The Impacts of the Proposed EU-Libya Trade Agreement

The paper provides an overview of the potential social, economic and environmental impacts of an EU-Libya FTA as gauged by the EU-Libya Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA). The main potential benefits to both the EU and Libya from the proposed trade agreement come from closer cooperation in the energy sector rather than from the economy-wide effects of reducing trade barriers. The agreement may also have significant adverse effects that need to be taken into account.EU; EU-Libya FTA; Libya FTA; EU FTA; Libya; Libya trade agreement; EU-Libya trade agreement; Libya trade; SIA; Sustainability Impact Assessment; impact assessment; trade impact assessment; EU SIA; Trade; SIA; Prud'homme; Dan Prud'homme; Dan Prudhomme; Prudhomme; Prud'homme

From Cavendish to PLANCK: Constraining Newton's Gravitational Constant with CMB Temperature and Polarization Anisotropy

We present new constraints on cosmic variations of Newton's gravitational constant by making use of the latest CMB data from WMAP, BOOMERANG, CBI and ACBAR experiments and independent constraints coming from Big Bang Nucleosynthesis. We found that current CMB data provide constraints at the 10% level, that can be improved to 3% by including BBN data. We show that future data expected from the Planck satellite could constrain G at the 1.5% level while an ultimate, cosmic variance limited, CMB experiment could reach a precision of about 0.4%, competitive with current laboratory measurements.Comment: 6 pages, 8 figures, corrected typos, added reference

Cross-Country Differences in Marginal Product of Capital and the Efficient Allocation of the World’s Capital Stock

Since his original publication in 1990, Robert E Lucas Jr’s observation of capital failing to flow between rich and poor countries has stoked debate across international development economics over its theoretical explanation. Since then, economists have sought to rationalize this observation through two explanations: fundamental production structure differences and capital market imperfections. This paper serves to build upon the marginal product of capital (MPK) compositions presented by Caselli and Feyrer (2007) to provide updated and refined data on national accounts. In reassessing cross-country MPK’s, near equalized differentials between rich and poor countries are observed

Corrosion of Aluminum in Alkaline Solutions

Aluminum has been an important member of the metal group since its isolation about 100 years ago. It has sprung into prominence in the commercial field and in household use in the last thirty years. The metal is light, possesses good thermal and electrical conductivity and as an alloy with other metals takes on a surprising degree of strength. The problem of producing aluminum cheaply enough to make it practical has finally been overcome to a great extent. It now remains to be seen just what further uses there are to which this new metal may be put. Aluminum may be hardened and strengthened by addition of other metals but the attack which it suffers from acids and alkalines is a major shortcoming. Many experiments have been carried out to reveal methods by which corrosion o-r aluminum may be minimized. Some of these methods are practical while others are not. However, the problem of coping with the greatest problem in metallurgy appealed to the author to such an extent that he has tended his efforts toward the general information which experimental corrosion may afford. From this information, certain conclusions can be drawn which may be of value in facing the corrosion problem

Accountant and the investor

Professor Custis suggested that I talk on the ethical obligations of the accountant to the investor. The suggestion offered an opportunity to discuss before a sympathetic audience some of those phases of accounting practice which make it, to me, the most attractive of the professions which are closely allied with business; and an opportunity, also, to discuss some questions possessing a broader interest

Evaluating the impact of outdoor orientation on incoming students\u27 perceptions of social norms about alcohol use on campus

Alcohol issues are a concern of colleges and universities (National Institutes of Health, 2008). This study assessed the effects of an outdoor orientation program on the alcohol use and perceptions of program participants. Specifically, 30 outdoor orientation leaders participated in a three-hour training based on the social norms approach (Berkowitz, 2005). A repeated-measures, quasi-experimental design was used to collect data on incoming students\u27 own use and approval of alcohol, and their perceptions of other students\u27 use and approval. Results indicated that untrained leaders were carriers of the misperception of permissive alcohol use (Perkins, 1997) negatively effecting incoming students perceptions. Trained leaders did not reduce participants misperceptions, however misperceptions in these groups did not increase. These results suggest the need for social norms training for outdoor orientation leaders to minimize their potential for spreading misinformation about alcohol use norms on campus. An outdoor orientation training model is presented