In line with the EU strategy on smart and sustainable growth, increasing attention has been directed to Research and Development activities in the Czech Republic. Both public and private Gross Expenditures on R&D (GERD) have doubled between 2000 and 2008. Whereas the private sector still...

The objective of this study is to construct a 2-goods “tradable and non-tradable”, 4-factors, 13-industries, single-country general equilibrium model with references to the case- specific features of North Cyprus and explore the impact of external income shock on the economy as a whole. The...

he Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicts global sea level to rise (SLR) by up to 60 cm by 2100 in response to ocean warming and glaciers melting. Moreover, it is expected that sea level rise might be of 1 meter or more in 2100 due to recent...

This paper analyses the effect of military expenditure on economic growth. With various channels through which military expenditure may influence economic growth, much of the defense economics literature has found inconsistent results. This study is based on the national defense expense for the...

Switzerland is already and will continue to be affected by climate change. In its fourth assessment report, the IPCC indeed predicts a temperature increase of approximately 2 °C during winter and 2.5 °C during summer until 2050 compared to 1990 levels. By then, precipitation is estimated to...

Thee most discussed problem in most countries is influence of financial and debt crisis on economy. Moreover, in January 2009 led the unsuccessful negotiation about gas price between Russia and Ukraine to suspend gas supply from Russia to east and central European countries. This was the case...

In recognition of the important role of information and communication technology (ICT) in transforming developing countries into modern knowledge societies in the 21st century, the government of Egypt has developed both medium and long-term sector specific plans. The rapid spreading out of ICT...

The East African Community member states of Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania. Rwanda and Burundi have over the years, established closer economic links through a Free Trade Area, a Customs Union, and a Common Market. These efforts have led to a deeper regional integration and trade within the EAC and...

The global economy must face crucial challenge on how to cope with soaring oil prices, which have been on a precipitous increase in the last years. The high rise has alarmed countries around the world, especially the net oil importers, since continuing oil price hikes tend to lower economic...

We assess recent Chinese climate policy proposals in a multi-region, multi-sector computable general equilibrium model with a Chinese carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS). We conduct a quantitative assessment of the Chinese emissions trading scheme (ETS) with the help of PACE (Policy Analysis...