Sentences with phrase «widely quoted estimates»

The most widely quoted estimates, like those in the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy, known as DICE, used by Yale's William Nordhaus and colleagues, depend upon educated guesswork to place a value on the negative effects of global warming in a number of crucial areas, especially agriculture and coastal protection, then try to make some allowance for other possible repercussions.

Substance abuse Substance abuse by a child's parent or guardian is commonly considered to be responsible for a substantial proportion of child maltreatment reported to the child welfare services.1 Studies examining the prevalence of substance abuse among caregivers who have maltreated their children have found rates ranging from 19 percent2 to 79 percent or higher.3 One widely quoted estimate of the prevalence of substance abuse among care - givers involved in child welfare is 40 to 80 percent.4 An epidemiological study published in the American Journal of Public Health in 1994 found 40 percent of parents who had physically abused their child and 56 percent who had neglected their child met lifetime criteria for an alcohol or drug disorder.5

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More widely quoted are estimates from the C.D. Howe Institute that were based on some econometric regressions they performed in their Picking up Savings Report.  From their estimates they claimed that Toronto could save $ 49 million per year from contracting - out all its waste collection. It also claimed that Vancouver and Calgary could also save many millions.

Mark is an top financial analyst whose sales estimates for the Kindle have been widely quoted in the media.

Non-fiction and reference books vary widely in their complexity, so we can not provide estimates on these, but will gladly provide a quote once we've seen it as well as explain the quote in detail.