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Jimenez, Alvaro, Christian Merino, and Juan Carlos Sosa. "Local Public Investment Drivers in Peru." Economia 43, no. 86 (2020): 57–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18800/economia.202002.003.

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Around half of Peru’s public investment is made by local governments. Through the estimation of a dynamic panel data model for 1796 local governments between 2010 and 2018, we find that the most important drivers for local public investment are: (i) availability of funding sources, especially those associated to non-renewable natural resource revenues; (ii) variables associated with each local government’s capacity to plan, budget and execute public investment; and (iii) political budget cycle effects, especially during the year following local elections. Furthermore, we extend our analysis by differentiating between local governments with reelected and non-reelected authorities, and by grouping local governments according to their economic size. Most of our results are shown to be robust across different specifications. Results from this paper can be used as a starting point to design mechanisms that make public investment more stable and predictable in a context where reelection banning can further deepen public investment’s fall.
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Chițimiea, Andreea, Mihaela Minciu, Andreea-Mariana Manta, Carmen Nadia Ciocoiu, and Cristina Veith. "The Drivers of Green Investment: A Bibliometric and Systematic Review." Sustainability 13, no. 6 (2021): 3507. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063507.

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Considering the growing of high alarm signals on environmental issues, the implementation of green, sustainable, responsible investments has become a priority for each organization, in addition to maximizing profits and harmonious development with the environment. The purpose of this study is to examine the importance of implementing green investments within organizations and to identify the drivers that influence decisions for the implementation of green investments. In order to achieve this, two types of analyses were used: bibliometric analysis and systematic analysis, researching the representative studies in the field. The search was carried out for the period 1990–2020, and the analyzed sample comprised 444 articles. Following the application of the two methods of analysis, the results show that in the last 6 years the interest of companies in green investments has increased significantly, organizations being concerned with the efficient use of resources and environmental issues. This research highlights the internal and external drivers over which companies have a higher or lower control, as the case may be, in order to involve in green investments. The article offers new pathways for future research on this matter. Therefore, future research may develop a detailed description of the identified drivers for green investment. In addition, further research can calculate the level of the drivers’ impact on green investment and can identify that certain drivers should be more attentively treated. Moreover, subsequent works in this field can continue to identify new drivers or new ways of promoting the already identified drivers in the present research. Consequently, green investment could produce positive effects related to the reduction of pollution and global warming.
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Brooks, Michael, and J. J. McArthur. "Drivers of Investment in Commercial Real Estate Sustainability: 2006–2018." Journal of Sustainable Real Estate 11, no. 1 (2019): 130–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.22300/1949-8276.11.1.130.

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We investigate the factors (“drivers”) that motivated investment in energy efficiency in commercial real estate office buildings over the 2006–2011 and 2012–2017 period, and looking forward from 2018 in the context of growing concern over carbon emissions around the world. These insights were collected from large Canadian asset managers through interviews conducted in 2017 and 2018. Key findings were that (1) organizations noted an increasing number of factors driving investment decisions over the three periods; (2) cost drivers (payback period and anticipated financial returns) were the top two drivers in 2006–2017; (3) public relations factors became significantly more important looking forward, with brand (reputational impact) as the top-ranked driver and tenant attraction tied for third place; and (4) mitigation against risks such as resilience and anticipated compliance consistently increased in importance. This study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of past, present, and near-future sustainable real estate investment priorities, changing owner behaviors, and the perceived business case for building energy efficiency investments.
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Львова, Н., N. L'vova, Н. Семенович, and N. Semenovich. "The Drivers for Investment Activity of Business: Does the Theory Explain the Russian Practice?" Scientific Research and Development. Economics of the Firm 8, no. 4 (2019): 26–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/2306-627x-2019-24-30.

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The article is devoted to the problem of shortage of investments in fixed assets of Russian enterprises (non-financial companies). Theoretical perspectives on the importance and determinants of investment activity of business are opposed to domestic practice. Thus, the provisions of the main investment theories are systematized, the norms of savings and savings in Russia are analyzed in comparison with the developed countries and other BRICS countries; the profile of domestic investment business (industry structure of investments in fixed capital, dynamics of investments by types of economic activity, depreciation and renewal of fixed assets) is considered; the factors hindering the implementation of investments identified by surveys of entrepreneurs are interpreted. The study showed that the causes of the protracted investment crisis in Russia correlate with the provisions of all the basic theories, but to reveal them more accurately allows post-Keynesian one with its emphasis on the phenomenon of uncertainty and the problem of investment financing.
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Dr. N. Kusuma, Dr N. Kusuma, and Ch Chaitanya Ch. Chaitanya. "Corporate Fundamentals and Intrinsic Value, the Real Investment Drivers." Global Journal For Research Analysis 3, no. 7 (2012): 127–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778160/july2014/42.

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Martino, Gaetano, Daniela Toccaceli, and Miroslava Bavorova. "An analysis of food safety private investments drivers in the Italian meat sector." Agricultural Economics (Zemědělská ekonomika) 65, No. 1 (2019): 21–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/352/2017-agricecon.

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Food safety systems that implement Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), certification, traceability, brands as well as in geographical indications and private branding require dedicated investments in physical resources, human resources and in re-organising the production processes and control activities. Investment decisions can be made according to legal requirements or based on voluntary decisions. In this study, we address the two following research questions: do the inducements due to the regulatory framework influence the decision to invest in the implementation of food safety strategies and what is the size of this potential influence? Does the allocation of the decision right to invest influence the investment decision and does this potential influence vary across food safety systems? We carried out an empirical investigation on investment decisions in the Italian meat sector, comparing systems dedicated to safety and marketing strategies. The knowledge of such an influence provides a better understanding of the micro-level motivations of food safety investments in a critical area and contribute to the design of regulatory strategies.
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Khomenko, V. V., and E. A. Ruzhnikov. "Investment drivers of country economic development." Omsk Scientific Bulletin. Series Society. History. Modernity 4, no. 3 (2019): 144–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.25206/2542-0488-2019-4-3-144-152.

