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A pet dog has been filmed taking his furry friends on a pleasure ride by pulling them along on his tricycle.
The bizarre video footage has captured the talented canine riding the tricycle with its legs, much as a human would be doing.
Two of the canine tricyclist's friends, seemingly a pair of Bichon Frises, happily ride along in their carriages.
A bizarre video shows a canine pulling his friends down a road by pedaling on a tricycle.
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A dog on a tricycle takes his canine pals out on a pleasure trip…https://t.co/PIkOZggRYc pic.twitter.com/R7TDWoSLs9
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And this is Barry the three-year-old Bedlington Terrier riding his own tricycle downhill in England:
Barry the Terrier takes his walks on a tricycle… https://t.co/nQ9eB6AmUQ pic.twitter.com/ZWz3PTQcWD
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Granada: Lip Dub Video and Bailes Latinos
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On Monday four of the six Spanish classes took the STAMP exam to evaluate the progress that they have made during the program. During the last class block Celia's students interviewed the Spanish students about certain Spanish holidays and customs. After lunch the students went out in small groups to walk around the city, going shopping and grabbing a bite to eat, and after dinner we filmed our lip dub video. We spent the evening playing frisbee, soccer, volleyball, football, guitar, and ukulele on the patio, and tonight we had our final salsa class. What a great start to the last week of the program!


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A certain kind of surgeon is the workhorse of the medical world and provides many patients with help and relief. To this kind of specialist things like Russellville general surgery works for. General surgeons may sound common and not too specialized, but they are actually trained intensively to address surgical concerns for a large portion of the human body.
They can address minor operations for organs like the gall bladder, the intestines and the like. They are trained for more complex surgeries for these organs and others as well, like the thyroid and those belonging to the endocrine system. The ability to address all these concerns makes for real ability that is tested during residency.
The pass fail process is relevant here, and while there are many candidates for general surgeon during this period, only a percentage goes through. Russellville is where there are hospitals and clinics employing these experts. There might be unique standards in this area, but mostly what works are the highest of standards found in the nation.
The fact that exists in this city is something that makes it unique in a sense. A lot of folks around the area and the region go to Russellville for their needs in this field. The city has certainly made an impact that is now well appreciated for general surgery concerns.
There will be any number of insurance companies who work with networks here for things like a PPO. HMOs are also addressed and relevant to anyone around the nation through data transfers in remote date sharing for any hospital or medical institution. Thus you can find a significant number of folks from other states have an operation here.
The specialty being handled by the expert under discussion is therefore something that insurance may have better coverage here. This will include consultation fees, lab exams and even meds, plus of course the operation itself. There is less need for out of pocket spending to serve those who come from a long way.
Arkansas state provides equity and benefits to those who go to Russellville for their surgery. It also supports a number of private facilities and may run its own facilities for all patients. In one sense it is competing with the private sector while allowing the specialty to take root and get good traction in the private sector.
For instance, there might be equity for you when you contact a private clinic and have a colonoscopy done. This might be subsumed right in the billing and other expenses you incur. You should ask too, and with Medicare, there are lots of options available, depending on your coverage for this program.
Again, you need not worry too much about having the job getting done right so much as getting there or having a reliable or even really excellent facility. You should visit internet sites about this subject. You might find good things in Russellville that you though you could not find online, and perhaps ask questions from sites which have chat functions.


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ReactJS shop api integrate
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I can't wait to share these fun bootcamp ideas with you.It all started when I arrived to take my evening session. I realised I left my cones, equipment & my session plan at home.I was expecting around 30 people to show up that night at bootcamp, with lot's of newbies to impress.So to be honest, I was in full panic mode.Anyway!When I opened the trunk of the car, there is was in all it's glory. My savorier. 1 Single cone that I now had about 12 minutes to design my session … [Read more...]
Fun Team Workouts – Star Wars Themed Workout
Using fun team workouts is one of the easiest ways to keep your clients coming back for more.It's worth remembering that most of your clients joined your bootcamp because they wanted to be part of a team. If that wasn't true, they would train on their own.So, it makes sense to include fun team workouts & activities that get people working together, getting to know one other and having a laugh.So, top tip. Use less individual workouts, and include more team based stuff.Over … [Read more...]
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Today I'm sharing 20 fun bootcamp ideas you can use to build your workouts around.I was speaking to a trainer the other day and we agreed that, you can be a world class marketer, but if your bootcamp workouts are boring and lack atmosphere, you're screwed.The truth is, those free workout ideas you've been finding on the internet are not nearly enough to ensure you stand out head and shoulders from your competitors.Why?Because every Tom, Dick and Harry are using these same workout … [Read more...]


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The Effect of External Finance and Internal Capital Markets on the Equilibrium Allocation of Capital
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|We model the equilibrium allocation of capital in the presence of imperfect institutional development. In our model, imperfect institutional development reduces external market activity by limiting capital flows among firms, thus compromising the efficiency of economy wide capital allocation. We show that the efficiency of capital allocation increases with firms' external financing requirements because higher external financing requirements lead to more liquidation of projects and a more active external capital market. Furthermore, a higher degree of conglomeration reduces external market activity because conglomerates allocate capital internally rather than supply it to the market. Thus, the efficiency of capital allocation may decrease in the presence of conglomerates, even when they allocate capital internally to their most productive units. Our results help explain why countries that rely heavily on external finance also have high productivity and growth, and they provide a new perspective on the recent debate about the desirability of dismantling business groups in developing countries. The fact that the main results of the paper run against the intuition obtained from partial equilibrium models shows the importance of modeling financial imperfections in an equilibrium framework in order to derive implications about overall economic efficiency.
