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A Multivariate Analysis Of The Causal Flow Between Renewable Energy Consumption And Gdp In Tunisia, Maamar Sebri, Ousama Ben-Salha Nov 2014

A Multivariate Analysis Of The Causal Flow Between Renewable Energy Consumption And Gdp In Tunisia, Maamar Sebri, Ousama Ben-Salha

Maamar Sebri

This paper examines the causality linkages between economic growth, renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions and domestic investment in Tunisia between 1971 and 2010. Using the ARDL bounds testing approach to cointegration, long-run relationships between the variables are identified. On the other hand, the Granger causality analysis indicates that there is bi-directional causality between renewable energy consumption and economic growth, which supports the validity of the feedback hypothesis. In addition, the quantity of CO2 emissions collapses as a reaction to an increase in renewable energy consumption. These findings remain robust even when controlling for the presence of structural break. We conclude …


Management Regimes And Its Impact On The Wetland Fisheries Management In Assam, Ganesh Chandra Aug 2014

Management Regimes And Its Impact On The Wetland Fisheries Management In Assam, Ganesh Chandra

Ganesh Chandra

Assam is endowed with copious aquatic wealth in the form of beels, swamps, ponds and rivers. The floodplain wetlands (beels) extending over one lakh hectare, constitute the most important fishery resource of the state. The beels are considered as one of the most productive ecosystems owing to their characteristic interactions between land and water system. These wetlands are the common property resource and under different management regimes. These wetlands are under various management regimes, i.e., private management (individuals and groups), fishermen cooperative management, Community-based fisheries management (decentralized management, Government works as facilitator) and open access. Most of the unregistered beels …


Regaining Missed Opportunities: The Role Of Agriculture Post-Separation Development In Sudan, Yagoub Elryah Dr. May 2014

Regaining Missed Opportunities: The Role Of Agriculture Post-Separation Development In Sudan, Yagoub Elryah Dr.

Yagoub Elryah (PhD)

Agricultural sector is play a vital role in the Sudan economy and is considered to be the backbone of industrial development in the country. Sudan lost both south Sudan and oil revenues, the poverty increased among Sudanese. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to examine the role of agriculture in post-separation development in Sudan. However, it missed opportunities on a number of occasions due to inappropriate economic policies, continues recent region conflicts. The key massage from the studies examined in this paper is that agricultural sector in Sudan still face many challenges. Among the challenges are absence of political …


Use Renewables To Be Cleaner: Meta-Analysis Of The Renewable Energy Consumption-Economic Growth Nexus, Maamar Sebri Jan 2014

Use Renewables To Be Cleaner: Meta-Analysis Of The Renewable Energy Consumption-Economic Growth Nexus, Maamar Sebri

Maamar Sebri

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Different Tillage Operations On Rice Yield At Yandev, Central Nigeria, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Frederick Terkuma Ujoh Mr Jan 2014

Effects Of Different Tillage Operations On Rice Yield At Yandev, Central Nigeria, Fanan Ujoh Ph.D, Frederick Terkuma Ujoh Mr

Dr. Fanan Ujoh

The aim of the study is to ascertain the extent to which tillage methods and practices can determine Rice yield in a part of Nigeria. The study design is experimental with 3 tillage practices using 2 fertiliser application regimes, at an agricultural experimental land at Akperan Orshi College of Agriculture, Yandev (AOCAY), Nigeria, between July and November 2007. The study adopts an experimental layout of plots measuring 80m x 62.5m: the width was divided into three equal widths of 26m each and had an alley of 1m apart. The length which was measured to be 62.5m was divided into two …


مجموعه تحلیلها و گفت وگوها با اقتصاددانان ایرانی خارج کشور در مورد بسته پیشنهادی دولت و بیماری هلندی, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan Jan 2014

مجموعه تحلیلها و گفت وگوها با اقتصاددانان ایرانی خارج کشور در مورد بسته پیشنهادی دولت و بیماری هلندی, Mohammad Reza Farzanegan

