Showing 1 - 10 of 28
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005206445
R&D policies play an important role for developing technologies. Alternative technology indexes are tested to provide an improved understanding of technology index in the offshore oil and gas industry. The analysis compares ten alternative technology indexes including technology diffusion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005468124
We take Chongqing as an example to analyze reasons for rural population gradient transfer from such factors as social system, industrial development, urban planning, and living costs. Finally, we present four policies and suggestions, including promoting urban construction, increasing investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010918966
A major challenge in gauging long-term and cumulative impacts of fisheries management on coastal fishing communities is the lack of understanding of the interactions between changes in fish stocks and waterfront land uses. This study examines these interactions in the New Bedford/Fairhaven area...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004987789
Technological progress can play a key role in raising standards of living while improving environmental quality. Well-designed environmental regulations encourage innovation, while poorly designed regulations can inhibit progress. The Porter hypothesis goes further to suggest that tougher...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005010114
Although oil spills from tanker accidents receive the most publicity, most vessel spills are not the result of accidents but of oil transfer activities. We investigate determinants of the size of vessel oil transfer spills as well as the effectiveness of Coast Guard enforcement activities in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005684491
Marine pollution associated with shipping accidents has resulted in a Congressional mandate for double hulls on tankers in U.S. waters. In this paper, we formulate a social planner's problem using optimal control theory to examine the relative cost-effectiveness of double hulls and alternative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005722064
This study investigates the probabilities of vessel safety and pollution inspections by type of vessel by the US Coast Guard based upon individual vessel inspections for the years 1992–2001. Probit estimates of vessel safety (versus pollution) inspection equations suggest that fishing,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005117463
We analyse the competitive performance of yards within the U.S. shipbuilding industry based on historical order book data. The large U.S. yards that survived the recent industry contraction have done so by achieving a good product mix and remaining competitive in the quest for military...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008496576
An integrated investment-production-regulatory model is developed to examine the economic consequences of proposed environmental regulations on firms in the offshore oil and gas industry. OCS-related environmental regulatory issues, the general modeling approach, and selected simulation results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008537363