De aëre discursus physiologicus, in thesi & antithesi adornatus

Dedikaatio: Christiernus Karplan, Matthias Iser, Bernhardus Ricardi, Nicolaus Alanus, Johannes Miltopaeus, Johannes Kanckel, Henricus Tålpo.

De aëre (1748)

Invokaatio: D.A.

Inter innumera immensae, bonitatis divinae beneficia, ..

Arkit: )(2. - )(2 verso tyhjä.

The debt crisis: a re-appraisal

The 1980s' debt crisis is a landmark in developing economies' growth and stabilization. According to the most quoted empirical articles, external shocks and vicissitudes gave rise to crisis just because of delays in stabilization policies, engendered by internal conflicts and institutional immaturity. I review some of these papers, and find out some problems - in the measurement of shocks and foreign indebtedness, namely - whose corrections lead to opposite results: external shocks and foreign indebtedness explain that crisis regardless of domestic policies. At the same time, the strong correlation of income distribution to terms of trade changes and foreign indebtedness suggest that inequality may have contributed differently to that crisis: either through an economic channel, or through a political channel based on delays in reforms.

Inter-jurisdictional fiscal competition: a review of the literature and policy recommendations

This paper surveys the literature on fiscal competition. We consider tax and expenditure competition in a more general set up where different jurisdictions within a federation may compete in the provision of public goods in order to attract some residents (Tiebout, 1956) and expel others (Brueckner, 1999); and/or for business. We address the vast literature on welfare gains or losses of these types of competition. Then, we discuss the empirical evidence, focusing on estimates of the sensitiveness of production factors to tax differentials and on the importance of the strategic interdependence among jurisdictions. We combine econometric studies with some case studies. Last we discuss the design of mechanisms to cope with fiscal competition, especially under a more global environment where factors become more mobile.

Business process re-engineering -menetelmät myyntiprosessin tehokkuuden parantamisessa (Case-yritys)

Tämän Pro Gradu-tutkielman tavoite on tutkia Business Process Re-engineering menetelmiä myyntiprosessien tehostamisessa. Tutkimuksen teoreettinen viiteke-hys rakentuu myynninjohtamisen, myyntiprosessien ja Business Process Mana-gementin ja Business Process Re-enineeringin ympärille. IT-järjestelmät ovat myös oleellinen osa-alue tutkimuksen kannalta ja niiden osuutta kuvataan niin myyntiprosesseissa kuin Business Process Re-engineering -menetelmien yhtey-dessä. Tutkielmassa perehdytään aikaisempaan tutkimusmateriaaliin ja akateemiseen kirjallisuuteen yllämainituilla osa-alueilla. Tavoitteena on löytää aikaisempia tutki-muksia myyntiprosessien tehostamisesta ja BPR:n roolista näissä tapauksissa. Myös myynninjohtamisen vaikutusta tehokkaaseen myyntiprosessiin tutkitaan, kuten myös IT-järjestelmien erilaisia rooleja tehokkaissa myyntiprosesseissa. Tutkielman empiirinen osio on kvalitatiivinen Case-tutkimus eräässä rahoitusalan yrityksessä. Tutkimus tehdään haastattelemalla myyntihenkilöstöä ja esimiehiä. Lisäksi analysoidaan yrityksen myyntiprosessiin liittyvää muuta materiaalia. Case-tutkimuksen tuloksia peilataan aiempaan akateemiseen tutkimukseen ja tuloksista pyritään löytämään ratkaisuja, miten BPR -menetelmillä voidaan tehostaa yrityksen myyntiprosessia.

Did ISI fail and is neoliberalism the answer for Latin America? Re-assessing common wisdom regarding economic policies in the region

The second phase of Import Substituting Industrialization, commonly known as ISI2, involved the move in Latin America to "heavy" industrialization, from around 1950-80. This period of economic history has been reviled on both the Left and the Right as being one of either heightened dependency or one demonstrating the clear failure of state intervention in the economy. In this research note, a basic statistical analysis is used to back up other descriptive claims that the ISI2 period was rather one of mixed success, with macroeconomic volatility accompanying great progress in GDP and manufacturing growth. In a sense, the ISI2 period succeeded in industrializing the large economies of the period, and contrasts favorably with the record of the succeeding paradigm of neoliberalism. This research note seeks to raise questions about the way we look at the historical period of ISI2, and suggests that a more open-minded perspective could lead to a more effective and sustainable political economy paradigm for the region in the future.

(Re)descrevendo Foucault: com Rorty, contra Rorty

O artigo propõe uma interlocução entre o filósofo francês Michel Foucault e o filósofo norte-americano Richard Rorty. Apresenta a descrição que Rorty realizou do colega francês. Analisa essa leitura e oferece, a partir do próprio Foucault, uma interpretação alternativa, que aponta para algumas imprecisões cometidas por Rorty, em sua interpretação. Conclui com um comentário sobre a conversação proposta.

Carte réduite des mers du Nord: pour servir aux vaisseaux du roy

0-meridiaanit: Ferro, Teneriffa, Cap Lezard, London, Paris.

Carte réduite des mers du Nord, pour servir à l'Histoire générale des voyages

0-meridiaani: Pariisi. - Koordinaattit: W65°-E45°, N79°-48°.

Le sapientissime et caritative ammonitioni et essortationi del christianissimo Re di Francia et di Polonia , fatte alli contumaci sudditi suoi nella entrata del potentissimo regno suo di Francia

[Acte royal. 1574-09-10. Lyon]