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The 2004 Global Labor Survey : Workplace Institutions and Practices Around the World
Chor, Davin; Freeman, Richard B. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2005
The 2004 Global Labor Survey (GLS) is an Internet-based survey that seeks to measure de facto labor practices in countries around the world, covering issues such as freedom of association, the regulation of work contracts, employee benefits and the prevalence of collective bargaining. To find...
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Sports Retailing in India : Opportunities, Constraints and Way Forward
Mukherjee, Arpita; Goswami, Ramneet; Goyal, Tanu M; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
segment of retail, analyses the barriers faced by this sector and suggests policy reforms. The study found that the policy of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363375
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The Value of Improved Public Services : An Application of the Choice Experiment Method to Estimate the Value of Improved Wastewater Treatment Infrastructure in India
Birol, Ekin; Das, Sukanya - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
In this paper we employ a stated preference environmental valuation technique, namely the choice experiment method, to estimate local publics willingness to pay (WTP) for improvements in the capacity and technology of a sewage treatment plant (STP) in Chandernagore municipality, located on the...
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Financial Variables as Predictors of Real Output Growth
Tay, Anthony S. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
We investigate two methods for using daily stock returns to forecast, and update forecasts of, quarterly real output growth. Both methods aggregate daily returns in some manner to form a single stock market variable. We consider (i) augmenting the quarterly AR(1) model for real output growth...
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Prioritization of Strategies to Overcome Barriers for Cleaner and Energy Efficient Alternatives in Urban Transportation - Multi-criteria Approach
Yedla, Sudhakar; Shrestha, Ram M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
Adoption of cleaner and energy efficient technologies (CEETs) in urban transport experiences certain barriers and … study. A set of policy alternatives and measures (PAMs) were identified for each barrier and a pool of barriers PAMs for all … barriers were identified which were finally analysed for their potential based on 4 important criteria namely administrative …
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today’s emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011277994
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today’s emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278179
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green Growth in Developing Asia
Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2012
Developing Asia is the driver of today’s emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011278234
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Energy Geo-politics of Russia and the Global Energy Security
Koyama, Ken - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
The world energy market is undergoing a period of great turbulence, and major challenges to global energy security are emerging. Under the current global economic crisis, the world energy demand is likely to stagnate for a couple of years ahead. But in the long run, world energy demand is...
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Japan’s Long-term Energy Demand and Supply Scenario to 2050 – Estimation for the Potential of Massive CO2 Mitigation
Komiyama, Ryoichi; Marnay, Chris; Stadler, Michael; … - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
In this analysis, we projected Japans energy demand/supply and energy-related CO2 emissions to 2050. Our analysis of various scenarios indicated that Japans CO2 emissions in 2050 could be potentially reduced by 26-58% from the current level (FY 2005) (Figure 1). These results suggest that Japan...
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