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"This book explores the determination of China's carbon emission targets, especially with regard to the allocation of responsibility of China's import and export carbon emissions, and carbon emission quota allocations across different time periods, industries, and regions. Research outside of China tends to focus on methods and approaches of carbon emission reduction policies and the impact of their implementation. Instead, within China, the focus has been on discussion of the necessity and conditions for China's development of a low-carbon economy as well as its introduction as a concept in the light of overseas comparisons. This book utilizes game theory, mechanism design, input-output theory, econometric theory and other methods to scrutinize China's carbon emissions and carbon emissions targets across different periods, industries, and regions. The result is a detailed theoretical and empirical investigation of carbon emission issues in the Chinese context. The book will be essential reading for students and scholars of economics, especially those with a focus on Chinese economic development and policymakers in the low-carbon economy sphere."

"This book explores the determination of China's carbon emission targets, especially with regard to the allocation of responsibility of China's import and export carbon emissions, and carbon emission quota allocations across different time periods, industries, and regions. Research outside of China tends to focus on methods and approaches of carbon emission reduction policies and the impact of their implementation. Instead, within China, the focus has been on discussion of the necessity and conditions for China's development of a low-carbon economy as well as its introduction as a concept in the light of overseas comparisons. This book utilizes game theory, mechanism design, input-output theory, econometric theory and other methods to scrutinize China's carbon emissions and carbon emissions targets across different periods, industries, and regions. The result is a detailed theoretical and empirical investigation of carbon emission issues in the Chinese context. The book will be essential reading for students and scholars of economics, especially those with a focus on Chinese economic development and policymakers in the low-carbon economy sphere"--

Over the last decade, the federal acquisition workforce has had to adapt to the need for new skill sets. Procurement reforms in the late 1990s required contracting specialists to have a greater knowledge of market conditions, industry trends, and market prices. Using market forces to determine reasonable prices has required an increase in both market research and price analysis methods. Most contracts pricing of acquisitions required cost analysis before these reforms became part of contracting regulations. These new regulations dictate a skill set for conducting price analysis that is largely missing from both the workplace and Defense Acquisitions University (DAU) existing curriculum. Since 2001, the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have issued several reviews of selected agencies discussing concerns about commercial and noncommercial prices of spare parts and services. Most of these reports have identified situations in which contracting officers failed to obtain adequate pricing information for justifying price reasonableness. In conclusion, both the DoDIG and the GAO have found that the contracting officers need improved expertise in both understanding and conducting price/cost analysis. The current gap in knowledge contributes to agencies missing cost saving opportunities as well as ventures to improve acquisition outcomes. Exercising appropriate price analysis methods that come from adequate price analysis guidance and training would address this gap. ; Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program

Over the last decade, the federal acquisition workforce has had to adapt to the need for new skill sets. Procurement reforms in the late 1990s required contracting specialists to have a greater knowledge of market conditions, industry trends, and market prices. Using market forces to determine reasonable prices has required an increase in both market research and price analysis methods. Most contracts pricing of acquisitions required cost analysis before these reforms became part of contracting regulations. These new regulations dictate a skill set for conducting price analysis that is largely missing from both the workplace and Defense Acquisitions University (DAU) existing curriculum. Since 2001, the Department of Defense Inspector General (DoDIG) and the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have issued several reviews of selected agencies discussing concerns about commercial and noncommercial prices of spare parts and services. Most of these reports have identified situations in which contracting officers failed to obtain adequate pricing information for justifying price reasonableness. In conclusion, both the DoDIG and the GAO have found that the contracting officers need improved expertise in both understanding and conducting price/cost analysis. The current gap in knowledge contributes to agencies missing cost saving opportunities as well as ventures to improve acquisition outcomes. Exercising appropriate price analysis methods that come from adequate price analysis guidance and training would address this gap. ; Naval Postgraduate School Acquisition Research Program