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Zaporozhtseva, L. A., Y. V. Tkacheva, and A. V. Masik. "Investments and investment activity as drivers of regional vegetable growing development." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 422 (January 9, 2020): 012001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/422/1/012001.

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Antevski, Miroslav, and Sanja Filipovic. "Foreign investment activities of Chinese companies." Medjunarodni problemi 66, no. 3-4 (2014): 231–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/medjp1404231a.

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Chinese investments abroad have recorded high growth rates in the last decade, but its scope is still small in comparison to those of developed industrial countries. The state plays a key role in its encouragement and support directly and indirectly. Large state corporations are the biggest investors abroad, somewhere investments of Chinese private companies dominate, e.g. in Africa. There is a great geographic dispersion of investment flows, while the highest concentration is in developing countries. The main drivers of investment capital are trade, energy sources, natural resources, infrastructure projects and acquisition of strategic assets. These drivers are often are combined from two or more ones which are mutually supportive.
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Litwin, A. S., P. J. Pronovost, and A. C. Avgar. "Drivers and Barriers in Health IT Adoption." Applied Clinical Informatics 03, no. 04 (2012): 488–500. http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/aci-2012-07-r-0029.

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SummaryDespite near (and rare) consensus that the adoption and diffusion of health information technology (health IT) will bolster outcomes for organizations, individuals, and the healthcare system as a whole, there has been surprisingly little consideration of the structures and processes within organizations that might drive the adoption and effective use of the technology. Management research provides a useful lens through which to analyze both the determinants of investment and the benefits that can ultimately be derived from these investments. This paper provides a conceptual framework for understanding health IT adoption. In doing so, this paper highlights specific organizational barriers or enablers at different stages of the adoption process – investment, implementation, and use – and at different levels of organizational decision-making – strategic, operational, and front-line. This framework will aid both policymakers and organizational actors as they make sense of the transition from paper-based to electronic systems.Citation: Avgar AC, Litwin AS, Pronovost PJ. Drivers and barriers in health IT adoption: A proposed framework. Appl Clin Inf 2012; 3: 488–500http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/ACI-07-R-0029
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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Investment Drivers"

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Möller, Eva, and Samuel Öquist. "Investing for a sustainable future : drivers and barriers for sustanable venture capital investement decisions." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388409.

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Venture Capital can play a key role for our future by placing their capital in sustainable investments. They have the capacity to fuel new ventures, sprung from ideas on how to solve the sustainability challenges we face today. In this paper we research the drivers and barriers for sustainable venture capital investment decisions. Our findings show that increased knowledge on sustainability issues is affecting the general public opinion, policies and governance and the way we choose to live, consume and do business. This in turn increases the market potential for sustainable businesses. Therefore, sustainable investments are more and more considered as a good investment, not only in regard to social and ecological aspects but also financial returns. A model with our findings showing the drivers and barriers for sustainable venture capital investment decisions will be presented aiming encourage and push toward a more sustainable future.
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Binsaeed, Rima Hassan. "Foreign direct investment drivers with regard to Saudi financial services." Thesis, Brunel University, 2015. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/13585.

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The economy of Saudi Arabia is rich in oil. It is the world’s leading oil exporter and a prominent member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and a country which embraces Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI is core to increasing the capital and the economic wealth of a country. It is a platform for innovative technologies, advanced management practices, investment, and for the development of an unrestricted market for generating goods and services. Host nations struggle to attract FDI because of the difficulty in recognising FDI drivers that shape FDI inflows. This study identifies significant drivers that influence financial services. These are market drivers, economic drivers, infrastructure drivers and political drivers. Noticeably, previous studies have failed to discuss the complexity of these drivers’ effectiveness in terms of a particular business and a particular country. The objective of this study, therefore, is to analyse the effect of different FDI drivers on FDI inflows with regard to Saudi financial services. This study finds that market drivers are the most effective FDI drivers in terms of Saudi financial services, followed by economic and political drivers. This study supports the findings of previous studies that suggest that infrastructure drivers are not effective in terms of FDI inflows with regard to Saudi financial services.
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Shoai, Tehrani Bianka. "Electricity investments and development of power generation capacities : An approach of the drivers for investment choices in Europe regarding nuclear energy." Phd thesis, Ecole Centrale Paris, 2014. http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-01020273.

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In a context of growing energy prices and climate change mitigation, the thesis addresses the issues of investments in power generation capacities and in particular nuclear capacities. Given that the Generation IV of nuclear reactors is supposed to be ready in 2040 for industrial deployment, the purpose of the thesis is to study the conditions for electricity investments in France and Europe within this horizon, in order to assess development perspectives for nuclear energy and for potential emergence of Generation IV on the European market. To do so, it is necessary to study the mechanisms at stake in investment choices taking into account all power generating technologies. Economic theory usually bases the choice on long-term economic rationality, which does not allow explain the actual choices observed in European electricity mix. The objective of the research work is thus to identify investment choice drivers and to propose an approach describing the behavior of investors in a more realistic way. A multidisciplinary approach was adopted to explore the question. It combines a historical analysis of drivers evolution according to historical context, a structural analysis of these drivers to identify favorable scenarios for future nuclear reactors, a value creation approach to replicate investors' preferences in those scenarios, and last, a value option approach focusing on nuclear technologies and comparing competitiveness of Generation IV reactors with current reactors. As a result, only strong climate policy combined to government support to nuclear energy could allow industrial development of Generation IV, while high progress of renewables does not lessen the attractiveness of nuclear energy.On a international level, such analysis could be broaden by taking into account the drivers specific to each area of the world, such as highly growing demand in developing countries.
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Cruz, Alemán Guillermo Alberto. "The drivers of foreign direct investment in telecommunications among developing countries : the role of government." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58168.