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The Institute of Medicine recommends cumulative daily vitamin D intake of 600 international units (IU) for adults between 18 and 70 years of age , and 800 IU for those over 80. A 3oz serving of salmon contains about 450IU, while an 8oz. glass of milk only has about 100IU. Low vitamin D levels may be an independent, potentially modifiable risk for ED, so it's worth taking Vitamin D supplements for your "D." However, keep your daily vitamin D supplement intake below 4,000IU, as too much vitamin D can be toxic.
According to Uganda's health policy priorities8,25, men's reproductive health is not given any mention. The national health policy focuses on services like family planning, diseases control like STI/HIV/AIDS, malaria, perinatal and maternal conditions, tuberculosis, diarrhoeal diseases and acute lower respiratory tract infections that are given priority8,25. The sexual and reproductive health rights in Uganda focus on maternal and child mortality, family planning and the like exclusive of men's sexual needs and rights8.
Gutiérrez-González, Enrique; Castelló, Adela; Fernández-Navarro, Pablo; Castaño-Vinyals, Gemma; Llorca, Javier; Salas-Trejo, Dolores; Salcedo-Bellido, Inmaculada; Aragonés, Nuria; Fernández-Tardón, Guillermo; Alguacil, Juan; Gracia-Lavedan, Esther; García-Esquinas, Esther; Gómez-Acebo, Inés; Amiano, Pilar; Romaguera, Dora; Kogevinas, Manolis; Pollán, Marina; Pérez-Gómez, Beatriz. "Dietary Zinc and Risk of Prostate Cancer in Spain: MCC-Spain Study." Nutrients. Jan 2019, 11(1).
Reiter, W. J., Pycha, A., Schatzl, G., Pokorny, A., Gruber, D. M., Huber, J. C., & Marberger, M. (1999, March). Dehydroepiandrostone in the treatment of erectile dysfunction: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study [Abstract]. Urology, 53(3), 590-594. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090429598005718
This study was carried out in areas in and around Queen Elizabeth Biosphere Reserve (QEBR) and some other sub counties such as Katerera, Kichwamba and Kitagata in Bushenyi and Munkunyu, Kayonza and Kitsinga in Kasese districts in Western Uganda. The sampling sites were located in the parishes around the biosphere reserve, and in the selected fishing villages within the biosphere reserve. These included, Katwe, Mweya, Katunguru, Hamukungu, Kahendero and Kayanja Fishing Villages and many other villages.
Reiter, W. J., Pycha, A., Schatzl, G., Pokorny, A., Gruber, D. M., Huber, J. C., & Marberger, M. (1999, March). Dehydroepiandrostone in the treatment of erectile dysfunction: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study [Abstract]. Urology, 53(3), 590-594. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0090429598005718
Ginkgo biloba. Known primarily as a treatment for cognitive decline, ginkgo has also been used to treat erectile dysfunction -- especially cases caused by the use of certain antidepressant medications. But the evidence isn't very convincing. One 1998 study published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy found that it did work. But a more rigorous study, published in Human Pharmacology in 2002, failed to replicate this finding. "Ginkgo has come out of fashion in the past few years," says Ronald Tamler, MD, assistant professor of medicine and codirector of the men's health program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "That's because it doesn't do much. I can say that in my practice, I have not seen ginkgo work -- ever."
Ginkgo biloba. Known primarily as a treatment for cognitive decline, ginkgo has also been used to treat erectile dysfunction -- especially cases caused by the use of certain antidepressant medications. But the evidence isn't very convincing. One 1998 study published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy found that it did work. But a more rigorous study, published in Human Pharmacology in 2002, failed to replicate this finding. "Ginkgo has come out of fashion in the past few years," says Ronald Tamler, MD, assistant professor of medicine and codirector of the men's health program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. "That's because it doesn't do much. I can say that in my practice, I have not seen ginkgo work -- ever."
Males suffer with ED due to hormonal imbalance. Tufan capsules are the best ED pills as these can resolve the problem occurring due to hormonal fluctuations as well. These herbal ED pills provide natural treatment by suppressing hormonal fluctuations induced by insomnia, stress, medicines, health conditions, age and bad habits. When males have hormonal secretion in right quantity and proper balance they are able to maintain optimum functions of reproductive system and keep at bay problems like ED. Males leading stressful life, unable to exercise, inactive during the day and taking medicines or in habit of alcohol, smoking etc., easily exhaust their reproductive system, Tufan are reckoned as the best ED pills as these capsules alleviate the problem by handling all these causes effectively.
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Coenzyme Q10, when taken in recommended dosage, under medical guidance is safe for most adults. However, it may sometimes cause mild side effects pertaining to digestion such as loss of appetite, stomach upset, nausea and diarrhea. It may also cause skin rash and is known to affect blood pressure. Experts say that dividing a single daily dose into 2 or 3 smaller doses per day can help in reducing these side effects.
