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"A casual look at regional unemployment rates reveals that there are vast differences which cannot be explained by different institutional settings. Our paper attempts to trace these differences in the regions' labour market performance back to the regions' specialisation in products that are more or less advanced in their product cycle. The model we develop shows how individual profit and utility maximisation endogenously leads to decreasing employment in the presence of process innovation. Things deteriorate even further if the region under observation is less innovative than others. Our model suggests that the only way to escape from this vicious circle is to specialize in products that are at the beginning of their economic life." [author's abstract]

"Wie wirkt Markteintritt auf Innovationsanreize? Deskriptive Auswertungen von
Mikrodaten zeigen industriespezifische Heterogenität in den Reaktionen
etablierter Unternehmen. Konkret zeigt sich, dass das Produktivitätswachstum
und die Patentzahlen etablierter Unternehmen in technologisch hochentwickelten
Industrien positiv korrelieren mit vorhergehendem Markteintritt
ausländischer Unternehmen, die neue Produktionseinheiten aufbauen. Dies
steht im Gegensatz zur Situation in Industrien, die hinter dem technisch
Machbaren zurückbleiben. Um dieses Muster zu erklären, verwenden wir ein
endogenes Wachstumsmodell mit Markteintritt und multiplen Sektoren in
unterschiedlicher Distanz von der weltweit geltenden, technologischen
Entwicklungsgrenze. Markteintrittsdruck seitens technologisch fortschrittlicher
Unternehmen erhöht die Innovationsanreize etablierter Unternehmen in
Sektoren nahe der technologischen Entwicklungsgrenze, da etablierte
Unternehmen dort durch erfolgreiche Innovationstätigkeit drohenden
Markteintritt überleben können. In technologisch rückständigen Industrien
reduziert Markteintrittsdruck die im Erfolgsfalle zu erwartende Innovationsrente
etablierter Unternehmen und dämpft somit deren Innovationsanreize. Wir
zeigen empirische Evidenz, die im Einklang mit diesen
Kausalzusammenhängen steht. Für die empirische Analyse verwenden wir
umfassende Paneldaten auf Mikroebene in Großbritannien und wir nutzen
wichtige Politikänderungen auf EU-Ebene und in Großbritannien, um für die
Endogenität von Markteintritt zu kontrollieren." (Autorenreferat)

For geo-economists, space is the decisive and explanatory factor in the economic interaction between regions. Moreover, space can be a variable added to other classical variables (economy, politics, society, etc.) to explain the impact of the activities of one region (region, country, city, etc.) on another region. The development of a spatial economic theory consists mainly in understanding the form and method of distribution of economic data, as it allows people to understand the location of production activities and the choice of the economic agglomeration process. More attractive regions with dynamic activities (with regional advantages in terms of resources, climatic conditions, infrastructure, etc.) can make neighboring regions dynamic, efficient and contribute more, as this can make the region poor and unattractive. The economic development of a region cannot be explained solely on the basis of the internal and specific factors of the region, because the geographical distribution of employment is not random. Therefore, an agricultural region can, for example, stimulate employment in its neighboring countries. Industrial area. For this reason, we try in this work, while respecting the theoretical principles of spatial econometrics, to test for the existence of interregional economic dependence or interaction, to distribute the 12 Moroccan regions globally according to their level of employment, and to see whether regions with high or low economic levels are located close to regions with similar or different levels. Next, we will use a few descriptive variables to describe the local pattern of the unemployment rate. ; L'espace est le facteur décisif et explicatif de l'interaction économique entre les régions pour les géo-économistes. En outre que l'espace peut être une variable ajoutée à d'autres variables classiques (économie, politique, société, etc.) pour expliquer l'impact des activités d'une région (région, pays, ville, etc.) sur une autre région. La mise en place d'une théorie économique spatiale consiste principalement à comprendre la forme et la méthode de distribution des données économiques, car elles permettent aux gens de comprendre la localisation des activités de production et le choix du processus d'agglomération économique. Des régions plus attractives avec des activités dynamiques (avec des avantages régionaux en termes de ressources, de conditions climatiques, d'infrastructures, etc.) peuvent rendre les régions voisines dynamiques, efficaces et contribuées davantage, car cela peut rendre la région pauvre et peu attractive. Le développement économique d'une région ne peut s'expliquer uniquement sur la base des facteurs internes et spécifiques de la région, car la répartition géographique de l'emploi n'est pas aléatoire. Par conséquent, une région agricole peut, par exemple, stimuler l'emploi dans ses pays voisins. Zone industrielle. Pour cette raison, nous essayons dans ce travail, tout en respectant les principes théoriquesd'économétrie spatiale de tester l'existence d'une dépendance ou d'une interaction économique interrégionale, répartir globalement les 12 régions marocaines en fonction de leur niveau d'emploi, et voir si les régions avec des niveaux économiques élevés ou faibles sont situées à proximité de régions avec des niveaux similaires ou différents. Ensuite, nous utiliserons quelques variables descriptives pour décrire le modèle local du taux de chômage.