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Thesis (S.M. in Technology and Policy)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, Technology and Policy Program, 2009.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (p. 78-83).<br>During the late 1980s, globalization of the world's economies and technological development created the conditions for the expansion of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in telecommunications. This tendency has been further boosted by different economic reforms that countries have implemented, which have included the liberalization of FDI regimes and the opening of the infrastructure sectors, including telecommunications, to private investment and competition. As a result, developing countries have received considerable inflows of FDI in telecommunications through multinational companies, headquartered in developed countries that either have purchased state-owned telecom providers or have entered mobile markets. In this context, since the late 1990s a few domestic companies from emerging economies have also emerged as successful players in the international markets, generating a new wave of investment, commonly called "South-South" FDI, that currently represents nearly one-third of foreign capital inflows in telecommunications in developing economies. This thesis explores the country-level drivers of the recent wave of South-South FDI in telecommunications and how these drivers have shaped domestic companies' competitive advantages. Specifically, I address two research objectives: First, to determine what country-level factors have enabled a few domestic companies from developing countries to emerge as successful players in the international telecommunications markets.<br>(cont.) Second, to identify the role governments have played in the rise of this type of investment. Using economic and regulatory information on 145 developing countries I built a cross-section econometric model of the determinants of this wave of FDI during the period 1998-2007. The results indicate that multinational telecommunications companies from developing economies tend to originate in relatively large countries with maturing telecommunications markets. These companies' operations tend to be located in nearby countries whose markets exhibit large potential, where they find favored access conditions and where they are able to exploit their superior knowledge of emerging markets. Also, these companies are more likely to emerge in countries that have both incorporated competitive forces and provided these companies some protection from full liberalization. In this regard, government intervention has created particular pressures, sources of advantage and business opportunities that have resulted in additional incentives for these companies' internationalization.<br>by Guillermo Alberto Cruz Alemán.<br>S.M.in Technology and Policy
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Schmidt, Daniel. "Corporate syndicated loan pricings in Germany : an exploration of the hidden drivers." Thesis, University of Gloucestershire, 2017. http://eprints.glos.ac.uk/4809/.

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Syndicated loans are a common debt financing format for large corporations in general. For those situated in Germany—with its bank-based financial system—such loans play a vital role. Given the multibillion volumes raised annually, the pricing of syndicated loans is economically significant, with its levels, structure, and determination having attracted the interest of researchers around the world. A critical review of the existing worldwide literature of syndicated loan pricing revealed notable gaps, including an almost complete absence of studies on the German corporate market. The overall research aim was to address this gap by exploring and analysing the “hidden drivers” of banks’ pricing of syndicated loans to German corporate borrowers, thereby developing an enriched understanding of the elements and determinants of pricing and its underlying processes and decisions. Adopting a pragmatist research paradigm, I chose a sequential mixed-methods approach, with a limited quantitative analysis preceding an extensive qualitative study. The first stage of the research was designed to evaluate the availability of reliable quantitative pricing data in the public domain—this being the main data source for the clear majority of extant studies. I found the availability and quality of pricing data for the German corporate market to be extremely limited, particularly in comparison to that available relating to the U.S. market. There was clearly much that remained unexplained; hence, primary research was required to illuminate syndicated loan pricing and the decision processes that contribute to it. The main element of the qualitative study was a series of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with a sample of bank lending professionals and key informants. The purpose of these interviews was to explore the complex realities of syndicated lending through the eyes and experiences of the people involved and to interpret the socially constructed phenomena surrounding the pricing of German corporate syndicated loans. The study succeeded in revealing and substantiating important and to date hidden phenomena concerning numerous dimensions of syndicated lending in general and pricing in particular. An explanation was developed for the relative opacity of the German corporate syndicated loan market. The study enabled significant enhancements to the understanding of the concept of pricing and its complex and interwoven elements. More broadly, a new and richer perspective was developed of syndicated lending as a behavioural phenomenon, involving a complex interplay of relationships and strategies, and involving individuals and departments within banks, between banks as members of the syndicate, and between lenders and borrowers. The insights gained informed the development of a comprehensive model of the pricing elements of syndicated lending and their determinants. This research is the first to conduct and produce an in-depth study of the internal workings of syndicated corporate lending in the German market and a study that does not rely on secondary data that are at best incomplete. It has resulted in many rich and original insights and a conceptualisation of syndicated lending that differs radically from the classical understanding of lender-borrower relationships as founded on theories of asymmetric information. The research presented here, therefore, makes significant contributions to the literature, in helping to close notable gaps in the banking and financial intermediation literature.
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Virmani, Swati. "Grow to internationalise or internationalise to grow : essays on drivers & effects of outward foreign direct investment." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2014. https://www.research.manchester.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/grow-to-internationalise-or-internationalise-to-grow-essays-on-drivers-and-effects-of-outward-foreign-direct-investment(8086838f-b1c0-410f-884b-dd92a8c7b833).html.

