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A Model of Eco-Efficiency and Recycling
Cogoy, Mario - In: Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 3 (2009) 2009-21, pp. 1-30
This paper presents the model of an economy subject to the mass conservation principle. The economic system is related to the environment by a flow of virgin materials into the economy, and by the diffusion of waste into the environment. Ecoefficiency contributes to reducing material waste in...
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Integrating the principles of green marketing by using big data: Good practices
Andronie, Mihai; Gârdan, Daniel Adrian; Dumitru, Ionel; … - In: Amfiteatru Economic Journal 21 (2019) 50, pp. 258-269
Implementing the principles of green marketing started since the 70's, once the social and societal marketing concepts were defined. The challenges brought around by globalization and the excessive pollution of the environment, that contemporary companies had to face, requested the...
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A Theoretical Approach to the Transition from a Resource Based to a Knowledge-Economy
Gioacasi, Diana - In: CES Working Papers 7 (2015) 3, pp. 708-717
Economic development and the emergence of new technologies have changed the optics on the factors that are generating added value. The transition from a resource-dependent economy to one focused on tangible non-financial factors has progressed in a gradual manner and took place under the...
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Klimaschutz im Verkehrssektor: Klimaorientiertes und sozial gerechtes Marktdesign
Kasten, Peter - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 102 (2022) Konferenzheft, pp. 22-28
Der Verkehrssektor hinkt seit 30 Jahren im Klimaschutz hinterher. Gesellschaft, Industrie und Politik stehen vor entsprechend großen Herausforderungen, um die Klimaschutzziele der nächsten Jahre zu erreichen. Eine Antriebs- sowie Mobilitätswende ist hierfür erforderlich. Ein...
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Hegemonic sanctions and global economic ramifications in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict: A commentary
Saridakis, George; Alexiou, Constantinos; Hoseinc, Roger; … - In: SPOUDAI - Journal of Economics and Business 72 (2022) 1/2, pp. 34-55
The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian military conflict has sent chills down the spines of policy makers around the world. In this paper we offer an account of the unfolding military intervention in Ukraine and its concomitant global economic ramifications. By assessing the events that have led...
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Education Differences in Women’s Body Weight Trajectories: The Role of Motherhood
Kröger, Hannes; Leopold, Liliya - In: PLOS ONE 15 (2020) 9
Studies have found that education differences in women’s body weight increase until middle adulthood. The explanatory mechanisms behind this increase are not well-understood. This study examined the role of education differences in the prevalence of motherhood as a risk factor for weight gain...
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A semi-parametric approach to the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition with continuous group variable and self-selection
Rios-Avila, Fernando - In: Econometrics 7 (2019) 2, pp. 1-29
This paper presents an extension to the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition with continuous groups using a semiparametric approach known as varying coefficients model. To account for potential self-selection into the continuum of groups, the use of inverse mills ratios is expanded upon following the...
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Economic growth in oil-exporting countries: Do stock market and banking sector development matter? Evidence from Nigeria
Nwani, Chinazaekpere; Orie, Jacob Bassey - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-11
growth in Nigeria over the period 1981-2014 using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to co …-integration analysis. Controlling for the possible effects of crude oil price and trade openness on economic activities in Nigeria, this … study found both stock market and banking sector development insignificant in influencing economic growth in Nigeria. In …
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Oil price and the development of financial intermediation in developing oil-exporting countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Nwani, Chinazaekpere; Iheanacho, Eugene; Okogbue, Chijioke - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-15
This study examines the relationship between crude oil price and financial sector intermediary development in Nigeria … key driver of financial intermediary development in Nigeria. A positive and significant long run relationship between … the development of financial intermediation in Nigeria. The findings of this study have important policy implications for …
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Determinants of farmers' access to fertilizer under fertilizer task force distribution system in Kogi State, Nigeria
Otitoju, Moradeyo Adebanjo; Ochimana, Dennis D. - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-9
System in Kogi State, Nigeria. A multi-stage random technique was used to select 160 farmers for the study. Probit model … distribution of fertilizer to enhance farmers' access and crop productivity in Nigeria. …
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