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Neighbours and networks: The blood tribe in the Southern Alberta economy, 1884-1939
Regular, W. Keith - 2009
surrounding region of southern Alberta between 1884 and 1939. The Blood tribe, though living on a reserve, refused to become …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011902324
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Inflation targeting and price-level-path targeting in the GEM: Some open economy considerations
Coletti, Donald; Lalonde, René; Muir, Dirk - 2008
This paper compares the performance of simple inflation targeting (IT) and price-level path targeting (PLPT) rules to stabilize the macroeconomy, in response to a series of shocks, similar to those seen in Canada and the United States over the 1983 to 2004 period. The analysis is conducted in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010279982
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The impact of inflation targeting: Testing the good luck hypothesis
Ravenna, Federico - 2007
Over the last twenty years the level and volatility of inflation decreased across industrial countries. The inflation behaviour can be explained by a shift in monetary policy or by a lucky period of low volatility in business cycle shocks. To test theluck hypothesis we examine the inflation...
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How to Make the Oil Industry Go Bust
Fix, Blair - In: Real-World Economics Review (2023) 103, pp. 2-25
estimates the solvency of the (conventional) oilpatch in the Canadian province of Alberta. By law, Albertan oil companies are … Alberta Liabilities Disclosure Project, I estimate the past, present and future solvency of the (conventional) Alberta oil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014000537
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Massaging the Message: How Oilpatch Newspapers Censor the News
Fix, Blair - 2023
censorship. Earlier this year, Boychuk published his findings in a piece called ‘Proximity to Power: The oilpatch & Alberta …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014442986
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A Sales Tax for Alberta: Why and How
Ascah, Robert L. (contributor) - 2022
The days of buoyant capital investment, jobs, and wealth are passing Alberta by as the boom-and-bust cycle runs its … spending, one solution is all but ignored—a sales tax. In this collection, Alberta scholars and policy experts map out why and … volume offers recommendations on structuring a consultative review process to improve Alberta's long-term fiscal …
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Análisis y pronóstico de la demanda de potencia eléctrica en Bolivia: Una aplicación de redes neuronales
Sanjinés Tudela, Gimmy Nardó; Aliaga Lordemann, Javier - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294060
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Substitution elasticities between capital, labour, material, electricity and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors
Koschel, Henrike - 2000
In this paper, substitutional relationships between capital, labour, material, electricity, and fossil fuels in German producing and service sectors are estimated using a translog cost function. Estimates are based on a pooled time-series cross-sectional data sample for the period 1978-90 and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010297693
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Die Folgen der Strommarktliberalisierung für regenerative Energiequellen
Börner, Kira - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 82 (2002) 1, pp. 33-39
Nach dem Willen der Bundesregierung soll der Anteil der regenerativen Energien an der Stromerzeugung vergrößert werden. Wie sind die Chancen der grünen Energiequellen nach der Liberalisierung des deutschen Strommarktes? Muss die Energie- und Umweltpolitik stärker an den Markt angepasst werden?
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Energie: ein ganz besonderer Markt
Meller, Eberhard - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 84 (2004) 11, pp. 683-686
Angesichts steigender Energiepreise wird die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Standortes Deutschland in Frage gestellt. Ist der erneute Anstieg der Strompreise nach der Energiemarktliberalisierung eine Folge von Regulierungsdefi ziten? Welche Einwirkungsmöglichkeiten wird die Regulierungsbehörde auf...
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