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This thesis explores three important factors that have been central to the pursuit of economic growth, particularly in the developing and emerging economies. These are Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Reverse Technology Spillovers, and Total Factor Productivity. Chapter 2 examines whether India’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) pattern is consistent with Dunning’s Investment Development Path (IDP) sequence using macro data over the period 1980-2010. It tests whether the level of development - proxied by GDP per capita - is the main factor explaining OFDI, and augments the IDP by studying other major determinants such as exports, Inward FDI, human capital, and R&D using the Cointegration and Error Correction Model techniques. The results support the main proposition of the IDP, but also highlight the importance of other factors. We also find that OFDI granger-causes R&D, suggesting a possibility of reverse technology spillover. Chapter 3 analyses the ‘feedback effect’ of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth of emerging economies via technology spillovers across borders. We study the effect of R&D spillovers resulting from Outward FDI flows from 18 emerging economies into 34 OECD countries over the 1990-2010 period, comparing the impact with that of spillovers resulting from Inward FDI flows. The result confirms that FDI enhances productivity growth in the home country; however the impact is much larger when R&D-intensive developed countries invest in the emerging economies than the other way round. The country-specific bilateral elasticities also support this outcome. Finally, Chapter 4 studies twofold stages of OFDI – determinants and effects – at a disaggregated level, using data on OFDI undertaken by 34 countries in 10 major sectors of US during 1990-2010. The main aim of this essay is to provide micro evidence in support of outcomes of Chapter 2 & 3. The first stage concentrates on the driving forces of OFDI to understand its macroeconomic determinants, by distinguishing the factors into 3 broad categories: country specific, sector specific and time specific variables. In the second stage, we then study how the home countries benefit from the OFDI that they undertake in the US, in terms of the impact of induced reverse technology spillovers. This stage entails the creation of a foreign R&D capital term as the weighted average of R&D intensity of US with the OFDI undertaken by the home countries into US. It investigates both direct and interaction effects of such R&D spillovers on the growth of home country’s TFP. The analysis also considers a lag structure to allow for a time lag in the transfer and effect of foreign R&D capital. Results for both the stages confirm the set hypotheses.
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Keulertz, Martin. "Drivers and impacts of farmland investment in Sudan : water and the range of choice in Jordan and Qatar." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2014. http://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/drivers-and-impacts-of-farmland-investment-in-sudan(6a04cda8-70db-4e6f-8e28-d8d44bda213e).html.

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The spiking food prices in 2007/08 and 2010/11 and the absence of local food water prompted Jordanian and Qatari decision-makers to look for ways to achieve food security. They needed alternatives to domestic food production and food commodity imports via the global trading systems. A new policy-choice was to invest in water and land in Sudan. These so-called “land grabs” have been widely criticised because of their potential impacts on livelihoods and on ecosystem services in the target countries. By deploying an analytical framework from a pragmatic philosophical perspective, referred to here as -a range of policy-choices to achieve food and water security-this study makes an original contribution by analyzing how the goal of “importing” virtual water is a distinct choice for both Jordan and Qatar. The study is also original in examining the politics of policy-making in Jordan and Qatar. The respective politics are shown to determine whether or not a policy-choice is adopted -in this case foreign direct investment in water and land overseas. In addition, questions on the influence of the corporate global “food regime” and global food supply value chains will be answered. These answers will further illustrate how politicised the range of choice is in Jordan and Qatar. The thesis is the outcome of extensive qualitative research in East Africa and the Middle East between August 2010 to November 2012. In total 40 key-informants were interviewed to provide an understanding of water resources and policy- choice in Jordan and Qatar. The principal findings are that the range of choice of decision-makers in Jordan and Qatar is determined first, by strategic international food geopolitics, and second, domestic neo-patrimonial power games over water and rents and anticipated rents. Severe environmental and social constraints in Sudan are shown to make farmland investment a costly strategy to achieve food and water security. The study contributes new knowledge on the international food politics that affect the Middle East as a region as well as on the role of food in domestic political decision-making in Qatar and Jordan. It shows that even if the potential investors can develop effective policies to “grab” or “responsibly invest in land and water” in East Africa the approach is not a feasible option. Alleviating water insecurity in Jordan and Qatar through virtual water imports from Sudan is a costly and risky option because of the environmental, political and social constraints in Sudan.
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Cottin, Arredondo Randall Ismael, and Enzo Garry. "The Venture Capital behavioral bias and the ecosystem investment flows : A comparative quantitative study about the relationship between Venture Capitalist's drivers and their investment behavior in Stockholm and Silicon Valley." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-137128.

