucratic Politics and European Integration, CES Germany & Europe Working Papers, No. 09.2, 5 August 1999
There is a puzzling, little-remarked contradiction in scholarly views of the European Commission. On
the one hand, the Commission is seen as the maestro of European integration, gently but persistently
guiding both governments and firms toward Brussels. On the other hand, the Commission is portrayed
as a headless bunch of bickering fiefdoms who can hardly be bothered by anything but their own inÂ
ternecine turf wars. The reason these very different views of the same institution have so seldom come
into conflict is quite apparent: EU studies has a set of relatively autonomous and poorly integrated subÂ
fields that work at different levels of analysis. Those scholars holding the "heroic" view of the ComÂ
mission are generally focused on the contest between national and supranational levels that characterÂ
ized the 1992 program and subsequent major steps toward European integration. By contrast, those
scholars with the "bureaucratic politics" view are generally authors of case studies or legislative hisÂ
tories of individual EU directives or decisions. However, the fact that these twO images of the CommisÂ
sion are often two ships passing in the night hardly implies that there is no dispute. Clearly both views
cannot be right; but then, how can we explain the significant support each enjoys from the empirical
record? The CommiSSion, perhaps the single most important supranational body in the world, certainly
deserves better than the schizophrenic interpretation the EU studies community has given it. In this
paper, I aim to make a contribution toward the unraveling of this paradox.
In brief, the argument I make is as follows: the European Commission can be effective in pursuit of its
broad integration goals in spite of, and even because of, its internal divisions. The folk wisdom that too
many chefs spoil the broth may often be true, but it need not always be so.
The paper is organized as follows. 1 begin with an elaboration of the theoretical position briefly outÂ
lined above. 1 then tum to a case study from the major Commission efforts to restructure the computer
industry in the context of its 1992 program. The computer sector does not merely provide interesting,
random illustrations of the hypothesis 1 have advanced. Rather, as Wayne Sandholtz and John Zysman
have stressed, the Commission's efforts on informatics formed one of the most crucial parts of the enÂ
tire 1992 program, and so the Commission's success in "Europeanizing" these issues had significant
ripple effects across the entire European political economy. I conclude with some thoughts on the folÂ
lowing question: now that the Commission has succeeded in bringing the world to its doorstep, does its
bureaucratic division still serve a useful purpose
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