Search for dissertations about: "Environment and trade"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 211 swedish dissertations containing the words Environment and trade.

  2. 1. Essays on trade and environment

    Author : Mark Sanctuary; Rikard Forslid; Josh Ederington; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; International trade; environment; border carbon adjustments; climate change policy; discreet choice; labelling; econometrics; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : The thesis comprises four essays examining aspects of international trade and environment."Border carbon adjustments (BCAs) and Strategic Climate Policy" examines how BCA affects government incentives to regulate emissions and trade in a strategic setting and contrasts the impact of a BCA and a tariff: the distinction being that the level of the BCA is a function of the difference in the trade partner's emission taxes whereas the tariff is not. READ MORE

  4. 2. Prior informed consent and hazardous trade : Regulating trade in hazardous goods at the intersection of sovereignty, free trade and environmental protection

    Author : David Langlet; Said Mahmoudi; Günther Handl; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; informed consent; PIC; trade bans; effective sovereignty; environmental law; free-trade law; hazardous substances; wastes; chemicals; GMOs; Environmental law; Miljörätt; miljörätt; Environmental Law;

    Abstract : This dissertation analyses international and to some extent domestic law pertaining to trade in hazardous substances. Hazardous trade regulation is found to promote or accommodate three objectives in particular: the strengthening of the ability of (importing) States to exercise control of transboundary flows of hazardous substances; the protection of human health and environment; and the avoidance of impediments to the free flow of goods. READ MORE

  5. 3. Prerequisites and Possibilities for Manufacturing Companies to Prioritize and Manage Occupational Health and Safety

    Author : Hasse Nordlöf; Ragnar Westerling; Birgitta Wiitavaara; Katarina Wijk; Ann-Beth Antonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Occupational health and safety OHS ; Small and medium-sized enterprizes SMEs ; Professional roles; Company size; Safety culture; Financial performance; Systematische Handhabung von Sicherheit und Gesundheit; Arbeitsschutzmanagementsystem AMS ; Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen KMU ; Berufsrollen; Unternehmensgröße; Sicherheitskultur; Finanzleistung; Systematiskt arbetsmiljöarbete SAM ; Små och medelstora företag SMF ; Yrkesroller; Företagsstorlek; Säkerhetskultur; Finansiella nyckeltal; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Legislation demands that health and safety of humans at work must be secured. Today, far from every company has a functioning systematic management of occupational health and safety (OHS) in place to fulfill its legal obligations. Instead, other day-to-day tasks appear to have greater priority. READ MORE

  6. 4. Contacts and Trade at Late Bronze Age Hazor : Aspects of Intercultural Relationships and Identity in the Eastern Mediterranean

    Author : Kristina Josephson Hesse; Thomas B. Larsson; Amnon Ben-Tor; Bozena Werbart; Magnus Ottosson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Hazor; Canaan; Eastern Mediterranean; Late Bronze Age; contacts; trade; temple architecture; Mycenaean pottery; Cypriote pottery; interregional interaction networks; emulation; peer polity interaction; centre-periphery approach; Archaeology; Non-European; Arkeologi; utomeuropeisk; Archaeology; Arkeologi; Archaeology;

    Abstract : Hazor’s role in an international Late Bronze Age context has long been indicated but never thoroughly investigated. This role, I believe, was more crucial than previously stressed. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays in trade financing and trade relationships

    Author : Parviz Alizada; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade relationships; Trade financing; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, I examine the factors affecting trade financing and trade relationships mainly from the perspective of information asymmetry. In particular, I analyze how levels of information asymmetry affect trade financing contracts and how they can be mitigated. READ MORE