This study employs time series econometrics techniques to examine the direction of causality relationship between globalization, carbon emissions, energy consumption and economic growth in the case of Turkey. The objective of this research is to examine whether causality relationship exist between globalization and energy consumption for Turkey. In order to control for omission variable bias, we employ real GDP per capita and carbon dioxide emissions as some additional variables to proxy for economic growth and environmental quality over the periods of 1980-2014. In order to achieve research objective, we conduct Granger causality test. Empirical results show bidirectional causality between CO2 emissions and globalization and between energy consumption and globalization. In addition, results also show the presence of a unidirectional causality relationship running from energy consumption to CO2 emissions and from globalization to economic growth. Lastly, we find neutrality hypothesis between CO2 emissions and economic growth and between energy consumption and economic growth. Based on the results, we are of the opinion that the bidirectional causality relationship established between globalization and energy consumption would have grievous impact on the environmental quality, as increase in energy demand through the channel of globalition via international trade would increase carbon emissions level in Turkey. In addition, results also show that environmental pollution in the sampled country are not output driven. Thus, energy conservation policies would not hurt or retard economic performance and hence, economic growth of Turkey. Globalization and energy consumption appears to influence environmental pollution in the case of Turkey. Keywords: Energy consumption, Globalization, Carbon dioxide emissions, Economic growth, Turkey. ; ÖZ: Bu çalışmada küreselleşme, karbon emisyonları, enerji tüketimi ve durumunda Türkiye'nin ekonomik büyüme arasında nedensellik ilişkisinin yönünü incelemek için zaman serisi Ekonometri teknikleri kullanır. Bu araştırmanın amacı incelemektir küreselleşme ve Türkiye için enerji tüketimi arasındaki nedensellik ilişkisi var olup olmadığını. İhmal değişken önyargı için kontrol etmek için biz gerçek kişi başına GSYİH ve karbon dioksit emisyonları ekonomik büyüme ve çevre kalitesi için proxy için ek bir değişkenler olarak 1980-2014 dönemi üzerinde istihdam. Araştırma amacı gerçekleştirmek için Granger nedensellik testi yapmak. Ampirik sonuçlar çift yönlü nedensellik ve enerji tüketimi ve küreselleşme CO2 emisyonları ve küreselleşme arasında gösterir. Ayrıca, sonuçlar da enerji tüketimi CO2 emisyonları ve küreselleşme ekonomik büyüme için çalışan bir tek yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi olup olmadığını gösterir. Son olarak, biz tarafsızlık hipotez CO2 emisyonları ve ekonomik büyüme arasında ve enerji tüketimi ve ekonomik büyüme arasında bulabilirsiniz. Sonuçlarına göre küreselleşme ve enerji tüketimi arasında çift yönlü nedensellik ilişkisi artış enerji talebinin kanalı aracılığıyla olarak çevre kalitesine büyük etkisi olurdu fikir olduğu globalition uluslararası ticaret yoluyla karbon emisyon seviyesi Türkiye'deki artış olacaktır. Ayrıca, sonuçlar da tahrik çıkış örneklenen ülkenin çevre kirliliği değildir gösterir. Böylece, enerji koruma politikaları değil zarar vereceğini ya da geri zekalı ekonomik performans ve dolayısıyla, Türkiye'nin ekonomik büyüme. Küreselleşme ve enerji tüketimi durumunda Türkiye'de çevre kirliliği etkilemek için görünür. Anahtar Kelimeler: Enerji tüketimi, Küreselleşme, Karbon dioksit emisyonları, Ekonomik, Türkiye. ; Master of Science in Economics. Thesis (M.S.)--Eastern Mediterranean University, Faculty of Business and Economics, Dept. of Economics, 2019. Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hasan Güngör.