Yohimbe (Pausinystalia yohimbe): again an Asian favorite which originates from an evergreen tree native to the West African Countries of Congo, Cameroon and Gabon, it is the only herb listed in the Physician's Index Reference as supporting sexual function. Its Latin name is Pausinystalia yohimbe. The USA FDA approved yohimbe as the first plant derived drug for treating impotency long ago and was dubbed the herbal viagra II in the February 1999 edition of Environmental Nutrition. Alkaloid in yohimbe i.e., Iso Yohimbine, allo-yohimbine, yohimbinine, yohimbane, yohimbenine and corynantheine blocks alpha-2 adrenergic activity allowing vasodilation. It also acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor increasing serotonin in the brain. Yohimbine has a dual aphrodisiac function: it improves sexual function (10) by displacing epinephrine from alpha-2 adrenergic receptors in the pelvic area and it increases proneness to arousal thru supplying the epinephrine from the alpha-2 receptors to the central nervous system (brain) where it is active as a neurotransmitter. Side effects include nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, and possibly mild hypertension (5).
Catuaba (Erythroxylum catuaba): in Brazil, Catuaba Extract is considered to be a central nervous system stimulant (5), without the side effects of caffeine. This is used in some Asian remedies for sexual weakness and lowered libido. European herbalists have found that Catuaba may have aphrodisiac properties and can be used to combat sexual weakness.
Although there are few men who are born absolutely impotent, the number of men with erectile problems are many especially those tending to 50 years and above. Pfizer28 reported that about 40% of men above years, 50% of men above 50 years, 60% of men above 60 years and in any population are affected by ED. ED has profound effect on psychological well being, it can be devastating, it can lead to low self-esteem, depression, negative effect on relationships and reduced life satisfaction28. Among several other causes, aging is one of the factors leading to ED. There are some other social causes of ED such as high unemployment rates, and diseases like diabetes, hypertension, HIV/AIDS, high cholesterol levels, stress, smoking and obesity28. ED is slowly creating adverse problems in homes in Uganda and particularly, among the mid-aged and old men. The men with sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction deserve proper diagnosis of the conditions and treatment. Thus, the plant remedies described may be healthy if administered
This root grows in dry climates and can be found in Yemen and parts of India, Nepal, and China. Ashwagandha has gained prominence in Ayurveda medicine and is commonly referred to as "Indian ginseng" in the West. In alternative medicine circles, the herb allegedly helps with anxiety, stress, and erectile dysfunction. Both Infowars and Goop advertise Ashwagandha with vague claims that it can help one's overall wellness.
Phytolacca dodecandra leaves and roots are pounded and smeared on ripe banana and then the ripe banana roasted before being eaten for treating erectile dysfunction. However, care has to be taken Phytolacca dodecandra is poisonous. Cola acuminata fruits are mixed with other plants in Benin to treat primary and secondary sterility24. Cola acuminata is also said to be diuretic and laxative when administered orally24. Some Acacia species are regarded as aphrodisiacs in Niger2. Cassia species have high repute as drugs and poisons. For instance, Cassia sieberiana is used urinary problems, impotence and kidney diseases in Mali24. In Burkina Faso, Cassia occidentalis is used as a stimulant24. Flueggea virosa is famous medicine in African cultures. Flueggea virosa used in sterility, aphrodisiacs, stimulant, rheumatism, arthritis, spermatorrhoea, kidney and liver problems among many other diseases treated17,24.
The Claim: If you squint and have an excellent imagination, mature ginseng roots vaguely resemble a human body. That ties into folk ideas for finding medicines–in this case, the idea that a plant that looks like a person must contain materials that help sick people. Ginseng was traditionally used as a tonic to treat erectile dysfunction and low sexual drive in men (as well as many other complaints).
L-arginine is used by the body to increase and precursor to the production of human growth hormone, prolactin and several amino acids It even increases our sensitivity to insulin, analogously to body when we exercise, by accepting more glucose to enter into our cells and improve better cellular energy therefore less fatigue with much more stamina. L-arginine's function in supporting our metabolic health are also extremely important for building stronger muscle tissue and potentially to help fight inflammation.
A study published in May 2014 in The Journal of Sexual Medicine found that some men can reverse erectile dysfunction with healthy lifestyle changes, such as exercise, weight loss, a varied diet, and good sleep. The Australian researchers also showed that even if erectile dysfunction medication is required, it's likely to be more effective if you implement these healthy lifestyle changes.


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Bookworm Adventures
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Bookworm Adventures is a Puzzle and Single-player video game published and developed by PopCap Games. The game serves as the follow-up to the Bookworm focuses on word-forming puzzle gameplay. It combines the crating words from a grid of letters with role-playing elements. It has three different modes such as Mini-Games, Adventure and Arena. During the gameplay, the player controls the character named as Lex the Bookworm through a series of stages, and fighting against enemies. Both the playable character and his adversary loaded with health meters and each battle comprises Lex squaring off against a given enemy. Unlike other traditional role-playing games, where the player must damage his competitors with magic or arms, foes in the game are killed by forming words. It has a variety of level, and the player must form as many words as possible in each level to score the points. The longer words reward the player with high points while smaller words give the low points. Bookworm Adventures is the incredible word game to play and enjoy.


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Petty theft suspect faces additional charges
SAN JOSE – 28-year-old Nohemi Perez Martinez is being charged with second degree burglary under PC 459-460 (b) and misdemeanor petty theft under PC 666. Martinez is also facing other allegations under PC 242-243 (a), for battery and assault. Martinez also has three prior petty theft charges under PC 666. Bail was set at $25,000 on July 10. Martinez was then released from jail after posting bail. Pre-booking charges originally filed, placed her under custody for PC 211 robbery and PC 459 burglary in the commission of a crime.
