Essays about: "trade policy"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 523 essays containing the words trade policy.

1. 41. Carbon Protectionism?

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Sam Säflund; Malcolm Thunberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Event study; Cumulative Abnormal Return; EU CBAM; ETS; Sustainable finance;

   Abstract : This study examines the market reactions and valuation implications of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adopted by the European Union (EU). The CBAM is the world's first carbon border import tax aimed at addressing carbon leakage and promoting a transition to a low-carbon economy. READ MORE

3. 42. The Framing of Affordability within Ireland’s Housing Discourse : Analysis of the Negotiated Process of Narrative Struggles within the Framing of Affordability within Housing Discourse

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

   Author : Neil Dunne; [2023]
   Keywords : Affordability; Affordable Housing; Housing Affordability; Housing Policy; Social Constructionism; Narrative; Housing Regimes; Commodification; Decommodification; Welfare Provision;

   Abstract : After the 2008 Global Financial Crash, Ireland’s neoliberal housing policy turned again to housing financialisation as focus lay upon the attraction of corporate investors in order to revive the housing market. The result was a swift return to housing price rises but this came with ever growing homelessness and housing precarity as REITs and other corporate investors' influence on the housing market grew. READ MORE

4. 43. Risk Factors of Food Loss and Waste, and Life Cycle Assessment of waste management strategies in the Brazilian Leafy Vegetable Supply Chain

   University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomi

   Author : Nathalie Garavito; [2023]
   Keywords : Behavioural causes; carbon footprint; causal mapping; mitigation strategies; prevention; root-cause analysis; take-back agreements;

   Abstract : Food loss and waste (FLW) occurring early in the food supply chain (FSC) leads to increased resource wastage, including land, water, fertilisers, pesticides, fuel, packaging, energy, and labour. Targeting FLW prevention benefits various aspects such as food security, productivity, economic growth, climate change mitigation, resource conservation, and food waste management. READ MORE

5. 44. How the duration of a cap-and-trade scheme with an adjustable emissions cap affects cumulative emissions : the case of the EU ETS

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Max Engström; [2023]
   Keywords : Emissions trading; EU ETS; Market Stability Reserve; Policy design;

   Abstract : The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a cap-and-trade scheme, whose adjustable supply of allowances is determined by a quantity mechanism, as opposed to a price mechanism. This paper quantifies the reduction in cumulative emissions that arises from bringing the final year of a cap-and-trade scheme that operate a quantity mechanism, such as the EU ETS, forward in time. READ MORE

6. 45. The European Commission’s approach to combatting forced labour in global supply chains : Critical frame analysis of the Proposal by the European Commission for a ban on products made with forced labour

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Clara Selderman; [2023]
   Keywords : Forced labour; human rights; European Union; European Commission; unfair competition; economic operator; remedy; framing; policy problem; supply chain; value chain; corporate responsibility; business and human rights;

   Abstract : Forced labour presents a severe human rights violation and affects about 27.6 million people worldwide. Most forced labour in the private economy takes place in businesses linked to the global market economy. In efforts against forced labour, it is therefore crucial to address the role of business operations in global supply chains. READ MORE