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The green transition : public policy, finance, and the role of the state

Lamperti, Francesco; Mazzucato, Mariana; Roventini, Andrea - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 88 (2019) 2, pp. 73-88

While investments into renewable energy technologies are growing almost everywhere, the chances to meet ambitious emission and climate targets, as those envisaged in the Paris Agreement, are scant. To speed up the transition, policy makers need to design and implement a policy mix that could...

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Sustainable finance : the European Union's approach to increasing sustainable investments and growth : opportunities and challenges

Claringbould, Duco; Koch, Martin; Owen, Philip - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 88 (2019) 2, pp. 11-27

. After an introduction on how the concept of sustainability entered the domain of European policy, the definition of …

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Erneuerbare Energien: Status und Potentiale

Pflüger, Antonio - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 76 (2007) 1, pp. 35-49

Unter heutigen Rahmenbedingungen muss davon ausgegangen werden, dass der globale Primärenergieverbrauch sich bis 2050 mehr als verdoppeln wird und die energiebedingten CO2-Emissionen sogar um 137% steigen. Die Abhängigkeit der OECD-Staaten von Energieimporten würde weiter wachsen und der...

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Corporate investment, asymmetric information and agency costs in the UK

Goergen, Marc; Renneboog, Luc - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 2, pp. 248-260

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Corporate investment, asymmetric information and agency costs in the UK

Goergen, Marc; Renneboog, Luc - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 2, pp. 248-260

This paper investigates whether investment spending of firms is sensitive to the availability of internal funds …. Imperfect capital markets create a hierarchy for the different sources of funds such that investment and financial decisions are … not independent. The relation between corporate investment and free cash flow is investigated using the Bond and Meghir …

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Comment to: "Corporate investment, asymmetric information and agency costs in the UK"

Chirinko, Robert S. - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 2, pp. 261-262

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Investment in R&D and corporate governance

Smith, Valdemar; Strøjer Madsen, Erik; Dilling-Hansen, … - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 2, pp. 263-274

The paper investigates the impact of ownership concentration on the likelihood that firms are involved in innovative activities or invest in research and development. We find that more dispersed ownership significantly increases the probability that a firm is engaged in innovation or invests in...

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Comment on "Investment in R&D and corporate governance"

Odagiri, Hiroyuki - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 70 (2001) 2, pp. 274

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Sustainable finance : divestment as a tool to reach the SDGs?

Schrooten, Mechthild - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 90 (2021) 4, pp. 7-18

This paper synthesizes the literature on sustainable divestment. Nowadays, divestment seems to be a popular strategy to sanction harmful industries or socially not desired outcomes of economic activities. However, in practice for a long time many firms which were known for harmful technologies...

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Die Energiepolitik zwischen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Versorgungssicherheit und Nachhaltigkeit

Kemfert, Claudia (ed.) - 2007

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