Search for dissertations about: "OIL ECONOMIC"
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1. World oil supply in the 21st century : A bottom-up perspective
Abstract : Oil-fuelled progress was a defining feature of the 20th century, and still today, oil remains the world’s largest primary energy source. Yet, oil is a non-renewable and carbon-intensive resource, either depletion or resulting carbon emissions will ultimately limit its use. READ MORE
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2. Giant Oil Fields - The Highway to Oil : Giant Oil Fields and their Importance for Future Oil Production
Abstract : Since the 1950s, oil has been the dominant source of energy in the world. The cheap supply of oil has been the engine for economic growth in the western world. Since future oil demand is expected to increase, the question to what extent future production will be available is important. READ MORE
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3. World oil supply and unconventional resources : Bottom-up perspectives on tight oil production
Abstract : Oil is the world’s largest primary energy source. It dominates the transportation sector which underpins the world economy. Yet, oil is a nonrenewable resource, destined not to last forever. In the mid-2000s global conventional oil production stagnated, leading to rising oil prices and fears of permanent oil scarcity. READ MORE
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4. The Visible Palm: Market Failures, Industrial Policy and the Malaysian Palm Oil Industry
Abstract : What role the state should and can play in bringing about economic development is one of the longest standing debates in the economic sciences. Yet, previous research has mostly focused on how a variety of industrial policies affect static efficiency. READ MORE
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5. Essays on African Growth, Productivity, and Trade
Abstract : The thesis comprises an introductory chapter and four research papers. The introductory chapter provides a brief overview of recent economic growth performance in Africa, places the individual papers into a coherent context, summarizes the main findings, and discusses their relevance for economic policy. READ MORE