Sökning: "consumption-based policy"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden consumption-based policy.
1. Don’t go nuts over nuts : an analysis of policy to reduce water scarcity caused by nuts
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of EconomicsSammanfattning : The aim of this paper is to investigate the potential possibilities of reducing water scarcity, by targeting the water intensive consumption of nuts. Therefore, the research question is if consumption-based policies can decrease the consumption of nuts in Sweden, in order to reduce water scarcity in sensitive areas. LÄS MER
2. Targeting the Poor Secondary Students for Stipend: Identifying the Gap between Policy and Implementation
Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolSammanfattning : Well-designed and efficient poverty-based targeting methods are necessary for effectively identifying the poor households in poverty eradicating programs. This study investigates the ex-post implementation process and performance of two common targeting approaches - Proxy Means Test (PMT) and Community-Based Targeting (CBT)- to target the poor beneficiaries in a conditional cash transfer program in Bangladesh. LÄS MER
3. The Debate of Decent Work in Emerging Economies: Minimum Wage Policy in South Africa.
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenSammanfattning : There exists considerable debate on the utility of ILO’s decent work agenda and its four pillars of full employment, rights at work, social dialogue, and social protection in the context of emerging economies. Whether these pillars be achieved in unison or if there a need to prioritize a pillar over another and whether the notion as a whole is complementary with other development objectives like economic growth is dependant on how an emerging economy understand the issue at hand, which is itself a function of the historical and socioeconomic context in which the labor markets exists within. LÄS MER
4. Avfallsförebyggande åtgärder handlar inte om avfall
Magister-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Miljövetenskaplig utbildningSammanfattning : Even though Sweden has a good waste management system compared to other European countries there is still much to be done in the prevention sector. The science shows that there are huge environmental benefits with waste prevention compared to recycling for example. LÄS MER
5. Can directed policy increase plant-based consumption in place of meat, to reduce GHG releases? : the case of minced products in Sweden
Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of EconomicsSammanfattning : A dietary transition from meat to predominantly plant-based diets is a desirable target with regards to climate change mitigation efforts. Therefore, this study aims at analysing the question if taxes and subsidies across differentiated minced products could increase people’s plant-based consumption in place of meat, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. LÄS MER