On July 8 Martinez entered the Earthbound Trading Co., located at 2200 Eastridge Loop, and following a brief shoplifting spree, she then entered Macys at 2210 Tully Road in order to commit theft. Both stores are in the Eastridge shopping center in San Jose. The responding officer was notified that the suspect had first entered Earthbound Trading and began concealing clothing in her purse. The suspect then left the location without paying for the items. She then entered Macy's, where loss prevention officers had observed the suspect on surveillance video placing clothing into a tote bag.
The store's loss prevention workers ID'd themselves as security, and Martinez then tried to push past them in an attempt to escape with the stolen clothing items she had apparently taken from several stores prior to entering Macy's. However, the security officers were able to take Martinez into custody and escorted her to the security office.
Nohemi Perez Martinez was identified as the suspect, and according to police documents she had stolen clothing items in her possession. Perez said she "needed money to pay her rent and decided to go to Eastridge Mall to steal men's clothing." She said that she had planned to sell the stolen clothing items to a friend for cash, which she would later use for rent.
Video and audio evidence provided by security officers was collected and uploaded into the SJPD photo database for their report. Items in her possession revealed she had taken a $131.37 male shirt with a men's belt labeled "personal accessories" and costing $119.15. At the time of the theft Perez had just $2.10 in her possession.


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I know we focus mostly on vegetarian and/or vegan foods on OrganiceYourLife.com, but here's a nice recipe for the Summer with meat– steak kebabs! Of course always go for organic, humanly raised meat.
These steak kebabs you can serve with fruits or green salad on the side. Marinate chunks of steak (organic NY strip steak, filet mignon or sirloin) with Worchester sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, black pepper, salt, cilantro, and minced garlic for two hours or preferably overnight. Soak four wooden skewers in water. Thread the beef chunks and vegetables that you like, such as peppers, portabella mushrooms, tomatoes, eggplants, onions, etc. evenly onto the skewers. Broil in your oven for about 10-12 minutes depending on how you like your steak done. Turn the skewers on each side every 3-4 minutes. It's really tasty and easy! Maybe something for the 4th of July?
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2018 Conference - Session 8
2018 Conference - Session 8
SESSION 8 | Friday, March 16 | 3:45-5:15PM
- Panel A. 8: Soda Taxes: Benefits, Costs, and Distributional Issues
- Panel B. 8: Costs and De-Regulation
- Panel D. 8: Theoretical Considerations in BCA and Regulatory Analysis
- Panel E. 8: Food and Agricultural BCA
- Panel G. 8: "Economic Feasibility" Under the Safe Drinking Water Act: An Unexpected Opportunity for Regulatory Reform
A. 8 Soda Taxes: Benefits, Costs, and Distributional Issues
Chair: Clark Nardinelli, U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Discussant: Elizabeth Botkins, U. S. Food and Drug Administration
- Regressive Sin Taxes, with an Application to the Optimal Soda Tax; Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania
- How Well Targeted are Soda Taxes?; Rachel Griffith, Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)
- The Pass-Through of the Tax on SSBs in Boulder, CO; David Frisvold, University of Iowa
Chair: Randall Lutter, University of Virginia
Discussant: Brian Mannix, The George Washington University
- Deregulatory Cost-Benefit Analysis; Caroline Cecot, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
Cost-benefit analysis ('CBA') was once considered a tool for implementing conservative regulatory policies in part because benefits-which could justify increasing the stringency of regulations-were difficult to monetize. As advancements have been made in monetization, CBA has shed some of its conservative associations and its framework is gaining acceptance as an essential part of reasoned agency decisionmaking. This Article argues that when CBA is deployed thoughtfully, the analysis-a limit on irrational government action-is as much a limit on deregulation as a limit on regulation. This stabilizing effect of CBA across presidential administrations stems from the additional difficulties in recalculating and explaining costs and benefits to support the new policy. In fact, CBA constraints might prove most effective in preserving some of the Obama Administration's regulations, at least those supported by well-conducted CBAs, from the regulatory rollbacks envisioned by the Trump Administration. The Article discusses three implications of the stabilizing influence of CBA in an age of analysis. First, agencies will face incentives to conduct more analysis because regulations unsupported by CBA-or those supported by incomplete or underdeveloped CBA-will be easier to adjust in light of policy preferences. In particular, agencies will (1) justify regulation on CBA when possible; (2) conduct more complete CBA; and (3) rely less on unquantified benefits to justify rulemaking. Second, because a regulation's stringency depends on the value of costs and benefits, stakeholders will face incentives to promote research into these valuations. Third, as CBA becomes known as a constraint on deregulation as well as regulation, agencies will face pressures to engage in retrospective review. The Article also considers the desirability of such a stabilizing influence given concerns about democracy and accountability, agency bias toward rulemaking, and use of alternative methods of deregulation, such as nonenforcement of agency regulations. Overall, the Article contends that, by encouraging rational decisionmaking and only evidence-based changes in regulatory policy, CBA promotes predictability and plays a desirable stabilizing role in regulatory policy across presidential administrations.
