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Giannoccaro, Giacomo; Prosperi, Maurizio; Zanni, G. - 2008

improvement of the use efficiency of the water resources in the agriculturalsector. For this purpose, we suggest a methodology to … perform an ex-ante analysis of the efficiency ofwater pricing policies, based on a two stage DEA technique, by which it is … possible to disaggregatethe technical and the ecological efficiency of the policy. According to our results, we found that …

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Estimating Urban Residential Water-Demand With Increasing Block Prices: The Case of Perth, Western Australia

Xayavong, Vilaphonh; Burton, Michael; White, Benedict - 2008

This study uses panel data at suburb level to estimates the elasticity water demands inPerth, Australia from 1995 to 2005. After deriving the consumer’s water demand under anon-linear budget constraint, we estimate the water demand model, which accounts forhow water (and other purchased goods)...

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Irrigation water pricing between governmental policies and farmers’ perception: Implications for green-houses horticultural production in Teboulba (Tunisia)

Chebil, Ali; Frija, Aymen; Thabet, Chokri - 2010

A positive mathematical programming model was constructed in this study to assess theeffect of three water pricing scenarios on Teboulba’s agricultural production systems.The effects of these scenarios were estimated for three groups of farmers from three irrigated districts. Results show that...

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ANALIZING WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE IMPACTS USING A MULTINOMIAL LOGIT LAND USE MODEL

Fezzi, Carlo; Bateman, Ian J.; Day, Brett H.; Posen, … - 2008

We develop a two-stage, multinomial logit model of UK land use to investigate the impact of policychanges upon agriculture. The model utilizes a large panel database covering the entirety of Englandand Wales for 14 years between 1969 and 2004 integrated with the economic and physicalenvironment...

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Reducing Nutrient Losses in Europe and Implications for Farming - In the Light of the Water Framework Directive

Jacobsen, Brian H.; Abildtrup, Jens; Orum, Jens Erik - 2005

An analysis for the implementation of the Nitrate Directive in the EU indicates that probably only three of 15 countries have implemented the directive satisfactorily. These countries are Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Austria, however other countries are in the process of getting their...

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Making water affordable to all: A typology and evaluation of options for urban water pricing

Lehmann, Paul - 2011

-offs between affordability and other criteria, including efficiency, financial sustainability and administrative simplicity, are …

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Making water affordable to all: A typology and evaluation of options for urban water pricing

Lehmann, Paul - Department Ökonomie, Helmholtz Zentrum für … - 2011

-offs between affordability and other criteria, including efficiency, financial sustainability and administrative simplicity, are …

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Frontier efficiency methodologies to measure performance in the insurance industry : overview, systemization, and recent developments

Eling, Martin; Luhnen, Michael - In: The Geneva papers on risk and insurance - issues and … 35 (2010) 2, pp. 217-265

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A comparison of bancassurance and traditional insurer sales channels

Chang, Pang-ru; Peng, Jin Lung; Fan, Chiang Ku - In: The Geneva papers on risk and insurance - issues and … 36 (2011) 1, pp. 76-93

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The relative efficiency of investment management of life insurers and takaful operators

Yakob, Rubayah; Zulkornain Yusop; Radam, Alias; Ismail, … - In: Investment management and financial innovations 12 (2015) 1, pp. 78-89

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