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The purpose of this study is to test if there is bias in the Venture Capital investment decision-making process towards ecosystems. To guide the research and ensure the fulfillment of the study’s main purpose, we will analyze two specific ecosystems (Stockholm and Silicon Valley). This choice is motivated by their respective importance (Worldwide and Nordics reference) in the global entrepreneurial landscape. The aim is to make an empirical contribution regarding how a herding behavior from Venture Capital investments can drive irrational investment flows towards specific ecosystem such a Silicon Valley, regardless available information towards other ecosystems, in this case, Stockholm. Most researches until today have been focusing on the assessment of startup-focused factors which we believe only picture partly the attractiveness of a startup ecosystem. In our perception, environmental factors in which the ecosystem take place also play an essential role in the attractiveness of an ecosystem to invest in. Is there a behavioral bias in the investment decision processes of Venture Capital regarding startup ecosystems? To assess the presence or absence of a behavioral bias in the investment decision of Venture Capital investors, we are first going to establish an objective attractiveness score using environment-based factors. These factors are going to be combined into six main variables that picture the environmental attractiveness of both ecosystems. In a second time, we are going to submit these six variables to two populations of investors operating in each ecosystem. To do so, we will operate a quantitative study of Stockholm and Silicon Valley-localized private Venture Capital investors towards our different environmental variable. This will enable us to obtain their specific drivers toward these variables and therefore adapt our objective attractiveness scores to obtain weighted attractiveness scores. In a third time, we are going to compare our obtained weighted attractiveness scores per ecosystem with the investment flows effectuated respectively in both ecosystems in 2016. To be able to compare both settings on the same range, we are going to calculate both investment flow data: investment volumes and number of deal closed per capita. The results of this comparison will then bring us either a correlation relation between weighted attractiveness and investment flows per capita for both ecosystems, infirming our theory or a non-correlative relation, which would confirm our theory. Indeed, a non- correlative relation will show that investors do no follow a rational investment behavior based only on the attractiveness of their ecosystem.
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Plosky, Willyanne DeCormier. "An Investment Case for Addressing Social Drivers of Structural Stigma and Discrimination Against Refugees in Resource-Poor Urban Areas." Thesis, Columbia University, 2017. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10637474.

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<p> Investment in addressing structural stigma and discrimination against refugees in resource-poor urban areas is both needed, and possible. The large population of refugees residing in resource-poor urban areas is likely to grow, and tensions in a number of settings are now documented. Without interventions to adequately address such tensions, both the protection needs of refugee populations and the stability of hosting countries could be affected. Through qualitative analysis of an urban refugee dataset in Uganda, this dissertation identified community-level drivers of structural stigma and discrimination as safeguarding one&rsquo;s body and property, defending status, and perpetuating exploitation. The designs of potentially successful programs to address these drivers were then identified though systematic review, and included one or more of the following: 1) the utilization of multiple intervention components; 2) direct information provision (e.g., lecture, role-play, other active engagement) or direct contact with stigmatized groups; 3) cooperative work between community members and stigmatized groups to better livelihoods; 4) popular opinion leaders who have authority to make change, and 5) traditional ceremonies valued by the communities for cleansing and healing. One such design involving an agricultural livelihood program in a resource-poor urban area of the Northeast United States was costed, utilizing a primarily bottom-up approach and a societal perspective in the collection of both financial and economic costs. The unit cost per participating family was significantly lower than government services that provide comparable nutritional support, but did not include components of working with the community to reduce stigma and discrimination. Thus, the studied program provided more services for a lower cost. In addition, it empowered stigmatized refugees to advocate for and support themselves, and engendered goodwill in the community by involving community members to work alongside refugee participants, improving upon a neglected piece of land, and providing fresh produce. Further research is needed to better measure the social and financial dividends of programs to address structural stigma and discrimination, particularly against urban refugees. Such research can only come in tandem with further investment, the imperative and potential of which are compellingly clear.</p><p>
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Staples, Daryl Nolan. "An investigation of the barriers and drivers to CDM renewable energy investment at the Metro, Kouga and Jeffreys Bay windfarms." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1021316.

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This research is presented in three sections. Section 1 presents the research report in an academic journal article format. Section 2 provides a comprehensive literature review and Section 3 describes the research methodology and methods employed during the research. Climate change is the most urgent challenge facing planet earth today. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fifth assessment report (AR5) clearly states, “Human influence on the climate system is clear, and recent anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are the highest in history. Recent climate changes have had widespread impacts on human and natural systems” (IPCC, 2014:2). The Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) published the 10th annual edition of the Renewables 2015 Global Status Report, which illustrates the importance of a zero emissions energy sector (REN21, 2015). Despite the world’s average annual 1,5% increase in energy consumption in recent years, and average 3% growth in Gross Domestic Product, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2014 were unchanged from 2013 levels (REN21, 2015). The report findings state, “For the first time in four decades, the world economy grew without a parallel rise in CO2 emissions” (REN21, 2015:17). Renewable energy and improved energy efficiency is key to limiting global warming and avoiding dangerous impacts from climate change (REN21, 2015). With a view to the successful outcome of the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in December 2015, renewable energy could contribute significantly in mitigating climate change and supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 7, on Sustainable Energy for All (SAIREC, 2015). South Africa has been rated the 15th most attractive destination for investment in the renewable energy sector and could become a renewable energy leader in the African continent, according to the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index of EY (Ernest and Young) (EY, 2015). And more...
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Books on the topic "Investment Drivers"

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P, Patterson Solon. Montag & Caldwell Incorporated/Investment Counsel: "driven to excel". Newcomen Society of the United States, 1996.

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What investors really want: Know what drives investor behavior and make smarter financial decisions. McGraw-Hill, 2011.

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Newcomen Society of the United States., ed. Montag & Caldwell Incorporated/Investment Counsel: "driven to excel". Newcomen Society of the United States, 1996.

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Patterson, Solon P. Montag & Caldwell Incorporated/Investment Counsel: "driven to excel". Newcomen Society of the United States, 1996.

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Patterson, Solon P. Montag & Caldwell Incorporated/Investment Counsel: "driven to excel". Newcomen Society of the United States, 1996.

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Razin, Assaf. Productivity and taxes as drivers of FDI. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007.

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Peter, Odigie, ed. What drives private saving in Nigeria. African Economic Research Consortium, 2011.

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Gompers, Paul A. What drives venture capital fundraising? National Bureau of Economic Research, 1999.

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Mhairi, McEwan, ed. The growth drivers: The definitive guide to building marketing capabilities. Wiley, 2011.

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Ryan, P. What drives company share price changes: The role of the investment analyst. University College Dublin, Department of Banking and Finance, 1997.

