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Wind as a price-maker and ancillary services provider in competitive electricity markets
Troy, Niamh; Twohig, Sonya - 2010
Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, are examined. Theeffect of wind generators opting to become price-making and the …
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Analysis of the Colby quarterly econometric model of the U.S. economy using the economic effects of September 11th
Culpen, Alison - 2002
The economic repercussions of September 11th are unique in that never before have economists needed to forecast and examine the impact of an event of such magnitude. This paper explains many of the economic effects of September l Ith, from the initial aftermath to recent developments. These...
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The implications of a switch to locally varying business rates
Denny, Kevin; Ridge, Michael - 1992
It has been nearly 2 years since the UK government reformed the system of local business rates to introduce a uniform business rate (UBR), but the debate continues over the merits of the new system. The change across regions in the revenues raised by the uniform system of business rates...
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Macroeconomics and Forest Sustainability in the Developing World
Sedjo, Roger A. - 2005
Governments often use fiscal, exchange rate, monetary policy as well as export promotion tax increases, privatization, and land reform as part of comprehensive adjustments packages for addressing economic imbalances, balance of payments, and structural weaknesses. Such approaches, however, have...
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Is the celtic tiger a paper tiger?
Ó Gráda, Cormac - 2002
of Ireland in a relatively short time-span deserve close scrutiny so as to inform future policy direction. The, sometimes …
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Ireland's income distribution in comparative perspective
Nolan, Brian; Smeeding, Timothy M. - 2005
There are concerns that the unprecedented economic boom which Ireland experienced in the second half of the 1990s has … raised only some living standards and has widened income gaps. This paper analyzes Ireland's income distribution in … comparative perspective, to understand how Ireland's distribution changed and how it compares to other rich countries. We begin …
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The transformation of the Irish labour market : 1980-2003
Walsh, Brendan M. - 2004
Traditionally characterised as a labour-surplus economy, Ireland was transformed during the 1990s. An impressive rate …
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Three essays on stock market seasonality
Choi, Hyung-Suk - 2008
Three Essays on Stock Market SeasonalityHyung-Suk Choi136 pagesDirected by Dr. Cheol S. EunIn chapter 1, we examine seasonality in returns to style portfolios, which serve as important benchmarks for asset allocation, and investigate its implications for investment. In doing so, we consider...
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Automated Demand Response and Commissioning
Piette, Mary Ann; Watson, David S.; Motegi, Naoya; … - 2008
This paper describes the results from the second season of research to develop and evaluate the performance of new Automated Demand Response (Auto-DR) hardware and software technology in large facilities. Demand Response (DR) is a set of activities to reduce or shift electricity use to improve...
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Estimating carbon dioxide emission factors for the California electric power sector
Marnay, Chris; Fisher, Diane; Murtishaw, Scott; Phadke, Amol - 2008
(Berkeley Lab) has been asked to provide technical assistance to the California Energy Commission (CEC) in establishing methods …, the mix of generation resources used to meet loads may vary at different times of day or in different seasons. Third … diverge from the average. The overall objective of this task is to develop methods for estimating AEFs and MEFs that can …
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