Generally speaking, externalities occur when a decision causes uncompensated costs or benefits to... more Generally speaking, externalities occur when a decision causes uncompensated costs or benefits to individuals or groups other than the person(s) making the decision. Examples of negative externalities are numerous in the area of the environment and natural resources. Some negative externalities result because a particular type of manufacturing technology is used (e.g. water and air pollution caused by industry). Other negative externalities occur because of the transportation system (e.g. air pollution caused by intensive car traffic). Though positive externalities draw less attention than negative externalities, their existence is obvious, for example, beekeepers who provide unpaid pollination services for nearby fruit growers or the positive network effects of a telephone system. The more people who own a telephone, the more useful the device is for each owner (Boardman et al., 2001).
Desde el 2010, Curazao es un país autónomo del Reino de los Países Bajos. El gobierno desea apoya... more Desde el 2010, Curazao es un país autónomo del Reino de los Países Bajos. El gobierno desea apoyar el desarrollo turístico, sin embargo existen varias estrategia de desarrollo posibles. Este artículo presenta cuatro escenarios de estrategias de marketing e inversión que afectarán el número de turistas provenientes de los Países Bajos y América del Norte de diversas maneras. Se utilizó un modelo multiplicador para calcular el impacto económico de los cuatro escenarios. Por medio de dicho procedimiento, este artículo muestra cómo la decisión del gobierno de Curazao de apoyar estrategias de marketing e inversión en particular podría tener ciertas consecuencias para el número de empleos en la industria del turismo en Curazao.
Handbook of Research on International Collaboration, Economic Development, and Sustainability in the Arctic, 2019
From an economic point of view, melting ice is making the Arctic ocean increasingly important for... more From an economic point of view, melting ice is making the Arctic ocean increasingly important for a number of countries – Arctic states as well as non-Arctic states. Also, the EU has clear interests in the area. This chapter provides a brief description of those interests and its implications on the EU's relationship with the Arctic partners. This note takes seven aspects of the EU-relations with the Arctic states into consideration (i.e., the institutional framework, the EU Arctic interests and policies, shipping, fishing, marine mammals, offshore oil and gas operations, and the EU's Arctic partners).
The EU’s 2018 Bioeconomy Strategy Update and the European Green Deal recently confirmed that the ... more The EU’s 2018 Bioeconomy Strategy Update and the European Green Deal recently confirmed that the bioeconomy is high on the political agenda in Europe. Here, we propose a conceptual analysis framework for quantifying and analyzing the development of the EU bioeconomy. The bioeconomy has several related concepts (e.g., bio-based economy, green economy, and circular economy) and there are clear synergies between these concepts, especially between the bioeconomy and circular economy concepts. Analyzing the driving factors provides important information for monitoring activities. We first derive the scope of the bioeconomy framework in terms of bioeconomy sectors and products to be involved, the needed geographical coverage and resolution, and time period. Furthermore, we outline a set of indicators linked to the objectives of the EU’s bioeconomy strategy. In our framework, measuring developments will, in particular, focus on the bio-based sectors within the bioeconomy as biomass and foo...
Collective action in geographically concentrated farming regions can lead to improvements in farm... more Collective action in geographically concentrated farming regions can lead to improvements in farmer income. We model farmer cooperation inside such agro-clusters as a two-stage decision process. From 1,151 completely filled-in questionnaires, we find that being located in an agro-cluster increases farmers' likelihood to cooperate as well as enhances their income. Farmers' attitude towards cooperation is positively influenced by being male, having more assets, and operating a larger farm, but negatively affected if the farmer reports that her household is food vulnerable. The number of hours worked by farmers on the farm and the frequency of face-to-face meetings also raise the probability of engaging in cooperation. A higher density of agro-clusters, higher crop diversity and being located farther away from urban centers are found to increase on average the income level of a farmer. Hence, the promotion of agro-clusters also in rural regions remains a promising initiative for increasing farmer income.
Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development, 2018
This paper estimates the size of the Dutch Bio-Economy, based on its value added. Using consolida... more This paper estimates the size of the Dutch Bio-Economy, based on its value added. Using consolidated input-output tables, the size of the Dutch Bio-Economy is estimated for the period 2008–2015 and future predictions are made for the period 2016–2020. During the period 2008–2015, the Dutch Bio-Economy has grown from 5.5% of the total Dutch value added in 2008 up to 6.6% in 2015. For future prediction, five scenarios are analysed, with projected growth of the Bio-Economy ranging from 6.87% of total value added on the low end to 8.48% on the high end in 2020.
Generally speaking, externalities occur when a decision causes uncompensated costs or benefits to... more Generally speaking, externalities occur when a decision causes uncompensated costs or benefits to individuals or groups other than the person(s) making the decision. Examples of negative externalities are numerous in the area of the environment and natural resources. Some negative externalities result because a particular type of manufacturing technology is used (e.g. water and air pollution caused by industry). Other negative externalities occur because of the transportation system (e.g. air pollution caused by intensive car traffic). Though positive externalities draw less attention than negative externalities, their existence is obvious, for example, beekeepers who provide unpaid pollination services for nearby fruit growers or the positive network effects of a telephone system. The more people who own a telephone, the more useful the device is for each owner (Boardman et al., 2001).
