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The effects of technical and organizational change on labor markets
Gärtner, Dennis - 2001
A new strand of literature has recently sought to investigate possible links between technological changes, observed modifications to firms' organizational structure and the evolution of the wage gap between skilled and unskilled workers. After a brief overview of such approaches, this essay...
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Economic internationalisation and the distribution of income : a comparison of the cases of Germany and the U.S.
Wacker, Ulrich - 2002
This study compares the effects of economic internationalisation on the functional distribution of labour income in the U.S.and Germany. The benchmark for assessing the empirical analyses theoretically is the general equilibrium framework ofinternational trade theory. Focusing on general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009471731
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Clean development mechanism: Perspectives from developing countries
Sari, Agus P.; Meyers, Stephen - 2008
acceptance of CDM. The outgrowth of CDM from a proposal from Brazil to establish a Clean Development Fund gave developing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435560
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Conservation potential of compact fluorescent lamps in India and Brazil
Gadgil, A.; Martino Jannuzzi, G. de - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, SP - 2008
electrical energy and peak demand in India and Brazil. Using very conservative assumptions, we find that the cost of conserved … of avoided peak installed capacity is 6 and 9.5 times less than the cost of new installed capacity for India and Brazil … national savings of the order of US $1.2 million per day for India and US $2.5 million per day for Brazil are reached in 10 …
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Projected refined product balances in key Latin American countries: A preliminary examination
2009
Over the years, the East-West Center (EWC) has developed considerable expertise in refinery modeling, especially in the area of forecasting product balances for countries, given planned capacity changes, changes in product demand, changes in crude slates, and changes in product specifications....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436759
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Carbon mitigation potential and costs of forestry options in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, the Philippines and Tanzania
Sathaye, J.; Makundi, W.; Andrasko, K.; Boer, R.; … - 2009
This paper summarizes studies of carbon (C) mitigation potential and costs of about 40 forestry options in seven developing countries. Each study uses the same methodological approach - Comprehensive Mitigation Assessment Process (COMAP) - to estimate the above parameters between 2000 and 2030....
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Determinants of International Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of the Sugar Industry in Australia, Brazil, and the European Union
Banerjee, Shantanu - 2005
generates competitiveness. The dissertation employs a qualitative method of comparative analysis between Australia, Brazil and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009438236
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Infrastructure and its impact on economic development : the case of South Africa and Brazil
Lazarus, Hilton - 2007
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study looks at South Africa and Brazil in a comparative sense to determine how infrastructure … national income (GNI), infantmortality and literacy within these countries. Although Brazil is four times the size of …-inprivate sector investment. Brazil has in recent times followed a route of public-privatepartnerships with the South African …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442104
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Utilising competitive intelligence, a key component of knowledge management, to formulate a strategy to develop and manage international markets
Marsal, Jose Javier - 2006
primarily to identify key issues relating to telematics (segment, competitors, customers etc) in Brazil. Like most companies … objective, especially in aiding our final strategy in Brazil. Various aspects of CI and Knowledge Management became … indispensable to formulate and implement our strategy in Brazil.Research Design/Methodology: sampling, representativeness and data …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442155