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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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How Much Restructuring did the Transition Countries Experience? Evidence from Quality of their Exports

Kandogan, Yener - 2004

The increase in exports to market economies is a good sign, but it is not conclusive about the extent of restructuring of production technologies experienced in transition countries. This paper explores the source of the increase with an analysis of their exports’ quality, interprets the...

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THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF A FISCAL FOOD POLICY

Salois, Matthew J.; Tiffin, Richard - 2010

This paper examines the health effects of a fiscal food policy based on a combinationof fat taxes and thin subsidies. The fat tax is based on the saturated fat content of fooditems while the thin subsidy is applied to select fruit and vegetbale items. The policy is designed to be revenue neutral...

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Do the rich (really) consume higher quality goods? : evidence from international trade data

Merella, Vincenzo; Santabárbara García, Daniel - 2016

Incluye referencias bibliográficas ; Al utilizar el precio (valor unitario) de los bienes importados como estadístico suficiente de su calidad, gran parte de la literatura del comercio internacional encuentra evidencia de una relación positiva entre la renta del importador y la calidad de los...

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Uttar Pradesh - lagging state of India: economic development and role of banks

Arora, Rashmi Umesh - 2007

populous state of India, and espouses a balanced and moderate approach. The existing literature focuses only on human … lagging behind other states of India. Through a twin indicator approach, broadly grouped into income and non-income, the study … the development of the state. The multiple roles of credit have generated growth, helped in poverty reduction, but also …

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Brand Inertia in U.S. Household Cheese Consumption.

Arnade, Carlos; Gopinath, Munisamy; Pick, Daniel - 2008

To analyze U.S. consumers' brand choices for cheese purchases, we derive a set of discrete-choice models from dynamic utility maximization. ACNielsen Homescan Survey data on U.S. households is used to estimate a dynamic probit model for each of the top brands for cheddar, shredded, and sliced...

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Farm Productivity and Household Market Participation: Evidence from LSMS Data

Rios, Ana R.; Shively, Gerald E.; Masters, William A. - 2009

We analyze the correlation between farm productivity and market participation using comparable household data from Tanzania, Vietnam and Guatemala. Each farm’s input use and output levels provide a within-sample measure of relative productivity, which we relate to that household’s level of...

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Effects of marketing strategy on performance: a study of Indonesian organizations

Ishak, Asmai - 2002

Indonesia, a newly industrialized country. Drawing from a contingency theory, the research posits that the credibility of …

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The impact of organisational culture and internal corporate governance on organisational performance in Indonesian companies

Wibowo, Amin - 2008

The results of the research show that organisational culture is not a statistically significant determinant of organisational performance. Organisational culture, however, is a strong determinant of internal corporate governance. Lastly, internal corporate governance does not significantly...

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Strategic information planning and campus information systems development in Indonesia

Semiawan, Transmissia; Middleton, Michael R. - 1999

University strategic planning for information systems and management was investigated for four Indonesian higher educational institutions. A combination of the case study approach and a survey of a small sample of academic staff who have used the systems, was undertaken. Staff perceptions of the...

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