Essays about: "policy instrument choice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the words policy instrument choice.

  1. 1. Sustainable meat consumption

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Julia Linderson; [2022]
    Keywords : Economics; food; policy; tax; subsidy; sustainability; meat; consumption; biodiversity; GHG-emissions;

    Abstract : Global warming, declining biodiversity, overuse of natural resources and social fundamentals such as health and a secure income are all affected by our food consumption. In the last 30 years, global meat consumption has doubled, which has increased the negative effects on these issues. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Design of the Plastic Carrier Bag Policy : Success or Failure?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Nina Lovering; [2021]
    Keywords : policy design; plastic carrier bag; policy design; policy instruments; plastic; circular economy;

    Abstract : The choice of policy design has crucial implications for a policy’s efficiency. Plastic as a material is an important issue because of its fossil origin and because it often ends up as litter and spreads microplastics. READ MORE

  4. 3. Of Carrots and Sticks

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Sarah Göbel; Erlend Malmer; [2017]
    Keywords : EU; Positive and Negative Conditionality; GSP Scheme; Labour rights; Effectiveness; Myanmar and Sri Lanka.; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Abstract The European Union is unique in the sense that it promotes human rights and labour rights through its trade policies and agreements. The EU is the world’s largest economy and it plays an important role in today’s world trade. READ MORE

  5. 4. Renewable energy investments - a panel data study of public policy influence in developing and emerging countries

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Annika Berghäuser; [2017]
    Keywords : renewable energy; finance; investors; policy instrument choice; developing and emerging countries;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine how public policy measures can induce investment in renewable electricity-generating capacity in developing and emerging markets. Using a novel combination of datasets for the time frame 2000-2014 and adopting a panel corrected standard error estimator, it tests the impact of economic and regulatory instruments, as well as policy support, on newly installed generation capacity. READ MORE

  6. 5. Understanding the functions of the ASEAN Way in Great Power Management: The Co-constitution between Social Structure and Agency in International Society of States in East Asia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

    Author : Varintorn Thanvichien; [2016]
    Keywords : ASEAN; ASEAN Way; Great Power; the United States US ; China; East Asia Summit EAS ; English School ES ; multilateralism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis aimed to capture a deeper understanding of the functions and roles of the long standing norms of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) characterized as the ASEAN Way codified in an ASEAN-led multilateral institution, the East Asia Summit (EAS). Based on a comparative case study between the US and China, and using a theoretical thematic analysis, this thesis addressed what the functions of the ASEAN Way are in great power management in this new geopolitical landscape. READ MORE