Energy efficiency and renewable energy are considered to be two indispensable solutions to control GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions. Moreover, industrialization is at the center of discussions on the roles of countries to reduce CO2 emissions. However, the literature is underprovided to understand...

Teknoparklar universitedeki teknoloji ve bilim altyapisini sanayi ile bulusturan inovasyon sisteminin onemli yapilaridir. Literaturde teknoparklarin yapilarini, rolleri ve performanslarini inceleyen cok sayida calismalar mevcutken, ulkemizdeki teknoparklar uzerine calismalar sinirli sayida...

A large number of studies have tested whether per capita incomes are converging, either conditionally or unconditionally, across countries or across regions within countries. However, none of them has investigated the determinants of the speed of convergence when this speed can vary across...

Within the context of significant economic and educational changes, the objective of this paper is to investigate tendencies since the 1980s in the allocation of children’s time between school and work in Mexico and Peru. As measured by school enrollment rates, which have been rising in both...

Books Reviewed include: Management of Shared Groundwater Resources: The Israeli-Palestinian Case with an International Perspective by Eran Peitelson and Marwan Haddad; Rural planning and management by Joe Morris, Alison Bailey, R. Kerry Turner and Ian J. Bateman; Rural Financial Markets in Asia:...

Official agricultural statistics for China are subject to major inconsistencies and have long been questioned by researchers. The major problem with Chinese meat statistics is that reported meat supply is far greater than consumption, and this is particularly true for pork. Factors contributing...

ABSTRACT We conduct a meta‐analysis of studies of consumer demand for animal products in the BRIIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, Indonesia, and China) to gauge how future demands are likely to evolve. The BRIIC countries accounted for more than one‐fourth of global GDP in purchasing...

This study explores the role of parameter uncertainty in CGE modeling of the environmental impacts of macroeconomic and sectoral policies, using Costa Rica as a case for study. A CGE model is constructed which includes eight environmental indicators covering deforestation, pesticides,...