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan

مجلد حاضر، مجموعه ای از تحلیلها و گفت وگوها با اقتصاددانان ایرانی خارج از کشور درباره بیماری هلندی و بسته پیشنهادی دولت برای خروج از رکود است. بخش اول مختص بیماری هلندی است که در خبرگزاری فارس و بخش دوم در مورد بسته پیشنهادی دولت در خبرگزاری تسنیم منتشر شده است. بخش سوم نیز مربوط به برخی مصاحبه های مفید است که در خبرگزاری تسنیم منتشر شده است. در مجموع حدود 32 مصاحبه و تحلیل در این مجموعه 120 صفحه ای قابل دسترس است.


River Basin Mangement In The Twenty-First Century: Understsanding Perople And Place, Victor Roy Squires Dr Jan 2014

River Basin Mangement In The Twenty-First Century: Understsanding Perople And Place, Victor Roy Squires Dr

Victor Roy Squires Dr

This book is novel approach to the problems of river basin management. Its contributors live and work in river basins across the globe, they draw on decades of experience in both developed and developing countries. The perspectives they bring include those of the social scientists, ecologists, hydrologists and policy makers. IWRM is placed in the context of a short history of IWRM ideas and concepts, a discussion of some parallel concerns which supported the development and adoption of these ideas.


Relationship Among Internet Usage, Economic Growth, And Publication Productivity: Comparison Between Asean And World's Best Countries, Hossein Gholizadeh Jan 2014

Relationship Among Internet Usage, Economic Growth, And Publication Productivity: Comparison Between Asean And World's Best Countries, Hossein Gholizadeh

Hossein Gholizadeh

Publication productivity, as measured by the number of papers, has been regarded as one of the main indicators of reputation of countries and institutions. Nevertheless, the relationship among research publications, economic growth and World Wide Web in ASEAN countries is still unclear. The main intention of this study was to identify publication productivity among ASEAN and the world’s top ten countries in the last 16 years (1996-2011). This study also aimed at finding the relationship among publication, gross domestic product (GDP) and internet usage. Furthermore, the publication trend in the 10 first Malaysian universities was evaluated for the same periods. …


Travel Cost, George R. Parsons Jan 2014

Travel Cost, George R. Parsons

George R. Parsons

No abstract provided.


Pattern And Trend Of Rice Production In The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria, Shuaibu M. Hassan Phd Jan 2014

Pattern And Trend Of Rice Production In The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria, Shuaibu M. Hassan Phd

Confluence Journal Environmental Studies (CJES), Kogi State University, Nigeria

Stable food such as rice, millet and sorghum crops are of considerable importance for food security. Of all the staple crops, rice has risen to a position of prominence. In some areas there is a long tradition of rice growing, but for many, rice has been considered a luxury food for special occasions only. However, rice production falls short of the demand, the country therefore depends heavily on rice importation of over 5 million tons annually, equivalent to over $US 800 million in scarce foreign exchange. The study therefore aimed at the evaluation of the pattern of rice production in …


Drilling In The Drought: The Industrial Organization Of Groundwater, Ujjayant N. Chakravorty, E. Somanathan Jan 2014

Drilling In The Drought: The Industrial Organization Of Groundwater, Ujjayant N. Chakravorty, E. Somanathan

Ujjayant Chakravorty

China and India together produce about half the world's rice and a third of the world's wheat, but production in both countries is heavily dependent on depleting groundwater resources. A large proportion of farmers buy and sell groundwater - the trading facilitated by small farm sizes and fragments land holdings. The economics of groundwater, when farm sizes are small, is little understood. This paper develops a simple, spatial model of the industrial organization of groundwater markets appropriate for smallholder agriculture. We show that if water is abundant, then equilibrium with free entry results in Bertrand competition, with water sellers charging …