Sökning: "policy stringency"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 20 uppsatser innehållade orden policy stringency.

  1. 1. BALLOT STRUCTURE, DISTRICT MAGNITUDE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY STRINGENCY. A Quantitative Study of OECD Countries

    Master-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Thi Thu Le; [2024-01-18]
    Nyckelord :ballot structure; open-list proportional representation; environmental policy; personal vote; district magnitude;

    Sammanfattning : The role of the electoral rules, and the ballot structure more specifically, in determining environmental policy outcomes has received minimal attention in the literature. This paper contributes to this gap by analyzing the environmental policy consequences in proportional representation (PR) systems with different ballot designs. LÄS MER

  2. 2. The effect of the California cap-and-trade on green innovation

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Stina Åberg; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Green innovation; California cap-and-trade; policy evaluation; green technology patents; directed technological change; synthetic control method;

    Sammanfattning : Current environmental policies have not performed effectively enough to mitigate climate change. Continuous evaluation of economic policy is imperative to close the gap between projected emission reductions and actual performance. LÄS MER

  3. 3. The Relationship Between Environmental Policy Stringency and Trade Flows

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Philip Lindersten; Zeshan Shiekh; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Environmental policy stringency; Trade flows; Competitiveness hypothesis; Porter hypothesis;

    Sammanfattning : Ceteris paribus, it is unclear whether a more stringent environmental policy increases or decreases a country's competitiveness. Two hypotheses have been formulated in this decade-long debate: the competitiveness hypothesis - stating that a more stringent environmental policy decreases competitiveness, and the Porter Hypothesis, claiming the opposite. LÄS MER

  4. 4. The Porter Hypothesis: Fact or Myth? - A Case Study on the EU Emissions Trading System

    C-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Författare :Cecilia Sacklen; Tintin Wilsby; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Porter Hypothesis; Environmental policy; Eco-innovation; EU ETS; Firm performance;

    Sammanfattning : This study investigates the Porter Hypothesis in the context of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the world's largest cap-and-trade system within environmental regulations. The Porter Hypothesis posits that environmental regulations can stimulate eco-innovation and ultimately improve the financial performance of regulated firms. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Nedstängda samhällen - försämrad skolgång?

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Författare :William Bergander; Viking Brattlund; [2022-09-05]
    Nyckelord :Covid-19; Lockdowns; Primary school; Completion rate; Low- and middle-income countries;

    Sammanfattning : This paper is researching the economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the performance of students in primary school in what are broadly categorized as low- and middle-income countries by the World Bank. This is done in the context of many studies being done on the academic impact of the pandemic and the accompanying restrictions, but only on specific smaller regions and nations or with the focus on more developed nations. LÄS MER