In two essays, I present my work that applies empirical method to real-world problems in quantitative marketing and economics. In the first chapter, I use structural econometrics to investigate airlines' dynamic price competition. I show how widely-used dynamic pricing techniques affect firms profits under a competitive equilibrium. The second chapter is a joint work with Zemin Zhong. We focus on how China's anticorruption effort impact its economy, measured by car consumption and new business registration. Dynamic pricing is becoming a common practice in many industries, but its effect under competition is uncertain due to the potential for the Prisoner's dilemma. The paper studies profit and welfare implications of competitive dynamic pricing in the context of the airline industry. The paper develops a structural dynamic oligopoly model where firms compete in selling limited capacities when facing demand fluctuations. The supply and demand are jointly estimated using a unique daily-level data on airfares and capacity utilization. The identification leverages a natural experiment of carrier exit. The estimates show that air travel demand exhibits a large degree of temporal heterogeneity and stochastic variability. The counterfactuals show that the ability to perform dynamic pricing increases total welfare. In particular, (i) price discrimination (charging late-arriving consumers higher prices) softens competition in the late market and increases profits substantially and (ii) revenue management (pricing on remaining capacities) intensifies competition and does not increase profits. Corruption could either benefit economic growth by "greasing the wheel," or distort supply of public goods and create inefficiency. Empirically testing the impact of corruption is difficult due to its evasive nature. We take an alternative approach by investigating the economic impacts of anti-corruption policies. We focus on China's recent anti-corruption campaign, the largest of its kind in recent history. As an important initiative of this campaign, the Communist Party's Provincial Committees of Discipline Inspection (PCDI) send inspector teams to investigate municipal governments for potential corruption. The variation in their timing allows us to use a difference-in-difference design to identify their impact on local economy. Using two unique administrative datasets of vehicle and business registration, we find that PCDI visits have a negative impact on both car sales and new business entry. For vehicles, the effect is surprisingly uniform across different price tiers: Luxury brands exhibit a similar drop as domestic brands, suggesting corruption's impact permeates households across a wide income spectrum. Over time, the effect is strengthening: We observe a 2\% drop in the first three months of PCDI visit and a 10\% drop one year afterward. The especially large impact cannot be explained by the decline in government officials' consumption behavior, suggesting anti-corruption efforts also affect the private sector. We test the idea using business registration data, and we found PCDI visits indeed discourage new business registration. We validate our empirical strategy by showing that (1) the timing of PCDI visits cannot be predicted by observable county characteristics and (2) car registrations exhibit parallel pre-treatment trends. Our results suggest there may be a trade-off in anti-corruption and economic growth.

