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A Comparability Analysis of Global Burden Sharing GHG Reduction Scenarios
CISCAR, Juan Carlos; Saveyn, Bert; Soria, Antonio; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
The distribution of the mitigation burden across countries is a key issue regarding the post-2012 global climate policies. This article explores the economic implications of alternative allocation rules, an assessment made in the run-up to the COP15 in Copenhagen (December 2009). We analyse the...
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Impact Assessment of European Clean Air policies in a CGE framework
Vrontisi, Zoi; Abrell, Jan; Neuwahl, Frederik; Saveyn, Bert - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
In March 2014 the UN World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2014), released a study reporting that in 2012 one in eight of global deaths were a result of air pollution exposure. As part of a long-term effort, in late 2013, the European Commission (EC) adopted the "The Clean Air...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011095419
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Modelling of Agglomeration and Dispersion in RHOMOLO
Comite, Francesco Di; d’Artis Kancs - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
The dynamic spatial general equilibrium model RHOMOLO with endogenous firm location incorporates multiple sources of agglomeration and dispersion. Agglomeration is driven mainly by increasing returns to scale and localised externalities; dispersion by costly trade and imperfect competition. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011099080
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Does climate policy make the EU economy more resilient to oil price rises? A CGE analysis
Maisonnave, Helene; Pycroft, Jonathan; Saveyn, Bert; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
The European Union has committed itself to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% in 2020 compared with 1990 levels. This paper investigates whether this policy has an additional benefit in terms of economic resilience by protecting the EU from the macroeconomic consequences due to an oil...
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Globalisation, industrial diversification and productivity growth in large European R&D companies
Cincera, Michele; Ravet, Julien - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2011
productivity performance of large European R&D Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). Based on the worldwide subsidiaries of these firms … from globalisation on firms’ R&D productivity, especially in the US, while a negative impact for industrial diversification …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008861842
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Is Corporate R&D Investment in High-tech Sectors more Efficient? Some Guidelines for European Research Policy
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Piva, Maria-Cristina; Potters, … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2009
This paper discusses the link between R&D and productivity across the European industrial and service sectors. The …. First, the R&D stock has a significant positive impact on labour productivity; this general result is largely consistent … (subsidies, fiscal incentives, etc.) in support of private R&D. However, R&D investment is not the sole source of productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008624720
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R&D and Productivity: Testing Sectoral Peculiarities Using Micro Data
Ortega-Argilés, Raquel; Potters, Lesley; Vivarelli, Marco - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2009
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between a firm's R&D activities and its productivity using a …'s productivity, with an overall elasticity of about 0.125; this general result is largely consistent with previous literature in … impact on productivity of their R&D investments, at least as regards top European R&D investors. …
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Are ICT, Human Capital and Organizational Capital Complementary in Production? Evidence from Italian Panel Data
Biagi, Federico; Parisi, Maria Laura - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2012
Information and communication technologies (ICT) are believed to play a central role in determining productivity … log of productivity and regress it on a series of explanatory variables, including ICT investment, the presence of … the work-force is a strong determinant of productivity (either alone or when interacted with other potentially …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011170041
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Modelling regional labour market dynamics. Participation, employment and migration decisions in a spatial CGE model for the EU
Persyn, Damiaan; d'Artis Kancs; Torfs, Wouter - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
This paper outlines how regional labour market adjustments to macro-economic and policy shocks are modelled in RHOMOLO through participation, employment and migration decisions of workers. RHOMOLO, being a multi-sectoral, inter-regional general equilibrium model, is complex both in terms of its...
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Evaluating the macroeconomic impacts of bio-based applications in the EU.
Smeets, Edward; Vinyes, Cristina; Tabeau, Andrzej; … - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2014
In 2012, the European Commission (EC) launched the Bioeconomy Strategy and Action Plan with the objective of establishing a resource efficient and competitive society that reconciles food security with the sustainable use of renewable resources. This report contributes to the plan by evaluating...
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