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The US decision not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and the recent outcomes of the Bonn and Marrakech Conferences of the Parties drastically reduce the effectiveness of the Kyoto Protocol in controlling GHG emissions. The reason is not only the reduced emission abatement in the US, but also the...
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that fix exchange rates and those that target inflation. Inflation targeting is a more durable policy; no country has yet … monetary regimes for comparable countries. Regime duration also matters in monetary policy; older regimes are typically more …
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This paper provides an analysis of the effectiveness of climate policies by focusing on the link between policy options …
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agreement cannot be achieved. A possible strategy to achieve a global agreement without free-riding incentives is a policy mix …
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Scottish social policy. Families are major producers of skills, and a successful policy needs to promote effective families and … malleable at later ages. This has important implications for the design of policy. The gaps in skills and abilities open up …
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increasing gap of living standards between the poor and the rich, has provided a strong motivation for development policy to … change this situation. From its beginning, policy has aimed for stimulating economic growth in order to improve living …' by a more targeted policy that combines growth with a particular emphasis on improving the situation of the poor. This is …
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activities, rendering conclusions regarding well-being policy less straightforward. …
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