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Showing 1 to 20 of 231 for “"Quota"”.
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Capitalization of fishing industry thorugh quota markets
… is aimed to answer the question, how a fishing quota system can facilitate capitalization of a fishing industry and be used to finance new shipbuilding in the fishing industry. The main hypothesis is that the fishing quota system is an effective instrument to increase effectiveness of the …
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An economic evaluation of the European communities' import quota on Thai cassava
… 1985 and 1986. In contrast to normal EC import quotas, however, Thailand is able to allocate the quota. The main consideration in allocating the quota is the maintenance of the producer price of cassava to protect cassava farmers. This study analyzes and quantifies the impact of the VERA and …
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Engaging in the quota debate: From equal opportunity to equality of presence
… “women friendly” policies. Legislation of gender quotas to secure women’s inclusion in electoral politics is one of such policies. In this thesis, through a comparative analysis of gender legislation in Chile and Peru, I explore the effectiveness of gender quotas policies for women’s greater …
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Measuring the performance of a Distributed Quota Enforcement system for spam control
In this thesis, I evaluate Distributed Quota Enforcement (DQE), a system for enforcing quotas on e-mail use as a spam control mechanism. I briefly describe the design and implementation of DQE, and then evaluate the enforcer's performance in several ways. My evaluation includes: the capacity of a …
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Etnoarcheologia dei Paesaggi Pastorali nelle Alpi: Strategie Insediative Stagionali d'Alta Quota in Trentino
This research deals with the study of current pastoral seasonal settlement patterns in the uplands of Val di Fiemme (Trentino province), in order to create a quantitative locational model for predicting archaeological pastoral site locations. In fact, few archaeological sites related to pastoral …
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Towards a More Efficient Tariff Rate Quota Regime: Evidence from Chinese Firm-Level Grain Imports
… non-tariff measure (NTM), the tariff rate quota (TRQ), using Chinese firm-level data. Two key findings emerge from this analysis. First, unlike results from country-level analyses, I find that SOEs import quantities are more sensitive to price changes. Additionally, more SOEs import grains …
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Regulamentação das apostas de quota fixa no Brasil: impactos na estrutura organizacional das empresas e os impactos sociais
O trabalho analisa a evolução das apostas de quota fixa no Brasil e os impactos decorrentes de sua expansão, impulsionada pelo mundo digital. A ausência de regulamentação permitiu que empresas estrangeiras atuassem sem controle estatal, expondo consumidores a violações de direitos e insegurança …
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Framing the 2024 Quota Reform Movement in Bangladesh: A Comparative Analysis of Media Narratives in Bangladesh and the United States
… and U.S.-based media outlets framed the 2024 Quota Reform Movement in Bangladesh. While prior research has highlighted media ownership or ideology, this work explores how the national context influences framing across global North and South outlets. Drawing on framing and comparative media …
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Making land fly : the institutionalization of China's land quota markets and its implications for urbanization, property rights, and intergovernmental politics
This dissertation investigates China's land quota markets, a recent land policy innovation that virtually transfers urbanization permission from the countryside to cities. To circumvent national government's quota restrictions on converting agricultural land to urban land, local governments have …
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND PERSISTENCE OF QUOTA STUDENTS IN STEM: A CASE STUDY OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN BRAZIL
… the academic performance and persistence of quota students majoring in STEM fields in a public university in Brazil. The major research questions guiding this study were: (1) In what ways do institutional factors affect quota student persistence and academic performance in STEM fields? (2) To …
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The impact of the quota-based system on social stratification among the students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
… the impact of the recent expansion in the quota system among Quota-Based Students (QBS) and General Category Students (GCS) at the Indian Institute of Technology (Madras) (IIT(M)). The study emphasized various institutional behaviors that affected the students and their educational …
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"Quota Measures" and "Trade-Related Investment Measures" in Oil and Gas Regulation: Reconciling Normative Conflicts between Energy-focused Regimes and WTO Rules on Energy
… of oil and gas regimes from the perspective of quota measures and trade-related investment measures (TRIMs) implemented through the instrumentality of national laws, acts of NOCs (in the oil sector) and acts of non-state undertakings (in the gas sector). It therefore charts an uncommon territory …
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Individual transferable fishery quotas under uncertainty
… management systems with individual transferable quotas (ITQs). Assumptions of the model include: (1) the fish stock fluctuates randomly year by year; (2) in-season stock depletion is small; (3) the total allowable catch (TAC) set by the quota authorities has a definite relation with the fish …
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A critical analysis of New Zealand's policy disallowing foreign investment in New Zealand fish quota: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Resource Studies (Honours) at Lincoln University
… ban foreign ownership of New Zealand fish quota. However, this policy seems contrary to the general government stance on overseas involvement in the New Zealand economy, which has been strongly encouraged since major economic reforms beginning in 1984. This study critically analyses the ban …
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Paying to Play: Supply Management in Montana's Dairy Industry
… its supply management program, which allocates quota to limit how much fluid milk can be produced and sold within the state. The amount of quota is set and price varies with market conditions; therefore, quota adds to a farm’s production costs. This paper presents findings from in-depth …
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Paying to Play: Supply Management in Montana's Dairy Industry
… its supply management program, which allocates quota to limit how much fluid milk can be produced and sold within the state. The amount of quota is set and price varies with market conditions; therefore, quota adds to a farm’s production costs. This paper presents findings from in-depth …
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Subverting Reform: The Politics of Gender Quotas in Kenya's County Assemblies
Since 2013, Kenya’s constitutional gender quota has ensured that women hold at least one third of seats in the country’s subnational county assemblies. Yet significant inequities in representation and influence persist. Drawing on 143 interviews with candidates, politicians, and party officials as …
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In what sense a fisheries problem? : negotiating sustainable growth in New Zealand fisheries
… seafood sector since the introduction of the quota management system in 1986. It explores whether the quota management system and individual transferable quota have led to an increase in industry performance and competitiveness. Conventional theoretical arguments for the institution of quota …
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