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Magnier-Watanabe, Remy. "Knowledge Drivers of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment Location." In Communications in Computer and Information Science. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21451-7_17.

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Takami, Marcelo Yoshio. "Short-Term Drivers of Sovereign CDS Spreads." In Advances in the Practice of Public Investment Management. Springer International Publishing, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90245-6_7.

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van der Merwe, Justin, and Nicole Dodd. "Inputs and Outcomes: Debunking Aid, Trade, and Investment As Drivers of Development." In The Political Economy of Underdevelopment in the Global South. Springer International Publishing, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05096-2_7.

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Sawale, Shaileshkumar, Deepak Patil, Chaitanya Joshi, Basavaraj Rachappanavar, Debadatta Mishra, and Aarohi Kulkarni. "Biogas Commercialization: Commercial Players, Key Business Drivers, Potential Market, and Fostering Investment." In Biogas Production. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58827-4_16.

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Ziso, Edson. "The Drivers of Chinese Investment in Ethiopia Since 1995: Institution, Economics and Politics." In A Post State-Centric Analysis of China-Africa Relations. Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-66453-8_5.

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Eleblu, John Saviour Yaw, Eugene Tenkorang Darko, and Eric Yirenkyi Danquah. "Case for Climate Smart Agriculture in Addressing the Threat of Climate Change." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_32.

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AbstractClimate smart agriculture (CSA) embodies a blend of innovations, practices, systems, and investment programmes that are used to mitigate against the adverse effects of climate change and variability on agriculture for sustained food production. Food crop production under various climate change scenarios requires the use of improved technologies that are called climate smart agriculture to ensure increased productivity under adverse conditions of increased global temperatures, frequent and more intense storms, floods and drought stresses. This chapter summarizes available information on climate change and climate smart agriculture technologies. It is important to evaluate each climate change scenario and provide technologies that farmers, research scientists, and policy drivers can use to create the desired climate smart agriculture given the array of tools and resources available.
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Sommer, Claudia. "Empirical Part I: Drivers at Aggregate Level." In Private Equity Investments. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00234-3_5.

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Sommer, Claudia. "Empirical Part II: Drivers at Industry Level." In Private Equity Investments. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-00234-3_6.

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Boteler, Robert B. "Investment Grade Motors." In Energy Efficiency in Motor Driven Systems. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55475-9_51.

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Welsch, Carsten P. "Fundamental Science Drives Innovation." In The Economics of Big Science. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52391-6_18.

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Abstract The question on the value of public investment in Big Science seems to return following a period of economic slow-down and turmoil in Europe and around the world. This essay shows that investment in fundamental research has a strong social impact—extending beyond the key scientific questions the research tries to answer—and can offer a tool for economic recovery. In addition it highlights that public investment in curiosity-driven research also provides an important stimulus for innovation as R&amp;D companies tend to concentrate around vibrant scientific communities that provide much-needed talent. By renewing and strengthening investment in basic science, the way to an even brighter future can be paved. This should not be a question for different scientific communities, but a clear target for all stakeholders and decision makers.
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Conference papers on the topic "Investment Drivers"

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Kaushal, Leena Ajit. "INDIA'S OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT: GROWTH DRIVERS." In 10th Economics & Finance Conference, Rome. International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.20472/efc.2018.010.014.

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"Barriers and drivers for sustainable property investment in Poland." In 19th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference: ERES Conference 2012. ERES, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.15396/eres2012_338.

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Critsinelis, Antonio. "Investment Analysis for Deepwater Oil and Gas Field Developments." In ASME 2003 22nd International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering. ASMEDC, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/omae2003-37448.

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The effective stewardship of capital is cardinal to ensure economic return to compensate shareholders for capital invested at risk. This paper outlines how investment analysis can be used to improve the decision-making process of deepwater oil and gas field developments. The paper focuses on the key drivers and boundary conditions that impact the economics of the entire field life cycle. It also highlights the relationships between these key drivers and the selection of the layout and main subsystems of the field architecture. A typical deepwater field scenario is used to illustrate the methodology of investment analysis and associated simulations that reflect the uncertainties along the stages of the decision process. Sensitivity analysis is utilized to identify how much each uncertain driver contributes to the uncertainty in the project economic outcome.
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Osaghae, Ephraim O., Javeed A. Khan, and Jo J. Rao Voola. "Gas Field Monetisation: Major Investment Drivers for Gas-to-Power Ventures." In SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/88553-ms.

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Mothibi, Lerato, and Lorainne Ferreira. "AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT AS DRIVERS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AFRICA." In 52nd International Academic Conference, Barcelona. International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.20472/iac.2019.052.047.

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Jordan, Klaus, Peter Walter, Axel Emde, and Christoph Comberg. "The Respective Merit of Gas Turbine vs Electric Drive for Pipeline Turbocompressors." In 2004 International Pipeline Conference. ASMEDC, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/ipc2004-0571.

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The paper briefly reviews the technology, gas turbine versus high speed electric drive, which represents two very different solutions for natural gas pipeline or storage compressor drive applications. The technical and economic merits of the competing drive systems have to be considered for each individual project. Traditionally, gas turbines have been the prime drivers for compressor trains, especially in Europe whereas in North America gas engine driven reciprocating compressors are also very common. With the liberalization of the electric power market and tighter environmental restrictions regarding local emissions, high frequency electric motor drivers became a competitive alternative profiting by decreased costs for the electricity infrastructure and the power supply, thus lowering the investment and operational costs. Gas turbines in compliance with the latest emission regulations will maintain their predominant role in natural gas pipeline and storage applications, especially in non-residential and remote areas.
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Subramanian, Aparna. "Reimagine LNG – An Overview of the LNG Market Potentially Leading to a Future AFLOAT." In Offshore Technology Conference. OTC, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/30929-ms.

