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A new climate policy framework for post 2012
Selke, Jan-Welf; Brandt, Hubertus - In: CESifo Forum 09 (2008) 1, pp. 35-38
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The agricultural origins of time preference
Galor, Oded; Özak, Ömer - 2014
This research explores the origins of the distribution of time preference across regions. It advances the hypothesis, and establishes empirically, that geographical variations in natural land productivity and their impact on the return to agricultural investment have had a persistent effect on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011526704
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Using foresight to think and act upon an uncertain future world of work: Trade unions' experiences
Peels, Rafael; Ponce Del Castillo, Aída - 2024
The world of work is experiencing multiple transformations driven by automation and digitalization, environmental … today we are living in a poly- or perma-crisis. These multiple pressures and crises impact the world of work and oblige … courses and workshops were organized in various regions in the world (i.e. Europe, the Arab States, Africa, Asia and the …
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An overview of the certified organic export sector in Uganda
Gibbon, Peter - 2006
This paper reports the results of a survey of almost all certified and in-conversion organic export operations in Uganda in late 2005. It covers products exported, company size and ownership, standards exported to, certification costs, total export values, value-added in Uganda, marketing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323385
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Agro-commodity dependence and recent trends in agro-commodity markets
Gibbon, Peter - 2007
This paper examines trends in agro-commodity trade over the decade to 2005, in relation to the changing patterns of import demand and price trends, globally and in Developing Asia. It also examines the performance of 'commodity-dependent developing countries' (CDDCs) in agrocommodity trade. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010323429
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Abschätzung der Wertschöpfungspotenziale im ländlichen Raum durch Biokraftstoffe am Beispiel Nordrhein-Westfalens
Breuer, Thomas; Holm-Müller, Karin - In: Agrarwirtschaft: Zeitschrift für Betriebswirtschaft, … 56 (2007) 5/6, pp. 272-279
Der verstärkte Einsatz von Biokraftstoffen ist beschlossene Sache. Neben anderen Zielen wird bei der Begründung der Förderung der Biokraftstoffe die Entwicklung des ländlichen Raumes angeführt. Dieser Beitrag untersucht am Beispiel Nordrhein-Westfalen Wertschöpfungspotenziale für den...
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Demand-Supply Trends and Projections of Food in India
Mittal, Surabhi - 2008
growth in population and per capita income. A diversification in consumption basket significantly away from cereals has been …
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Green work-life balance: A new perspective for green HRM
Muster, Viola; Schrader, Ulf - In: Zeitschrift für Personalforschung (ZfP) 25 (2011) 2, pp. 140-156
This paper proposes that Green HRM can meet its full potential only by considering employees in their twofold role as producers and consumers. Employees learn different kinds of behaviour not exclusively at the workplace, but also in private life. Since reciprocal interactions between working...
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Effizienzkonsum: Produktivitätssteigerung als Beschreibungsrahmen bestimmter Konsum-Entscheidungen
Siemoneit, Andreas - 2017
, but neither microeconomics nor consumption sociology even discuss it as a motive for consumption. After defining some key … terms, 'efficiency consumption' is introduced theoretically as a means for securing an income (consumer investment). It is … voluntary only for pioneers: Via social diffusion processes innovative consumption goods are transformed from a welcome …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011600412
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Inequality and volatility moderation in Russia: evidence from micro-level panel data on consumption and income
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Peter, Klara Sabirianova; … - 2009
Monitoring Survey (RLMS) for 1994-2005. We analyze cross-sectional income and consumption inequality and find that inequality … shocks. The response of consumption to permanent and transitory income shocks becomes weaker later in the sample, consistent …
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