The Representation of the Poor in American Society: A Subjective Estimate of the Prospects of Democracy

In this paper we investigate stability and inter-action measures for interconnected systems that have beenproduced by decomposing a large-scale linear system into aset of lower order subsystems connected in feedback. We beginby analyzing the requirements for asymptotic stability throughgeneralized dissipation inequalities and storage functions. Usingthis insight we then describe various metrics based on a system’senergy dissipation to determine how strongly the subsystemsinteract with each other. From these metrics a decompositionalgorithm is described.QC 20120206</p

Review of \u3ci\u3eWaterloo and Trafalgar\u3c/i\u3e by Olivier Tallec

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Review of \u3ci\u3eThe Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore\u3c/i\u3e by William Joyce

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Review of \u3ci\u3eThe Kindhearted Crocodile\u3c/i\u3e by Lucia Panzieri

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Review of \u3ci\u3eThe Dark\u3c/i\u3e by Lemony Snicket

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Review of \u3ci\u3eOn a Beam of Light:a Story of Albert Einstein\u3c/i\u3e by Jennifer Berne

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CARICOM Bilateral Trade: A Preliminary Analysis Using the Gravity Model

This paper investigates the determinants of intra-CARICOM bilateral trade and the CARICOM member's trade with the North American and European countries using the gravity model. Seventeen annual cross-sections are estimated for the period 1980 through 1996. Overall, the empirical results indicate that the gravity model has considerable potential to explain intra-CARICOM bilateral trade as well as trade between CARICOM members and non-members. The evidence suggests that both the importer's GDP per capita and the exporter's GDP per capita exert strong positive effects on CARICOM trade levels. Since these effects are found to be statistically the same, we conclude that the gravity model is symmetric with respect to GDP per capita. Further, sharing a common language, colonial ties, or membership in the CARICOM all significantly contribute to larger volumes of bilateral trade, while geographic distance has the opposite effect. Both the exporting and the importing countries' populations have a positive effect on trade levels, indicating that larger economies have a wider production base and thus export and import more than would smaller economies.Caribbean economies, CARICOM, FTAA, gravity model, regional integration, International Relations/Trade,