- Understanding Regulatory Burden from Business' Perspective; Stuart Shapiro, Rutgers University; Debra Borie-Holtz, Rutgers University
Much of the literature on the cost of regulations is either theoretical based on traditional microeconomics or large scale statistical studies (with the exception of some literature in the law and society tradition " and that focuses mostly on the motivations for compliance or exceeding compliance). This literature has led to political rhetoric that either fatalizes the negative effects of regulation ("œjob-killing regulations") or minimizes it. In this paper we take a closer look at how businesses actually experience and perceive regulatory burden. We do this via two methods. We conducted a survey of more than 250 manufacturing businesses in the U. S. Midwest, asking them both about the burden of regulation, and about their attitudes toward government regulation of the economy. Manufacturing in the Midwest has been at the center of much of the debates about regulation and about the US economy. The Midwest also played a crucial role in the 2016 election where regulation was a central issue. We also did eight in depth interviews of such businesses going into much more detail about how they respond to regulation and how it affects their business decisions. These interviews were intended to add context to the survey and to the broader debate on regulatory impact. They were conducted with businesses of varying sizes and in various industries. Our results are still preliminary but we can say that businesses generally have a much more nuanced attitude about regulation than the rhetoric of the regulatory debate would indicate. Some predictions of theory are borne out; regulation serves as a disincentive for expansion in some cases, and incumbent firms that are complying with regulations generally do not see it as much of a burden. Firm size is a key variable in determining regulatory response. Other findings are more surprising. There is a complex interplay between perception and actual burden with each reinforcing the other. At the same time the perceived burden of regulation does not always match up with the amount of time or money firms spend on compliance. We will present the preliminary results of the survey and interviews in this paper.
- Estimating the Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Businesses Using Five Key Financial Health Indicators; Ann Czerwonka*, Industrial Economics, Inc. ; Jennifer Baxter IEc; Arturo Rios, U. S. Coast Guard
Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), as well as other relevant executive orders, Federal agencies are required to consider the impacts of their regulations on small entities, including small businesses. Specifically, agencies are required to consider whether small businesses have been disproportionately burdened by regulatory costs relative to their larger counterparts. Current methods used by most agencies for such evaluations rely on simple comparisons of direct compliance costs to business revenues or profits. These methods are not effective at capturing other potential impacts, however, such as increased incidences of technical insolvency and/or business closures that may result from regulatory burdens. To address this gap, we developed a model that relies on readily-available financial data for businesses of varying sizes in specific industries (defined by NAICS codes) and applies widely-used and respected metrics of entity-specific financial health. By entering anticipated compliance costs, analysts can calculate the changes in metrics that assess a company's financial structure, performance and solvency, including its debt-to-equity ratio, current ratio, times-interest-earned ratio, Beaver's ratio, and Altman's Z-score. Resulting metrics with the regulatory costs are compared to baseline and average target values (the latter of which can be tailored for each industry and size class) as an indicator of the degree to which the compliance requirements will increase a typical company's financial vulnerability and likelihood of bankruptcy. The model builds on existing tools currently employed by regulatory agencies to assess the affordability of financial penalties for non-compliance with existing regulations, and represents a more sophisticated approach to considering the impacts of regulations on small businesses.
D. 8: Theoretical Considerations in BCA and Regulatory Analysis
Chair: Daniel Wilmoth, U. S. Small Business Administration
- Meta-BCA: Optimizing the Level of Effort for Benefit-Cost Analysis; Stephen Newbold*, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency; Charles Griffiths; Elizabeth Kopits
A benefit-cost analysis should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. This aphorism canbe put into practice by starting a benefit-cost analysis using readily available data, simplified models, and default assumptions and then adding complications"-collecting more data, estimating more regressions, employing more sophisticated simulation models, and the like"-only if those complications are worth the cost. This staged approach follows directly from applying the logic of benefit-cost analysis to the conduct of benefit-cost analysis itself, so we call this approach "œmeta benefit-cost analysis" (meta-BCA). In this paper we argue that routine application of meta-BCA could reduce the cost of regulatory analyses, increase the overall social net benefits of federal regulations, or both. To illustrate the advantages of this approach we develop a stylized analytical model of the optimal level of effort to apply to a benefit-cost analysis conditional on the prior distribution of net benefits and the marginal cost function for increasedprecision. We then use this model to estimate the potential increase in net social benefits from government regulations if the complexity of BCAs were routinely optimized compared to a benchmark case where a common level of effort is applied to all analyses. With the theoretical concepts in place, the next challenge is to translate the principles into practice. To begin this translation, the second half of the paper presents an artificial case study to illustrate how the approach could work in a more realistic setting. Our case study is framed as a generic version of a proposed environmental regulation that would set emission standards for a possibly toxic compound. Although highly stylized, its main features are designed to resemble the kinds of uncertain elements that appear in many real-world benefit-cost analyses conducted by economists in state and federal regulatory agencies on a regular basis. Our case study comprises three elements: 1) an exposure-response model, 2) estimated marginal willingness-to-pay for reducing the associated health risks, and 3) an estimatedabatementcostcurve. Wefirst conduct a preliminary, or "œstage-0," benefit-cost analysis. Thisstage also involves using prior probability distributions that describe the uncertainty associated with each of the three case study elements to generate a prior distribution over the expected net social benefits of the proposed rule. Next, we examine the conditions under which additional information would be worth the cost of collecting it in a more detailed "œstage-1" analysis for each uncertain element. We also discuss how our proposed approach relates to determinations of "œeconomically significant" regulations made by the Office of Management and Budget, and to break-even analysis, which is often used to supplement benefit-cost analyses when one or more potentially important categories of benefits cannot be reliably monetized.
