This study applied a logistic regression model to determine the odds ratio of selecting clean ver- sus unclean energy as the main household fuel choice. This study also undertook to establish the coefficients of the factors determining household fuel energy choice. A large microeconomic dataset...

Oil and its derivatives are very important goods in the world, not only because of their huge use but also because the consequences of that use. The literature has plenty of works with economic analysis of the use of oil. Having available a huge amount of data, we propose an innovative approach:...

Span 80 and Tween 80 are biodegradable surfactants that can be added to blended fuels such as hydrated bioethanol-gasoline and methanol-gasoline. They increase the fuels' water tolerance and reduce their corrosive properties, without altering their fuel characteristics. For this study, a mixture...

The main aim of this study was to find the possibility of biodiesel production from Terminalia bellerica and evaluation of optimal input reaction parameters (molar ratio, reaction temperature and catalyst amount) for maximizing the methyl ester yield with Box-Behnken design. Calcium oxide...

Long-term social assistance dependency is a growing concern in Sweden and other European countries. In order for policy makers to design effective welfare reforms it is important to know how strong the state dependence associated with social assistance is in the population and to what extent it...

Die Studie untersucht, in wie weit neben den klassischen monatlichen Konjunkturindikatoren, wie dem ifo Geschäftsklimaindex, der Industrieproduktion oder den Auftragseingängen in der Industrie, auch die Medienberichterstattung über die konjunkturelle Entwicklung selbst als Indikator der...

Mittels eines überwiegend internetbasierten Discrete-Choice-Experimentes und einer nachfolgenden multinomialen Probitschätzung werden empirisch Determinanten identifiziert, die die Entscheidung für den potenziellen Anbau von gentechnisch verändertem (GV-) Raps durch 217 rapsanbauende...

With innovations in technology, the application of artificial intelligence (A.I) in the area of commerce is rising to the top with an expected growing number of business transactions not just for entrepreneurs but for consumers as well. It advances the understanding of how A.I. can be used to...

Financial inclusion is a cornerstone for economic growth. However, the area is not well explored in the developing world. Therefore, this paper is motivated to examine the drivers, barriers and motivations associated with financial inclusion in Ethiopia. We used formal accounts, formal savings,...