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Smart city construction empowers tourism: mechanism analysis and spatial spillover effects

open access: yesHumanities & Social Sciences Communications
It has been more than ten years since China’s smart city was designated. However, no studies have given rigorous empirical evidence on the development of tourism under the construction of smart cities.
Xing Ji, Jia Chen, Hongxiao Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

The European Union and party politics in Central Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
It is only recently that political scientists have begun to focus on the influence of European Union involvement on national parties. Mair's study of the impact of Europe on the parties of Western Europe is now a standard point of reference, and ...
Lewis, Paul
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Changes in Alcohol Retail Laws and Foot Traffic at Liquor Stores

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We study how expanding alcohol availability at grocery and convenience stores affects consumer traffic in liquor stores by leveraging recent changes in state‐level alcohol distribution laws in a difference‐in‐difference quasi‐experimental design.
Nathan Palardy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citizen Engagement for Social and Technological Innovation in Sustainable Energy Systems

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study underscores the potential of citizen participation in the energy transition by providing insights to foster citizen‐driven innovation. An analysis of energy communities, one of the most dynamic innovations in the energy sector, reveals that these models can be citizen‐led initiatives regarding their operational and organizational structure ...
Ana Belén Cristóbal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Probabilistic Modeling for Prediction Errors to Enhance Balancing Market Participation of Photovoltaic Systems: Error Threshold Estimation, Multisite Aggregation, and Overloading Effects

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study proposes a method to increase the value of solar power in balancing markets by managing prediction errors. The approach models prediction uncertainties and quantifies reserve requirements based on a probabilistic model. This enables the more reliable participation of photovoltaic plants in balancing markets across multiple sites, especially ...
Jindan Cui   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Third-Party Bankruptcy Releases: An Analysis of Consent Through the Lenses of Due Process and Contract Law [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Bankruptcy courts disagree on the use of third-party releases in Chapter 11 bankruptcy plans, the different factors that circuit courts consider when deciding whether to approve a third-party release, and the impact of the various consent definitions on ...
Coco, Dorothy
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Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Accession – Between Constraints and Opportunities [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of European Affairs, 2005
The recent estimations regarding the outcome of the first wave of the 5th enlargement are quite optimistic as well. Before May 1st, 2004 pessimists warned that the enlargement could lead to political and economic disaster because of the important gap ...
Mircea Geoană
doaj  

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