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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Subsidisation"”.
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A critical evaluation of road pricing in South Africa Duncan Lishman.
… That they do not points to massive cross-subsidisation and that the relative price between light and heavy vehicles should be revisited. Appropriate pricing will improve economic efficiency by reducing cross-subsidisation. It will also rationalise the choice of freight modalities in South …
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Causes and Implications of Fox Population Dynamics in Central Southern England
… perspective. One example is anthropogenic subsidisation. Population sinks can function as ‘ecological traps’ due to dispersers being deceived by an attractive feature of sinks that belies the true reduction in fitness incurred by inhabiting them. For instance, anthropogenic subsidisation …
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Renewable Electricity Support Policy
… poorly with equivalent levels of wind and solar subsidisation in Germany, Spain and the UK. Two major conclusions in the thesis, which together form its most significant contribution to knowledge, are, firstly, that radical RES-E expansion will require RPS mechanisms to adopt some features …
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Renewable Electricity Support Policy
… poorly with equivalent levels of wind and solar subsidisation in Germany, Spain and the UK. Two major conclusions in the thesis, which together form its most significant contribution to knowledge, are, firstly, that radical RES-E expansion will require RPS mechanisms to adopt some features …
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Exploring community-led total sanitation as a mechanism to eliminate open-defecation: A case study of Havana informal settlement in Windhoek, Namibia
… of which the most popular is the traditional subsidisation of ablution facilities. It has since dawned on the government that the business-as-usual approach is not yielding the much-needed results to help the country attain the sanitation component of Target 6 of the SGD. It is against this …
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Familial support in the mutual fund performance competition
… to identifying potential intra-family cross-subsidisation by examining its potential effects on the aggregate distribution of fund returns. After presenting our argument that mutual fund families are incentivized to concentrate cross-subsidies to constituent funds with high year-to-date …
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Essays on economics of school and residential choices.
… students. A policy implication is that price subsidisation to private schooling would intensify the cream-skimming problem in this environment. This is likely to worsen the welfare of students who are left in the public sector as public schools lose relatively higher ability students to the …
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Take cover: Incentivising wider social insurance participation in South Africa
… and unemployment insurance) and the second a subsidisation of unemployment insurance only. Both subsidy models are costed. In the event of full participation, the unemployment insurance subsidy would cost the state R16 billion annually, while a comprehensive social insurance subsidy would …
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Exploring the socio-ecological barriers & facilitators to reducing meat consumption in Gugulethu, Western Cape
… affordable in multiple settings (e.g., through subsidisation and incentives). Social marketing campaigns may be instrumental in shifting norms, with 'nudge' interventions providing cost-effective strategies to promote healthier choices. Lastly, individual interventions including …
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Should South African Airways be privatised given the aviation deregulation policy in South Africa?
… unprofitable routes. SAA also stopped cross-subsidisation practise, whereby loss making routes were financed by profitable ones. In general SAA introduced measures that can be expected from a profit maximising firm which is under pressure to tum profits. However, these changes have not yet …
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The risk and return trade-off in the film industry : a comparative empirical analysis
… in Italy towards the current system of film subsidisation is inequitable and inefficient. The work also introduces a new dataset into the literature, the Italian dataset constructed by the author.
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Analysing evolutionary pathways for the European power system resulting from climate mitigation policy
… on cost inequalities stemmed from cross-border subsidisation of renewable energies, the risk exposures associated with over-reliance on technological development/readiness and finally a better, more well-rounded understanding of power system operational concerns in this brave, new decarbonised …
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The impact of subsidaries, pricing and market structure on affordability and redistribution : the case of Cape Town road public transport
… consequences of Cape Town road public transport subsidisation. The central premise of this paper is that this evidence warrants the need to investigate alternative subsidy frameworks. Framed by Cape Town's underlying mobility needs and road public transport market structure, this paper designs …
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Intergenerational Community Developments, ICDs – A Case for Auckland: A Proposed Alternative of Affordable Multifamily Housing for Auckland
… funding through ingenious mechanisms like cross-subsidisation and offers alternative procurement models (APM) as income-compatible tenures for households. The physical element provides a variety of architecturally designed multifamily typologies. A multi-case methodology qualitatively examines …
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Regulation of South African agriculture : performance of agricultural marketing boards
… African agricultural policy. Stabilisation and subsidisation are examined from a theoretical standpoint and the analysis supported with empirical evidence. The possibility of a centralised policy of price control is considered and a technique suggested whereby such a policy might be implemented. …
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A Techno-Economic Investigation on Insulating Glass Solar Thermal Flat-Plate Collectors for District Heating Systems in Europe
… the long-term averages. Furthermore, the subsidisation undertaken to compete with fossil-based heating systems and the financial risks associated with high upfront investment demonstrates the need to enhance cost-effectiveness. This study investigates the techno-economic performance of …
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Erectile dysfunction in clinical practice. - With special focus on the correlation to myocardial infarction, lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), treatment cost and optimization -
… The questionnaire, which was sent out when the subsidisation had been withdrawn, included questions regarding current ED treatment, frequency of Sildenafil use, reasons for change or discontinuation, effect of the treatment, partner relations and total income of the household. The aim was to …
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From vacant space to active place: leveraging state-owned land for affordable housing - a case study of Youngsfield
… fund developments. Feasibility of cross-subsidisation was considered as a major option during implementation of the long-term phasing of the development. The research and implementation illustrates that by using existing policies and appropriate stakeholders and institutions efficiently, …
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A GIS based planning support system for inclusionary housing profitability optimisation in Cape Town, South Africa
… housing projects, as the impact of cross-subsidisation appeared strongest. Project viability was found to be highly sensitive to market conditions, highlighting the importance of using accurate and up-to-date market data. Ultimately, it was concluded that stakeholders see value in the …
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Analysis of the effect of oil subsidy withdrawal on the economic growth of Nigeria
The issue of price deregulation in the downstream oil sector of Nigeria through gradual subsidy withdrawal has generated a heated debate in the country with the government claiming that it will guarantee long term stability in product, supply and price. This will translate into economic growth and …
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