A MacroeconomicPerspective on theEquivalence of Taxes Paidby Employers andEmployees

Conventional wisdom states that the statutory split of payroll taxa- tion between firms and workers is of no macroeconomic relevance, because the tax incidence is fully determined by the market structure. This pa- per breaks with this view by establishing a theoretical link between the statutory split and the average volatility of prices and wages. It is shown that shifting taxation towards workers significantly reduces the volatility in nominal variables without entailing long-run redistribution. The gain in stability of prices and wages reduces ineficiencies in the equilibrium allocation of the stochastic model and thereby reduces welfare costs of business cycle fructuations. In a standard DSGE model, welfare costs un- der the full taxation of firms are 11.25% larger than under the full taxation of workers

CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline

The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008 (available January 2009). Frank, Thomas Edward. Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church, Nashville: Abingdon, 2006.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3707/thumbnail.jp

ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS, GENES, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN AT-RISK ADULTS

Psychosocial stressors have a significant adverse impact on cardiovascular health. While better medical treatments and increased emphasis on healthy lifestyle have improved cardiovascular health for many in the United States over the past 50 years, there are persistent inequities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates, with the highest rates among populations burdened by chronic exposure to psychosocial stressors such as discrimination and anxiety, among others. Genetic factors may interact with these stressors further influencing the rates of CVD in these populations. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine associations among psychosocial stressors and other CVD risk factors, and the influence of genetic variations on these associations in populations burdened with significant cardiovascular health inequities. Specific aims of this dissertation were to: (1) systematically review instruments measuring ethnic discrimination in Hispanic populations; (2) examine the association between psychosocial stressors and other CVD risk factors in adults with a high burden of health disparities who are at-risk for CVD; and (3) explore the moderation effect of genetic variants on the relationships between psychosocial stressors and CVD risk factors. This dissertation includes three original manuscripts. The first specific aim was addressed by the first paper which is a systematic review of psychometrically tested instruments used to measure ethnic discrimination is Hispanic adults. Six instruments were reviewed. Of these, the “Experiences of Discrimination” instrument, available in both English and Spanish, was a valid and reliable instrument that provided the most concise measure of lifetime experiences of ethnic discrimination in Hispanic adults. Specific aims two and three were addressed by the second and third papers. The second paper was a secondary analysis of data examining the association between anxiety and inflammation, and the moderation of this relationship by single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with systemic inflammation, including rs1205, rs1800797, and rs4129267, located on the CRP gene, IL-6 gene, and IL-6R gene, respectively. Findings revealed that only the IL-6R SNP, rs4129267, moderated the association between anxiety and inflammation. In the final paper, results are reported from a study conducted to assess whether experiences of ethnic discrimination predict depressive symptoms in Hispanic adults, and to examine if a SNP on the COMT (catechol-o-methyltransferase) gene moderated this relationship. Results revealed that experiences of ethnic discrimination and COMT genotype are independently associated with increased depressive symptoms. The findings from the studies conducted for this dissertation suggest that addressing psychosocial stressors such as experiences of discrimination and anxiety is critical to cardiovascular health promotion. Further, the results provide preliminary evidence of moderating effects of genetic variants on associations between psychosocial stressors and CVD risk. These findings fill an important gap in the body of knowledge related to CVD inequities in populations burdened by psychosocial stressors. Further research is needed to better understand the effects of such stressors as experiences of discrimination on CVD and genetic variants explore the unique experiences of these populations which may affect their CVD risk, as well as exploration into how best integrate genetics into CVD prevention efforts to maximize the impact of interventions

MM 602 Mentored Ministry: Mentored Ministry Experience in a Cross-Cultural Ministry Setting

Course Objectives • To help students feel comfortable in ministering to individuals who are significantly different from themselves, and to grasp a wider understanding of the nature of the Church in the world. • For each student to appreciate the role of personal spiritual development for ministry leaders, and to intentionally examine areas in her or his life with Christ that need to be expanded. • To gain skills in problem solving through the use of simplified case studies; using them as tools for finding key issues involved in case study situations.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3529/thumbnail.jp

Understanding the relationship between Asbury Theological Seminary and its alumni metacommunity

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PR 501 Communication As Christian Rhetoric

Holy Bible. (NRSV Preferred) Berger, Daniel R. Speaking the Truth in Love: Christian Public Rhetoric. (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2007). ISBN: 15-563-51-186 Luntz, Frank. Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear. (New York: Hyperion, 2007). ISBN: 978-1-4013-0929-9 Pieper, Josef. Abuse of Language – Abuse of Power. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1992). ISBN: 08-987-03-62X 1 VHS Tape or a DVD-R for recording your speeches. If you record to a DVD you will need to stay after class to finalize it. Finalizing the DVD allows you to view it on other DVD players. This process takes 5 – 10 minutes per speech.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1186/thumbnail.jp

The Development of China\u27s Environmental Diplomacy

Over the past decade, activities in the area of international environmental diplomacy have increased. China in particular has increased its efforts to help the global environmental situation, in conjunction with its role as a leader among the rest of the developing world. This essay examines China\u27s historical environmental situation, and presents some of the factors that have influenced, and will continue to motivate, China\u27s environmental decision making