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Investments in Higher Education and the Economic Performance of OECD Member Countries

Universities and academic research institutions play an important role in contributing to the economic growth of countries, mainly through the diffusion of scientific knowledge, new methods, and technologies. This study investigates the relationship between investments in higher education and the economic performance of developed countries. Cross-sectional data, relating to higher education, workforce composition, and macro-economic indicators, were analyzed. The empirical analysis was based on data gathered from international datasets: World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank, OECD Statistics Portal, and UNSECO for the 30 OECD member states. The main research hypothesis was that a positive and significant linkage exists between investment in higher education and economic growth. The examination was carried out by employing two models. The first model (a two-stage model) assumed that an indirect link existed between higher education and economic growth. The instrumental indicator used in the analysis was the country’s labor force composition (specifically, the percentage of employees in scientific and engineering fields). The second model employed a multivariate regression model to directly test the relationship between higher education and growth indicators. The research findings show that higher education inputs translate into human capital outputs (a trained workforce in the computing, science, and engineering fields), and these transform back into the inputs that explain the economic performance of OECD countries. Smaller European countries, such as Finland, the Netherlands, and Denmark, are more efficient in translating their educational investments into a high-quality labor force. The two main activities of universities - teaching and research - were found to be connected to enhancing the per capita GDP of OECD countries. The research findings also support evidence from other studies that show decreasing returns to scale in education. The elasticity of per capita GDP with respect to R&D expenditure per student and the expenditure on teaching in research universities were found to be fairly large, with a constant elasticity of 0.78% and point elasticities (when expenditure on teaching is held constant) ranging from 0.04% (Turkey) to 0.84% (Sweden). Point elasticities for the majority of OECD countries were found to be at the 0.2%-0.5% level.

Maximal antichains of minimum size

Let $n\geqslant 4$ be a natural number, and let $K$ be a set $K\subseteq [n]:={1,2,...,n}$. We study the problem to find the smallest possible size of a maximal family $\mathcal{A}$ of subsets of $[n]$ such that $\mathcal{A}$ contains only sets whose size is in $K$, and $A\not\subseteq B$ for all ${A,B}\subseteq\mathcal{A}$, i.e. $\mathcal{A}$ is an antichain. We present a general construction of such antichains for sets $K$ containing 2, but not 1. If $3\in K$ our construction asymptotically yields the smallest possible size of such a family, up to an $o(n^2)$ error. We conjecture our construction to be asymptotically optimal also for $3\not\in K$, and we prove a weaker bound for the case $K={2,4}$. Our asymptotic results are straightforward applications of the graph removal lemma to an equivalent reformulation of the problem in extremal graph theory which is interesting in its own right.Comment: fixed faulty argument in Section 2, added reference

Taking a corneal scrape and making a diagnosis.

This article aims to provide a comprehensive guide to taking a corneal scrape and making a diagnosis. However, there are settings in which there are either limited or no laboratory facilities available to the ophthalmologist; for example, at primary level eye care centres in rural locations. In these circumstances, microscopy may still provide valuable information to guide clinicians in their choice of treatment

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Minimizing the regularity of maximal regular antichains of 2- and 3-sets

Let $n\geqslant 3$ be a natural number. We study the problem to find the smallest $r$ such that there is a family $\mathcal{A}$ of 2-subsets and 3-subsets of $[n]=\{1,2,...,n\}$ with the following properties: (1) $\mathcal{A}$ is an antichain, i.e. no member of $\mathcal A$ is a subset of any other member of $\mathcal A$, (2) $\mathcal A$ is maximal, i.e. for every $X\in 2^{[n]}\setminus\mathcal A$ there is an $A\in\mathcal A$ with $X\subseteq A$ or $A\subseteq X$, and (3) $\mathcal A$ is $r$-regular, i.e. every point $x\in[n]$ is contained in exactly $r$ members of $\mathcal A$. We prove lower bounds on $r$, and we describe constructions for regular maximal antichains with small regularity.Comment: 7 pages, updated reference

The Meaning of Animals

This research examines the social construction of animals by a rural Allegheny culture using a linguistic approach based on estimating the set of attributes associated with the words they used to describe animals. We asked 268 respondents to free-associate with the nouns, chicken and deer when seen in a context of other words related to nature. Their responses were coded and the frequencies of of words and word groupings were tabulated for sub-samples of differing age, gender and occupation. Response words were categorized into seven typologies including two affective types. The results indicate that except for possibly the very young, the social meanings of chicken and deer did not vary with gender, age or occupation. The respondents interpretation of living chicken was indistinguishable from that of unprepared food. Their interpretation of deer was broader and primarily one of interaction with a lesser adversary

Welfare economic impacts of transportation improvements in a peripheral region

We set out to investigate whether transportation improvements can trigger welfare economic impacts in a peripheral region. The paper addresses this issue through the development of a general equilibrium labor market model with a transportation component. The model is implemented to a set of 101 core and peripheral cities in Israel. Numeric simulations are carried out to test the research hypotheses regarding positive relationship between improved accessibility and enhanced economic welfare. Economic welfare is measured in terms of efficiency and equity impacts. The results of the simulations show that transportation improvements in the form of auto travel time reductions may lead to substantial welfare benefits in the peripheral region considered in terms of increased output, productivity and wages