scholarly journals Supply, Demand and Policy Issues for Use of Aspen

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Beck ◽  
Luis Constantino ◽  
William Phillips ◽  
Mark Messmer
Keyword(s):  
Oriented Strand Board ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Trade Policies ◽  
Trade Patterns ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology ◽  
Derived Demand ◽  
Supply Side Factors

There is currently considerable expansion of aspen utilization in the Prairie Provinces, and particularly in Alberta. This expansion includes the establishment of both oriented strand board mill capacity and pulp mill capacity. The pulp mill expansion is geared predominantly to aspen utilization. These developments arise out of the adoption of new technology and are demand driven. In this paper, the derived demand for aspen roundwood is examined. It includes a review of panel product and pulp consumption patterns. On the supply side, factors such as stumpage availability are examined. There is some uncertainty about the economic viability of aspen utilization as a result of demand and trade patterns as well as domestic and trade policies. The paper concludes with an examination of some current policy issues and the manner in which they may affect the future of aspen utilization.

scholarly journals Determinants of Financial Inclusion in Small and Medium Enterprises: Evidence from Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 286
Author(s):  
Betgilu Oshora ◽  
Goshu Desalegn ◽  
Eva Gorgenyi-Hegyes ◽  
Maria Fekete-Farkas ◽  
Zoltan Zeman
Keyword(s):  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
Supply Side Factors ◽  
Positive Effect

The study examines the determinant factors that influence financial inclusion among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ethiopia. The study uses an explanatory research design and a mixed research approach with both primary and secondary sources of data. More specifically, the study adopts a multiple linear regression model. The finding of the study reveals that; supply-side factors, demand-side factors, market opportunity, and collateral requirements have a positive effect on the firm’s access to finance. On the other hand, institutional framework factors, and the costs of borrowing negatively affect the firm’s access to finance. This study suggests concerned bodies sustain rapid and inclusive economic growth and hence eradicate extreme poverty and hunger, the policymakers must build an efficient, strong, and well-functioning financial market system that provides affordable and sustainable financial service to SMEs.

Technological Change and the International System

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen V. Milner ◽  
Sondre Ulvund Solstad
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
International System ◽  
New Technology ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology

ABSTRACTDo world politics affect the adoption of new technology? States overwhelmingly rely on technology invented abroad, and their differential intensity of technology use accounts for many of their differences in economic development. Much of the literature on technology adoption focuses on domestic conditions. The authors argue instead that the structure of the international system is critical because it affects the level of competition among states, which in turn affects leaders’ willingness to enact policies that speed technology adoption. Countries adopt new technology as they seek to avoid being vulnerable to attack or coercion by other countries. By systematically examining states’ adoption of technology over the past two hundred years, the authors find that countries adopt new technologies faster when the international system is less concentrated, that changes in systemic concentration have a temporally causal effect on technology adoption, and that government policies to promote technology adoption are related to concerns about rising international competition. A competitive international system is an important incentive for technological change and may underlie global technology waves.

scholarly journals CHINA’S INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE UPGRADE IN THE “NEW NORMAL”: EMPIRICAL TEST AND DETERMINANTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (04) ◽  
pp. 1037-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEN XIAO ◽  
JIA-DONG PAN ◽  
LI-YUN LIU
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Dummy Variable ◽  
Technology Improvement ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Regional Economy Development ◽  
Supply Side Factors

This paper measures the index of industrial structure upgrade nationally, regionally and provincially by employing angle cosine method. The results show that China’s industrial structure has upgraded and the East is higher than the Northeast and the Midwest. The paper presents an empirical study to examine the effect of variables including demand-side factors, New Normal as a dummy variable and supply-side factors on industrial structure upgrading. It implies that New Normal is not significant, while consumption, investment, technology improvement and labor supply significantly facilitate the upgrade. It highlights policy suggestions designed to adopt innovation-driven strategy and regional economy development strategy.

scholarly journals Determinants of Adoption of New Technology in Telecom Sector: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susmita Chatterjee ◽  
Bibek Ray Chaudhuri ◽  
Debabrata Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Mobile Communications ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Technology Standards ◽  
Technology Standard ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology

