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Conflict over natural resource management: forestry and reindeer husbandry in an economic perspectiveGrant: 2.1 million for three years
Financier: Formas
Duration: 3 years (start year 2010)
Projectleader: Göran Bostedt
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Forestry, reindeer husbandry, society
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The limits to growth in a sustainable society: Energy use and area requirements in early modern SwedenGrant: 1 848 000 SEK
Financier: Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Duration: 2011-2014
Projectleader: Fredrik Olsson Spjut
Users
International scholars, politicians, public
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Carbon Convergence: Driving Forces and Policy ImplicationsThis project aims to:
- synthesize the existing literature on carbon convergence, addressing primarily empirical results and an analysis of its implications for global climate policy implementation,
- empirically analyze the existence of carbon convergence for a large number of countries and examine the factors (e.g., technological advances, institutions) that affect the regional distribution of emission rates, and&Read More...
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A systems perspective on environmental quality standards.The purpose of the programme is to analyse legal, political and economy aspects and the interplay between these as well as the introduction of so called environmental quality standards. The programme will mainly focus on environmental quality standards for watercourses within the Swedish outflow of water.
The programme is expected to last three years with a total budget of 15 million SEK. The programme is divided into six subprojects, one of them being more or less an economy project.Read More... |
Sustainable IndustryThe overall purpose of this project is to contribute to increased knowledge about the impacts of environmental policy on environmental performance and firm performance in general. Ultimately this will give guidance in addressing the environmental objectives more efficiently. For that purpose we aim at studying the impact of environmental policy on firm performance within the Swedish industry, both environmentally and economically.
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PlusMinusThe research programme PlusMinus focuses on how to assess benefits and costs in the area of environmental decision-making. 
It aims at developing theory and methods for applying cost-benefit analysis (CBA) to problems involving environmental policies and management. PlusMinus includes an outRead More... |
Impact of energy and environmental policy on sustainable development and competitiveness in Swedish industry, 2011-2013 (Energimyndigheten)Principal investigator. Empirical investigation of productivity using state-of-the-art performance measurement techniques. See www.sustainableindustry.se.
Project members: Per-Olov Marklund, Zhou Wenchao, Runar Brännlund, Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf.Read More... |
Cost-Benefit analysis and the marginal cost of public funds, 2010-1011| (Vinnova/WSP)Read More... |
Sustainable investments, 2006-2012. MISTRA.MISTRA. Umeå School of Business and Economics (USBE). Principal investigator on sub-project concerning research on corporate social responsibility and sustainable development in Swedish industry. Theoretical modeling and empirical analysis using the economics/financetoolbox. Program leader: Professor Lars Hassel (USBE and Åbo Akademi).
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Bioenergy, the Climate, and Economics, 2009-2012 (FORMAS)Principal investigator. The economics of biofuels and the effects on climate and welfare of societies. Empirical CGE modeling and theoretical dynamic growth modeling with emphasis on environmental and climate issues. Other participants: Per-Olov Marklund, Örjan Furtenback, Runar Brännlund.
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Adaptive Management of Fish and Wildlife Populations was a research program in Sweden, financially supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA). The aim was to evolve the scientific base for management of valuable natural resources in a sustainable way. Questions were addressed in a broad, multidisciplinary way where the human dimensions have an essential role. The program was composed of nine integrated research projects. It started 2004 and terminated 2009.