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A cost-benefit analysis of the individual mandate in the health coverage system of the USA
Yesilbas, Mehmet; Ustun, Yusuf - In: International Journal of Public Policy 11 (2015) 1/2/3, pp. 33-46
One of the challenging issues in the USA is health coverage system. The issue generally constitutes the major … purposes of the study is to focus on policy alternatives regarding the health coverage system of the USA. The paper will study …
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Evaluating public sector intramural research programmes: the case of the US Advanced Technology Program's Intramural Research Initiative
Link, Albert N.; Scott, John T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 6, pp. 516-532
Within a public environment in which accountability is at the forefront, an important evaluation question is how to document the economic value of innovation-related outputs and outcomes from intramural research relative to the cost of funding an intramural research programme. In this paper, we...
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Evaluating public sector intramural research programmes: the case of the US Advanced Technology Program's Intramural Research Initiative
Link, Albert N.; Scott, John T. - In: International Journal of Public Policy 4 (2009) 6, pp. 516-532
Within a public environment in which accountability is at the forefront, an important evaluation question is how to document the economic value of innovation-related outputs and outcomes from intramural research relative to the cost of funding an intramural research programme. In this paper, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563972
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Review Article: "Flood damage assessment on agricultural areas: review and analysis of existing methods"
Brémond, Pauline; Grelot, Frédéric; Agenais, … - HAL - 2013
In Europe, economic evaluation of flood management projects is becoming a commonly used decision tool. At the same time …, flood management policies shift towards new concepts such as giving more room to water by restoring floodplain and living … damage on agriculture may have a high influence on the efficiency of these policies, flood damage assessment on agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010821136
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Flutschäden: Ist die Verschiebung der Steuerreform die richtige Finanzierungsmethode?
Peffekoven, Rolf; Däke, Karl-Heinz; Traublinger, Heinrich - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 55 (2002) 18, pp. 3-13
Zur Finanzierung der Beseitigung der Flutschäden hat sich die Bundesregierung dafür entschieden, die zweite Stufe der Steuerreform um ein Jahr zu verschieben. Prof. Dr. Rolf Peffekoven, Universität Mainz, vertritt in seinem Beitrag die Auffassung, dass die Finanzierung in erster Linie über...
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Globalization and Localization of Disaster Impacts: An Empirical Examination
Okuyama, Yasuhide - In: CESifo Forum 11 (2010) 2, pp. 56-66
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Baugewerbe : Beseitigung der Flutschäden begünstigt Tiefbau
Lachner, Josef - In: ifo Dresden berichtet 10 (2003) 03, pp. 47-48
Die Geräteauslastung ist von 71,8 % im April auf 73,4 % im Mai angestiegen; sie lag damit deutlich über dem Stand vom Mai 2002 (62,1 %). Damit setzte sich der Aufwärtstrend weiter fort. Die Geschäftslage wurde nicht mehr so häufig als schlecht bewertet; hinsichtlich der weiteren Entwicklung...
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Zur Versicherung von Elementarrisiken: das englische Gentlemen's Agreement und seine Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten
Huber, Michael - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung / Quarterly … 77 (2008) 4, pp. 44-52
of natural hazards. Considering a general preference for private solutions, the example of the English flood insurance …
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Weather Modification as a Strategy for Economic Losses Reduction from Natural Disasters in Europe
Sorokin, Leonid V. - In: European Integration Process in Western Balkan Countries
Natural disasters are one of the main sources of risks and economic losses in modern time. The annual economic damage for the European Union from climate change is from 0.1% to 1% in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). The projected climate change in EU can increase the economic losses of EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010969158
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Analyzing flood risk and related impacts to urban communities in central Vietnam
Razafindrabe, Bam; Kada, Ryohei; Arima, Makoto; Inoue, Shoji - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 2, pp. 177-198
This study aims at understanding flood risks and their impact on a community, in order to enhance communities … the perception of flood risk among household heads educated up to secondary school level, suggesting that they believe … aware that flood disasters are the result of hazard and vulnerability combined. In addition, social dynamics were apparently …
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