Essays about: "Germany economic growth"

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1. 16. No agency, no sustainability : conceptualising the loss of agency and how to restore it for sustainability

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Jan Peter Glock; [2017]
   Keywords : agency; unconditional basic income; neoliberalism; insecurity; structural transformation; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Anthropogenic climate change and environmental degradation demand humanity to depart from the growth imperative forming the economic structure of the world. In other words: Structural transformation is needed. READ MORE

3. 17. Turned Tables in The Global Economy : Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Cultural Risk Reduction in Sweden

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Carl-David Lundström; Ingrid Höllisch; [2017]
   Keywords : Outward foreign direct investment; FDI; internationalization; Uppsala model; network approach; born-global; bred-global; establishment; risk; risk reduction; Sweden; China; guanxi; guanxiwang; Hofstede; trade-facilitating organizations; investment-facilitating organizations; psychic distance; cultural distance;

   Abstract : Background: People’s Republic of China has attracted much FDI throughout the decades. According to the World Bank (2016), China has received approximately 20 per cent of the total FDI to developing countries the last ten years which has contributed to the country’s huge economic growth. READ MORE

4. 18. The Impact of Governmental Energy Research and Development Investments on Economic Growth - A Structural VAR Analysis for Germany

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Lukas Killinger; Raphael Mankopf; [2016]
   Keywords : Renewable Energy; Fossil Fuel; R D; Economic Growth; Vector Autoregressive Model;

   Abstract : Germany exhibits one of the world's largest governmental budgets for supporting the energy transition through direct policy tools, such as R&D investments. While governmental investments in the German renewable energy sector are commonly rationalised against the background of reducing CO2 emissions and ensuring energy security, economic implications have received less attention. READ MORE

5. 19. Wind Power Project Development : Financial Viability of Repowering with RETScreen as a Decision Aid Tool

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Torsten Weiss; [2015]
   Keywords : wind power; repowering; onshore; case-study; Germany; financial viability; economic efficiency; RETScreen; barriers; benefits;

   Abstract : There is a need for an efficient adjustment of the energy supply system towards renewable energy resources in the near future. This raises the question whether it is financially efficient to repower an onshore wind turbine or wind farm in operation with respect to specific surrounding conditions? To this purpose, the objective of this Thesis is a quantitative analysis of a wind power project repowering addressing certain legislative parameters, varying economic factors and WT models respectively. READ MORE

6. 20. The Impact of Foreign Trade on the Development of Germany’s Energy Intensity during the Industrialization Phase

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sven Hagen; [2013]
   Keywords : Environmental economics; economic growth; international trade; environmental Kuznets curve; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The development of Germany’s energy intensity of the 19th and 20th century shows a clear inverted U-shaped trend, which supports the hypothesis of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) of energy intensity. In this article this development will be analyzed from a consumption perspective and investigate the impact of international trade on the upswing phase of Germany’s EKC of energy intensity. READ MORE