This paper investigates whether government support can act to increase exporting activity. We use a uniquely rich data set on Irish manufacturing plants and employ an empirical strategy that combines a non-parametric matching procedure with a difference-in-differences estimator in order to deal...

We analyse the interdependence between green attitude and equilibrium development of environmental quality in an endogenous growth model. Individuals take only part of their impact on pollution into account, hence there is a negative externality of capital accumulation on environmental quality....

The study provides an overview on the effects and perspectives of implementation of sustainable development policies in the energy sector in Romania, by reference to the European Union. The purpose of this study is to highlight, by interpretation of the analyzed indicators, how becoming a member...

The Energy Union Strategy, launched in February 2015, is a vast project aiming at identifying a set of common responses to a series of present and future challenges in the field of energy. The question of energy security occupies a central position in EU’s relationships with its neighbours. In...

This paper tests validity property of the indicators that measured local content policy (LCP) in Nigeria's oil sector. Survey data were obtained for the test, using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) method. The results obtained from a four-factor measurement model confirmed the LCP indicators...

Die Begrenzung der globalen Klimaerwärmung erfordert eine Transformation des Energiesektors hin zu Technologien mit geringen Treibhausgasemissionen. Dies beinhaltet eine Abkehr von fossilen Brennstoffen, dafür aber einen substanziellen Anstieg der Nachfrage nach speziellen Nichteisenmetallen....