Essays about: "rent extraction"

Showing result 11 - 13 of 13 essays containing the words rent extraction.

  1. 11. Disclosure of CEO bonus plans : A study of twenty leading EU banking companies

    University essay from IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Angela Chroscik; Malin Lake; [2013]
    Keywords : Annual bonus plans; Remuneration; Chief executive officer; Disclosure; Transparency; Banking companies; Corporate governance; Managerial power theory; Rent-extraction;

    Abstract : The CEO bonus of banking companies has become a hot media topic around the world accelerated by the recent financial crisis of 2007-2008 where the excessive pay and risk-taking in the banking sector were recognized. This has raised public concerns around executive remuneration and the transparency of the companies. READ MORE

  3. 12. Energy Policy and development of Renewable Energy Sources for Electricity: A comparative analysis of the Swedish and Greek cases

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Iakovos - Marios Tsakiris; [2011]
    Keywords : renewable energy; energy policy; Sweden; Greece; electricity system;

    Abstract : Before electricity liberalization was implemented in the EU, national utilities controlled energy planningand technology choices and were basically the only ones with access to energy infrastructure finance.Liberalization came to change that. READ MORE

  4. 13. Etanolmarknaden i Brasilien : etanol som fordonsbränsle

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

    Author : Patrik Ohlsson; [2005]
    Keywords : biobränsle;

    Abstract : According to the EC fuel regulations 2 % bio fuel has to be blended in all fuel by the year 2005, and 5.75 % by the year 2010, which means ethanol for gasoline driven vehicles, so there will be a substantial demand for ethanol. Brazil already has an established industry for producing ethanol and is the leading producer and exporter of fuel ethanol. READ MORE