Essays about: "capital expenditure"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 62 essays containing the words capital expenditure.

  1. 21. Venturing into Heavy Industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Jonathan Dennis; [2019]
    Keywords : Venture capital; cleantech; innovation; finance; investment; sustainability; Nordic region; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Venture capital (VC) plays a vital role in supporting the development of emerging startup innovation, including cleaner technologies better known as cleantech. The application of VC is, however, distributed unevenly across sectors of the economy, often overlooking difficult to innovate areas such as the industrial sectors. READ MORE

  3. 22. Techno-Economic Analysis of an Innovative Purely Solar Driven Combined Cycle System based on Packed Bed TES Technology

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Tianqi Ruan; [2019]
    Keywords : Tower CSP Techno-economic analysis; Dynamic simulation; Tower CSP teknisk-ekonomisk analys; Dynamisk simulering;

    Abstract : With increasing awareness of environmental issues and worldwide requirements for sustainable development, renewable energy technologies with lower environmental impact, especially those having abundant resources like wind and solar energy, attract more attention. Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is one of the most promising solar energy technologies. READ MORE

  4. 23. How does Foreign direct investment affect economic growth in the OECD countries? : A panel data analysis for the period 1996 and 2010 on FDI and economic growth

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Rodrigo Valenzuela Morales; Rosevelt Kamara; [2019]
    Keywords : Economic growth; Foreign direct investment;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) has since Dunning in the academic literature, by international organisations and countries been viewed as an important precursor to determine the level of economic growth. FDI is suggested to have a positive effect on long-run economic growth in the host country. READ MORE

  5. 24. The effect of government spending and school enrollment ratio in tertiary education on labor productivity : A panel data analysis on OECD countries

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Samuel Sörensson; [2019]
    Keywords : Human capital; Gross enrolment rate; Government expenditure on tertiary education; Capital intensity; Labor productivity;

    Abstract : This study investigates the effect of human capital, using gross enrolment rate as a proxy, on labor productivity. It also investigates if a larger public effort in providing education opportunities would lead to a more efficient distribution of skills and therefore give a positive effect on labor productivity. READ MORE

  6. 25. Out-of-pocket Health Expenditure in Nepal

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Matthew Moroni; [2019]
    Keywords : Nepal; healthcare; catastrophic health expenditure; out of pocket expenditure; social capital; identity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Medical care in Nepal is largely financed by the individual, and although insurance programs and subsidies exist, they are limited in coverage, amount of assistance provided, and level of enrollment. Medical needs that extend beyond basic health services, specifically following acute injury can lead to financial difficulties that may jeopardize the ability to maintain basic needs and can push people into cycles of poverty. READ MORE