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Discontinuous control systems
Seierstad, Atle; Stabrun, Sigve D. - Økonomisk institutt, Universitetet i Oslo - 2008
By means of some simple examples from economics, we elucidatecertain solution tools for the solution of optimal control problems were the system under study undergoes major changes when certain boundaries are crossed. The "major changes" may be that the state gets a jump discontinuity when...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005652153
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Overlapping Free Trade Agreements of Singapore-USA-Japan: A Computational Analysis
Yuen, Chong Soo; Hur, Jung - Department of Economics, National University of Singapore - 2007
; that is, the spoke countries can be trade hubs in other HAS systems. The experiment reveals that hub status generates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005749183
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Generating, sharing and using science to improve and integrate policy
Gallopin, Gilberto C. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 2 (1999) 3, pp. 397-410
complexity of natural and societal systems implies a degree of irreducible uncertainty should not lead to policy paralysis. The … and passive) approaches are necessary for the management of complex systems. Adaptive approaches contrast with command … dealing wth this is to involve policy-makers in the scientific enterprise. Innovative experiments on how to generate a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005754306
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Diferenciação intersetorial na interação entre empresas e universidades no Brasil: notas introdutórias sobre as especificidades da interação entre ciência e tecnologia em sistemas de inovação imaturos
Albuquerque, Eduardo da Motta e; Silva, Leandro Alves; … - Centro de Desenvolvimento e Planejamento Regional … - 2005
This article presents results based on special tabulations prepared by IBGE, using data from PINTEC in order to focus on the interaction between firms and universities in the Brazilian industry. The basic hypothesis states that the relevance of universities as a source of information to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004968708
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Development and the environment: an introduction
Perman, Roger; Anand, P.B. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 27 (2000) January, pp. 7-18
This paper has two objectives. First, it investigates some conceptual linkages between the sub-disciplines of development economics and environmental economics. We find common methodological orientations, and shared interests in growth processes, resources and sustainability, international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004976583
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The Sub-Saharan Africa Challenge Program: An experiment in mainstreaming institutional learning and change
Acosta, Anne Starks; Jones, Monty; von Kaufmann, Ralph - Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative, … - 2005
. These include an innovation systems orientation; an approach to ‘thinking globally and acting locally’; the location of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005026666
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Innovation Systems: Implications for agricultural policy and practice
Hall, Andrew; Mytelka, Lynn; Oyeyinka, Banji - Institutional Learning and Change (ILAC) Initiative, … - 2005
innovation largely targeted agricultural policy and research organizations. The systems approach recognizes that innovation takes …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005026677
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A Comparison of Grassland Management Systems for Beef Cattle Using Self-Contained Farmlets: Effects of Contrasting Nitrogen Inputs and Management Strategies on the Farm Economy
Laws, J.A.; Williams, Robert J.; Pain, B.F. - International Farm Management Association - IFMA - 2002
The financial implications of manipulating nitrogen (N) inputs and management strategies for beef production systems … grazing requirements was cut for silage. Three systems were compared: ‘CN’, conventional mineral N application to a grass …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005061230
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Business Strategies for Transitions towards Sustainable Systems
Bakel, J.C. van; Loorbach, D.A.; Whiteman, G.M.; Rotmans, J. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2007
the innovation of societal systems. Sustainability issues at the level of societal sectors or domains cannot be addressed … present the case of transition management in the Netherlands – an approach combining systems analysis with new modes of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051722
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Generating, sharing and using science to improve and integrate policy
Gallopin, Gilberto C. - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 2 (1999) 3, pp. 397-410
complexity of natural and societal systems implies a degree of irreducible uncertainty should not lead to policy paralysis. The … and passive) approaches are necessary for the management of complex systems. Adaptive approaches contrast with command … dealing wth this is to involve policy-makers in the scientific enterprise. Innovative experiments on how to generate a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563704