Replaced with revised version of paper 07/18/10.

Traditional economic theory regards the social costs of monopoly as the reduction in both consumer and producer surplus as a result of monopolization of certain sectors of the economy. Recent research has shown that a proper accounting of the social costs of monopoly must include the costs of...

In the following decades there will be a fundamental structural change in the European power supply system. This structural change is forced by several factors, e.g. the European Union Greenhouse Gas Emission Trading Scheme, the strategic goal for the European Union of a more sustainable...

Die Arbeit untersucht das Auftreten von Externen Kosten im Rahmen der Verbraucherverschuldung, sowie die Wirkungen verschiedener rechtlicher Regelungen auf die Arbeitsleistung der Kreditnehmer nach der Kreditaufnahme. Sie konzentriert sich dabei auf drei „Arten“ von externen Kosten:1....

Biogas recovery systems that use methane from manure to generate electricity have not been widely adopted in U.S. mainly because the costs of constructing and maintaining these systems have exceeded the value of the benefits provided. Climate change mitigation and renewable energy policies could...

The implementation of a crop insurance program is an oldrequirement of the agricultural sector. After the failure of the NationalCrop Insurance Company (CNSA), in the period of 1954 through 1966,the federal government started to stimulate the agricultural insurance market. Aiming increase the...

This study objective at investigating the Brazilian soybean complex in the period 1990 to 2006, using the theoretical model of Brander-Spencer (1984) and the instrument of strategies based on game theory. The methodology used to estimate the payoffs of the game between Brazil and the United...

Tyrimo objektas – ūkininko ūkio finansinės būklės ir rezultatų vertinimas.Darbo tikslas – sudaryti ūkininko ūkio finansinės būklės ir rezultatų vertinimo metodiką, grindžiamą palyginamumo principu.Tyrimo tikslui pasiekti darbe numatoma išspręsti šiuos uždavinius:1....