This research paper has been conducted on the topics assessing the economic value of lake protection in Bishoftu in the case of lake Babogaya and lake Kuriftu. Protecting lake ecosystem is crucial not only to protect this country's public and economic health, but also to preserve and to restore the natural environment for all aquatic and terrestrial living things. Now days, these lakes are encountered different problems. However, no project plan has been planed and implemented to protect the lakes. This leads the researcher to conduct a research on this issue. The main object of the study is assessing the communities' and visitors' willingness to pay for the two lakes protection. A CVM was applied using biding game elicitation format with a single bound dichotomous choice question followed by open ended follow up question and face-to-face interview were undertaken on a sample of 406 respondents. In the study both descriptive and econometrics analysis are employed. The descriptive analysis to the sustainability of lakes shows that, from residents, 74% of Babogaya and 84% of Kuriftu respondent said it will be difficult for the lakes to sustain without any protection. For this, 55.33% of lake Babogaya and 68.93% of lake Kuriftu visitors said it is difficult to sustain the lakes without any protection program. From this, one can conclude that it is better to propose new lake protection plan. Probit and Tobit model were used to determine the factors that influence the WTP and to identify the basic determinants of maximum WTP respectively. The result from the Probit model revealed that the total cost for visitor, perception for substitution and degree level of education are strongly significant to Kuriftu visitors whereas income and distance are strongly significant to Babogaya visitors. In the Tobit model, number of trip and perception for substitution are strongly significant for the result of lake Kuriftu whereas initial bid and degree level of education strongly significant for the result of lake Babogaya visitors. Similarly, the probit model result for residents show that sex and perception for substitution are strongly significant to lake Kuriftu while perception for substitution and house hold members who has a job are strongly significant for lake Babogaya. The result of Tobit model shows that income and perception or substitution for lake Kuriftu and income of the respondent of lake Babogaya are strongly significant. As the result of the study shows, there are different socio-economic variable that affect the proposed lake protection plan. So, the integrated committee (party) should consider these variables when they design the project. In addition, a result of the study shows visitors are part of the lake protection plan and they are willing to pay for iv | P a g e the lakes protection plan in addition to the entrance fee. Therefore, with the collaboration of recreational site owner and government are responsible body to adjust away to collect the money.

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine weekly dynamic conditional correlations (DCC) and vector autoregressive (VAR)-based volatility spillover effects within the three Greater China (GC) public property markets, as well as across the GC property markets, three Asian emerging markets and two developed markets of the USA and Japan over the period from January 1999 through December 2013.Design/methodology/approach– First, the author employ the DCC methodology proposed by Engle (2002) to examine the time-varying nature in return co-movements among the public property markets. Second, the author appeal to the generalized VAR methodology, variance decomposition and the generalized spillover index of Diebold and Yilmaz (2012) to investigate the volatility spillover effects across the real estate markets. Finally, the spillover framework is able to combine with recent developments in time series econometrics to provide a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic volatility co-movements regionally and globally. The author also examine whether there are volatility spillover regimes, as well as explore the relationship between the volatility spillover cycles and the correlation spillover cycles.Findings– Results indicate moderate return co-movements and volatility spillover effects within and across the GC region. Cross-market volatility spillovers are bidirectional with the highest spillovers occur during the global financial crisis (GFC) period. Comparatively, the Chinese public property market's volatility is more exogenous and less influenced by other markets. The volatility spillover effects are subject to regime switching with two structural breaks detected for the five sub-groups of markets examined. There is evidence of significant dependence between the volatility spillover cycles across stock and public real estate, due to the presence of unobserved common shocks.Research limitations/implications– Because international investors incorporate into their portfolio allocation not only the long-term price relationship but also the short-term market volatility interaction and return correlation structure, the results of this study can shed more light on the extent to which investors can benefit from regional and international diversification in the long run and short-term within and across the GC securitized property sector, with Asian emerging market and global developed markets of Japan and USA. Although it is beyond the scope of this paper, it would be interesting to examine how the two co-movement measures (volatility spillovers and correlation spillovers) can be combined in optimal covariance forecasting in global investing that includes stock and public real estate markets.Originality/value– This is one of very few papers that comprehensively analyze the dynamic return correlations and conditional volatility spillover effects among the three GC public property markets, as well as with their selected emerging and developed partners over the last decade and during the GFC period, which is the main contribution of the study. The specific contribution is to characterize and measure cross-public real estate market volatility transmission in asset pricing through estimates of several conditional "volatility spillover" indices. In this case, a volatility spillover index is defined as share of total return variability in one public real estate market attributable to volatility surprises in another public real estate market.

