Essays about: "policy advice"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words policy advice.
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1. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE
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2. The effect of covid-19 announcement on sustainable investment portfolios : Observation of the flight-to-quality phenomenon
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still an ongoing topic, broadly analysed and discussed in many studies. Recent articles state that sustainable assets can offer return volatility resilience during demand shock events and, in some cases, provide higher returns than their unsustainable counterparts. READ MORE
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3. Community-based Water Management for Sustainable and Collective Action in Rural Costa Rica
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : The aim of this study was to deepen the understanding of how community-based water management approaches facilitate sustainable and collective action (SCA) in the context of increasing water insecurity in Costa Rica. Applying a qualitative approach, based on fieldwork in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, including semi-structured interviews and a digital community survey, the study uncovers facilitating factors towards SCA. READ MORE
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4. Are expert judgments a reliable tool for predicting farmer and food consumer decisions? : experimental evidence from a forecasting survey
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Often trusted to provide sound recommendations and advice, experts from academia and industry are often relied upon throughout industries around the globe, and the food and agriculture industry is no different. We therefore ask, how accurate are these experts, and are they able to accurately forecast behavior from varying food chain actors such as farmers and consumers? Do these experts have a preconceived bias to one side or the other? These questions become increasingly important when considering policy developments such as the EU Farm to Fork strategy, which seek to integrate the consumer-facing food industry and the producer-forward agriculture industry, two policy realms that have historically remained relatively independent of one another. READ MORE
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5. Risk Assessment of Digital Assets – Insurance Applications in Cryptocurrencies and NFTs
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknikAbstract : The aim of the project is to develop a framework for an insurance policy for digital assets. The project comprised several stages, starting with the identification of risks associated with these assets. Policyholders were then categorized into two groups based on a predefined rating factor. READ MORE
