Essays about: "subsidies"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 299 essays containing the word subsidies.

1. 21. Assessing the Eco-efficiency of Swedish Crop Farms and the Role of Subsidies : a Directional Distance Function Approach

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Therese Ratilla; [2023]
   Keywords : Swedish crop farmers; CAP subsidies; FADN; stochastic frontier analysis; multi-output; one-step approach;

   Abstract : The agriculture sector’s contribution to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and its increasing vulnerability to the effects of climate change warrants assessments considering not only on-farm productivity but also the industry’s environmental sustainability. Utilizing the concept of eco-efficiency, this study analyzes the environmental performance of Swedish crop farms by incorporating farm-level GHG emissions as an undesirable output in the production function. READ MORE

3. 22. Solar cells to counter rising electricity prices : Self-consumption and profitability of solar cells for a SME in price area 2 in Sweden.

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Energisystem och byggnadsteknik

   Author : Johan Bergdahl; [2023]
   Keywords : SME; Solar cells; Gävleborg County; Self-consumption; Matching;

   Abstract : Increases in electricity prices in Sweden during the second half of 2021 have created a great deal of concern among companies in Sweden. Some companies report that they have stopped their production temporarily when electricity prices have been high. READ MORE

4. 23. Potential Silvoarable Agroforestry Regions for Corylus avellana and Juglans regia in Scania, Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Isabella Svensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Silvoarable agroforestry; Corylus avellana; Juglans regia; Suitability assessment; Scania; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Conventional agriculture in Sweden is facing challenges with low resilience to a changing climate and decreased biodiversity. Silvoarable agroforestry is an alternative land use practice that contain a woody perennial and crop in the same field. READ MORE

5. 24. Determinants of Alternative Fuel Technology for Small Road Freight Transport Companies in Sweden

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Johanna Arhall; Manuel Reis; [2023]
   Keywords : low-carbon fuel technology; alternative fuel technology; alternative fuel vehicles; road freight transport; determinants; resources;

   Abstract : The transportation sector plays a significant role in global carbon emissions, emphasizing the need for transitioning to alternative fuel technologies. This thesis primarily aims to examine the factors that influence small road freight transport companies in Sweden when transitioning to alternative fuel technology. READ MORE

6. 25. Should the Swedish government continue subsidizing unprofitable domestic flight routes? : A cost-benefit analysis of Swedish air PSOs

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Petter Förberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Cost-Benefit Analysis; Subsidies; Public Service Obligation PSO ; Regional Flights; Sweden;

   Abstract : Since 1992, the Swedish government and more specifically the Swedish Transport Administration (STA), has subsidized unprofitable flights in the country. Most of these flights are to remote towns in the northern half of the country in which alternative methods of transport are limited, and it is therefore argued that these flights need to be subsidized in order to make these towns easily accessible and to continue being economically stable. READ MORE