- A Taxonomy for Improved Regulatory Evaluation; Kerry Krutilla, Indiana University, Bloomington; Keith Belton; John Graham; David Good
A number of regulatory reform proposals have been made to improve ex ante Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA), and to encourage retrospective review. The Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA), a bipartisan legislative proposal, would require agencies to perform a judicially enforceable cost-benefit test for proposed regulatory actions, hold mandatory public hearings on regulatory proposals expected to have billion-dollar impacts, and comply with information-quality requirements for scientific, technical, and economic evidence. The RAA would also require that an agency incorporate a plan for retrospective review when new significant rules are proposed. The Trump administration has also taken a number of administrative actions that will increase retrospective regulatory evaluation and encourage the replacement of under-performing regulations. The diversity of regulatory scales and structures pose evaluation challenges, and may influence the ultimate success of current proposals to improve regulatory assessment. This research explores whether a taxonomy of evaluation-relevant characteristics can be identified to help support regulatory reform. To illustrate the kinds of issues this research is concerned with, some regulations impose large capital costs on an entire industry (e. g. , Mercury and Air Toxic Standards, the Clean Power Plan), and such costs will quickly become sunk after the regulation is promulgated. Because the operational cost savings of repealing this kind of regulation are relatively low, the emphasis should be on high quality ex ante analysis that provides sufficient prior screening. In such cases, the purpose of ex post review would be to review the accuracy of the ex ante analysis in order to improve future evaluations. Regulations that do not impose high capital costs would be better candidates for retrospective review motivated for regulatory rollback. Examples include behavioral requirements or work practice standards (e. g. , hours of service rules for truckers or track-side workplace standards to improve railroad safety) or certifications and procedural requirements (e. g. , pilot training requirements). However, these kinds of regulationsdiffer in the level of information available. Traffic safety regulations rely on large crash data bases; in contrast, the "œincident data" for episodic airline crashes or pipeline accidents do not contain many observations. This reality raises questions both about how to conduct the uncertainty analysis ex ante, and how to evaluate such regulations ex post. For example, are the absence of airline fatalities since 2009 a reflection of FAA regulation, market-oriented actions the industry itself took, both, or neither?This study will clarify and identify key structural differences that should matter for regulatory evaluation, and make recommendations for tailoring evaluations for different regulatory contexts. The study will be based on a review of the accumulating literature on retrospective review, and a survey of RIAs of 25 lifesaving regulations issued by the EPA and DOT from 2011 through 2016. Owing to its scope and granular focus, the study will add information to the current literature on regulatory evaluation methods and practices, and provide policy-relevant insight to support the implementation of regulatory reform initiatives.
- Better Rules of the Game: Introducing New Global Indicators on Regulatory Governance; Joseph Lemoine*, Global Indicators Group; Melissa Johns
Our paper presents a new database of indicators measuring the extent to which rulemaking processes are transparent and participatory across 185 countries: the Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance. The data look at how citizen engagement happens in practice, including when and how governments open the policy-making process to public input. The data also capture the use of ex ante assessments to determine the possible cost of compliance with a proposed new regulation, the likely administrative burden of enforcing the regulation, and its potential environmental and social impacts. The data show that citizens have more opportunities to participate directly in the rulemaking process in developed economies than in developing ones. Differences are also apparent among regions: rulemaking processes are significantly less transparent and inclusive in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, and South Asia on average than in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development high-income countries, Europe and Central Asia, and East Asia and the Pacific. In addition, ex ante impact assessments are much more common among higher-income economies than among lower-income ones. And greater citizen engagement in rulemaking is associated with higher-quality regulation, stronger democratic regimes, and less corrupt institutions. The Global Indicators of Regulatory Governance grew out of an increasing recognition of the importance of transparency and accountability in government actions. Following the 2017 data collection effort, the indicators now cover: (i) transparency of rulemaking, (ii) public consultation in rulemaking, (iii) impact assessment, (iv) accessing laws and regulations, (v) reviewing laws and regulations (ex-post reviews) and (vi) challenging regulations. The team also maintains a global database containing documents related to regulatory impact assessment (RIA) issued by or for national governments, or publications studying RIA as it is applied by governments worldwide. We will also publish an in-depth study on RIA practices using the dataset: "œGlobal Indicators of Regulatory Governance: Worldwide Practices of Regulatory Impact Assessments" (expected second half of October 2017).
E. 8: Food and Agricultural BCA
Chair: Sandra Hoffmann, U. S. Department of Agriculture
- Economic Impacts Associated with Direct Marketing Initiatives by U. S. Farmers: A Quantile Decomposition of Sales; Timothy Park, U. S. Department of Agriculture
An emerging agricultural marketing issue is the promotion of direct marketing initiatives that are designed to expand producer margins. Initiatives at the U. S. Department of Agriculture have advocated for expanded direct marketing efforts. Major food retailers promote direct sales by farmers, claiming that local foods give farmers, ranchers, growers and producers maximum return on their investment. We develop a model of direct marketing initiatives by farmers and assess the unconditional impact of direct marketing on farm sales while also uncovering the heterogeneous effects that occur across the distribution of farm sales. Data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (from 2008 to 2013) are used to measure sales differences between farmers participating in direct marketing compared to those do not use this marketing option. One innovation is to assess the impact of information accessed through the Internet on farm sales. We distinguish between internet use for farm-related news and information (weather, farm, agricultural markets) and internet activity devoted to farm-related commerce (purchases, sales, banking, and on-line record accounting). We use an unconditional quantile regression (UQR) approach to measure the full impact of participation in direct marketing on farmer sales at specific quantiles in the sales distribution. We apply a method to decompose sales differences across the complete sales distribution for these two types of farmers (direct marketers and those not participating). There are two broad factors that contribute to differentials across the sales distribution. First, the composition effect accounts for differences in the characteristics of the two groups, such as education, experience, or farm structure, and input choices. The composition component uncovers how these characteristics influence differences in the quantiles of the marginal sales distribution. A second component (the structure effect) is based on differences in the estimated coefficients of the sales model for farmers and accounts for differences in the marginal impact of the explanatory variables on sales. The decomposition reveals how much of the sales differential associated with direct marketing efforts is driven by differences in farm experience or farm structure. The structure component is informative about how much of the unexplained gap is related to differing returns to education or farming experience. The factors that are identified that can assist marketing experts and extension professionals in guiding farmers who are considering initiating or expanding direct marketing activities.
