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How solar subsidies can distort the power market: the case of Italy
Stagnaro, Carlo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Italian policies to stimulate power production have been a success in the sense that solar power capacity has exploded, but they have also led to formidable costs. What is more, argues Carlo Stagnaro of the Italian think tank Istituto Bruno Leoni, support for green power has profoundly distorted...
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Regulator reputation, enforcement, and environmental compliance
Shimshack, Jay P.; Ward, Michael B. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
This paper explores empirically the impact of enforcement efforts on environmental compliance, focusing on the role of regulator reputation spillover effects. We find that, on the margin, the impact of a fine for water pollutant violations is about a two-thirds reduction in the statewide...
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Fundamentos para el análisis económico del tabaquismo: la utilidad marginal y los umbrales de asimilación
Fuentes Castro, Daniel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
Current regulation of smoking in Spain (Law 28 /2005) defines and reallocates environmental property rights in favour … between zero-pollution (exclusion of smokers) and maximum tobacco consumption (exclusion of nonsmokers).The paper also shows …
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Organismos reguladores del sistema de salud colombiano: Conformación, funcionamiento y resposabilidades
Velandia Naranjo, Durfari; Zea, Restrepo; Humberto, Jairo; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
Regulation is a way of intervention of the public sector, which uses its legitimate and coercive power to establish … competition in which three organisms with regulation functions participate; one of those is a committee of public choice and the …’s participation in the regulation can direct the taken measures, as well as issues that consider representativeness of the committee …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005789225
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The state of the telecommunications sector in Mexico: when will be realized a new regulation?
Aguilar-Barceló, José G. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
En este artículo se describe de manera sucinta cual ha sido la evolución en la competencia de los principales servicios de telecomunicaciones en México desde el inicio de su proceso de liberalización a la fecha, tomando como referencia algunos indicadores del sector (tarifas, cuotas de...
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Is Germany’s Energy Transition a case of successful Green Industrial Policy? Contrasting wind and solar PV
Pegels, Anna; Lütkenhorst, Wilfried - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014
In this paper, we address the challenge of Germany’s energy transition (Energiewende) as the centrepiece of the country’s green industrial policy. In addition to contributing to global climate change objectives, the Energiewende is intended to create a leading position for German industry in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011113483
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The digital complexity in destination branding: the case of Portugal as tourism destination
Oliveira, Eduardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Tourism destinations are demanding strategic thinking and dynamic methods to address the contemporary digital challenge. The application of information communication technologies (ICTs) by tourism destinations, when correctly articulated with a destination branding strategy, could be a driving...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011110093
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Structure, agency and change in the car regime: A review of the literature
Marletto, Gerardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper is aimed at filling the gap between the already well structured literature on the 'car regime' and the debate on policies for sustainable transport. Two main results emerge from the literature on the past and current evolution of the car regime: 1) the car regime was established...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009151288
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Fenntartható fejlődés - fenntartható közlekedés
Fleischer, Tamás - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
The Hungarian National Strategy of Sustainable Development is under preparation. The document is based on twenty different sectoral studies. This paper is a short version of the study on sustainable transport. As for proposed strategies, the paper suggests actions on the demand side of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011171777
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Macroeconomic Effects of the German Government’s Building Rehabilitation Program
Kronenberg, Tobias; Kuckshinrichs, Wilhelm; Hansen, Patrick - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The German government maintains programs providing financial support for the rehabilitation of buildings with the aim of reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in the building sector. Lately, these programs have received additional attention for three reasons: First, the...
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