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Objective / Scope LNG has proven its worth, to meet energy demands throughout the globe at scale, whilst providing the cleanest fossil fuel. To complement the emerging trend of energy transition all over the globe, LNG provides a robust solution for a potential future. This paper will describe the current state and outlook of the LNG market, rethinking of LNG contracts and the major drivers that could favor a Floating LNG facility as a market driver compared to land-based facilities. Methods, Procedures, Process With recent events which include the oil price slump, LNG supply glut and the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic, the imbalance in the LNG market is predicted to run with low market price that could last up to four more years. On one hand, low market price is putting a lot of pressure on suppliers but on the flip side, this can be a game changer for the consumers. Consumers can potentially exploit buyers' market by making the investments much stronger to strive towards a clean future. Conventionally LNG producers have been land-based until facilities like Golar LNG made historical success. The focus of the Floating LNG industry is now directed towards small and mid-scale production. With a constant demand from stakeholders to get facilities up and running in a short development schedule, Floating LNG can provide some compelling benefits when combined with the concept of an economic time chartering investment rather than a CAPEX investment. This leads to a shortened execution time from discovery to market and avoids the extensive and time-consuming permitting and land use issues that are typical of onshore projects. The main drivers / challenges for a Floating LNG Facility investment are · Location, associated country regulatory restrictions · Source of gas · Market demand · Technology based on capacity · Project financing Floating LNG can not only provide economic benefits for first use but could also provide a commercial route to easy re-deployment to new gas sources, wherever necessary and possible. The paper will include: · Reflection on the LNG market of the recent past · Impact of COVID 19 on LNG market globally and the projected trends by various analysts · Overview of LNG contract types · Technical and commercial Drivers of Floating LNG which will potentially influence the market Results, Observations, Conclusions The take-away from this paper is a deeper understanding of the following: · Current LNG market and outlook · Reimagine LNG Contracts · Re-explore Floating LNG drivers Novel / Additive Information While the COVID 19 has created one of the reasons for the major impact on the market, this paper will present more interesting facts on many other contributing reasons for the present market downturn. This will in turn give an in-depth understanding for reimagining the major three drivers of Floating LNG, potentially leading to a WIN-WIN solution. This will help to sustain a constant cash flow amongst both sellers and buyers.
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Reese, Samantha, Margaret Mann, Timothy Remo, and Kelsey Horowitz. "Regional Manufacturing Cost Structures and Supply Chain Considerations for Medium Voltage Silicon Carbide Power Applications." In ASME 2018 13th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/msec2018-6601.

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Bottoms-up cost analysis has been a mainstay of commoditized industry and manufacturing processes for years, however a holistic objective supply chain analysis to inform research and investment in the development of early stage technologies has not. The potential for rapid adoption of wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, specifically silicon carbide (SiC), highlights a need to understand the drivers of location-specific manufacturing cost, global supply chains, and plant location decisions. Further, ongoing research and investment, necessitates analytical analysis to help inform the roadmap of SiC technologies. In collaboration with PowerAmerica the project explores the bottoms-up cost analysis of wafers, devices, modules, and variable frequency motor drives at the anticipated manufacturing levels. Leveraging these models, it outlines how the cost reduction potential of proposed research advances can be quantified.
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"A STUDY INTO THE EFFECT OF SUSTAINABILITY ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY INVESTMENT DRIVERS IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND." In 15th Annual European Real Estate Society Conference: ERES Conference 2008. ERES, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.15396/eres2008_194.

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Mandolini, Marco, Federico Campi, Claudio Favi, and Michele Germani. "Manufacturing Processes Re-Engineering for Cost Reduction: The Investment Casting Case Study." In ASME 2019 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2019-97532.

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Abstract The production cost is one of the most important drivers for product competitiveness. For increasing profits, a manufacturing process re-engineering is mandatory. This practice passes through systematic procedures for process selection, cost estimation and results analysis. This paper presents a method for evaluating different manufacturing alternatives for cost reduction. This method, composed of eight steps (most of them retrieved from the scientific literature), permits engineers to consider important aspects, such as the choice of cost estimation tools, the collection of data related to production processes, the impact related to the introduction of new production processes and the interpretation of results. Authors adopted such method for evaluating economic benefits of introducing a new manufacturing technology (i.e. investment casting) for three components of a food packaging machine. The adoption of the proposed method leads to compare investment casting vs. machining. The paper presents a detailed discussion of the economic benefits (return on investment, cash flows and manufacturing cost breakdown) related to the introduction of the investment casting technology.
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Mitra, Sabyasachi. Drivers and Benefits of Enhancing Participation in Global Value Chains: Lessons for India. Asian Development Bank, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/wps200430-2.

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Enhancing participation in global value chain (GVCs) can facilitate development outcomes that India strives to achieve, including generating productive employment opportunities, increasing labor productivity, and gaining a larger share of global exports. This paper draws from the Asian Development Bank’s Multiregional Input–Output Database and highlights the role of various drivers of GVCs participation across primary, manufacturing, and services sectors. It also evaluates the drivers and economic consequences of participating in different segments of GVCs, which can apply to India’s potential development outcomes. Results of the study indicate increasing GVC participation can positively impact the economy and contribute to raising per capita income, labor productivity, investment, and exports.
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Soummane, Salaheddine, and Frédéric Ghersi. Projecting Saudi Sectoral Electricity Demand in 2030 Using a Computable General Equilibrium Model. King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.30573/ks--2021-dp12.