- A Dynamic Systems Assessment of Benefits and Costs of Policies to Regulate Antimicrobial Use in U. S. Animal Agriculture; Guillaume Lhermie*, Cornell University; Don Kenkel*, Cornell University; Loren Tauer, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Charles Nicholson, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell SC Johnson College of Business; Yrjo Grohn, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University
Antimicrobials are used in humans and animals to cure bacterial infectious diseases. However, antimicrobial use (AMU) leads unavoidably to the selection of resistant bacteria, constituting a negative externality: antimicrobial resistance (AMR) compromises the efficacy of future antimicrobial treatments, and generates high additional public health costs. More specifically in animal production, AMU prevents or limits the damages associated with the occurrence of diseases on farms. Therefore, antimicrobials can be viewed as inputs into the production functions for livestock products. The potential transfer of resistant bacteria selected after on-farm AMU throughout the production process, via direct contact, the food chain, or the environment, constitutes a threat to public health. Given this threat, some governments implement policies to decrease AMU in conventional farming systems (e. g. , the European and USA ban of use of subtherapeutic doses that promote growth and improve feed efficiency). Policies that decrease AMU in farming impose opportunity costs on society because they reduce the current economic efficiency of the production of livestock-based food commodities. In general market equilibrium, the efficiency loss reduces farm profits and/or increases food prices. AMU policies create societal benefits because they slow development of AMR and maintain the future efficacy of antimicrobials to treat diseases in animals and humans. Thus, one policy tradeoff is between the costs of reduced current farming efficiency and the benefits of improved future farming efficiency and improved public health. We conduct a benefit-cost analysis to compare the opportunity costs of AMU policies to the value of the public health improvements, based on of the value of a statistical life and its extensions to value morbidity reductions. Given the potential differences in short- and long-term outcomes for multiple stakeholders interacting in a complex system, a dynamic assessment of the benefits and costs of AMU policies on farmers, retailers, animal and human health workers, and citizens is challenging yet highly relevant. We develop a systems simulation model that represents the dynamics of AMU in U. S. animal production (poultry, pigs, cattle), the relationship between AMU and AMR, and the impacts of three public policies designed to mitigate AMR. These policies include 1) prohibition of AMU, 2) a tax on AMU and 3) an exogenously-imposed reduction in AMU of 50%, and are compared to a status quo Baseline scenario. We evaluate the dynamics of benefits and costs associated with the three policies over a ten-year period, using various discount rates, also undertaking sensitivity analyses for the price of antimicrobials.
- A Comparison of Regulatory Impacts on Corn Farming Between the United States and European Union; Zhoudan Xie*, The George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center; Daniel R. Pérez; Aryamala Prasad
Wide variations in regulatory systems and approaches in the United States (U. S. ) and European Union (EU) make it difficult to compare the impact of regulation between the two jurisdictions. Such variations are prominent in regulation affecting the agriculture sector. This study focuses on corn farming to estimate the economic impacts""both costs and benefits""of major environmental and food safety regulations on corn production in the U. S. and EU. Although this study is primarily concerned with U. S. federal and EU-level regulations, two EU member states""France and Spain""are selected as case studies to illustrate the differences in translation and implementation of EU-level regulations at the country level. Using a "œtypical farm" approach as defined in the study, we demonstrate relative differences in regulatory burden for corn farmers among the U. S. , France and Spain. We begin by identifying and discussing regulations affecting corn farming in four categories: genetically modified (GM) crops, pesticides, fertilizers, and agri-environmental practices. We then proceed to quantify the incremental private costs and benefits for corn farmers resulting from the operational requirements associated with each regulation in each country, including a sensitivity analysis. We find that French and Spanish corn farmers face much higher regulatory burden than the U. S. corn farmers, primarily due to significantly higher regulatory costs associated with GM crop and pesticide regulations in the EU.
- Socio-Economics of Cassava Production in East Africa; Paul Mwebaze*, Commonwealth Scientific and Ind. Research Org (CSIRO); Sarina MacFadyen, CSIRO, Australia; Paul De Barro, CSIRO, Australia; Christopher Omongo, National Crops Resources Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda; Anton Bua, National Crops Resources Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda; Andrew Kalyebi, National Crops Resources Research Institute, Kampala, Uganda; Fred Tairo, Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Donald Kachigamba, Department of Agricultural Research Services, Bvumbe, Malawi
Cassava is the second most important food crop in Africa after maize. It is a major staple crop for more than 200 million people in East and Central Africa, most of them living in poverty in rural areas. However, its production is undermined by several factors, particularly the problem of emerging pests and diseases. We conducted a comprehensive socio-economic study covering Uganda, Tanzania and Malawi to determine the status of cassava production with the following specific objectives: (1) What is the present status of cassava production and productivity? (2) What is the current adoption rate of improved cassava production technologies in the study countries? (3) What is the economic impact of the cassava white-fly on smallholder farmers? The primary data for this study was collected from cassava farmers-using a pre-tested survey questionnaire that was orally administered to individual farmers. A total of 1200 respondents were selected and interviewed using a multi-stage random sampling technique. We employ cost-benefit analysis and a stochastic frontier production model to analyse costs, returns and productivity of smallholder cassava producers. Here we present results and discuss the implications. Key words: Cassava, smallholders, disease, income, food security.
