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The impacts of climate change levy on business: evidence from microdata
Martin, Ralf; de Preux, Laure B.; Wagner, Ulrich J. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
from the UK production census. Our identification strategy builds on the comparison of trends in outcomes between plants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884619
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The impacts of climate change levy on business: evidence from microdata
Martin, Ralf; Wagner, Ulrich J.; de Preux, Laure B. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2009
from the UK production census. Our identification strategy builds on the comparison of trends in outcomes between plants …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746651
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Storms of tropical origin: a climatology for New York State, USA (1851–2005)
Vermette, Stephen - In: Natural Hazards 42 (2007) 1, pp. 91-103
The tropical storm database used in this study was obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Coastal Service Center, using the Historical Hurricane Tracks tool. Queries were used to determine the number of storms of tropical origin that have impacted the State...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010996447
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Long-term variability of the temperature time series recorded in Lisbon
Santos, Joao; Leite, Solange - In: Journal of Applied Statistics 36 (2009) 3, pp. 323-337
non-parametric tests (Spearman and Mann-Kendall) revealed the presence of statistically significant upward trends in the … maximum temperatures, mainly during March. The minimum temperatures do not present significant trends, with the exception of …. A quasi-periodic oscillation with a peak period of about 50 years is superimposed in the linear trends. At the maximum …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004992280
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Cruise Industry 2030 – Produkt- und Marktentwicklung sowie laterale Diversifikation
Wolf, Antje; Mozuni, Mehdi - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 9 (2017) 2, pp. 305-324
Zusammenfassung Der Kreuzfahrtmarkt weist seit fast zwei Jahrzehnten ein erhebliches Wachstum auf. Derzeit ist der Kreuzfahrtmarkt vor allem markt- und marketinggetrieben, aber wenig innovativ. Megatrends wie der demographische Wandel, die Digitalisierung und die Individualisierung werden diese...
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Modernization and the fertility transition, Egypt, 1975
Issa, Mahmoud S. Abdou - 1980
This study investigates regional marital fertility differentials in Egypt and their relationship to the level of modernization of the region: defined as economic development and social and cultural change. The intermediate variables (Davis and Blake, 1965) underlying these regional levels and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009439057
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E-Business: Revolution, Evolution, or Hype?
Coltman, T.; Devinney, T. M.; Latukefu, A.; Midgley, D. F. - 2001
As the Internet continues to grow in size and capability, many firms are implementing Web-based applications and Internet-derived economic change continues to occur. If this change is revolutionary, now or in the near future, then many managers will be required to rethink their firm strategies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009457343
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Asymmetry and duration dependence in Australian GDP and unemployment
Bodman, PM - 1998
The per iodic structure of business cycles suggests that significant asymmetries are present over different phases of the cycle. This paper uses markov regime-switching models with fixed and duration dependent transition probabilities to directly model expansions, contractions and durations in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447874
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Tomorrow's Doctors: Review of The Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee (AMWAC)
Butt, D.; Lapsley, H.; Brooks, P. M. - 2002
The aim of this Review, prepared under the auspices of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council, is to 1. Assess AMWAC's performance to date against its original terms of reference and assess to what extent have expectations been achieved? 2. Assess and make relevant recommendations on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009447960
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Using Bayesian state-space modelling to assess the recovery and harvest potential of the Hawaiian green sea turtle stock
Chaloupka, M.; Balazs, G. - 2007
Species Act. Nesting trends suggest the stock has been recovering but no formal stock assessment has been undertaken. So, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009448252