There is no controversy on the definition of public budget constraint. However, there is much debate on the speed of fiscal adjustment through which governments decide to satisfy their budget constraint : this is the topic of this PhD thesis. The main assumption is that the speed of adjustment is critical in the comprehensive assessment of the fiscal policy. More specifically, I answer to the following three questions: (i) historically, how fast was the resorption of governments' fiscal imbalances? (ii) What are the effects of different fiscal stimulus given the speed and the composition of the adjustment? (iii) How the length of an accommodative monetary policy affects the answers of the above questions? The first chapter shows that the weaknesses of econometric tests of sustainability can be overcome. I characterize the degree of persistence in fiscal imbalances by using fractional econometrics. This methodology allows to classify countries according to the reaction functions of their fiscal authorities. The chapter two assesses, through a general equilibrium model, the effects of adjustments after an expansive fiscal policy. I show that, whatever the preferred instrument for fiscal stimulus, an acceleration in the speed of adjustment has a negative effect on production in the medium term. Given that the nominal interest rate reached its lower bound, the chapter three assesses, in this context, a policy mix based on the timing of adjustments after the fiscal stimulus. An unstable regime of excessive consolidation occurs when the fiscal adjustment is strong regardless of the behavior of the central bank towards inflation. ; Si la définition de la contrainte budgétaire publique ne semble pas l'objet de controverse, ce qui constitue l'objet de recherche de cette thèse est la vitesse à laquelle les États décident de respecter cette contrainte. L'hypothèse est que la vitesse d'ajustement est déterminante dans l'évaluation globale de la politique budgétaire comme instrument contracyclique. Plus précisément, on cherche à répondre à trois questions : (i) historiquement, à quelle vitesse les États ont-ils résorbé leurs déséquilibres budgétaires ? (ii) quels sont les effets des différentes relances budgétaires selon la vitesse des ajustements et leur composition ? (iii) en quoi la durée d'une politique monétaire accommodante influence-t-elle les résultats précédents ? Le chapitre 1 montre que la critique des tests économétriques de soutenabilité n'est pas insurmontable. On cherche à caractériser le degré de persistance des déséquilibres budgétaires selon une approche fractionnaire, qui permet de classer les pays selon les fonctions de réaction de leurs autorités budgétaires. Le chapitre 2 propose d'évaluer, à l'aide d'un modèle d'équilibre général, les effets des ajustements après une relance. Quel que soit l'instrument budgétaire privilégié pour la relance, une accélération de l'ajustement entraîne un effet négatif sur la production à moyen terme. Le chapitre 3 évalue le policy mix en fonction du timing des ajustements budgétaires après la relance, par rapport à la durée de la période de taux d'intérêt nuls. Un régime instable de consolidation excessive apparaît lorsque la volonté d'ajustement budgétaire est très forte, quel que soit le comportement de la banque centrale à l'égard de l'inflation.

