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Good Governance and Economic Development. An Analysis on the Basis of the Budgetary Policy of Lebanon

Azar, Pierre - 2005

Untersuchungszeitraum hinweg abnimmt und sich dies in den budgetpolitischen Daten des Libanon entsprechend niederschlägt. Auf diesem … schaffen. Damit wird am Fallbeispiel Libanon aufgezeigt, daß eine unstete wirtschaftliche Entwicklung ihre Ursachen häufig … between budgetary policy and the different aspects of Governance.It is shown that the quality of Governance in Lebanon is …

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Firm internationalisation and export incentives from a Middle Eastern perspective

Ahmed, Zafar U; Julian, Craig C; Baalbaki, Imad B; … - 2006

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to explore the incentives to export that Lebanese entrepreneurs face when engaging in international business. Design/methodology/approach: The study was based on an empirical investigation of the incentives to export that Lebanese firms face when engaging...

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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE PANDEMIC ON SEASIDE TOURISM IN ROMANIA AND LEBANON

TENIE, Iulian; CRÎȘMARIU, Oana Diana; ABDALLAH, Awatef - 2021

coastal tourism in Romania and Lebanon, based on existing statistical data in the two countries. Thus, the analysis of the … the best occupancy rate on the coast - decreased by 23.91% in 2020 compared to from the previous year.In Lebanon …

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Geysers Unit 18

Finney, John P. - 2006

The geothermal user's viewpoint in this case is somewhat unique. San Diego Gas & Electric Company, by virtue of its activity in geothermal exploration and development since 1972, is in a position to be considered not only a user of geothermal, but a producer as well through the activities of its...

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1996-2004 Trends in the Single-Family Housing Market: Spatial Analysis of the Residential Sector

Anderson, Dave M.; Elliott, Douglas B. - 2008

This report provides a detailed geographic analysis of two specific topics affecting the residential sector. First, we performed an analysis of new construction market trends using annual building permit data. We report summarized tables and national maps to help illustrate market conditions....

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Characterizing emerging industrial technologies in energy models

Laitner, John A.; Worrell, Ernst; Galitsky, Christina; … - 2008

Conservation supply curves are a common tool in economic analysis. As such, they provide an important opportunity to include a non-linear representation of technology and technological change in economy-wide models. Because supply curves are closely related to production isoquants, we explore...

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Evaluating state markets for residential wind systems: Results from an economic and policy analysis tool

Edwards, Jennifer L.; Wiser, Ryan; Bolinger, Mark; … - 2009

The market for small wind systems in the United States, often defined as systems less than or equal to 100 kW that produce power on the customer side of the meter, is small but growing steadily. The installed capacity of domestic small wind systems in 2002 was reportedly 15-18 MW, though the...

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Comparison of Australian and US Cost-Benefit Approaches to MEPS

McMahon, James E. - 2008

The Australian Greenhouse Office contracted with the Collaborative Labeling and Appliance Standards Program (CLASP) for LBNL to compare US and Australian approaches to analyzing costs and benefits of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS). This report compares the approaches for three types...

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Intergenerational transfers and the social discount rate

Howarth, R.B.; Norgaard, R.B. - 2008

This paper investigates the relationship between intergenerational asset transfers and the choice of the discount rate for use in cost-benefit analysis in a model of a competitive overlapping generations economy constrained by a socially managed exhaustible resource. Provided that there are no...

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Property Tax Assessments as a Finance Vehicle for Residential PV Installations: Opportunities and Potential Limitations

Bolinger, Mark A; Bolinger, Mark - 2008

Readily accessible credit has often been cited as a necessary ingredient to open up the market for residential photovoltaic (PV) systems. Though financing does not reduce the high up-front cost of PV, by spreading that cost over some portion of the system's life, financing can certainly make PV...

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