In this article, we look at the determinants of the new technology adoption by consumers in the case of mobile telecommunications. The dynamic nature of the telecom industry is a result of the frequent technological change. Consumers witness different technology standards in mobile communications, starting from the first generation (1G) to second generation (2G) subsequently to third (3G) and now experiencing fourth (4G) in some countries such as Norway, Sweden, South Korea, and the USA including ours. The movement from one standard to the other has been predicted to be smooth as all of them are vertical substitutes for each other. Given the various dimensions such as price, requirements, utility and so on, these technology standards are not perfect substitutes. The article investigates the prospect of a new technology standard roll out in India. A survey of 400 mobile phone customers in metro telecom circles has been carried out for this purpose. The study applies structural equation modeling (SEM) and explores the adoption intention of this new technology among the respondents. Results show that the presence of low-cost alternatives that is the availability of a lower technology standard poses a significant hurdle to the adoption of new technology services.

scholarly journals What Explains the Regional Variation in the Use of General Practitioners in Australia?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunzhou Mu ◽  
Jane Hall
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Population Health ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Regional Variation ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Gp Visits ◽  
Supply Side Factors

Abstract Background: Regional variation in the use of health care services is widespread. Identifying and understanding the sources of variation and how much variation is unexplained can inform policy interventions to improve the efficiency and equity of health care delivery. Methods: We examined the regional variation in the use of general practitioners (GPs) using data from the Social Health Atlas of Australia by Statistical Local Area (SLAs). 756 SLAs were included in the analysis. The outcome variable of GP visits per capita by SLAs was regressed on a series of demand-side factors measuring population health status and demographic characteristics and supply-side factors measuring access to physicians. Each group of variables was entered into the model sequentially to assess their explanatory share on regional differences in GP usage. Results: Both demand-side and supply-side factors were found to influence the frequency of GP visits. Specifically, areas in urban regions, areas with a higher percentage of the population who are obese, who have profound or severe disability, and who hold concession cards, and areas with a smaller percentage of the population who reported difficulty in accessing services have higher GP usage. The availability of more GPs led to higher use of GP services while the supply of more specialists reduced use. 30.56% of the variation was explained by medical need. Together, both need-related and supply-side variables accounted for 32.24% of the regional differences as measured by the standard deviation of adjusted GP-consultation rate. Conclusions: There was substantial variation in GP use across Australian regions with only a small proportion of them being explained by population health needs, indicating a high level of unexplained clinical variation. Supply factors did not add a lot to the explanatory power. There was a lot of variation that was not attributable to the factors we could observe. This could be due to more subtle aspects of population need or preferences and therefore warranted. However, it could be due to practice patterns or other aspects of supply and be unexplained. Future work should try to explain the remaining unexplained variation.

scholarly journals A Study of Competition and Concentration of Indian Mortgage (Housing) Finance using Herfindahl Model

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. V. Ingle
Keyword(s):  
Interest Rates ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Housing Finance ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Customer Demand ◽  
Market Driven ◽  
Intensity Of Competition ◽  
Supply Side Factors ◽  
National Housing

The growth in housing activities in recent years reflects the optimistic state of the housing finance market in the country. With a growing number of players, the mortgage (housing) finance sector is becoming market driven. The market has witnessed change in lending practices in certain segments to accommodate customer needs. There seems to be high intensity of competition among different players of the housing finance sector. The findings of the study reveal that the business of housing finance is highly concentrated in nature and revolves around a few players only. The top players are HDFC Limited, National Housing Bank, SBI, ICICI and LICHFL. Amongst these three HFIs, HDFC Limited is taking the lead. Talking about the value of HH index with respect to the level of concentration, the trend has continued to remain the same over several years. The performance of these institutions has been influenced by more than just customer demand. Stricter NPA norms, softening interest rates, and stiff competition in mobilizing low-cost deposits have all affected the supply-side factors, which in turn has influenced the performance of these institutions in terms of volume and competitiveness.

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