This thesis is composed of three essays on the residential electricity demand and its efficient use. In order to design and implement effective energy policy measures it is important for policy makers and utilities to have information on the response of consumers to an increase in electricity...

La 4e de couv. indique : "La question des règles budgétaires occupe une place de plus en plus importante dans les débats portant sur la politique budgétaire. La montée de l'endettement public dans un grand nombre de pays, la mise en place de l'Union économique et monétaire, ainsi que...

This book is unique in its scope and depth of coverage. It describes the government accounting and budgeting in each of nine European countries, at national and local levels, in their current and prospective forms. The nine countries represent Northern Europe (Finland, Sweden), Central Europe...