optimal capacitor placement, considering power system loss reduction, voltage profile improvement, line reactive power decrease and power factor correction, is of particular importance in power system planning and control. the distribution system operator calculates the optimal place, number and capacity of capacitors based on two major purposes: active power loss reduction and return on invest...

This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi-region general equilibrium model, supplemented with household survey data for the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS). Infrastructure investment is an important step in economic development, with improvements in transportation infrastructure boosting economic opportunities throughout the r...

The Baltic States regained independence and started the pathway from command economy to market economy and entered European Union at the same time. Latter internationally recognized evaluations for the countries are diverse. The present diversity of the Baltic States ’Economic Development is a subject of interest because of the similarities – all three are small, open economies, countries have ...

In the past decades several attempts have been made to integrate socio-economic models with land use change (LUC) models. In most cases, however, there is a uni-directional relation from the socio-economic model(s) to the LUC model by providing land use demands based on demographic and economic developments. In this paper we present a model that allows for a more dynamic integration between bot...

the most effective competitions in social life take place in the area of economic activities. to strike a balance among competitions and being competitively potential, equal ability plays a significant role. in modern world,factor is in close connection with comparable state of information and knowledge. taking this fact into account along with the duty of islamic government in maintaining a fa...

in this study, production, reproduction, managerial, and economic parameters obtained from data recorded for lori-bakhtiari flock of sheep (500 heads of breeding ewe) stationed at the sheep's breeding station, were employed to determine the relative economic values of and breeding objectives for an annual cycle of production, in village system in this breed of sheep. economic value for a t...

Three recent state economic development proposals are reviewed and compared with one another. A similar policy effort currently underway in Massachusetts is also reviewed in terms of its process and likely outcome. The reports, from Ohio, Washington, and Rhode Island, are reviewed along three dimensions: institutional setting and process, substance and framework of the economic analysis, and pr...

Economic globalization impacts the environment and sustainable development in a wide variety of ways and through a multitude of channels. The aim of the paper is to interrogate a variety of arguments about human rights and environmental sustainability in order to assess their coherence and consistency, and to evaluate competing perspectives. The purpose of this paper is (a) to identify the key ...