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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Policy Regimes"”.
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A comparison of automobile insurance premium savings under selected policy regimes: A simulation model
… to estimate insurance premium savings for three policy options related to restraint systems in automobiles. It uses a simulation model to estimate savings.
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Policy regimes in South African electricity policy as a barrier to reform and sustainability Kevin J.R. Foster.
… thesis examines the South African electricity policy-making regime asking the question "What is the nature of South Africa's electricity policy regime and how does it act as a barrier to reform and the introduction of sustainable energy sources into the South Africa's energy system from 1994 to …
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Explaining the emergence and gradual transformation of policy regimes: the case of contemporary French prostitution policy (1946-2016)
… recently, in April 2016, the country adopted a policy of client criminalisation which is intended to 'abolish' prostitution entirely. Thus, on the one hand, France has remained steadfastly committed to abolitionism throughout the period. On the other hand, the policy framework has demonstrated …
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A trade union perspective on industrial policy regimes in France, Germany, Denmark, China, Singapore and South Korea: What lessons for the United Kingdom?
… consider the role and outcomes of industrial policy. It is based on the experiences of France, Germany, Denmark, China, Singapore and South Korea. It considers debates surrounding the desirability of industrial policy at all, as well as discussions considering whether a lighttouch approach, …
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An investigation into the effectiveness of the design and enforcement of Nigeria's anti-gas flaring law and policy regimes, and the considerations of measures that could improve environmental regulatory compliance.
… and enforcement of anti-gas flaring laws and the policy regimes currently operating in Nigeria. The study provided a general overview of the research context, and emphasised the role of effective law and policy regimes in reducing flaring in Nigeria. It critically analysed and addressed the …
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An evaluation of the monetary transmission mechanisms in South Africa
… during two distinctly different monetary policy regimes. I investigate the strength of the various transmission channels during the Monetary Targeting regime using data from 1986-1999 and the Inflation Targeting regime using data from 2000-2010.
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Essays on monetary policy, institutions and terms of trade shocks in emerging market economies
… dynamics and the conduct of monetary policy. These issues are discussed in three essays. The first essay empirically evaluates the role of institutional structures in inflation targeting in emerging market economies (EMEs). The second essay theoretically investigates the appropriate …
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Adaptive water governance: flood management and the policy process in Scotland
… of adaptive water governance in the policy process, and draws lessons of policy relevance for flood management. Scholars using the concept of adaptive water governance posit that factors influencing the governing activities of social actors are of critical importance to improve …
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Environmental Policy In A Petro-State: The Resource Curse And Political Ecology In Canada'S Oil Frontier
This dissertation analyzes environmental policy trends in frontier oil developments in two major Canadian oil dependent provinces: Alberta's tar sands and Newfoundland and Labrador's offshore oil fields. It attempts to account for how the environmental policy systems in these cases permit or do not …
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Dividend yields, business conditions, and expected security returns : a South African perspective
… of Fama et al. (1988) under differing monetary policy regimes. Jensen et al. (1996) posit that monetary stringency affects investors' required rate of return, which is consistent with Fama et al.'s (1989) arguments that predictable variation in returns reflects rational variation in required …
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Essays on applied macroeconomics and monetary policy
… analyzes active and passive fiscal and monetary policy regime in the presence of long and short-maturity government debt. I utilize the advances made in money search model to analyze the policy regimes. I find that while there are some similarities between the regime, there are also significant …
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Three essays in agent-based macroeconomics
… literature that assesses the impact of monetary policy under the hypothesis of agentâ€TMs bounded rationality. Indeed, I design a quasi rational process through which inflation expectations are updated, and then I analyze how this hypothesis interacts with the efficacy of different monetary …
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Digital expansionism : exploring the U.S.-China technology dynamic through cybersecurity policy and international marketing strategies in the Cloud Computing Sector
… market access, with both sides implementing policy regimes serving as official or unofficial barriers to international trade, especially evident in data-sensitive industries, such as cloud computing. The result is a very low market share for American cloud computing providers in China, and …
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Youth and cities : planning with low-income youth and urban youth cultures in New York City and Paris
… urban youth by (1) examining the impact of youth policy regimes and neoliberal urbanization processes on the challenges young people face, the opportunities they have and the capacities they can build; and (2) looking at the myriad ways that young people utilize and transform urban space in their …
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“On the Floor” and “At the Table”: Child Care Work, Advocacy, and the Devaluation of Social Reproduction in Canada’s Non-Profit Sector
… their labour under contemporary funding and policy regimes? The research draws on qualitative fieldwork conducted with a provincial child care advocacy organization and a community-based child care centre during the implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system. This …
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Emergent Geographies in Green Energy
… fuels, which puts their adoption in the hands of policy makers who are trying to spur innovation with minimal financial disruption. Yet the future of green electricity is in question due to weak and fragmented policy regimes, but also because of inadequate R&D levels. Wind is maturing with large …
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Co-operation, Co-optation, Competition? Understanding how Britain and Germany interact with the EU’s Common Foreign Security Policy, and why they employ the strategies they do.
The EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is a highly significant arena for the production of foreign and security policy for all member states and has been the focus of extensive academic examination since its establishment. An important body of literature in this regard has been that …
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Why are microcredit interest rates in sub-Saharan Africa so persistently high? Testing the predictions of theoretical models
… in the region; and third, macroeconomic policy regimes must be moderated, particularly by maintaining low and stable inflation rates. In relation to financial inclusion, countries in SSA must be committed to fighting functional illiteracy. All this could contribute to a financial …
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The Role of Local Government in Shaping and Influencing International Policy Frameworks
… to influence intergovernmental organizations’ policy frameworks during the formulation and implementation of their instruments and policies. It provides empirical insights into the decision making and implementation of international policy regimes, specifically within a European context, and …
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