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Managing household debts : social service provision in the EU ; Workshop report - Brussels, 25 June 2010

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and … - 2010

Overall, household debt levels have risen sharply over the past decades in EU Member States. While certain levels of household debts can be beneficial, they can become problematic especially with a sudden, unexpected decrease of incomes or increase of expenditures. The current financial crisis...

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"Vertical" Integration and Foreclosure of Complementary Products

Derdenger, Timothy - 2009

foreclosure of complementary software to rival hardware. Foreclosure occurs when a console hardware manufacturer produces software … foreclosure effect which increases console market power and forces prices higher. The second, an efficiency effect, drives prices … lower. Counterfactual exercises determine vertical integration with foreclosure is pro-competitive. It increases price …

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Effects of Homeownership Education on Foreclosure Prevention for First-time Homebuyers

Johnson, Sarai; Miller, Marcella; Qiu, Jin; Spencer, Jessica - 2011

Examining committee: Colleen Chrisinger, faculty advisor

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Economic Development Activities at the Young - Rainey Science, Technology, & Research (STAR) Center

Paul S. Sacco; Carl Smeigh; John Caponiti, Jr. - 2008

Project mission was to mitigate the adverse economic effects of closing the U.S. Department of Energy's Pinellas Plant in Largo, Florida. This project was to facilitate the physical renovation of the plant and to help maintain and create jobs for the employees that worked at the plant when DOE...

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Accelerating the Adoption of Second-Tier Reach Standards forApplicable Appliance Products in China

Lin, Jiang; Fridley, David - 2008

The minimum energy efficiency standards program for household appliances in China was initiated in 1989. Since 1996, CLASP and its implementing partner, LBNL, have assisted China in developing 11 minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for 9 products and endorsement labels for 11 products...

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Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunities and Potential Limitations

Bolinger, Mark A; Bolinger, Mark - 2008

Readily accessible credit has often been cited as a necessary ingredient to open up the market for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems. Though financing does not reduce the high up-front cost of PV, by spreading that cost over some portion of the system's life, financing can certainly make PV...

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A municipal guide to least cost utility planning

2008

The recent track record of traditional'' electricity planning, which entails selection of supply side resources to meet forecasted demand, has not been good. There are numerous examples of utilities incorrectly forecasting demand and over-building generating capacity while others underestimated...

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New Berkeley Lab Report Tracks a Decade of PV Installed Cost Trends

Barbose, Galen; Peterman, Carla; Wiser, Ryan - 2009

Installations of PV systems have been expanding at a rapid pace in recent years. In the United States, the market for PV is driven by national, state, and local government incentives, including upfront cash rebates, production-based incentives, requirements that electricity suppliers purchase a...

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Tracking the Sun III; The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the United States from 1998-2009

Barbose, Galen; Darghouth, Naim; Wiser, Ryan - 2011

Installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been growing at a rapid pace in recent years. In 2009, approximately 7,500 megawatts (MW) of PV were installed globally, up from approximately 6,000 MW in 2008, consisting primarily of grid-connected applications. With 335 MW of...

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Tracking the Sun II: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2008

Barbose, Galen L; Wiser, Ryan; Peterman, Carla; … - 2010

Installations of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been growing at a rapid pace in recent years. In 2008, 5,948 MW of PV was installed globally, up from 2,826 MW in 2007, and was dominated by grid-connected applications. The United States was the world's third largest PV market in terms of...

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