The climate change debate has stimulated a controversy on the existence and size of potentials to reduce energy consumption at an economic benefit, so-called no-regret potentials. This book develops a theoretical evaluation framework with particular focus on transaction costs and real option theory. The resulting typology of no-regret potentials serves to re-evaluate the no-regret potential inherent in highly efficient electric motors and in energy service contracting. Both case studies confirm the existence of no-regret potentials, even if they indicate a certain spread of results around the original estimates. The book concludes with perspectives for deriving more aggregated model-based results.The climate change debate has stimulated a controversy on the existence and size of potentials to reduce energy consumption at an economic benefit, so-called no-regret potentials. This book develops a theoretical evaluation framework with particular focus on transaction costs and real option t… More >>

No-regret Potentials in Energy Conservation: An Analysis of Their Relevance, Size and Determinants

Presenting new material and a fresh perspective, Technology, Trade and Growth in OECD Countries, provides a unifying framework for the exploration of the role played by specialisation in economic growth and international competitiveness.Presenting new material and a fresh perspective, Technology, Trade and Growth in OECD Countries, provides a unifying framework for the exploration of the role played by specialisation in economic growth and international competitiveness…. More >>

Technology, Trade and Growth in OECD Countries

This E-book is an introductory guide to basic science and engineering concepts. It’s not a textbook, but covers the same material that might be presented in an introductory general engineering course for college students. Since nontraditional students may have been away from science and math for many years, it ramps-up and builds on previous chapters without talking over the reader’s head. A few math problems are showcased at the beginning of the book, but the fundamental concepts are explained in an easy to understand intuitive way.
This E-book is an introductory guide to basic science and engineering concepts. It’s not a textbook, but covers the same material that might be presented in an introductory general engineering course for college students. Since nontraditional students may have been away from science and math for many years, it ramps-up and builds on previous chapters without talking over the reader’s head. A few math problems are showcased at the beginning of the book, … More >>

Extreme Fundamentals of Technology

This book presents the refereed proceedings of the 1998 Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe’98, held in Uppsala, Sweden, in June 1998.
The 23 revised full papers presented together with two invited contributions were carefully selected by the program committee. The papers address all current aspects of the Ada programming language; they are organized in sections on Ada 95 and Java, Ada 95 language and tools, distributed systems, real-time systems, case studies and experiments, software quality, software development, software architectures, and high integrity systems.This book presents the refereed proceedings of the 1998 Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe’98, held in Uppsala, Sweden, in June 1998.
The 23 revised full papers presented together with two invited contributions were carefully selected by the program committee. The papers address all current aspects of the Ada programming langu… More >>

Reliable Software Technologies – Ada-Europe ‘98: 1998 Ada-Europe International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Uppsala, Sweden, June 8-12, …

There are a lot of new and exciting marketing strategies formulated every day in an attempt to penetrate into the public’s interests. One of the most effective, cutting-edge marketing methods being used today is mobile marketing. Thanks to the overwhelmingly popular cell phone, businesses can no longer ignore the importance of a mobile-friendly presence if they really want to reach their target audiences.

Mobile marketing encompasses many different types of marketing techniques and strategies that help businesses increase profits and ROI. The most popular forms of mobile marketing today are: mobile-friendly websites, SMS text message marketing, and QR (Quick Response) codes.There are a lot of new and exciting marketing strategies formulated every day in an attempt to penetrate into the public’s interests. One of the most effective, cutting-edge marketing methods being used today is mobile marketing. Thanks to the overwhelmingly popular cell phone, businesses can no longer ig… More >>

Mobile Marketing Tips to GROW Your Business: PROFIT By Tapping Into This Cutting-Edge Technology

Climate technology becomes more and more relevant in international environmental policy negotiations. At the Kyoto conference binding emission reduction targets have been established for several regions of the world. The major challenge is how to realize these reduction goals with minimum costs without generating new distributional and social difficulties. The book analyses the macroeconomic structural and distributional impacts of greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for the EU and the member states.Climate technology becomes more and more relevant in international environmental policy negotiations. At the Kyoto conference binding emission reduction targets have been established for several regions of the world. The major challenge is how to realize these reduction goals with minimum costs without generating new distributional and social difficulties. The book analyses the macroeconomic structural and distributional impacts of greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for the EU and the me… More >>

Climate Technology Strategies 2: The Macro-Economic Cost and Benefit or Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the European Union: The Macro-economic Cost … of Reducing Gr

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe 2000, held in Potsdam, Germany, in June 2000.
The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a large number of submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on real-time and safety-critical systems, tools, APIs and components, ASIS, risk and reliability management, UML, formal analysis, methods, and software testing.This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Reliable Software Technologies, Ada-Europe 2000, held in Potsdam, Germany, in June 2000.
The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from a large number of submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on real-time and safety-critical systems, tools, APIs and components, ASIS, risk and reliability management, UML, formal analysis, methods, and software testing…. More >>

Reliable Software Technologies Ada-Europe 2000: 5th Ada-Europe International Conference Potsdam, Germany, June 26-30, 2000, Proceedings

Semantic Issues in e-Commerce Systems comprises the proceedings of the Ninth Working Conference on Database Semantics, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Hong Kong in April 2001.
This volume will be essential for researchers and practitioners working in the areas of database management, information retrieval and data mining, and user interfaces, as applied to e-commerce.Semantic Issues in e-Commerce Systems comprises the proceedings of the Ninth Working Conference on Database Semantics, which was sponsored by the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) and held in Hong Kong in April 2001.
This volume will be essential for researchers and practitioners working in the areas of database management, information retrieval and data mining, and user interfaces, as applied to e-commerce…. More >>

Semantic Issues in e-Commerce Systems

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the first International Conference on Virtual Storytelling, ICVS 2001, held in Avignon, France, in September 2001. The 20 revised full papers presented together with four invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. The book offers topical sections on new techniques, authoring tools, a new form of narration, virtual characters, and applications.This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the first International Conference on Virtual Storytelling, ICVS 2001, held in Avignon, France, in September 2001. The 20 revised full papers presented together with four invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. The book offers topical sections on new techniques, authoring tools, a new form of narration, virtual characters, and applications…. More >>

Virtual Storytelling. Using Virtual Reality Technologies for Storytelling: International Conference ICVS 2001 Avignon, France, September 27-28, 2001 Proceedings

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Innovations and Institutions: An Institutional Perspective on the Innovative Efforts of Banks and Insurance Companies