Wissen zeichnet sich zunehmend als entscheidender Produktionsfaktor ab und bildet die Basis für Entwicklungen wissensbasierter Technologien. Diese Untersuchung analysiert am Beispiel der PEM-Brennstoffzellentechnologie diesen Innovationsprozess und bedient sich dazu der Heuristik des...

Capital account liberalization and exchange rate regime choice, what scope for flexibility in Tunisia? This study evaluates within a game-theoretic framework the exchange rate regime from a welfare perspective. In a tradable-nontradable goods model framework, Tunisia’s exchange rate regime...

Public policy has played a critical role in creating and shaping global renewable energymarkets. Yet 30 years since the passage of the first federal program in the U.S., under thePublic Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA), renewable power generation still constitutesless than three percent...

Ziel der Arbeit war die Entwicklung eines energiewirtschaftlichen Modells, um künftige Entscheidungen zum Ausbau der regenerativen Energieträger nach unterschiedlichen, sich teilweise widersprechenden Kriterien treffen zu können. Das Modell ist für die strom- und wärmeseitige...

Environmental policy has become increasingly important as states attempt to curb negative environmental impacts and adopt a more a sustainable economic approach that relies on alternative energies instead of fossil fuels. Many countries have adopted policies to foster the production of renewable...

The development of renewable energy sources is of prime interest to many countries seeking to pursue greenhouse gas emission reduction obligations. The increased use of renewables offers the possibility of not only contributing to emission reduction, but at the same time improving energy supply...

University of Minnesota Ph.D. dissertation. September 2009. Major: Business Administration. Advisor: J. Myles Shaver. 1 computer file (PDF); viii, 145 pages. Ill. (some col), map.

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Within the United States, Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) programs have become a popular public policy initiative for states to enact in order to encourage the use of renewable resources for meeting state energy demand. As more states have adopted RPS programs, the design of these programs...

The most attractive markets for renewable energy investment are shifting from the developed world to emerging economies. Among the most prominent emerging economies, China, India, and Brazil have become three of the most important global investment markets, and the role of renewable energy in...