This paper examines the association between the outcome of business incubation and the resources used by incubators, by using a small panel of science and technology business incubators (STBIs) in China. We find that while the number of firms graduating from an STBI is closely correlated with...

This article aims to explain the idea of X-efficiency, which indicates the difference between potential and actual output. If any business subject produces below its own potentials, it can be considered X-inefficient. To determine whether X-inefficiency in Croatian companies exists, how large it...

Economists from centuries have been leading discussions on the role of state in economy. Some of them are in favour of state's wide interference in economy while others seek to limit the role of the government. One of the arguments for the necessity of state interventionism in the market...

The Balearic Islands (Spain) passed a regional law in 2019 banning the registration of diesel and petrol vehicles from 1 January 2025 and 1 January 2035, respectively. This law was heavily criticised before and during its implementation and was finally abolished after six months. This paper...

Economic Impact Studies in ports are a very widespread tool that began to be developed in the decade of the 60s in the United States. Since then, these studies have been refined, eliminating some of their limitations and restrictions and converging towards a standard methodology that allows...

Die energetische Sanierung von Gebäuden verläuft in Deutschland weiterhin schleppend. Dabei hat eine Sanierungsstrategie, bei der sehr ineffiziente Gebäude zuerst saniert werden, energie- und sozialpolitische sowie wirtschaftliche und klimapolitische Vorteile. Auf Grundlage von Daten des...

The pace of thermal retrofit of buildings in Germany remains slow. A Worst-First approach, prioritizing the retrofit of inefficient buildings, would address energy- and social policy objectives and deliver economic and climate benefits. Data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) show how...

Long-term vision of the Republic of Serbia is for it to be: territorially determined and regionally balanced, of sustainable economic growth and competitive, socially coherent and stable, infrastructurally equipped and accessible in terms of transportation, of preserved and protected natural and...

Flüssige Kraftstoffe werden auch künftig eine bedeutende Rolle spielen. Andere Energiestoffe haben es schwer sich auf dem Markt durchzusetzen, teilweise weil die Infrastruktur fehlt und teilweise weil weltweit ein riesiger Fuhrpark aus Fahrzeugen mit Verbrennungsmotoren, deren Lebensdauer...