Essays about: "Subsidization"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 11 essays containing the word Subsidization.

  1. 6. A profitability analysis of an Emergency Energy Module in rural Mozambique

    University essay from KTH/Energiteknik

    Author : Therese Norström; Katarina Allmér; [2013]
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    Abstract : Mozambique has a very low per capita consumption level of electricity and a large part of the population is still relying on traditional biomass to meet their energy needs. Moreover, a substantial part of the population still lacks access to clean water. Electricity will play an important role in reducing poverty and increase the welfare. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Arab State of Renewable Energy: Investigating Progress in Arab Electricity Markets

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Brit Samborsky; [2012]
    Keywords : renewable energy; electricity; Arab; governance; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Renewable energy (RE) progress in the Middle East and North Africa has been varied, and is affected by multiple factors. This thesis investigates the current status of RE for 13 countries in the Arab region. An initial hypothesis proposes that price is not the only or main driver. READ MORE

  4. 8. Efficiency of the rice market channel in the Office du Niger

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnéa Ödén; [2011]
    Keywords : Rice; Office du Niger; Concentration; Coordination; Competition; Market channel; Agricultural policy; Subsidization; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Office du Niger is the most important rice production area in Mali. It plays an important role in ensuring food security for the country‟s rapidly growing population. In order for the Office du Niger rice sector to keep supplying consumers with sufficient amounts of rice, an efficient market channel (i.e. READ MORE

  5. 9. Credit Rationing in Microfinance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Fredrik Odéen; Katarina Kahlmann; [2005]
    Keywords : Credit Rationing; Microfinance; Microcredit; MFI;

    Abstract : This paper argues that borrowers who are considered to be too risky are excluded from microfinance markets due to credit rationing. Insufficient institutional frameworks imply moral hazard which in turn causes the rationing of credit. READ MORE

  6. 10. On the cross-subsidization within mutual fund families: Evidence from the Swedish mutual funds market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Alex Wahllöf-Malinconico; [2005]
    Keywords : Mutual funds; Cross-subsidization; Sweden; Mutual fund families;

    Abstract : Mutual funds are nowadays perceived as common investments. Only in Sweden, 94% directly or indirectly invest in mutual funds. The huge shift of assets, from traditional bank savings towards delegated asset management, indeed signifies the importance of the mutual fund industry. READ MORE