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Municipal capitalism, regulatory federalism and politics

Boggio, Margherita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

will be expanded in order to analyze the effects that a partisan planner has on regulation. …

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National Regulations on Local Public Administration

Apostolache, Mihai - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

The local public administration, like any other field of activity, knows a certain regulation determined by the … regulation centered upon the Law of local public administration, a normative act that is compatible with the European regulations …

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Challenges in implementation of the maternity leave in Kosovo

Ramosaj, Argjiro - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

document which would have the power to fill all the gaps that were left by the previous UNMIK regulation in regards to labor … insurance fund, and weak judicial system are constantly affecting the success of this regulation in public and private sector in … have the right of 12 months of maternity leave. While analyzing the legal provisions of this regulation, the 12 month …

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A justification for the role of audits?: adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and jurisdictional analyses (Brazil, China,Japan and South Africa)

Ojo, Marianne - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

As well as consolidating on the existing literature on fair value accounting, by way of reference to jurisdictional analyses which include a focus on China, Japan, Brazil, and South Africa, this paper not only highlights why there is need for a re-think of the use of fair values as the primary...

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From Reluctant Privatization to Municipal Capitalism: an Overview on Ownership, Political Connections and Decentralization

Boggio, Margherita - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2011

governments in Italy and Europe, this paper presents a selective survey of some important topics in regulation. The most relevant …

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Regulation and electricity market integration: When trade introduces inefficiencies

Billette de Villemeur, Etienne; Pineau, Pierre-Olivier - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012

Electricity markets vary greatly across jurisdictions, in terms of regulatory institutions, cost levels and environmental impacts. Integrating such different markets can lead to significant changes. This paper considers two jurisdictions - one with a regulated monopoly selling at average cost...

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Cause and cure of the crisis

Colignatus, Thomas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2014

seemed to solve stagflation but only repressed it and resulted into the crisis since 2007. The return of regulation also … causes the return of stagflation: what was repressed before now is into the open again. Re-regulation is required indeed but …

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What drives the shadow banking system in the short and long run?

Duca, John V. - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - 2014

This paper analyzes how risk and other factors altered the relative use of short-term business debt funded by the shadow banking system since the early 1960s. Results indicate that the share was affected over the long-run not only by changing information and reserve requirement costs, but also...

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¨ A Dilemma of Abundance: Governance Challenges of Reconciling Shale Gas Development and Climate Change Mitigation

Stephenson, Eleanor; Shaw, Karena - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 5, pp. 2210-2232

Shale gas proponents argue this unconventional fossil fuel offers a “bridge” towards a cleaner energy system by offsetting higher-carbon fuels such as coal. The technical feasibility of reconciling shale gas development with climate action remains contested. However, we here argue that...

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Pioneering in Marginal Fields: Jatropha for Carbon Credits and Restoring Degraded Land in Eastern Indonesia

Rooijen, Loes Willemijn van - In: Sustainability 6 (2014) 4, pp. 2223-2247

This paper highlights the role of a national Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in Indonesia as “pioneer” actor in the jatropha global production network, linking solutions for local problems with narratives concerning global concerns. Analysis of previous activities of the NGO positions...

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