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The Value of "Value Pricing" of Roads: Second-Best Pricing and Product Differentiation
Small, Kenneth A.; Yan, Jia - 2000
Some road-pricing demonstrations use an approach call ed "value pricing", in which travelers can choose between a free but congested roadway and a priced roadway. Recent research has uncovered a potentially serious problem for such demonstrations: in certain models, second-best tolls are far...
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Urban congestion charging : road pricing as a traffic reduction measure / W. Heyns
Heyns, Werner - 2005
Urban traffic congestion is recognised as a major problem by most people in world cities. However, theimplementation of congestion reducing measures on a wide scale eludes most world cities suffering fromtraffic congestion, as many oppose the notion of road pricing and despite economists and...
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Erfahrungen mit der City-Maut in Europa
Kretzler, Matthias - 2012
In der vorliegenden Arbeit wird die ökonomische Funktionsweise der so genannten City-Maut dargestellt, über praktische … möglich. Die City-Maut lässt sich als Pigou’sche Internalisierungssteuer definieren, mit der die Nachfrage nach … Maut und das Erreichen neuer Nash-Gleichgewichte im Straßennetz abgebildet werden. Raumstrukturelle Wirkungen lassen sich z …
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RESULTS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (EM) CORPORATE PROJECT TEAM DISPOSING WASTE & REDUCING RISK
SHRADER, T.A.; KNERR, R. - 2008
In 2002, the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) released the Top-To-Bottom Review of cognizant clean-up activities around the DOE Complex. The review contained a number of recommendations for changing the way EM operates in order to reduce environmental risk...
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Willingness to pay for electricity from renewable energy
Farhar, B.C.; Houston, A.H. - 2009
National polls reveal widespread public preference and willingness to pay more for renewables. ``Green pricing`` programs attempt to capitalize on these preferences and on an expressed willingness to pay more for environmental protection. This report explores the utility option of green pricing...
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Lawrence Livermore National Security Cost Model Functional Management Assessment
Tevis, J; Hirahara, J; Thomas, B; Mendez, M - 2009
structure as a major construction project, the National Ignition Facility (NIF) has indirect charges that vary from the norm …
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Office of Inspector General report on audit of Department of Energy management and operating contractor available fees
2009
The Office of Procurement and Assistance Management has proposed changes to the method used to annually calculate and negotiate ``for profit`` management and operating contractor available fees. This proposal will increase contractor fees in exchange for the contractor`s purported assumption of...
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FUNDING ALTERNATIVES FOR LOW-LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL
Becker, Bruce D.; Carilli, Jhon - 2009
For 13 years, low-level waste (LLW) generator fees and disposal volumes for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office (NNSA/NV) Radioactive Waste Management Sites (RWMSs) had been on a veritable roller coaster ride. As forecast volumes...
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Audit report: Bechtel Jacobs payroll creation
Brendlinger, T.L. - 2008
The Oak Ridge Operations Office (Operations Office) awarded a contract to the Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC (Bechtel Jacobs) in December 1997. The terms of the contract require Bechtel Jacobs to create new jobs in the Oak Ridge area with a cumulative payroll of $427 million through Fiscal Year...
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Report on inspection of Los Alamos National Laboratory`s system for controlling cost overruns on work-for-others projects
2009
The Office of Inspector General previously issued Report No. DOE/IG-0335, ``Report on Inspection of Selected Intelligence and Special Access Program Work-for-Others Projects``. In this report, the authors noted that Los Alamos National Laboratory had internal control weaknesses involving...
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