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Economics of ecological resources : selected essays
Perrings, Charles - 1997
Economics of Ecological Resources presents new or recently published work on ecological economies, sustainability, poverty, resource degradation and decision-making under uncertainty. The book explores the allocation of resources in jointly determined ecological-economic systems. An introductory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473971
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Globalization and the environment : risk assessment and the WTO
Kellow, Aynsley J. (contributor);  … - 2001
One of the unforeseen consequences of the WTO agreements has been controversy over risk. This volume explores aspects … of risk with special reference to the WTO, where national instruments to reduce risk may conflict with international … trade rules. The book is divided into sections dealing with: accounting for risk in trade agreements; risk and the WTO …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851983
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Wealth, welfare and sustainability : advances in measuring sustainable development
Hamilton, Kirk - 2006
theory suggests that there should be a link between future wellbeing and current wealth. This book explores this linkage … relevant theory is presented briefly, the chief emphasis is on empirical measurement of the change in real wealth: this measure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851417
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Global entrepreneurship and development index 2013
Acs, Zoltán J. - 2013
measure of the quality of the business formation process in 118 of the most important countries in the world. The authors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850587
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Governing universities globally : organizations, regulation and rankings
King, Roger - 2009
The comprehensive coverage of global university governance includes conceptual, theoretical and empirical analyses that will be invaluable to higher education researchers and students, and to public policy academics, students and practitioners. Global governance analysts, global business and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851671
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International review of national competitiveness : a detailed analysis of sources and rankings
Jo, Dong seong - 2013
This book provides rankings of national competitiveness alongside a series of sophisticated and specific guidelines for enhancing national competitiveness. Existing national competitiveness studies are often flawed since they are not based on rigorous models and appropriate methodologies. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850767
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Retirement provision in scary markets
Bateman, Hazel (contributor) - 2007
Who's afraid of the big bad bear? : or, why investment in equities for retirement is not scary and why investing without equities is scary / Ronald Bewley, Nick Ingram, Veronica Livera and Sheridan Thompson -- Assessing the risks in global fixed interest portfolios / Geoffrey Brianton -- The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420067
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The economics of environmental risk : information, perception and valuation
Smith, Vincent Kerry - 2022
"Featuring real world examples of how risk information affects public choices, The Economics of Environmental Risk … by officials providing information on risk and designing policies for managing them. Further consideration is also given … public policy, risk analysis and environmental and resource economics will value the useful examples found in this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013537823
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Tax policy and uncertainty : modelling debt projections and fiscal sustainability
Ball, Christopher; Creedy, John; Scobie, Grant McDonald - 2020
"Presenting innovative modelling approaches to the analysis of fiscal policy and government debt, this book moves beyond previous models that have relied upon the assumption that various age-specific rates and policy variables remain unchanged when it comes to generating government expenditures...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416712
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Optimal monetary policy under uncertainty
Froyen, Richard T. - 2007
Recently there has been a resurgence of interest in the study of optimal monetary policy under uncertainty. This book provides a thorough survey of the literature that has resulted from this renewed interest. The authors ground recent contributions on the 'science of monetary policy' in the...
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