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Trends in Resource Extraction and Implications for Sustainability in Canada
Mariam, Yohannes - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1999
There is a disagreement on the concept, definition and application of the paradigm of sustainable development. The definition that has been accepted by many involves several components, and it is difficult to measure or quantify indicators. Depending on the structure of the economy, it is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005621515
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Factors Determining FDI to Nigeria: An Empirical Investigation
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This study empirically investigates the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) to Nigeria during 1970 … exchange rates are significant determinants of FDI flow to Nigeria. The findings also suggest that in long run market size is … not the significant factor for attracting FDI to Nigeria, it contradicts the existing literature. Our results indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008805888
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Factors determining FDI in Nigeria: an empirical investigation
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This paper investigates the recent surge of FDI in Nigeria, which is poor in terms of income but rich in natural … resources. This study examines empirically whether FDI is resource seeking in Nigeria and its determining factors. Applying time … series technique this paper observes that FDI flow to Nigeria is resource-seeking FDI during 1970-2006. In long run, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108701
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Greenhouse gas emissions and the energy system: decomposition analysis and the environmental Kuznets curve
Borghesi, Simone; Vercelli, Alessandro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper discusses to what extent the recent trends in energy consumption and production are compatible with the requirements of sustainable development. For this purpose, starting from a simple identity applied to the energy sector, we use the decomposition analysis to derive a few analytical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008765082
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International trade in resources: a general equilibrium analysis
Chichilnisky, Graciela - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 1985
Physical considerations alone cannot explain the volatile behavior of resource prices, or the effects these have on different regions of the world. An optimization analysis may not suffice either, since typically there are several distinct objectives: conservation, cost-minimization, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617074
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Außenpolitische Hintergründe des gesellschaftspolitischen Umbruchs in Guinea-Bissau
Kohnert, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2000
The present transition in Guinea-Bissau is often described as an internal affair, triggered off by “bad government”, i. e. decades of corruption, violent repression of opposition, and other human rights violations, which led to increasing conflicts among the power elite of the deposed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837370
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On harnessing natural resources for sustainable development
Mishra, SK - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Ever-increasing population and ever-proliferating demand for variety and choice together with a marked preference in favor of deliberate under-utilization of resources as well as deprecation of thrift have exposed the available reserves of natural resources to the danger of depletion. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008493591
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Trade Costs Algorithm in Manoilescu Generalised Scheme
Dogaru, Vasile - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The study of the comparative advantage’s scheme, using the modified prices because of the trade costs in terms of a real two product barter, brings us on a “previous” position towards the merchandise exchange using the currency. In this new algorithm of scheme, the remarks include in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619720
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The Impacts of Water Pollution on Economic Development in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Water pollution is a chronic crisis in Sudan that is rarely researched. However, it is combined with scarcity, disputes and uncertainty. In The current paper we introduce its concepts with emphasis on the growing problems of pollution combined with scarcity. A Case study of the growing problem...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009147918
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Economic growth and its impact on environment: A panel data analysis
Asici, Ahmet Atıl - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011
This paper aims to explore the relationship between the economic growth and the pressure on nature from the environmental sustainability perspective. We measure pressure on nature as the sum of energy, mineral, net forest depletions and carbon dioxide damage, all measured in US dollars. The data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009004203