In fast allen postsozialistischen Staaten hat man mit Strukturproblemen in der Kohleindustrie zu kämpfen, die häufig die ökonomische Schlüsselrolle innehat. Stellvertretend für den ehemaligen Ostblock werden die Erfahrungen Polens bei der Restrukturierung der Kohlewirtschaft denen in...

Although plutonium has been studied by different disciplines (such as technology and innovation studies, political sciences) since its discovery, back in 1940 at the University of California (Berkeley), the resource and environmental economic literature is still relatively scarce; neither does the...

In this paper, we discuss potential developments of the world natural gas industry at the horizon of 2030. We use the World Gas Model (WGM), a dynamic, strategic representation of world natural gas production, trade, and consumption between 2005 and 2030. We specify a "base case" which defines...