- Pollinator Valuation Measures and Policy Analytics; Peyton Ferrier*, U. S. Department of Agriculture; Randal R. Rucker, Montana State University; Walter N. Thurman, North Carolina State University
Concern for the consequences of the loss of pollinators on the agricultural economy continues to influence debate regarding agricultural policy, pesticide regulation, and land conservation. Valuation studies from the ecology literature often ascribe large dollar values to the contribution of pollinators to the agricultural economy (Bauer & Wing, 2010; Gallai, Salles, Settele, & Vaissière, 2009; Morse & Calderone, 2000; Robinson, Nowogrodzki, & Morse, 1989). These estimates assign a value to the pollination services provided by honey bees and other insects by measuring the value of farm output lost if all pollinators were absent, and farmers made no offsetting adjustment to farm operations. Some studies have tried to reconcile these "œall-or-nothing" studies with the more common economic concepts of producer and consumer welfare (Melhim, Daly, & Weersink, 2016; Winfree, Gross, & Kremen, 2011) and to adapt them to applied policy analysis (Gallai & Salles, 2016). Although farms rely on wild or unpaid pollinators, markets for pollination services (i. e. , honey bee colony rentals) have been well-organized since at least the 1940s (Burgett, Daberkow, & Rucker, 2010; Cheung, 1973; Olmstead & Wooten, 1987; Rucker & Thurman, 2010). Cheung (1973) and Rucker, Thurman, and Burgett (2012) show how pollination service fee prices, after being adjusted for the value of honey co-products, reveal both the beekeeper's marginal cost of providing pollination services and the farm's marginal valuation of pollination services as an input. Despite the potential for ecosystem disturbances to affect pollination service supply, fluctuations in pollination service fees allow the market to adjust supplies to changing requirements of farms. We assess whether commonly cited valuations of pollinators can be resolved with welfare economic principles and show that cited pollination valuation methods, by failing to explicitly model farm production, do not allow acknowledge farms' abilities to substitute other inputs for insect-provided pollination services, plant crop varieties that are less dependent on pollination services, or save costs following early-season realization that yields are low. Valuations measures often fail to distinguish the average and marginal values of inputs in calculations (Winfree et al. , 2011 and Muth and Thurman, 1995). In some instances (e. g. Calderone 2012), the value of crops produced with seed requiring pollination are double counted in the valuation measures. In addition to these methodological concerns, we show that widespread concerns regarding the impending scarcity of pollination services is not reflected in current data. Specifically, we use new USDA data from the Cost of Pollination Survey and Colony Loss Survey to show that in recent years the number of U. S. bee colonies has been rising and that for most crops, pollination service costs have been relatively stable and small relative to total costs.
G. 8 "Economic Feasibility" Under the Safe Drinking Water Act: An Unexpected Opportunity for Regulatory Reform
Chair: Richard Belzer, Regulatory Checkbook
The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974 directed USEPA (and indirectly, the states) to establish standards for drinking water contaminants that are "œeconomically and technologically feasible." Congress delegated to the Agency the legislative authority to define these terms. Engineering has held sway over the definition of "œtechnological feasibility," but economics has played a negligible role in defining "œeconomic feasibility. " The Agency's definition relies on the principle of "œaffordability," which it has defined as 2. 5% of median household income. In May 2016, California promulgated a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium without making any reasoned determination that it was economically feasible, as California law required. Estimated household-level costs for small water systems exceeded $6,000 per year, an amount that a California Superior Court judge ruled was "œon its face, "¦ economically unfeasible for many people. The court vacated the drinking water rule in May 2017, directing the state to revisit the matter and re-propose a new regulation that was economically feasible. The state chose not to appeal the court's ruling and expects to complete this task in 18-24 months. This case provides an opportunity to reconsider first principles. Is "œaffordability" an appropriate metric for defining "œeconomic feasibility"? What is the proper role of economics, and particularly, benefit-cost analysis? This panel consists of three presentations: (1) a historical tour of how USEPA defined economic feasibility in the 1970s and developed its "œaffordability" principle; (2) a description of the difficulties that water systems have had (and continue to have) complying with the "œaffordability" principle; and (3) a proposal for a new definition of "œeconomic feasibility:" grounded in economics. A discussant will review these presentations and provide his own, independent insight.
Discussant: W. Kip Viscusi, Vanderbilt University
- Redefining 'Economic Feasibility' Using Economics: A Reform Proposal That Would Improve Both Efficency and Equity; Richard Belzer, Regulatory Checkbook
- Creation of EPA's Small Entity Affordability Criterion: A Study of Ignorance Compounded by Bad Economics; David Schnare, Torcastle Law, LLC
- Practical Problems with U. S. EPA's Affordability Guidance; Tracy Mehan, American Waterworks Association


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