Essays about: "policy stringency"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 18 essays containing the words policy stringency.

  1. 11. Behind the scenes of lockdowns and quarantines : A quantitative assessment of how legitimacy and capacity shaped early governmental responses to Covid-19 in European countries

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emelie Hägerström; [2020]
    Keywords : Covid-19; stringency of lockdown policies; crisis management; coordination capacity; political trust; EU; Europe;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to gain insight to lockdowns and social distancing measures taken by European governments during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic. Questions have been raised of whether the variations of responses can be systematically explained, which have so far received little attention in research. READ MORE

  3. 12. Are the differences in the stringency of domestic environmental regulations affecting the bilateral trade of OECD countries?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lishu Zhang; [2019]
    Keywords : Bilateral trade; Environmental regulation; Energy intensity; Gravity model; Panel data;

    Abstract : The question of whether the stringency of domestic environmental regulations indeed interferes with trade is of growing interest for better policymaking. This paper re-examines the relationship between the stringency of environmental regulations and bilateral trade using a panel dataset consisting of 34 OECD countries over 7 years. READ MORE

  4. 13. Green National Innovative Capacity : An empirical study of the determinants of patenting in technologies related to renewable energy sources

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

    Author : Adrian Ekström; Karl Johan Tegnér; [2019]
    Keywords : Innovation; National Innovation Systems; Renewable energy; Panel Data; Environmental Policy; Innovation; Förnybar energi; Nationella innovationssystem; Paneldata; Miljöpolicy;

    Abstract : Climate change constitutes a major threat to our planet. Finding and developing new technologies that can utilize renewable sources of energy is an essential component in combating this threat. The concerns are global, and today there is large variation in innovation intensity across advanced countries. READ MORE

  5. 14. Environmental Policy Stringency and Economic Output

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sixten Hager; [2019]
    Keywords : environmental regulation; policy stringency; economic output; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This analysis examines the correlation between the stringency of environmental policies and the economic output in terms of real GDP. The data is covering real GDP, the stringency of market based as well as non-market based environmental policies, interest rates, total factor productivity and human capital. READ MORE

  6. 15. The impact of environmental policy stringency on FDI flows: Evidence from BRIICS-OECD flow panel dataset

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Sacks; [2018]
    Keywords : environmental policy stringency; pollution haven; FDI; fixed effects; location hypothesis; BRIICS; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Paris Agreement has increased interest in environmental policy research, which has alerted that companies will relocate their investment to countries with less stringent environmental standards. This pollution haven effect, although theoretically analyzed, has wide-ranging empirical results which are highly dependent on the selected case and proxy for environmental policy stringency. READ MORE