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The impact of climate change on generation and transmission in the Australian national electricity market
Bell, William Paul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper aims to identify climate change adaptation issues in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) by assessing the robustness of the institutional arrangements that support effective adaptation from the supply side. This paper finds that three major factors are hindering or are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107883
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Reviewing the climate change adaptation readiness of the Australian national electricity market institutions
Bell, William - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper aims to identify climate change adaptation issues in the Australian National Electricity Market by assessing the robustness of the institutional arrangements that support effective adaptation. The paper finds that three major factors are hindering or are required for adaptation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108635
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Climate Change and Economic Growth: An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Analysis for Egypt
Elshennawy, Abeer; Robinson, Sherman; Willenbockel, Dirk - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Due to the high concentration of economic activity along the low-lying coastal zone of the Nile delta and its dependence on Nile river streamflow, Egypt's economy is highly exposed to adverse climate change. Adaptation planning requires a forward-looking assessment of climate change impacts on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011112199
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The impact of climate change on electricity demand in the Australian national electricity market
Bell, William - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper aims to identify climate change adaptation issues in the Australian National Electricity Market (NEM) by assessing the robustness of the institutional arrangements that support effective adaptation from the demand side. This paper finds that three major factors are hindering or are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011114238
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The transformative effect of unscheduled generation by solar PV and wind generation on net electricity demand
Bell, William Paul; Wild, Phillip; Foster, John - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This study investigates the transformative effect of unscheduled solar PV and wind generation on electricity demand. The motivations for the study are twofold, the poor medium term predictions of electricity demand in the Australian National Electricity Market and the continued rise in peak...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257708
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Analysis of institutional adaptability to redress electricity infrastructure vulnerability due to climate change
Foster, John; Bell, William Paul; Wild, Phillip; … - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This non-technical summary presents the findings and recommendations from the project called ‘Analysis of institutional adaptability to redress electricity infrastructure vulnerability due to climate change’. The objectives of the project are to examine the adaptive capacity of existing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011258290
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Africa’s Burden: Labour Markets, Natural Resources and the FDI ‘Reliance-Rejection’ Paradox
de Mauro, Andrea - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
This paper will attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the complex issue of development in sub-Saharan Africa by identifying an FDI reliance-rejection paradox emanating from the incompatibility between colonial legacies and Structural Adjustment Programmes. Since the 1980s, international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011259898
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The currency ratio in Tanzania: an econometric analysis
Ndanshau, Michael O. A. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
This study tested some key hypotheses on the determinants of the currency ratio in Tanzania. The econometric results … Tanzania. The estimated income elasticity coefficient, found to be far less than unity, suggests there is poor substitution … between currency and demand deposits in Tanzania. The results also showed that expected inflation was negatively related to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009650657
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Estimation of Technical Efficiency in Tanzanian Sugarcane Production: A Case Study of Mtibwa Sugar Estate Outgrowers Scheme
Msuya, Elibariki; Ashimogo, Gasper - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
study was conducted in Turiani Division, Mvomero District, Morogoro Region, Tanzania. Specifically, the study determined and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835928
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Tanzania: Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment. Stimulating Nonfarm Microenterprise Growth
Loening, Josef; Lane, William Leeds - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
Tanzania’s Pilot Rural Investment Climate Assessment (RICA) measures the economic environment of non-farm entrepreneurs …. The pilot assessment has three key objectives: it aims to better understand the rural non-farm economy in Tanzania, shed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008534209