This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...

Revised July 2011James K. Boyce and Matthew Riddle have updated earlier anlysis that examines the household-level impacts of a cap-and-dividend plan, and how they differ between states. In this paper, the authors not only consider the specific parameters of the 2010 CLEAR Act, but also add an...

Dieser Aufsatz argumentiert, dass die deutsche EE-Förderung auf einer falschen Konzeption beruht. Sie hat sich vorwiegend befehlswirtschaftlicher Methoden bedient und eine Staatsschuldillusion zu erzeugen versucht. Es verwundert infolgedessen nicht, dass enorme Kosten entstanden sind,...

В статье обоснована необходимость регулирования регионального инновационного развития на основе оценки экономической эффективности финансового обеспечения...

Walla Walla enjoys the fastest growing wine industry in the State of Washington, if not in the whole U.S. This paper examines the impact of this extraordinary growth on the revenue of regional hotels and restaurants. Employing a dynamic quarterly panel model at the county level we show that the...

The concept of development implies "a gradual evolution towards a higher stage phase, to gain significant scale, increasing evolve",which means, extrapolating from the economy, that development is an open process involving upward trend of economic and social phenomena as a result of action...

The article substantiates the need to regulate the regional innovation development based on evaluation of economic efficiency of financial support given to research institutions and enterprises in regions for making innovation activities. A number of indicators that can determine the efficiency...

Studies of knowledge and innovation as driving forces of regional development and growth offer a myriad of approaches. Here, questions asked, methods used and answers given are manifold. In our overview, we cover recent developments in this research area. Moreover, we explore the question as to...