Kohlenstoffressourcen, insbesondere die fossilen Brennstoffe Kohle, Erdöl und Erdgas, sind seit der industriellen Revolution Schlüsselfaktoren der globalen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung. Sie stellen wichtige Inputs in die Produktionsprozesse verschiedener Sektoren dar, vor allem in der Elektrizitätserzeugung, im Verkehrsbereich sowie im verarbeitenden Gewerbe. Jedoch ist ihre Nutzung auch ein Treiber der von Menschen verursachten globalen Erwärmung, so dass bei einer ungebremsten Fortsetzung ihrer Nutzung negative langfristige Folgen sowohl für das menschliche Wohlergehen als auch für die weltwirtschaftliche Entwicklung zu erwarten sind. Um langfristige Wohlfahrtsverluste zu vermeiden, muss daher eine umfangreiche Dekarbonisierung der Weltwirtschaft stattfinden, was notwendigerweise eine Verringerung des Einsatzes fossiler Brennstoffe nach sich zieht. Ein fundiertes Verständnis der betreffenden Märkte ist von großer Bedeutung, um die Konsequenzen möglicher Klimapolitikoptionen vorherzusehen sowie das Auftreten unbeabsichtigter Politikfolgen und von Ineffizienz zu minimieren. Jedoch lässt unser Wissen über diese Märkte zu wünschen übrig. Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit einer Reihe offener Fragen in Bezug auf die Märkte für Steinkohle, Erdöl, Erdgas sowie den europäischen Handel mit Kohlendioxid-Emissionsrechten. Wir wenden ökonometrische Methoden an, einschließlich Mikroökonometrie und Zeitreihenanalyse, um Fragestellungen basierend auf ex-post Daten zu analysieren. Beginnend mit einer regionalen Perspektive untersuchen wir die Determinanten des europäischen Handels mit Kohlendioxid-Emissionsrechten auf Firmenebene mittels eines Selektionsmodells. Nachfolgend testen wir, ob die langfristigen U.S.-amerikanischen Preise von Kohle, Erdöl und Erdgas als stationär betrachtet werden können oder ob sie Persistenzbrüche aufweisen. Anschließend richten wir unsere Analyse internationaler aus: Zunächst untersuchen wir mittels Kointegrationsanalyse, ob der internationale Handel mit Kraftwerkskohle einen weltweit integrierten Markt darstellt und ob der Kohlehandel durch die Rolle von Öl als Kostenfaktor in seiner Logistik mit dem Rohölmarkt verbunden ist. Abschließend nehmen wir eine globale Perspektive ein und führen eine dynamische Analyse von Determinanten der weltweiten Rohölproduktion auf Länderebene durch. ; Carbon resources, mainly the fossil fuels coal, crude oil and natural gas, have been key drivers of global economic development since the industrial revolution, constituting important inputs in the production processes of several sectors, such as power generation, transportation and industry. However, the use of carbon resources has also been a cause of man-made global warming, which is projected to have detrimental consequences for human welfare and global economic performance in the long run should it continue unabated. To contain long-run welfare losses large-scale decarbonization of the global economy must take place, implying a reduction in the use of fossil fuels. A sound understanding of the markets for these resources is of great importance for our ability to anticipate the outcomes of climate policy choices and to minimize the occurrence of unintended consequences and inefficiency. However, our understanding of carbon resource markets is incomplete. This dissertation addresses a number of open questions regarding the markets for hard coal, crude oil, natural gas and the European market for carbon dioxide emission permits. Applying a range of econometric methods we analyze key patterns in these markets based on ex-post economic data, using estimation frameworks from both micro-econometrics and time series analysis. Starting with a regional perspective, we analyze the firmlevel drivers of the trade in carbon dioxide emission permits in the European context by means of a selection model. Furthermore, we test whether long-run U.S. prices of bituminous coal, crude oil and natural gas are stationary throughout their recorded history, or if they exhibit breaks in persistence. We then adopt a more international approach: Using cointegration analysis we examine whether the international steam coal trade constitutes a globally integrated market and if it is tied to the crude oil market through the role of oil in steam coal logistics. Finally, taking a fully global perspective we provide a dynamic country-level analysis of the determinants of global crude oil production.

Chapter 1: Fragility and innovations in data collection; Johannes Hoogeveen and Utz Pape -- Part I: Innovations in data collection -- Chapter 2: Monitoring the Ebola crisis using mobile phone surveys; Alvin Etang and Kristen Himelein -- Chapter 3: Rapid Emergency Response Survey; Utz Pape -- Chapter 4: Tracking displaced people in Mali; Alvin Etang and Johannes Hoogeveen -- Chapter 5: Locally recruited, resident and enumerators for continuous monitoring; Andre-Marie Taptué and Johannes Hoogeveen -- Chapter 6: A local development index for the Central African Republic and Mali; Mohamed Coulibaly, Johannes Hoogeveen, Roy Katayama and Gervais Chamberlin Yama -- Part II: Methodologically innovations -- Chapter 7: Geo-spatial sampling; Stephanie Eckman and Kristen Himelein -- Chapter 8: Sampling in chaotic environments; Ana I. Aguilera, Nandini Krishnan, Juan Munoz, Flavio Russo Riva, Dhiraj Sharma and Tara Vishwanath -- Chapter 9: Rapid consumption surveys; Utz Pape and Johan Mistiaen -- Chapter 10: Studying sensitive topics in fragile contexts; Mohammad R Isaqzadeh, Saad Gulzar and Jacob N. Shapiro -- Chapter 11: Eliciting accurate consumption responses from vulnerable populations; Lennart Kaplan, Utz Johann Pape and James Walsh -- Part III: Other innovations -- Chapter 12: Using video testimonials to give a voice to the poor; Utz Pape -- Chapter 13: Iterative beneficiary monitoring of World Bank projects; Johannes Hoogeveen and Andre-Marie Taptué -- Chapter 14: Concluding remarks: Data Collection in FCV environments; Johannes Hoogeveen and Utz Pape

