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Die Abfallwirtschaft in den Gemeinden von Nordrhein-Westfalen
Lee, Yong-Woo (1998)Die vorliegende Arbeit ist als ein geographischer Beitrag zur Lösung der Abfallprobleme vorgesehen. Im Mittelpunkt der Untersuchung steht die alltägliche Abfallwirtschaft in den 396 Gemeinden von Nordrhein-Westfalen. Da ... -
Abnormal profits and profit persistence: evidence from the European food industry
Hirsch, Stefan (2014-04-14)This thesis comprises three papers that aim to analyze the phenomenon of firm profits in the European food industry that differ from the competitive norm either at a specific point in time or over longer time periods. The ... -
Alltags- und Lebensökonomie: Erweiterte mikroökonomische Grundlagen für finanzwirtschaftliche und sozioökonomisch- ökologische Basiskompetenzen
Piorkowsky, Michael-Burkhard (2011)Viele Studien belegen, dass das ökonomische Wissen und Können in der Bevölkerung unzureichend ist, sogar bei Jugendlichen, die in Wirtschaftskunde unterrichtet worden sind. Die real existierende, ökonomisch bestimmte ... -
Analyses on the role of non-state actors for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals
Shulla, Kalterina (2020-09-17)The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by United Nations (UN) Member States in September 2015, aims to solve world sensitive sustainability issues through 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as focus ... -
Analysis of Water Use and Crop Allocation for the Khorezm Region in Uzbekistan Using an Integrated Hydrologic-Economic Model
Schieder, Tina-Maria (2011-04-20)Sustainable and efficient water management is of central importance for the dominant agricultural sector and thus for the population and the environment of the Khorezm region. Khorezm is situated in the lower Amu Darya ... -
Assessing the Role of Trade and Reserve Cooperation in the Food Price Dynamics: Indonesia in the Regional and Global Economic Architecture
Mujahid, Irfan (2016-04-25)The dissertation discusses the potential roles of trade and food reserve cooperation among countries in pursuing more stable food prices, with a special focus on Indonesia. The study starts by analyzing food price movements ... -
Asymmetries in Contests and Women in Academia
Vosen, Agnes (2017-10-30)This doctoral thesis is devided in three chapters. In chapter one, reference dependence is intruduced in an unfair tournament. Using a standard distribution, two equilibria can be shown that are not considered in liturature ... -
Beurteilung von Wetterderivaten als Innovation im Risikomanagement landwirtschaftlicher Betriebe
Schulte-Geers, Matthias (2014-04-17)Wetterderivate sind relativ neue Instrumente im Risikomanagement. Sie bestimmen aus einem objektiv messbaren Wetterindex ihre Auszahlungssummen und überwinden somit einige Schwächen klassischer Versicherungslösungen, wie ... -
Bio-Based Energy, Rural Livelihoods and Energy Security in Ethiopia
Guta, Dawit Diriba (2015-09-21)The energy consumption in Ethiopia is based mainly (90%) on the traditional use of biomass for domestic needs, mostly using rudimentary cooking stoves. Against this background, the present study examines the importance of ... -
Biomass Energy Economics and Rural Livelihoods in Sichuan, China
Chen, Qiu (2017-07-05)This study investigates the influences of household biomass energy use on rural livelihoods in Sichuan Province of China. Of the 556 surveyed households, 432 (77.7%) households still use traditional solid biomass energy ... -
Die Bonner Geschäftsstraßen: räumliche Anordnung, Entwicklung und Typisierung der Geschäftskonzentrationen
Toepfer, Helmuth (1968)Betrachtet man die Niederlassungen des Einzelhandels in der Stadt Bonn in ihrer räumlichen Anordnung, so lassen sich sieben Zonen unterscheiden:
1. Stadtkern
2. verdichtete Randzone
3. ... -
Bounded Rationality, Heterogeneity and Learning
Matzke, Christina (2009-07-27)The dissertation deals with both a model in which agents with limited information conform to a learning rule, as well as boundedly rational consumers who follow simple rules of thumb. The first case is treated within a ... -
Clusterpolitik und Clusterinitiativen in Nordrhein-Westfalen: Eine prozessorientierte Garbage-Can-Analyse im politischadministrativen Mehrebenensystem
Büter, Kai (2013-12-16)Die Arbeit leistet einen Beitrag zur Beantwortung der Frage, wie und warum sich Clusterinitiativen und -politiken im politisch-administrativen Mehrebenensystem herausbilden und wie sich die verschiedenen Maßstabsebenen ... -
Conceptualising and estimating rationalised agricultural optimisation models
Zhang, Yinan (2018-07-19)Computational modelling for quantitative agricultural policy assessment in the EU employs more farm level oriented approaches in recent years. This follows policy instruments that increasingly target the farm level and ... -
Consumer acceptance of biotechnology: the influence of product end-use, policy context, and information framing
Butkowski, Olivier K. (2018-06-07)Consumer acceptance of novel technologies is a prerequisite for market adoption of the derived products. The transition towards a more sustainable bioeconomy in Europe requires product and process innovation that promotes ... -
Consumption Choices: The effects of food production, markets and preferences on diets in India
Ludwig, Till (2019-12-20)The choice of which food to consume is often an individual choice. Yet, food and nutrition insecurity presents a situation that those who suffer from it have rarely chosen consciously. Availability of foods, their accessibility ... -
Contracting in the Presence of Uncertainty
Lang, Matthias (2012-08-24)This thesis concerns the enforcement of contracts in the presence of uncertainty. Sometimes uncertainty is exogenously given and the agents cannot influence its existence. Frequently, however, there is strategic uncertainty ... -
A contribution to the determinants of total factor productivity growth
Schiffbauer, Marc (2008)Why do some countries grow and others stagnate? The Science magazine considers this question as one of the 125 "most compelling puzzles and questions facing scientists today'' (Science magazine (2005)). Indeed, the successful ... -
CPPI Strategies in Discrete Time
Brandl, Michael (2009-11-17)In general, the purpose of portfolio insurance strategies is to limit the downside risk of risky portfolios. The constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) is a prominent example of a portfolio insurance strategy. Based ... -
DDR-Wirtschaftspolitik und der Mauerfall: Die Regierung Modrow im Zeichen des Systemerhalts
Overmann, Marcus (2001)Über 40 Jahre SED-Herrschaft gingen 1989 unerwartet schnell zu Ende, eine Entwicklung, die sich jedoch nicht ohne Vorzeichen vollzog. Die vorliegende Arbeit stellt dar, welche Ursachen maßgeblich für das Scheitern der DDR ...