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Showing 1 to 20 of 324 for “"Economic Impacts"”.
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The Economic Impacts of Geopolitical Risk
… how the geopolitical risk could affect macroeconomic variables of the United States. The second chapter studies the impact of the geopolitical risk on the aggregate and sectoral US employment. The third chapter studies the impact of geopolitical risk with various uncertainty proxies on the US …
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Evaluating Economic Impacts of Switchgrass Harvest Time
<p>This thesis deals with cost of production for cellulosic energy crops of switchgrass, miscanthus, and energy sorghum. The first chapter explains the rationale for development of decision support software called Energy Crop Analysis & Planning (ENCAP) and Switchgrass Harvest Date, Yield, Nutrient …
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The economic impacts of green product development
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994.
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Methodology for evaluating economic impacts of transportation
… between transportation investment and economic development and the methodology for evaluating transportation projects and programs. Transportation is viewed as an important factor which enters the production functions of firms and the consumption functions of individuals. The demand for …
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Political economy and economic impacts of climate policy
Die vorliegende Dissertation analysiert die politische Ökonomie und die ökonomischen Auswirkungen der Klimapolitik. Die Arbeit zeigt, dass die Ausgestaltung marktbasierter Instrumente des Klimaschutzes durch das Verhalten von politischen Entscheidungsträgern begründet werden kann, die ihre …
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The Economic Impacts of Migrant Maids in Malaysia
… of learning by just examining contemporaneous impacts of maids, private tutoring and maternal employment. In this thesis, especially collected retrospective data are used to examine impacts on academic performance of Malaysian children in Year 6 (ages 12 to 13). The results suggest children …
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The Economic Impacts of Cougars in Western Washington
… in western Washington in order to quantify the impacts of a confirmed cougar sighting on the sale value of a home. Specifically, I employ the hedonic real estate price model. Results show statistically significant impacts on housing values in the presence of a cougar sighting. These results …
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Assessing the Economic Impacts of Transportation Improvement Projects
… economy for good or bad a system that enhances economic vitality becomes a crucial element in maintaining or developing economic prosperity. To provide a methodology to include economic development impacts of transportation improvement projects in the decision making process and the tools and …
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Environmental and economic impacts of UIUC food purchasing
… and a Local Multiplier 2 (LM2) to consider local economic impact based on three ‘local’ purchasing definitions. In FY13, purchased food items accounted for 2.15% of the total UIUC footprint. Meat products accounted for around 50% of the foodprint, with beef comprising over 50% of that. Dairy …
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Forecasting economic impacts of the Boston Harbor cleanup
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Forecasting economic impacts of the Third Harbor Tunnel
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1989.
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Essays on electric vehicles, wildfires, and regional economic impacts
… presents three essays in applied microeconomics that analyze how local communities respond to regional environmental and technological change. The first essay studies the role of public charging infrastructure in promoting electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Using county-level panel data …
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The Economic Impacts of Soil Contamination in Wenatchee, WA
This study determines the economic impacts of soil contamination as a result of historical pesticide use in Wenatchee, WA. A hedonic regression analysis of home values before, during, and after cleanups of six contaminated schoolyards demonstrates the public’s willingness to pay for remediated soil …
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Economic impacts of the urban ring : a spatial analysis
Many projects are targeted at stimulating economic development. Some research has studied the overall economic impacts of development proposed. However, quantitative studies of the spatial distribution of economic impacts are often neglected. In this thesis, I study ways of modeling the spatial …
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Economic Impacts of Drought on Kentucky Corn, Hay, and Soybeans
<p>Understanding climatic impacts is important if we are to comprehend the relationship between climate and society. Weather phenomena can have environmental, economical, and social impacts. Drought is the natural hazard that affects people the most. It is also the most complex and least …
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Environmental pollution control policy : an assessment of regional economic impacts
Thesis. 1979. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.
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High Speed Rail in Greece : methods for evaluating economic impacts
… issue of concern will be the evaluation of economic impacts of transportation investments and high speed rail specifically. A thorough literature review regarding the different methods and software packages that exist will be presented. Also, a method suitable to the Greek standards and …
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The economic impacts of sub-Saharan Africa urban real estate policies
… to stimulate markets to contribute positively to economic growth by promoting efficient allocation of the resources they affect. Yet outcomes of policies though crucial are not self-evident and as such require conscious calibrations. While there is a burgeoning concern for more robust evaluation …
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Labor Migration from Uzbekistan: Social and Economic Impacts on Local Development
… mainly concerned with the study of social and economic impacts of external labor migration and incoming remittances on local development in Uzbekistan. The study consists of seven chapters, where a thorough analysis of existing literature and studies in field was done and based on empirical …
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Health, Healthcare, and Economic Impacts of Hospital-initiated Smoking Cessation Interventions
Cigarette smoking causes many chronic diseases that are costly and result in frequent hospitalization and re-hospitalization. Smoking cessation leads to improved morbidity and reduced risk of death. Hospital-initiated smoking cessation interventions increase the likelihood that patients will become …
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