Demographic change, improvements in medical screening and treatment, evolving patterns of work, and eroding social security systems are contributing to greater numbers of seriously and chronically ill employees within the workforce. This study builds upon research in Corporate Social Responsibility and return to work (RTW) to conceptualize responsible return to work (RRTW). The study draws upon first-hand accounts of Australian women breast cancer survivors to inductively theorize the factors influencing RRTW practices. RTW practices that accommodate illness as required by law and regulation are found to be insufficient to meet employees' needs and expectations and significant challenges for RTW are caused by this frame of reference and the distinction between medically certificated and non-medically certificated leave. Interactions between the economic case for creating mutual benefit through cooperation between employer and employee and the moral case for on-going tailored workplace adaptations as part of RRTW are critically evaluated.

This paper investigates the local effects of mining on the quality of public services and on people's optimism about their future living conditions in Africa. Most importantly, it assesses the moderating role of local institutions and local governments' taxing rights in shaping the proximity-to-mine effects. The empirical framework connects more than 130,000 respondents from the Afrobarometer survey data (2005-2015) to their closest mines based on the geolocation coordinates of the enumeration areas (EA) and data on the mines and their respective status from the SNL Metals & Mining by the S&P. The geo-referenced data are matched with new indicators on local governments' taxing rights across the African continent. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, the results indicate that citizens living near an active mine are less likely to approve government performance in key public goods and services - including health, job creation and improving living standards of the poor. On the moderating role of local governance and local taxing rights, the findings point to a negative impact of local corruption, yet a positive impact of local authorities' discretion over tax and revenues. However, the positive impact of local taxing powers tends to reduce in environments with poor quality of local governance, high incidence of bribe payment and low level of trust in local government officials. Residents of mining communities with low corruption and comparatively high-level of raising revenue ability have the highest rate of positive appraisal compared to the other scenarios. (C) 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.

A social, political & economic contextual description of the island city of Portsmouth which is located in the south east region of the UK; with historical & character description of the Portsmouth & Southsea coastal frontage; preceeded by an introduction to the stage 1 participants at the Portsmouth Elephant Cage.

This study provides an in-depth examination of the publications and patents reported through the yearly survey waves undertaken by DG CONNECT for the Framework Programme 7. It represents an analysis of the productivity and quality of the research output of projects funded under FP7 ICT

From late 2008 onwards, in the space of six months, international financial regulatory networks centred around the Swiss city of Basel presided over a startlingly rapid ideational shift, the significance and importance of which remains to be deciphered. From being relatively unpopular and very much on the sidelines, the idea of macroprudential regulation (MPR) moved to the centre of the policy agenda and came to represent a new Basel consensus, as the principal interpretative frame, for financial technocrats and regulators seeking to diagnose and understand the financial crisis and to advance institutional blueprints for regulatory reform. This article sets out to explain how and why that ideational shift occurred. It identifies four scoping conditions of presence, position, promotion, and plausibility, that account for the successful rise to prominence of macroprudential ideas through an insiders' coup d'état. The final section of the article argues that this macroprudential shift is an example of a 'gestalt flip' or third order change in Peter Hall's terms, but it is not yet a paradigm shift, because the development of first order policy settings and second order policy instruments is still ongoing, giving the macroprudential ideational shift a highly contested and contingent character.