Der Erfolg eines Unternehmens und der Wohlstand einer Nation haben zahlreiche Ursachen. Ein wesentliches Erfolgsrezept deutscher Industrieunternehmen ist traditionell die technische Perfektion der Produkte und Verfahren, die technische Qualitätsführerschaft...

For the purposes of calculation, context is irrelevant: one is expected to strip away the “contingent” details, slot bare numbers into the equations, and perform the relevant maths. Medical doctors must know this. So why, asked just such a question about the likelihood of a diagnostic test...

The paper documents the loca impacts of government efforts to improve housing standards and demand, enhance environmental quality and foster sustainable regeneration within low-income areas. Housing, the ocal environment and physical regeneration were core concerns for Labour as it...

Using a choice experiment, this paper investigates how Swedish citizens value three environmental quality objectives. In addition, a follow-up question is used to investigate whether respondents ignored any attributes when responding. The resulting information is used in the model estimation by...

Innovationen sind vor dem Hintergrund einer wachsenden internationalen wirtschaftlichenVerflechtung eine der elementaren Voraussetzungen für dasÜberleben im internationalen Wettbewerb. Auf gesamtwirtschaftlicher Ebenewerden Innovationen als entscheidende Impulsgeber für den...

[...]This paper begins by discussing poverty trends on a global scale -- where the poor are located in the world and how their numbers have been changing over time. It then discusses the relationship of economic growth and income distribution to poverty reduction. Finally, it suggests an...

On a horizontal axis the analysis for the Environment sectionis linked between the previous stage Selecting andapproaching participating companies and the subsequentstage Decisions of the jury. On a vertical axis the analysisfor the Environment section is classifi ed as part of a quartet,to...