Given the sharp rise in crude oil prices and growing awareness of climate change, the potential of biofuels, particularly of bioethanol, has become an ubiquitous topic of public debate and has induced ambitious policy initiatives. The latter are mostly paired with protectionist measures as the examples of the European Union and the United States show, where domestic producers of energy crops are put at an advantage thanks to subsidisation, direct payments and/or favourable tax schemes. Moreover, the EU is working out a mandatory certification scheme for ethanol imports, imposing social and environmental standards which constitute another hurdle for more efficiently produced ethanol originating in the Southern hemisphere. A similar path is taken by Switzerland's revised mineral oil tax l...
...The quantitative effects depend crucially on the elasticity of dema... life-cylce (the so-called well-to-wheel analysis)? Although calculations are very complex and need ... life-cycle approaches to environmental management, both HOWSE et al. (2006) and SWITZER (2007) come ...
Between July 2005 and January 2006. Swiss and US trade officials conducted exploratory talks to determine whether a free trade agreement (FTA) would be economically desirable and politically feasible. In January 2006, the talks were recessed when the Swiss Federal Council decided that - while an FTA would be economically desirable, free trade in agriculture was not politically feasible. The FTA talks may be resumed after the conclusion of the WTO Doha Development Round. Switzerland and the United States have launched a Trade and Investment Forum with a view to reaching agreements on discrete topics.
...That said, on an array of quantitative and qualitative indicators that enable a compariso...Yet dispassionate analysis of current and projected trade flows, and the past... of advanced technology and management skills. Moreover, US firms could take better advan...
...If an analysis is made according to company size (number of. empl... assessment, various qualitative and quantitative. tools and methods were called upon by the surveye...
In recent policy debates in Europe, the question 'what has competition done for Europe?' has been posed at the highest levels. This question merits careful reflection. Competition as it is understood by mainstream economic and legal scholars refers not to an ideology but to inter-firm rivalry in markets. Such rivalry ensures that consumers enjoy choice, low prices, and good value for money. The authors consider the historical origins and development as well as the current role and effects of competition policy in Europe. The latter includes legal provisions that address anti-competitive practices by firms and activities aimed at promoting competition in respect of potentially anti-competitive government measures. They conclude that such policy has made essential contributions to the hig...
... competition policy or to provide quantitative estimates of their welfare effects. Rather, we hav...In the spirit of Popper (2002), our analysis also recognises that some of the results achieved ... to capital requirements and risk-management in banks (BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS 2006)...
... der Befragten wird hier auf eine quantitative Darstellung der Antworten verzichtet. . Die Depar... der Erfahrungen mit New Public Management (NPM) in den Kantonen und Gemeinden sowie im Ausla...A Comparative Analysis. 2. Aufl., Oxford: Oxford University Press. . Proe...
... basis.) Still, there is one empirical analysis of the GPA's operation that may be relevant. Readi...These offices being the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the agencies that propose the Fe... was only enacted 150 days ago, quantitative and representative evidence of its effects is thin...
... IMD International Institute for Management Development. LIPG Legge sulle indennità di perdi... aperte e chiuse, nonché domande quantitative e qualitative. . In terzo luogo, l'analisi di test... the contribution of regulatory impact analysis on decision making and the development of regulati...
In an integrated global economy, specialisation in trade is an increasingly prominent strategy. A labor-abundant, resource-rich economy like Indonesia faces stiff competition in labor-intensive manufactures; meanwhile, rapid growth in demand for resources from China and India exposes it to the 'curse' of resource wealth. This diminishes prospects for more diversified growth based on renewable resources like human capital. Using an international panel data set we explore the influence of resource wealth, foreign direct investment and human capital on the share of skill-intensive products in exports. FDI and human capital increase this share; resource wealth diminishes it. We use the results to compare Indonesia with Thailand and Malaysia. Indonesia's reliance on skill-intensive export...
...We continue with a quantitative international comparison based on a broad group of...Our analysis is intended to shed light on whether a resource-ri... the perceived need for sound economic management and institutional quality. The boom may also creat...
... independent and can therefore offer fund analysis, investment advice and fund-based asset management... qualitative information as well as quantitative. (There are about 35,000 funds worldwide of which ...
... assessed in qualitative rather than quantitative terms. Consequently, a restraint may be significan... decisions without conducting an in-depth analysis of the market. The FCC only needs to prove the fac...A management contract or an agreement conferring property right...
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