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The energy industry in the Czech Republic: On the way to the Internet of Things

Maryska, Milos; Doucek, Petr; Nedomova, Lea; Sladek, Pavel - In: Economies 6 (2018) 2, pp. 1-13

This article describes and discusses research into the perspectives for deploying the IoT (Internet of Things) within the Czech energy industry. Our conclusions are based on empirical research performed among 50 energy-industry experts in 2016 and 2017. This was two-stage research in which we...

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Trade effects of standards harmonization in the EU: Improved access for non-EU partners

Shingal, Anirudh; Ehrich, Malte - 2019

In September 2008, the EU replaced national-level regulation on Maximum Residue Levels (MRLs) in pesticides with harmonized Community-wide regulation. Using data on pesticide MRLs for 53 trading partners over 2005-2014, we examine the effects of this harmonization on both intra- and extra-EU...

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Is quality certification in fruit and vegetable production a market-driven choice in Greece?

Tselempis, Dimitrios; Karipidis, Philippos; Pavloudi, … - In: Agricultural and Food Economics 3 (2015), pp. 1-12

This study examines whether the implementation of a quality management system (QMS) and the choice of a certain quality assurance scheme (QAS) were decided as responses by fruit and vegetable producers to market conditions, separating certification decisions into two components. A survey study...

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Corporate financial reporting system and developments herein: An exploratory study from Pakistan

Kouser, Rehana; Makki, Muhammad Abdul Majid; Qureshi, … - In: Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences (PJCSS) 6 (2012) 1, pp. 12-26

To capture international opportunities of capital accumulation for corporate sector and to contribute in the development of economy, the government of Pakistan acted speedily to harmonize with international financial reporting system immediately after establishment. This study presents a...

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Projektmanagement-Normen und -Standards

Klotz, Michael; Marx, Susanne - 2018

Dieses Arbeitspapier gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle Normen und Standards, die für das Projektmanagement (PM) von … Deutsche Institut für Normung (DIN) und das US-amerikanische American National Standards Institute (ANSI) bzw. das Project … Management Institute (PMI®) berücksichtigt. Bei den Standards werden solche Organisationen als relevant erachtet, die in der Lage …

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Certification and business risk

Trifković, Neda - 2018

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the scope for international private standards to play a role in reducing …

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Administrative Delays as Barriers to Trade

Regibeau, Pierre M; Rockett, Katharine E - In: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1

Abstract We study a two-country model where two firms, one domestic and the other foreign, must decide when to introduce their new product into a market. The home government may apply an import tariff, an administrative delay, or both to the product of the foreign firm. An administrative delay...

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Administrative Delays as Barriers to Trade

Regibeau, Pierre M; Rockett, Katharine E - In: Contributions in Economic Analysis & Policy 5 (2006) 1

We study a two-country model where two firms, one domestic and the other foreign, must decide when to introduce their new product into a market. The home government may apply an import tariff, an administrative delay, or both to the product of the foreign firm. An administrative delay imposes a...

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Genetically Modified Food Standards as Trade Barriers: Harmonization, Compromise, and Sub-Global Agreements

Tothova, Monika; Oehmke, James F. - In: Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization 2 (2004) 2

enodogenous formation of GMO-related standards and sub-global trading agreements. Standards are understood as tolerance levels for … implicit agreements, e.g. a developing country accepting the U.S. standards.We develop a theoretical model of standard … formation and agreement formation. In autarky, national standards reflect the preferences of domestic consumers. The possibility …

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Towards Principles and Standards for the Benefit-Cost Analysis of Safety

Farrow, Scott; Viscusi, W. Kip - In: Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 2 (2011) 3

and assessing options to manage risks. Principles and standards may assist analysts, decision-makers, and the public in … developing and interpreting such BCAs. Principles and standards at best represent commonly held views among a community of … principles and standards that may assist in focusing discussion and decisions about whether such proposals actually reflect …

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