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How different policy instruments affect green product innovation : A differentiated perspective
2018
Based on representative firm-level data for the three countries Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, we investigate the effects of energy-related regulations, taxes, voluntary agreements, and subsidies on the creation of green energy products, and analyze through which channels policy affects green product innovation and which factors mediate the observed effects. Policy may affect green product innovation by directly stimulating the supply of green products/services, or more indirectly by stimulating the demand for green products/services. Our data set allows us to distinguish between the two channels, which improves our understanding of the frequently observed positive net effect of policie…
Public contracts in Italy: the failure of the anti-pandemic investments
2023
Abstract Purpose – This paper describes and analyzes the complexity of the regulation and the stipulation of public contracts in Italy, focusing speci cally on the failure of recent anti-pandemic investments. This is of particular interest during a state of emergency when it should be avoided to waste public funds and to speculate. Everything shows how the regulations of public procurement a fects the realization of big investments, the use of public funds and the possibility for anyone to pursue criminal purposes. Design/methodology/approach – After an introduction focused on the EU legal framework on public contracts as implemented in the internal legislation, the paper will go deeper in …
A study on the assessment of the production costs curves in micro-grids
2013
In micro-grids, due to their small scale, there is commonly only one power supplier. A competitive wholesale market hardly exists, so the question about how to consider market issues for small producers within micro-grids arises. On the other hand, the specific features of micro-grids where load and generated power hardly find a balance, require that customers take part to regulation issues, also using demand-response (DR) programs. In this paper, price responsive (PR) policies and their programs are discussed to answer this question. A case study of a micro-grid with one micro-turbine and two photovoltaic (PV) generators is analyzed to assess the overall production cost in order to build a…
COVID-19 Lessons and Post-pandemic Recovery: A Case of Latvia.
2022
The research was supported by the NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMME “LATVIAN HERITAGE AND FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE STATE” project “CHALLENGES FOR THE LATVIAN STATE AND SOCIETY AND THE SOLUTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT" (INTERFRAME-LV, Project No.VPP-IZM-2018/1-0005).
ICT demand behaviour: An international comparison
2009
This study aims to provide some empirical explanations for the gaps in ICT diffusion between industrialized countries, especially European countries vis-à-vis the United States. The panel data cover eleven OECD countries: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. These annual macroeconomic data span the 1981-2005 period.The analysis provides some original results: (i) the impact on ICT diffusion of the level of education and market rigidities has changed over time. The correlation of ICT diffusion, positive with the level of education and negative with market rigidities, increased over time (in absolute terms)…
Maahanmuuttajien yritystoiminnan merkitys Suomen työllisyyden ja tuottavuuden yritysdynamiikalle
2019
Tutkimuksessa tarkastellaan maahanmuuttajataustaisten yritysten reaalisen arvonlisäyksen, työllisyyden ja työn tuottavuuden kasvua Suomessa vuosina 2007–2016. Analyysissä on käytetty Tilastokeskuksen ns. FLOWNaineistoa, joka mahdollistaa yritysten, niiden omistajien ja työntekijöiden rekisteripohjaisten tietojen yhdistämisen. Maahanmuuttajataustaisten yritysten osuus yrityskannasta on ollut muutaman prosentin ja osuus yrityssektorin työvoimasta yhden prosentin luokkaa, joten niiden vaikutus Suomen talouden ja työllisyyden kasvuun on pakostakin rajallinen. Maahanmuuttajataustaisten yritysten reaalisen arvonlisäyksen kasvu on kuitenkin ollut selvästi muita yritysryhmiä nopeampaa. Työpaikkojen…
Estudio de utilización de productos sanitarios: apósitos estériles modernos en el tratamiento de heridas crónicas
2011
Introducción: se ha realizado un estudio de utilización, de tipo prescripción – indicación transversal y multicéntrico, aunque de manera novedosa, el objeto de estudio ha sido el producto sanitario, en concreto, los apósitos estériles modernos aplicados en el campo de la Enfermería para el tratamiento local de las heridas crónicas. Material y métodos: en el estudio se incluyeron 49 lesiones pertenecientes a dos departamentos de salud de la provincia de Castellón. El estudio, recibió el dictamen favorable del CEIC del Hospital General de Castellón. Resultados: se observaron 118 usos de apósitos estériles para 49 lesiones. Los apósitos estériles se catalogaron dentro de 16 grupos distintos. D…
Demogrāfiskās struktūras pārmaiņu ietekme uz ekonomikas augsmi
2017
Darba mērķis ir noskaidrot dažādu vecuma grupu īpatsvara pārmaiņu ietekmi uz ekonomikas augsmi un to ietekmējošajiem kanāliem. Pētījumā ir veikta paneļa datu regresijas analīze pasaules valstu, augstu ienākumu un zemu, vidēji zemu ienākumu valstu grupām laika periodā no 1990.– 2015.gadam. Demogrāfiskās struktūras pārmaiņas ietekmē augsmi tieši ar produktivitātes kanālu, un nav novērojama nozīmīga ietekme uz kapitālu un cilvēkkapitālu. Iedzīvotāju īpatsvara pieaugums vecuma grupā līdz 19 gadiem atstāj spēcīgu un negatīvu ietekmi uz ekonomikas augsmi un produktivitāti, nākamjās trīs demitgadēs samazinājums šīs vecuma grupas īpatsvarā varētu atstāt 0.26% gadā pozitīvu ietekmi uz izlaidi. 60 un…
Study engagement and burnout profiles among Finnish higher education students
2017
A person-oriented approach was applied to identify profiles of study engagement and burnout (i.e., exhaustion, cynicism, inadequacy) in higher education in a large and representative sample of 12,394 higher education students at different phases of their studies in universities and polytechnics in Finland. Four profiles were identified: Engaged (44%), engaged-exhausted (30%) inefficacious (19%) and burned-out (7%). The engaged students had the most positive engagement accompanied with the least burnout symptoms compared to other groups. The engaged-exhausted students experienced emotional exhaustion simultaneously with academic engagement. The inefficacious group had heightened experience o…
Individual Differences Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Age, Gender, Personality, and Positive Psychology
2021
Research on individual differences in facing the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be crucial in order to design diverse and highly effective intervention strategies. This study uses a sample of 302 North American participants who were recruited through the crowdsourcing platform ProA; different profiles were established, profiling variables of interest in facing the COVID-19 outbreak. Socio-demographic and psychological (personality traits, gratitude, life purpose, and religiosity) variables were explored. These results are of interest if we want to deepen the study of individual differences at both a theoretical and applied level.