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The White House and the Kyoto Protocol: Double Standards on Uncertainties and Their Consequences

Tulkens, Philippe; Tulkens, Henry - 2006

categories of uncertainties were used and ignored, respectively, in the policy making process in the US so as to challenge the …

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Risk preference and child labour: Econometric evidence

Frempong, Raymond Boadi; Stadelmann, David - 2020

The literature suggests that the household invests in the human capital of a child member not only for altruistic reasons but also as insurance against future income shocks. Hence, the allocation of the child's time between school and work is a function of the risk preference of the household...

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Risk preference and child labor: Econometric evidence

Frempong, Raymond Boadi; Stadelmann, David - In: Review of Development Economics 25 (2021) 2, pp. 878-894

Households may invest in the human capital development of their children not only for altruistic reasons but also as insurance against future income shocks. Therefore, the allocation of the child's time between school and work is a function of the risk preference of the household head. This...

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ADDRESSING AND COMMUNICATING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS UNCERTAINTIES IN PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS

BYER, PHILIP H.; LALANI, MELANIE J.; YEOMANS, JULIAN SCOTT - In: Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and … 11 (2009) 01, pp. 29-50

While climate change has become an important concern at both regional and global levels, its inherent uncertainties … the corresponding uncertainties have been addressed even more poorly. This paper describes several basic approaches for … addressing and analysing climate change within the EAs of individual projects with a focus on its uncertainties. Subsequently …

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Uncertainties and Risks in the Implementation of an E-Learning Information Systems Project in a Higher-Learning Environment: Viewpoints from Estonia

Ifinedo, Princely - In: Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM) 04 (2005) 01, pp. 37-46

This paper investigates the sorts of risks and uncertainties inherent in implementing an e-learning information systems … management professionals within the organisation. The main objective of the study is to identify the uncertainties or risks in …

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Vergleich der Daten der LUCAS 2015-Inventur und der zweiten Bodenzustandserhebung im Wald: Untersuchungen zur Vergleichbarkeit und Repräsentanz zweier bodenkundlicher Inventuren in...

Ziche, Daniel; Grüneberg, Erik; Riek, Winfried; … - 2022

more from the NFSI II due to uncertainties in the estimation of bulk densities derived from maps. By contrast Germany … LUCAS 2015 compared to the NFSI II. Moreover, the reduction of sampling plots results in an increase of uncertainties. Thus … uncertainties as well as discrepancies. Consequently, the union of both data sets will not result in additional synergies. …

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Time-cost optimization: using GA and fuzzy sets theory for uncertainties in cost

Eshtehardian, Ehsan; Afshar, Abbas; Abbasnia, Reza - In: Construction Management and Economics 26 (2008) 7, pp. 679-691

Uncertainties should be considered in any time-cost trade-off problems when minimizing project cost and duration, which …-off problems employing fuzzy logic theory is presented. The proposed approach fully embeds the fuzzy structure of the uncertainties …

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The White House and the Kyoto Protocol: Double Standards on Uncertainties and Their Consequences

Tulkens, Philippe; Tulkens, Henry - Fondazione ENI Enrico Mattei (FEEM) - 2006

categories of uncertainties were used and ignored, respectively, in the policy making process in the US so as to challenge the …

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Reverse logistics: RFID the key to optimality

Asif, Rezwan - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 4 (2011) 2, pp. 281-300

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find ways to reduce uncertainties in Reverse logistic supply chain (RLSC … and builds model to relate RFID with uncertainties in order to optimize Reverse Logistics. Findings: RFID is really …

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MODES OF INNOVATION & UNCERTAINTIES IN THE CAPITAL GOODS INDUSTRY

Varum, Celeste Amorim; Monteiro, Leonildo - Departamento de Economia, Gestão e Engenharia … - 2007

for innovation, and analyse the dominant uncertainties associated to the innovation process. and modes of innovation. Key …

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