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Carbon mitigation potential and costs of forestry options in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Tanzania
Sathaye, J.; Makundi, W.; Andrasko, K.; Boer, R.; … - 2009
This paper summarizes studies of carbon (C) mitigation potential and costs of about 40 forestry options in seven developing countries. Each study uses the same methodological approach - Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) - to estimate the above parameters between 2000 and 2030....
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Projected refined product balances in key Latin American countries: A preliminary examination
2009
Over the years, the East-West Center (EWC) has developed considerable expertise in refinery modeling, especially in the area of forecasting product balances for countries, given planned capacity changes, changes in product demand, changes in crude slates, and changes in product specifications....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436759
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Promising Business Models for Community-Company Collaboration in Brazil and Mexico
Vidal, Natália G.; Donini, Gabriela - 2004
. Within this context, this study has been conducted in Brazil and Mexico with the aim of identifying potential partners in the … agreements in Brazil and Mexico are presented in Section 4. Finally, Section 5 discusses successful models and major trends on … related to the origin of forest company-community agreements as well as information about these partnerships in Mexico and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468329
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Essays on the real effects of exchange rate-based stabilizations
Krois, Bettina - 2004
zwischen Brasilien und den USA. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen dabei sowohl die Modelle als auch den empirischen Befund: Bei …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009467119
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Excellent target : Indian investment in Germany – recent developments and success factors
Tiwari, Rajnish; Herstatt, Cornelius - 2010
Indian firms lead the pack of emerging market investors in Germany, with about 188 subsidiaries providing employment to close to 23,500 people. This article provides an update on trends in Indian investment in Germany and examines the performance of Indian subsidiaries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457683
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CONSUMPTION INSURANCE AND VULNERABILITY TO POVERTY: A SYNTHESIS OF THE EVIDENCE FROM BANGLADESH, ETHIOPIA, MALI, MEXICO, AND RUSSIA
Skoufias, Emmanuel; Quisumbing, Agnes R. - 2003
This paper synthesizes the results of five studies using household panel data from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico … and Russia, which examine the extent to which households are able through formal and/or informal arrangements to insure … ever poor and the proportion of time spent in poverty are also explored for Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Russia. All the case …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009446776
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Institutions and Entrepreneurship Development in Russia: A Comparative Perspective
Estrin, Saul; Aidis, Ruta; Mickiewicz, Tomasz - 2007
country samples and second, in more detail, with Brazil and Poland. Our results provide strong evidence that Russia … entrepreneurial development in Russia. We utilize Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) data collected in 2001 and 2002 to investigate … the effects of the weak institutional environment in Russia on entrepreneurship, comparing it first with all available GEM …
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