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Optimal Energy Investment and R&D Strategies to Stabilise Greenhouse Gas Atmospheric Concentrations
Carraro, Carlo; Bosetti, Valentina; Massetti, Emanuele; … - 2007
The stabilisation of GHG atmospheric concentrations at levels expected to prevent dangerous climate change has become an important, global, long-term objective. It is therefore crucial to identify a cost-effective way to achieve this objective. In this paper we use WITCH, a hybrid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443180
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International Energy R&D Spillovers and the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Atmospheric Stabilization
Bosetti, Valentina; Carraro, Carlo; Massetti, Emanuele; … - 2007
analysis shows that international knowledge spillovers tend to increase free-riding incentives and decrease the investments in … energy R&D. The strongest cuts in energy R&D investments are recorded among High Income countries, where international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445084
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Technical and further education diploma graduates : personal capital investments and returns
Van Der Linde, Christopher Jae - 2007
This research has examined the personal capital investments and returns of a group of TAFE Diploma of Community Work … program. Through the conceptual framework, the research established a set of predetermined personal capital investments and … investments and returns. Consequently, the qualitative analysis of the in-depth interviews has revealed a broader range of themes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437850
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The Bombay stock exchange: seasonalities and investment opportunities
Ignatius, Roger - 1992
This paper examines the relationship of stock return patterns on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with those of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It also examines investment opportunities for international investors. The data include daily closing values of the BSE and SSP 500 Indexes for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009441629
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The profitability of momentum investing
Friedrich, Ekkehard Arne - 2010
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Several studies have shown that abnormal returns can be generated simply by buying past winning stocks and selling past losing stocks. Being able to predict future price behaviour by past price movements represents a direct challenge to the Efficient Market Hypothesis, a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442043
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Using pension funds in infrastructure finance in Africa : the case of NEPAD projects
Chuckun, Vedvyas Sharma - 2010
.6 trillion of which US$16.2 trillion isheld by pension funds (Inderst, 2009). Infrastructure investments provide … infrastructure investments especially in the NEPADinfrastructure projects. The global trends in pension fund investments in … infrastructure arereviewed to propose a model for infrastructure investments by African pension funds andsome recommendations are put …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442114
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Factors influencing venture capitalist's project financing decisions in South Africa
Van Deventer, Albertus Gert - 2008
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Venture capital is a major source of funding for the entrepreneurial community and usually focuses on the early stage, more risk orientated business endeavours. This study explores and identifies the investment criteria used by South African venture capitalists in their venture...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442201
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Investment Spikes in Dutch Horticulture: An Analysis at Firm and Aggregate Firm Level Over the Period 1975-1999
Goncharova, Natalia V.; Oskam, Arie J. - 2006
An intermittent and lumpy pattern of investments is observed in the Dutch horticulture sector: only 16.5% of firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442478
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Land Inequality and Economic Growth: A Dynamic Panel Data Approach
Fort, Ricardo; Ruben, Ruerd - 2006
The growing body of literature devoted to study the impact of inequality on economic growth have centred its attention in the income distribution effect, even though the theoretical relationships are more related to assets distributions than to income distribution. While some recent studies have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442482
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The structural relationship between stock market returns and macroeconomic variables in international equity markets
Shafie, Abdul Ghani - 1991
This study is concerned with investigating the structural relationship between stockmarkets and economic variables in different countries. In investigating the relationships, the following six questions are posed:- Are stock markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, West Germany, France,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009465800