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Partnerships for a better governance of natural hazard risks
Calliari, Elisa; Myšiak, Jaroslav; Santato, Silvia; … - 2014
authorities and agencies and/or public authorities and civil society for disaster risk reduction. We pay attention to Public …-based natural resource management (CBNRM) and disaster risk reduction (CBDRR), as well as other cooperative initiatives. In many …. The analysis is complemented by examples of PuPs addressed in the ENHANCE case studies in which disaster risk reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419874
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Pollution abatement in the Netherlands : a dynamic applied general equilibrium assessment
Dellink, Rob; Ierland, Ekko C. van - 2004
This paper deals with an assessment of the economic costs of environmental policies in the Netherlands, using a dynamic Applied General Equilibrium model with bottom-up information on abatement techniques. Empirical abatement cost curves are used to determine substitution possibilities between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011602813
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Growth, exploitation and class inequalities
Galanis, Giorgos; Veneziani, Roberto; Yoshihara, Naoki - 2017
generalisation of a key Marxian insight is provided by proving that the profitability of capitalist production is synonimous with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011596432
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Waiting for the prince charming : fixed-term contracts as stopgaps
Rion, Normann - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012234743
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The dynamics and role of gender in high-value avocado farming in Kenya
Muriithi, Beatrice Wambui; Kabubo-Mariara, Jane - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014290725
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Macroeconomic reforms : risks, flash points and the way forward
Bhagwati, Jaimini; Barua, Abheek; Khan, M. Shuheb - 2014
This Working Paper examines India's growth and employment generation performance over the last ten years in the context of key indicators such as fiscal and current account balances and inflation and suggests priorities for macroeconomic reforms. An improvement in the central Government's...
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A forecasting framework for core domestic banks in Malta
2024
, with a particular emphasis on bank profitability. Methodologically, it employs two multivariate time series models, namely … comprehensive profitability outlook for the Maltese core banking sector. Key findings are summarized as follows: (i) neither of the …
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Partnerships for affordable and equitable disaster insurance
Myšiak, Jaroslav; Pérez-Blanco, C. D. - 2015
Extreme events are becoming more frequent and intense, inflating the economic damages and social hardship set-off by natural catastrophes. Amidst budgetary cuts, there is a growing concern on societies' ability to design solvent disaster recovery strategies, while addressing equity and...
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Public-private collaboration on productive development in Uruguay
Pittaluga, Lucía; Rius, Andrés; Bianchi, Andrés; … - 2014
-intensive sectors is another factor that reduces the imbalance. Additionally, the PPCs’ degree of sophistication and the lower risk of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011285601
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Public-private collaboration on productive development policies in Argentina
Bisang, Roberto; González, Andrea; Hallak, Juan Carlos; … - 2014
This study discusses four cases of public-private collaboration (PPC) in the design and implementation of productive development policies (PDP) in Argentina. We find that PPCs have contributed to the success of most of the studied PDPs by facilitating information sharing and creating...
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