Desde el 2010, Curazao es un país autónomo del Reino de los Países Bajos. El gobierno desea apoya... more Desde el 2010, Curazao es un país autónomo del Reino de los Países Bajos. El gobierno desea apoyar el desarrollo turístico, sin embargo existen varias estrategia de desarrollo posibles. Este artículo presenta cuatro escenarios de estrategias de marketing e inversión que afectarán el número de turistas provenientes de los Países Bajos y América del Norte de diversas maneras. Se utilizó un modelo multiplicador para calcular el impacto económico de los cuatro escenarios. Por medio de dicho procedimiento, este artículo muestra cómo la decisión del gobierno de Curazao de apoyar estrategias de marketing e inversión en particular podría tener ciertas consecuencias para el número de empleos en la industria del turismo en Curazao.
Handbook of Research on International Collaboration, Economic Development, and Sustainability in the Arctic, 2019
From an economic point of view, melting ice is making the Arctic ocean increasingly important for... more From an economic point of view, melting ice is making the Arctic ocean increasingly important for a number of countries – Arctic states as well as non-Arctic states. Also, the EU has clear interests in the area. This chapter provides a brief description of those interests and its implications on the EU's relationship with the Arctic partners. This note takes seven aspects of the EU-relations with the Arctic states into consideration (i.e., the institutional framework, the EU Arctic interests and policies, shipping, fishing, marine mammals, offshore oil and gas operations, and the EU's Arctic partners).
The EU’s 2018 Bioeconomy Strategy Update and the European Green Deal recently confirmed that the ... more The EU’s 2018 Bioeconomy Strategy Update and the European Green Deal recently confirmed that the bioeconomy is high on the political agenda in Europe. Here, we propose a conceptual analysis framework for quantifying and analyzing the development of the EU bioeconomy. The bioeconomy has several related concepts (e.g., bio-based economy, green economy, and circular economy) and there are clear synergies between these concepts, especially between the bioeconomy and circular economy concepts. Analyzing the driving factors provides important information for monitoring activities. We first derive the scope of the bioeconomy framework in terms of bioeconomy sectors and products to be involved, the needed geographical coverage and resolution, and time period. Furthermore, we outline a set of indicators linked to the objectives of the EU’s bioeconomy strategy. In our framework, measuring developments will, in particular, focus on the bio-based sectors within the bioeconomy as biomass and foo...
Collective action in geographically concentrated farming regions can lead to improvements in farm... more Collective action in geographically concentrated farming regions can lead to improvements in farmer income. We model farmer cooperation inside such agro-clusters as a two-stage decision process. From 1,151 completely filled-in questionnaires, we find that being located in an agro-cluster increases farmers' likelihood to cooperate as well as enhances their income. Farmers' attitude towards cooperation is positively influenced by being male, having more assets, and operating a larger farm, but negatively affected if the farmer reports that her household is food vulnerable. The number of hours worked by farmers on the farm and the frequency of face-to-face meetings also raise the probability of engaging in cooperation. A higher density of agro-clusters, higher crop diversity and being located farther away from urban centers are found to increase on average the income level of a farmer. Hence, the promotion of agro-clusters also in rural regions remains a promising initiative for increasing farmer income.
Visegrad Journal on Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development, 2018
This paper estimates the size of the Dutch Bio-Economy, based on its value added. Using consolida... more This paper estimates the size of the Dutch Bio-Economy, based on its value added. Using consolidated input-output tables, the size of the Dutch Bio-Economy is estimated for the period 2008–2015 and future predictions are made for the period 2016–2020. During the period 2008–2015, the Dutch Bio-Economy has grown from 5.5% of the total Dutch value added in 2008 up to 6.6% in 2015. For future prediction, five scenarios are analysed, with projected growth of the Bio-Economy ranging from 6.87% of total value added on the low end to 8.48% on the high end in 2020.
In this study we analyzed state-level economic impacts of medical tourism in Malaysia. In Malaysi... more In this study we analyzed state-level economic impacts of medical tourism in Malaysia. In Malaysia, a country that ranks among the world’s most recognized medical tourism destinations, medical tourism is identified as a potential economic growth engine for both medical and non-medical sectors. A state-level analysis of economic impacts is important given differences between states in economic profiles and numbers, origins and expenditure of medical tourists. We applied input-output (I-O) analysis, based on state-specific I-O data and disaggregated foreign patient data from 2007. The analysis includes nine of Malaysia’s states. Impacts related to non-medical expenditure are more substantial than impacts related to medical expenditure and indirect impacts are a substantial part of total impacts. We discuss management and policy responses and formulate recommendations for data collection.
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