Can Higher Prices Stimulate Product Use

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Europe. The treatment is clear, wellorganised, and practical. Further opportunities can yield economics even better than the authors describe. Exceptionally close attention to efficient use of electricity costs far less than producing it, especially by PVs. The publications of Rocky Mountain Institute’s Green Development Services (www.rmi.org) describe how highly integrated design, starting at the preconception stage, can often make highly energy-efficient buildings cost less to construct,…

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outros casos, a definição do mercado relevante exigiu uma análise aprofundada do caso. Duas fontes diferentes de informação serviram de base para estabelecer as fronteiras do mercado relevante: a) dados provenientes da aplicação da metodologia PEM (Price Elasticity Model), comumente utilizada em estudos de marketing pelas empresas; b) dados de varejo Nielsen que serviram de base para estimações econométricas da demanda de chocolates. Ambos os estudos tinham como objetivo conhecer a…

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of booming oil exports, known locally as Black Gold or “ouro negro”. This growth reached a recent peak in 2006 when it achieved the impressive figure of 18.6%. However, over the past 18 months, the economy has retracted, following the slump in oil prices, and growth has returned to more sustainable levels. Despite the world economic crisis, Angola is clearly seen as a high-growth economy and one which offers attractive investment opportunities. A sign of this confidence is the IMF’s…

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