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Projecting future demand for electricity is central to power sector planning, as these projections inform capacity investment requirements and related infrastructure expansions. Electricity is not currently economically storable in large volumes. Thus, the underlying drivers of electricity demand and potential market shifts must be carefully considered to minimize power system costs.
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Bender, Svetlana, James Choi, Danielle Dyson, and Adriana Robertson. Millionaires Speak: What Drives Their Personal Investment Decisions? National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w27969.

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Bachmann, Rüdiger, and Peter Zorn. What Drives Aggregate Investment? Evidence from German Survey Data. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w18990.

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Breinholt, Asta, and Dalton Conley. Child-Driven Parenting: Differential Early Childhood Investment by Offspring Genotype. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w28217.

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Johnson, Billy, and Zhonglong Zhang. The demonstration and validation of a linked watershed-riverine modeling system for DoD installations : user guidance report version 2.0. Engineer Research and Development Center (U.S.), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.21079/11681/40425.

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A linked watershed model was evaluated on three watersheds within the U.S.: (1) House Creek Watershed, Fort Hood, TX; (2) Calleguas Creek Watershed, Ventura County, CA; and (3) Patuxent River Watershed, MD. The goal of this demonstration study was to show the utility of such a model in addressing water quality issues facing DoD installations across a variety of climate zones. In performing the demonstration study, evaluations of model output with regards to accuracy, predictability and meeting regulatory drivers were completed. Data availability, level of modeling expertise, and costs for model setup, validation, scenario analysis, and maintenance were evaluated in order to inform installation managers on the time and cost investment needed to use a linked watershed modeling system. Final conclusions were that the system evaluated in this study would be useful for answering a variety of questions posed by installation managers and could be useful in developing management scenarios to better control pollutant runoff from installations.
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Katz, Sabrina, Miguel Algarin, and Emanuel Hernandez. Structuring for Exit: New Approaches for Private Capital in Latin America. Inter-American Development Bank, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003074.

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Structured financing solutions encompass a range of investment approaches that provide liquidity to investors without the need for a traditional equity exit event, such as a strategic sale, sale to another financial investor, or public market listing. Structuring mechanisms across the debt-to-equity spectrum determine the exit terms of the deal, therefore providing considerable downside protection to investors. Structured financing solutions are an incipient but increasingly important set of tools for investors active in Latin America to address the financing gap for companies that lack access to bank financing and are not attractive targets for traditional PE and VC players. Many investors employing these strategies are in an experimental phase, reporting new lessons learned with each deal completed. Impact investors have been among the top drivers of these structuring innovations, as they have grappled with the additional limitations associated with the straight equity model for environmental or social enterprises. However, the use of structured financing is by no means restricted to the impact investing space. Fund managers have invested USD4b in private credit deals in Latin America since 2018, more than the previous ten years combined. PE and VC investors have also increasingly employed quasi-equity and debt instruments. ACON Investments, for example, has employed mezzanine structures in several deals from its latest funds. Brazil-focused venture capital firm SP Ventures has recently begun investing from its debut venture debt fund. Growing experimentation by fund managers demonstrates the opportunity for investors across ticket sizes, strategies, and the impact-to-commercial spectrum. The structures discussed and the case studies highlighted in this report contain some of the major lessons applicable to a wide group of private capital investors in Latin America targeting certain and timely exits with consistent returns.
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Smalley, Rebecca, Emmanuel Sulle, Ngala Chome, Ana Duarte, and Euclides Gonçalves. Agricultural Investment Corridors in Africa: Does Smallholder and Women's Participation Count? Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/apra.2021.021.

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Agricultural development corridors and clusters are highly complex projects that have been driven in Africa by agribusiness and mining corporations, host governments, international donors and development finance institutions. There is interest in whether these projects can support inclusive agribusiness. Evidence shows that involvement of small-scale economic actors in such initiatives is often impeded by a failure to grant them participation or a voice. We therefore investigated if and how recent corridors and clusters in Africa have been able to achieve the meaningful engagement of small-scale economic actors, with a focus on smallholders, including pastoralists, and the women among them.
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Lafontaine, Francine, and Scott Masten. Contracting in the Absence of Specific Investments and Moral Hazard: Understanding Carrier-Driver Relations in U.S. Trucking. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.3386/w8859.

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Aparicio, Gabriela, Vida Bobić, Fernando De Olloqui, et al. Liquidity or Capital?: The Impacts of Easing Credit Constraints in Rural Mexico. Inter-American Development Bank, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003336.

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This paper evaluates the effectiveness of easing credit constraints for rural producers in Mexico through loans provided by a national public development finance institution. In contrast to most of the existing literature, the study focuses on the effect of medium-sized loans over a two- to four-year time horizon. This paper looks at the effects of such loans on production and investment decisions, input use, and yields. Using a multiple treatment methodology, it explores the differential impacts of providing liquidity for working capital versus providing credit for investments in fixed assets. It finds that loans increased the likelihood that producers grow and sell certain key annual crops, in particular among recipients of working capital loans. It also finds significant effects on production value and sales (per hectare), with similar impacts for recipients of both types of loans, with gains in yields driven by changes in labor quality and more intensive use of key inputs. There is no evidence of significant effects on the purchase of large machinery, but there are impacts on the acquisition of cattle. Overall, the results reported in this paper suggest that lack of liquidity is at least as important as lack of funding for new investment in capital for rural producers in Mexico. Producers benefit from easing their credit constraints, regardless of the type of loan used for that purpose.
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