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The development of indicators and core indicators for sustainable development: a state of the art review
Hens, Luc; Wit, Julie De - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 6 (2003) 4, pp. 436-459
shortlists for the USA, the UK and Sweden, and shows that six indicators (GDP, greenhouse gas emissions, crime rate, employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754398
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The development of indicators and core indicators for sustainable development: a state of the art review
Hens, Luc; Wit, Julie De - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 6 (2003) 4, pp. 436-459
shortlists for the USA, the UK and Sweden, and shows that six indicators (GDP, greenhouse gas emissions, crime rate, employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563847
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How sensitive is US-Sweden trade to the kronor-dollar rate: evidence from industry data
Bahmani-Oskooee, Mohsen; Hajilee, Masoumeh - In: Global Business and Economics Review 12 (2010) 4, pp. 359-383
data between Sweden and rest of the world or between Sweden and her major trading partner. They did not find any long …-run significant impact of depreciation on Swedish trade balance, especially with the USA. We wonder whether lack of any significant … kronor is predicted to improve the US trade balance with Sweden by 2%. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755291
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On the causal relationship between trade-openness and government-size: evidence from OECD countries
Molana, Hassan; Montagna, Catia; Violato, Mara - In: International Journal of Public Policy 7 (2011) 4/5/6, pp. 226-249
The compensation hypothesis predicts a positive causation from international economic openness to the size of the public sector, as governments step in to perform a risk mitigating role to counterbalance the increasing exposure to external risk and the economic dislocations caused by growing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670287
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Output sustainability to exogenous and endogenous shocks: evidence from emerging economies
Belitski, Maksim; Peliova, Jana - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 3 (2011) 3, pp. 255-280
This paper studies the impact of exogenous and endogenous shocks (exogenous shock is used interchangeably with external shock; endogenous shock is used interchangeably with domestic shock) on output fluctuations in post-communist countries during the 2000s. The first part presents the analytical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352630
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A new framework for sustainable development in US healthcare sector: the case of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Medicaid project
Rhi-Perez, Pablo; Hsu, Sara; Malki, Mostafa - In: International Journal of Trade and Global Markets 4 (2011) 3, pp. 261-278
through a sustainable development framework, which combines theory and methodology originating in Michael Porter's work on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352772
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Public management and community in rethinking and structuring sustainability: a two-city (USA and Ukraine) comparative analysis
Slava, Svitlana; Condrey, Stephen E. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 13 (2010) 3, pp. 243-266
basic management approach, field investigation of sustainable development processes were conducted in Athens, Georgia, USA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009352934
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Evolution of environmentally sustainable practices: the case of the US carpet industry and CARE
Rusinko, Cathy A. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 2 (2010) 3, pp. 258-276
This paper contributes to the literature by examining evolution of voluntary environmentally sustainable practices (ESPs) in the US carpet industry. The case illustrates the importance of an integrated and multi-stakeholder industry group – Carpet America Recovery Effort – in supporting use...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008755424
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Too big and too interconnected to fail: historical and ethical analysis of sustainability risk to the US financial system
Santoro, Michael A.; Strauss, Ronald J. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economy 4 (2012) 4, pp. 356-369
The financial crisis which manifested in the USA in 2008, revealed the extent to which the largest and most … interconnected financial institutions in the USA had become 'too big to fail', i.e., so systematically and significantly interwoven …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010668623
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Locally produced food in restaurants: Are the customers willing to pay a premium and why?
Alfnes, Frode; Sharma, Amit - In: International Journal of Revenue Management 4 (2010) 3/4, pp. 238-258
Restaurant owners are always looking for new ways to increase profits. In this paper, we investigate the attitudes and perceptions of restaurant customers to locally produced food and their willingness to pay a premium. This study employs a field experiment conducted in a restaurant located on a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010669584