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COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE: Political economy of Green Paradoxes (GP)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

"Green Paradoxes are defined as the phenomenon that climate change policies can have counterproductive effects. For example, a subsidy on clean energy from renewable resources (solar, wind) will decrease the price at which this energy is supplied. But if the price still exceeds the cost of fossil fuel extraction and given that available stocks will be depleted, the price decrease will speed up the ...
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Optimizing Policies for Transport: accounting for Industrial Organisation in Network markets (OPTION)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: Apr 30, 2015,

Traditional models of transport networks ignore the existence and strategic behaviour of large actors who are often active in transport markets. Examples of such large actors are private infrastructure or service operators, insurance companies, or vehicle manufacturers. Both for positive and normative analyses, this omission can lead to substantial errors, and therefore to seriously biased policy ...
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Value Metrics and Policies for Sustainable University Campus (UNI-metrics)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Dec 31, 2013,

There are promising signs that universities around the world are responding to the challenges posed by sustainable development (SD) and are beginning to engage in activities related to SD, whether through “greening” of the campus, development of special courses on sustainability or offering collaborative research opportunities. However, a critical evaluation of the radical innovation and strategic ...
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Mass Career Customization -a flexible career approach : effects on women's career advancement and wellbeing (GenderMassCareer)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2013,

During my IEF I will investigate on the effects of a new innovative career tool on the career advancement of women inside a multinational Accountancy firm. The overall objective is to examine how organisations by the use of more flexible career models can create inclusive organisational cultures that promote equal treatment and health and well-being among their female workforce. In this regard, I ...
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Effective evaluation of active labour market policies in social insurance programs - improving the interaction between econometric evaluation estimators and economic theory (ALMP_ECON)

Start date: Jul 1, 2008, End date: Jun 30, 2013,

"In most European countries social insurance programs, like welfare, unemployment insurance and disability insurance are characterized by low reemployment rates. Therefore, governments spend huge amounts of money on active labour market programs, which should help individuals in finding work. Recent surveys indicate that programs which aim at intensifying job search behaviour are much more effecti ...
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