Consumer Advisory Bulletin, Paper or Plastic? Gift Certificates & Gift Cards, February 2013

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EC44-5-116 Christmas at Wartime

Should we celebrate Christmas during war times? Why not? Does it help the heartache to sit glumly in the corner and moan? Will this help one or will it help the boy or girl in the service of his or her country? In these war times with all their bad influences and horrible happenings we need to keep up at home every type of mellowing influence and to search out all the inspirational ideals available. It's fun to make gifts. Much of the joy of Christmas comes in the anticipation and preparation. The making of gifts adds personal touch for both the giver and the one who receives the remembrance. The suggestions given in this circular have been chosen for their timeliness of materials available and usefulness. This publication was donated in the memory of Patricia Clare Bennett Meyer by her children.

Do market conditions affect gift exchange? Evidence from experimental markets with excess supply and excess demand

We study whether people's behavior in unbalanced gift exchange markets with repeated interaction are affected by whether they are on the excess supply side or the excess demand side of the market. Our analysis is based on the comparison of behavior between two types of experimental gift exchange markets, which vary only with respect to whether first or second movers are on the long side of the market. The direction of market imbalance could influence subjects' behavior, as second movers (workers) might react differently to favorable actions by first movers (firms) in the two cases. While our data show strong deviations from the standard game-theoretic prediction, we find mainly secondary treatment effects. Wage offers are not higher when there is an excess supply of firms, and workers do not respond more favorably to a given wage when there is an excess supply of labor. The state of competition does not appear to have strong effects in our data. We also present data from single-period sessions that show substantial gift exchange even without repeated interactions.

El Grupo Interuniversitario de Física Teórica (GIFT) : Génesis y desarrollo histórico (1968-1976)

Este trabajo estudia el caso de la Física Teórica de Altas Energías (FTAE) en España durante la dictadura de Franco. El trabajo analiza la creación de un grupo de investigación, el GIFT, además de la relación entre ciencia y política, las estrategias para organizarse, obtener recursos y desarrollarse, el problema de la tradición en ciencia y la influencia internacional en el caso de la FTAE. Desde el punto de vista metodológico, una parte fundamental del trabajo ha consistido en la recopilación y creación de fuentes históricas y material de archivo, dentro del proyecto del Servei d'Arxius de Ciència.

Percepció socioambiental del present i el futur del sector ramader a Esterri de Cardós

En aquest projecte s’ha realitzat una diagnosi socioambiental de la ramaderia en el municipi d’Esterri de Cardós, situat a la comarca del Pallars Sobirà, i que es troba dins dels límits del Parc Natural de l’Alt Pirineu. Dins del seu àmbit és un municipi peculiar degut a la quantitat de ramaders, set, i a la mitjana d’edat, que és força jove. La situació actual del sector és complicada atès el poc benefici que generen les explotacions, ja que els costos de manteniment són cada vegada més grans i els ingressos no augmenten en la mateixa proporció. És per això que des de fa uns anys els ajuts econòmics han esdevingut un factor clau per mantenir el sector. La seva continuïtat depèn de, entre altres coses, la dedicació en el sector de les generacions futures i ara per ara sembla que aquestes es decanten cada vegada més per altres tipus d’ocupacions. És per això que han de treballar totes les parts conjuntament per poder solucionar aquesta situació i que no esdevingui un problema insalvable en els pròxims anys.

Is the Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax incompatible with the free movement of workers and capital?: The reasoned opinion of the EU Commission IP/10/513

The aim of my speech is answering to the question if the Spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax is incompatible with the free movement of workers and capital. We are going to pay special attention to the European Commission’s request to Spain to change its Inheritance and Gift Tax provisions for Non-Residents or Assets held abroad. In order to answer to the question mentioned above five points will be explained. At first place I am going to describe the infrengement procedure established in the Article 258 that the EU Commission can follow when a Member State doesn’t comply with Community Law. At second place, we are going to explain what is the content of the EU Commission delivered on 5th of may 2010 regarding the spanish Inheritance and Gift Tax. Then, we will analise what establishes the Community Law regarding the freedom of workers and capital and how they are understood by the EU Court of Justice in similar cases. Finally, we are going to provide possible amendments that Spain could undertake.

Review of Current Policy for the Retention of Newborn Screening Cards

Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health requested the Health Service Executive to review the policy regarding the retention and disposal of Newborn Screening Cards (NSCs). The NSCs are an integral component of the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Programme (NNBSP). The Minister had received representations concerning the archived NSCs stored by the National Newborn Bloodspot Screening Laboratory (NNBSL) at the Childrenâ?Ts University Hospital, Temple Street (CUH, T/S).   Click here to download PDF 146kb

Gift of Peace of Mind-The For yourself For your Family,

The purpose of this booklet is to educate the public about advance directives. By doing so, we hope to increase the use of advance directives, as well as the quality and accuracy of the documents themselves. The reader is led through a series of steps that ultimately lead to filling out the advance directive documents in an informed manner.

Gift of Peace of Mind-The For yourself For your Family, 2000, Large Print Edition

The purpose of this booklet is to educate the public about advance directives. By doing so, we hope to increase the use of advance directives, as well as the quality and accuracy of the documents themselves. The reader is led through a series of steps that ultimately lead to filling out the advance directive documents in an informed manner.

Gift of Peace of Mind, 2000, Addendum

Addendum to Gift of Peace of Mind brochure.

Altruism, Equity, and Reciprocity in a Gift-Exchange Experiment: An Encompassing Approach

Considerable experimental evidence suggests that non-pecuniary motives must be addressed when modeling behavior in economic contexts. Recent models of non-pecuniary motives can be classified as either altruism- based, equity-based, or reciprocity-based. We estimate and compare leading approaches in these categories, using experimental data. We then offer a flexible approach that nests the above three approaches, thereby allowing for nested hypothesis testing and for determining the relative strength of each of the competing theories. In addition, the encompassing approach provides a functional form for utility in different settings without the restrictive nature of the approaches nested within it. Using this flexible form for nested tests, we find that intentional reciprocity, distributive concerns, and altruistic considerations all play a significant role in players' decisions.