Showing 1 - 10 of 197
to current and projected future climate threats. Two different approaches to decision making under uncertainty have been … scientific knowledge and local expertise. (ii) The real options theory approach was applied to selected adaptation alternatives … uncertainty looms large. When the answers converge there is likely to be greater confidence in the outcomes. A second and perhaps …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012560506
in office, the Aquino government carried out a comprehensive assessment of fiscal risks and published a Fiscal Risk … abated, they still remain sizeable in the Philippines. To improve its risk management, the government is pursuing a program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012247603
"Serrano and Trujillo quantify the evolution of technical efficiency in port infrastructure service provision in the major Spanish port authorities involved in container traffic. They also analyze the extent to which port reforms that took place in the 1990s had an impact on the efficiency of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522684
The purpose of the CPPI is to help identify opportunities to improve a terminal or a port that will ultimately benefit all public and private stakeholders. The CPPI is intended to serve as a benchmark for important stakeholders in the global economy, including national governments, port...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579513
World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence container port performance index and underlying data are intended to identify gaps and opportunities for improvement that would benefit all key stakeholders in global trade, including governments, shipping lines, port and terminal operators,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545547
Maritime transport is the backbone of globalized trade and the manufacturing supply chain, with more than four-fifths of global merchandise trade (by volume) carried by sea. Accordingly, how a maritime port performs is a crucial element in the cost of international trade for a country. Despite...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013545548
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393774
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393877
"Model uncertainty hampers consensus on the key determinants of economic growth. Some recent cross-country, cross …-sectional analyses have employed Bayesian Model Averaging to address the issue of model uncertainty. This paper extends that approach to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394124
"This paper examines the implications of bank activity and short-term funding strategies for bank risk and returns …-interest income generating activities such as trading increases the rate of return on assets, and it may offer some risk …, although it can offer some risk reduction at commonly observed low levels of non-deposit funding. A sizeable proportion of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394131