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In March 2020, the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) launched a “Cannabis Initiative” with the purpose of issuing “guidelines/manual of good practices on the international drug control requirements for the cultivation, manufacture and utilization of cannabis for medical and...
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Introduces the notions of ontological uncertainty and of problematization sites for the analysis of innovation and discusses political implications.
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A striking variety of policy instruments are used in Victoria, Australia to achieve conservation objectives. These …
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The focus of the last two decades (1994–2015) on the world’s Indigenous peoples has highlighted a number of critical issues that are central to Indigenous empowerment and resurgence in the quest for decolonization. The key issues include Indigenous peoples’ full and effective participation...
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-surplus regions suggest that in situations where all producers are subjected to a common source of risk (e.g. rainfall): I …
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The purpose of this working paper is to review existing chemical risk assessment methods in the context of supporting … socio-economic cost-benefit analysis, focusing on more “typical” risk assessments that may not have strong epidemiologic …” chemical risk assessments were reviewed with respect to their suitability for supporting socio-economic analyses. …
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VOCs and NOx are the primary precursors in the formation of ground-level ozone (SMOG). The rate of formation is a function of concentrations, temperature and sunlight strength. Both pollutants as well as the ozone itself can be transported over very long distances. Therefore, it can affect...
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This paper considers technology adoption under both technological and subsidy uncertainties. Uncertainty in subsidies for green technologies is considered as an example. Technological progress is exogenous and modeled as a jump process with a drift. The analytical solution is presented for cases...
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Provides original sociological research on the development of consumer credit scoring in the United States and its links to subprime mortgage finance.
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There has been a good deal of work on how policy interventions can encourage the development of new/improved innovations (induced innovation). There are, however, only limited and disparate contributions on how, if at all, policy interventions can encourage the greater use of existing...
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