1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996387823403316

Autore

R. B <1632?-1725?>

Titolo

The general history of earthquakes [[electronic resource] ] : being an account of the most remarkable and tremendous earthquakes that have happened in divers parts of the world, from the creation to this time, as they are recorded by sacred and common authors, and perticularly those lately in Naples, Smyrna, Jamaica and Sicily : with a description of the famous burning mount, Ætna, in that island, and relation of the several dreadful conflagrations and fiery irruptions thereof for many ages : likewise the natural and material causes of earthquakes, with the usual signs and prognosticks of their approach, and the consequents and effects that have followed several of them / / by R.B

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1694

Descrizione fisica

[4], 176, [12] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill

Soggetti

Earthquakes

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Advertisement: p. [1]-[12] at end.

Imperfect: print show-through.

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0014



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910969246303321

Titolo

Financial aspects of the United States pension system / / edited by Zvi Bodie and John B. Shoven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago  Press, c1983

ISBN

9786611430771

9781281430779

1281430773

9780226062891

0226062899

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (466 p.)

Collana

A National Bureau of Economic Research project report

Altri autori (Persone)

BodieZvi

ShovenJohn B

Disciplina

332.6/7254

332.67254

Soggetti

Old age pensions - United States

Pension trusts - United States

Old age pensions - United States - Finance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Relation of the Directors to the Work and Publications of the National Bureau of Economic Research -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Who Owns the Assets in a Defined-Benefit Pension Plan? -- 2. Economic Implications of ERISA -- 3. Pensions as Severance Pay -- 4. Optimal Funding and Asset Allocation Rules for Defined-Benefit Pension Plans -- 5. Pension Funding, Pension Asset Allocation, and Corporate Finance: Evidence from Individual Company Data -- 6. Investing for the Short and the Long Term -- 7. Pension Funding Decisions, Interest Rate Assumptions, and Share Prices -- 8. Should Private Pensions Be Indexed? -- 9. Observations on the Indexation of Old Age Pensions -- 10. On Consumption Indexed Public Pension Plans -- 11. Retirement Annuity Design in an Inflationary Climate -- 12. On the Role of Social Security as a Means for Efficient Risk Sharing in an Economy Where Human Capital Is Not Tradable -- 13. The Economic Status of the Elderly -- 14.



Portfolio Composition and Pension Wealth: An Econometric Study -- Contributors -- Author Index -- Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides valuable information and analysis to managers, policymakers, and investment counselors in the rapidly expanding field of pension funding. American workers, too, need answers and insights on how to invest their money and plan for their retirement. fifteen of America's leading financial analysts address such pressing questions as -What is the current financial status of the elderly, and how vulnerable are they to inflation? -What is the impact of inflation on the private pension system, and what are the effects of alternative indexing schemes? -What roles can the social security system play in the provision of retirement income? -What is the effect of the tax code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) on corporate pension policy? -How well funded are corporate pension plans, and is a firm's unfunded pension liability fully reflected in the market value of its common stock? Many of the conclusions these experts reach contradict and challenge popular views, thus providing fertile ground for innovation in pension planning.

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910961443403321

Autore

St. John Edward P

Titolo

Pathways to academic success in higher education : expanding opportunity for underrepresented students using state databases and action inquiry / / Edward P. St. John, Glenda D. Musoba

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY, : Routledge, 2010

ISBN

1-136-96456-8

1-136-96457-6

1-282-65970-7

9786612659706

0-203-85075-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MasobaGlenda Droogsma

Disciplina

378.1/9829

Soggetti

Minorities - Education (Higher) - United States

College preparation programs - United States

Academic achievement - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Part I: Reforming Academic Preparation; 2 Rationales for Reform; 3 A National Challenge; 4 Academic Preparation; Part II: Expanding Postsecondary Opportunity; 5 Pathways Approach; 6 Low-Income Students; 7 College Transitions; 8 Persistence and Academic Support; 9 Making Changes; 10 Degree Attainment; Part III: Pathways to Academic Success; 11 Reforming Policy; 12 Conclusion Change on Campuses; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pathways to Academic Success in Higher Education examines two major challenges facing the nation. The first is preparing high school students for college, a reform that has been tackled largely through state policy initiatives. The second is creating new pathways to academic success for underrepresented students in higher education, a challenge that must be addressed within a decentralized system of higher education. Part one: Presents and documents key findings from research on K-12 education policy.Part two: Provides action research using a state data