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Policy convergence and policy diffusion by governmental and non-governmental institutions: An international comparison of eco-labeling systems
Kern, Kristine; Kissling-Näf, Ingrid; Landmann, Ute; … - 2001
Mit dem Vergleich zweier unterschiedlicher Systeme von Umweltzeichen, stellt diese Studie ein Politikinstrument ins … Transferinstitutionen (allgemeine Umweltzeichen) und nichtstaatliche Transferinstitutionen (FSC-Zertifikat) ähnliche Funktionen und Effekte … haben. Wir gehen von der Annahme aus, dass Umweltzeichen auch ohne signifikanten staatlichen Einfluss beschlossen werden …
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Domestic Climate Policies and the WTO
Zhang, ZhongXiang; Assuncao, Lucas - 2002
Experience with existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) shows that trade measures agreed to within the MEAs themselves may not necessarily lead to a dispute between parties. On the contrary, there is a great chance that disputes may arise from national measures undertaken to fulfil...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014123900
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Domestic Climate Policies and the WTO
Zhang, ZhongXiang; Assuncao, Lucas - 2004
The Kyoto Protocol gives Annex 1 countries considerable flexibility in the choice of domestic policies to meet their emissions commitments. Possible climate policies include carbon/energy taxes, subsidies, energy efficiency standards, eco-labels, and government procurement policies. In order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014072829
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Adoption of FTTx Broadband : A Cross-Country Analysis
Samanta, Swadesh Kumar; Guild, Ken; Pan, Hui; Martin, … - 2014
This research investigates the drivers and barriers to the adoption of FTTx broadband across the world. More specifically it explains the reason for wide disparity in adoption between countries of similar socio-economic structure. The barriers and drivers for both the demand for and the supply...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014182190
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Satisfaction with Democracy and Collective Action Problems: The Case of the Environment
Halla, Martin; Schneider, Friedrich; Wagner, Alexander - 2008
Using modern methods for analyzing multi-level data, we find that, by and large, citizens of OECD countries are more satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality is higher. We also document that parents care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294929
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Satisfaction with democracy and collective action problems: the case of the environment
Halla, Martin; Schneider, Friedrich G.; Wagner, Alexander F. - 2008
Using modern methods for analyzing multi-level data, we find that, by and large, citizens of OECD countries are more satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality is higher. We also document that parents care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268889
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Satisfaction with democracy and collective action problems : the case of the environment
Halla, Martin (contributor);  … - 2008
Using modern methods for analyzing multi-level data, we find that, by and large, citizens of OECD countries are more satisfied with the way democracy works in their country if more environmental policies are in place and if environmental quality is higher. We also document that parents care...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003741921
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Satisfaction with democracy and collective action problems : the case of the environment
Halla, Martin; Schneider, Friedrich; Wagner, Alexander F. - 2008 - Last update: August 22, 2011, First version: July 17, 2008
Whether a country is able effectively to address collective action problems is a critical test of its ability to fulfill the demands of its citizens to their satisfaction. We study one particularly important collective action problem: the environment. Using a large panel dataset covering 25...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009238691
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Determinanten der Effektivität der Umweltpolitik : der nationale Politikstil im Spannungsfeld von Ökonomie, Politik und Kultur
Ricken, Christian - 1997
von Umweltpolitik. Sind Staaten mit konsensualem oder eher solche mit konfliktärem Politikstil auf dem Gebiet der … Umweltpolitik erfolgreicher? Macht sich eine strategieorientierte Politik ökologisch bezahlt? Anhand einer quantitativen Analyse der …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011927548
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An international comparison of voting by committees
Jung, Alexander - 2011
This paper provides new empirical evidence on policy-makers' voting patterns on interest rates. Applying (pooled) Taylor-type rules and using real-time information available from published inflation reports and voting records, the paper tests for heterogeneity among committee members in three...
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