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Showing 1 to 20 of 396 for “"subsidy"”.
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Cross-subsidy models for urban manufacturing
Much has been written concerning the positive socio-economic values of urban manufacturing and the need for cities to advocate for the protection of existing middle-income wage jobs in the industrial sector. However, there lie governing factors as to why a use, that has always been essential to …
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Essays on the Theory of Investment Subsidy
… thesis. First, we derive the optimal form of subsidy package and find that the optimal subsidy package should always compensate the firm for giving up the investment opportunity and making the investment immediately. By making a trade-off between the host country's incremental welfare benefits …
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Cross-user subsidy in residential broadband service
The rapid growth of Internet traffic has made Internet Service Providers (ISP) struggle to upgrade network capacity and to maintain service quality. The increase in the broadband usage impacts the cost of an ISP through usage-associated costs such as incremental usage cost, cost for expanding the …
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The incidence of public transit subsidy: a case study.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1970. M.C.P.
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Suburban subsidy housing: discovering the dweller and abutter needs.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Thesis. 1970. B.Arch.
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Participation in a household energy audit and retrofit subsidy program
The growing demand for residential energy has led to the implementation of numerous programs aimed at increasing energy efficiency in existing homes. These programs are designed to lower the demand strain placed on utility systems, save households money on their monthly bills, and reduce related …
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Optimization driven approaches for subsidy allocation and supply chain procurement
… In the first part of the thesis, we study subsidy allocation problems under budget constraints and endogenous market response, where the central planner's objective is to maximize the market consumption of a good. We first consider co-payment subsidies, that are paid to manufacturing firms …
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Federal Subsidy Overlap in Affordable Rental Housing in the United States
… LIHTC and HCV in the form of tenant-based subsidy are often used jointly, but little research has been done to assess this overlap. This thesis explores the functionality of these two programs and how they are used together to address affordable rental housing needs in the United States. …
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Malawi Farm Input Subsidy Programme - impact on income of smallholder farmers
… strategies and policies such as the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (FISP), whose main aim is to increase household incomes and reduce food insecurity and ultimately reduce poverty. It is nine years since the introduction of FISP but its results remain mixed. Using the 2009/10 Integrated Household …
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Policy reform in weak states : the challenge of subsidy cuts in Latin America
Fuel subsidies, which artificially lower consumer prices through government spending, are frequently targeted for removal by economists and international organizations. What accounts for the variable outcomes of attempts to cut fuel subsidies in Latin America? Previous research attributes reform …
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Economic effects of fuel subsidy in oil producing countries : the case of Nigeria
… expenditure suggesting the inefficiency of fuel subsidy as a mechanism for income redistribution. Using the Input-Output and SAM multiplier approach, I study the effect of reducing gasoline subsidy as implemented in January 2012 on sectorial outputs, household expenditure and government spending …
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Evaluating subsidy programmes for ecological conservation: insights from quasi-experimental and experimental evidence
Given the increasing global concern surrounding ecological conservation, primarily attributed to significant biodiversity declines, the importance of protecting natural ecosystems and endangered species protection has become increasingly evident. This is crucial for ensuring regional ecological …
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The impact of fertilizer subsidy scheme on the performance of fertilizer distributors in Tanzania
… was to examine the procedures used to set up the subsidy prices and evaluate the prices and quantity allocations given to distributors in order to measure their impact on the financial performances of the distributors. Two fertilizer trading companies, MIs Tanzania Fertilizer Company Ltd and MIs …
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WHAT PREDICTS TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE SUBSIDY USE BY BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) IN HEADWATER STREAMS?
… terrestrial invertebrates provide a critical subsidy for trout, including eastern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), we have limited understanding of what causes input and use of these subsidies to vary among streams. Among the watershed characteristics that may influence input and use of …
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WHAT PREDICTS TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE SUBSIDY USE BY BROOK TROUT (SALVELINUS FONTINALIS) IN HEADWATER STREAMS?
… terrestrial invertebrates provide a critical subsidy for trout, including eastern brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), we have limited understanding of what causes input and use of these subsidies to vary among streams. Among the watershed characteristics that may influence input and use of …
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Analysis of the effect of oil subsidy withdrawal on the economic growth of Nigeria
… 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 development. Others, especially the …
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Requiem for a subsidy : state housing assistance for rental production (SHARP) in Massachusetts 1983-1986
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1986.
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