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Diese Dissertation besteht aus drei eigenständigen Arbeiten, die unterschiedliche Auswirkungen von Arbeitsmarktunvollkommenheiten auf heterogene Arbeiter betrachten. Die erste Arbeit zeigt anhand eines spieltheoretischen Modells, dass lediglich Koordinations- und Informationsfriktionen...
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In form of a qualitative single case study this thesis examines what people from industrialized countries such as Germany can learn about sustainability from Lynedoch EcoVillage, South Africa, and the associated 'Sustainability Institute', a non-profit trust based at and operating from Lynedoch...
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Government accepts responsibility for stimulating and supporting research and development for the welfare of the entire community. Research is therefore a matter of serious concern which should be approached with the greatest degree of responsibility by those trained and qualified to engage in...
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ABSTRACTMIN, KYUNG-SEOL, An Empirical Investigation of Lending to Small Businesses. (Under the direction of Douglas K. Pearce and Karlyn Mitchell.) This dissertation analyzes lenders' two important decisions (loan approval decision and loan rate decision) in their loan evaluation procedures...
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This paper briefly presents the results of a total factor productivity (TFP) study of South African commercial agriculture, for 1947-1997, and illustrates some potential pitfalls in rate of return to research (ROR) calculations. The lag between R&D and TFP is analyzed and found to be only 9...
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Calculating greenhouse gas emissions reductions from climate change mitigation projects requires construction of a baseline that sets emissions levels that would have occurred without the project. This paper describes a standardized multiproject methodology for setting baselines, represented by...
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This paper is concerned with the determinants of international steam-coal trade. Most work in projecting coal trade has been either qualitative (a consensus of experts) or, if quantitative, has been based on competitive spatial-equilibrium models. Unfortunately, the competitive model of trade...
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The study of demographic trends in sub-Saharan Africa though crucial in the assessment of the impact of population size and growth on the overall socio-economic development in the region, has received the least attention due to lack of reliable data for most of the countries. This paper focuses...
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