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Dealing With Bribery in an Emission Tax Scheme: Theoretical and Experimental Evidence Based on the Indonesian Case
(2013-09-27)
This dissertation is stemmed from the necessity of finding the optimal mixture of emission tax policies that induces the compliance under the presence of bribery, by taking the case of Indonesia. The Indonesian government ...
Analysis of Water Use and Crop Allocation for the Khorezm Region in Uzbekistan Using an Integrated Hydrologic-Economic Model
(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 ...
Inter-organisational innovation processes in the agrifood industry: An approach to improving management support services applied to the meat industry
(2011-03-24)
The goal of this study was to develop an approach by which the service portfolios of innovation brokers can be aligned to become customer oriented. In this context the role of the innovation broker was defined as a service ...
Trade liberalisation between the EU and the Mercosur countries: An economic assessment for the case of beef
(2010-02-24)
The Mercosur countries (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela) are the most important source of beef imports for the European Union (EU).
Despite the reductions of tariffs in the multilateral context, ...
Despite the reductions of tariffs in the multilateral context, ...
Impacts of European biofuel policies on global biofuel and agricultural markets
(2011-10-13)
The strong increase of global biofuel markets within the last years has led to a continuous increase of biofuel feedstock demand. Due to the current state of biofuel production technologies primarily traditional agricultural ...
Methods of analysis and empirical evidence of farm structural change
(2014-08-27)
The dissertation aims to develop and apply new empirical methods to analyze and model farm structural change. Changes of the farm structure are not only important for the sector itself but may have broader economic, social ...
Welfare and Economy-Wide Effects of Azerbaijan’s Accession to the World Trade Organization: A Quantitative Assessment
(2015-11-10)
Azerbaijan applied for membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1997 and negotiations are still ongoing. Accession to the WTO requires the applicant countries to align economic policies with the organization’s ...
International analyses of natural resource curse and Kazakhstan’s related economic performance with special attention to its wheat and energy sectors
(2015-09-09)
The bottom line of this study is to examine the role of natural resource endowments for economic growth and institutional quality with special focus on Kazakhstan and CIS countries. It is documented that resource rents ...
Farmer Innovation in Rural Ghana: Determinants, Impacts and Identification
(2015-11-23)
Innovation is essential for agricultural and economic development, especially in today’s rapidly changing global environment. While farmers have been recognised as one of the key sources of innovation, many studies on ...
Resource Allocation for Health in Tanzania – Determinants and Development Implications
(2015-04-09)
The optimal allocation of scarce resources for health improvement is a crucial factor to lower the burden of disease and to strengthen the productive capacities of people living in developing countries. This research project ...
