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The cost of political intervention in monetary policy
Zis, George; Cobham, David; Papadopoulos, Athanasios - 2004
George Zis, David Cobham and Athanasios Papadopoulos. The cost of political intervention in monetary policy. International Finance, 2004, vol. 7, no. 3, pages 471-493. Published by and copyright Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. The definitive version of this article is available from...
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International petroleum statistics report: April 1996
2010
This report presents data on international oil production, demand, imports, exports, and stocks. The report has four sections. Section 1 contains time series data on world oil production, and on oil demand and stocks in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). This...
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Oil politics in the new Iraq
Moore, Clement Henry (contributor); Rai, Varun (contributor) - 2011
Iraq is one of the world’s major oil suppliers, and over ninety percent of its government revenues come from oil … Saddam Hussein. One major political battle preventing Iraq from developing its hydrocarbons industry is over the nature of … federalism among all of the sects battling for oil wealth in Iraq. This paper focuses primarily on the issue between Kurds and …
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Determining perception-based impacts of noxious facilities on wage rates and property values
Nieves, L.A.; Clark, D.E. - 2008
This document, written for the US Department of Energy, discusses current information and the need for future research on estimating the impacts on wages and property values that could result from people's perceptions of the risks associated with noxious facilities. Psychometric studies indicate...
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Industry survey of the need for a Federal grant-assisted geothermal demonstration power plant. Final report
2007
Findings are presented from two separate studies: a preliminary study of leaders of the geothermal industry and a second study of a ten percent representative sample of other firms. The studies are intended to determine if a need still exists for a federal grant-assisted geothermal demonstration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435839
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An R and D Agenda to enhance electricity system reliability by increasing customer participation in emerging competitive markets
Eto, J.; Marnay, C.; Goldman, C.; Kueck, J.; Kirby, B.; … - 2008
Recent electricity price spikes are painful reminders of the value that meaningful demand-side responses could bring to the restructuring US electricity system. Review of the aggregate offers made by suppliers confirms that even a modest increase demand elasticity could dramatically reduce these...
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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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Empirical investigation of the effect of amenities and other factors on business location decisions
Calzonetti, F.J.; Allison, T. - 2008
The impacts that risk perceptions have on those deciding whether to locate a business activity in an area likely to host a nuclear waste facility have become an important consideration in analyses that deal with choosing a site for nuclear waste facilities. This report presents empirical...
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Comparative risk analysis for the Rocky Flats Plant integrated project planning
Jones, M.E.; Shain, D.I. - 2008
The Rocky Flats Plant is developing, with active stakeholder a comprehensive planning strategy that will support transition of the Rocky Flats Plant from a nuclear weapons production facility to site cleanup and final disposition. Final disposition of the Rocky Flats Plant materials and...
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How significant is perceived environmental risk to business location decisions?
Allison, T.; Calzonetti, F. - 2009
It has been argued that adverse perceptions of risk associated with high-level nuclear waste (HLNW) facilities will have significant impacts on the attraction of new, and the maintenance of existing business activities in areas in which adverse perceptions develop. We examine this proposition by...
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