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Thesis (B.Sc)--University of Hong Kong, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-140)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2008. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 117 p. : ill (some col.), col. map. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-113).

Inaug. - diss. - Erlangen. / "Literaturverzeichnis"; p. v-vi.

This thesis is a study of the conduct of local authority possession proceedings and the relationships of the parties involved in them: the courts, local authority housing departments and their tenants. On a more general level the thesis is concerned \\ ith the process of change and barriers to change in legal proceedings. The issue underlying these relationships is the nature of the security of tenure given to council tenants by the Housing Act 1980 (consolidated by the Housing Act 1985). On the face of it, discretion as to recovering possession of their properties was removed from local authorities and given to the courts through that legislation. Under the 1985 Act. local authorities are required to show that it is reasonable for a possession order to be made each time they make an application for possession on the ground of rent arrears. Various studies have been carried out about what happens in practice in possession proceedings, both independently and for the Civil Justice Review in 1986, which reported that the courts were more or less "rubber-stamping" local authorities' applications. As a result, the Lord Chancellor's Department instituted some procedural reforms in 1993 which were intended to ensure that courts properly exercise their discretion. This thesis looks at whether the procedural reforms have been effective in changing practice, and having found that they were not, then addresses the question of why that is the case. In seeking to answer the latter point, the author uses Giddens' theory of structuration to analyse the research data. Layder's 'realist' approach to social research is adopted, and provides a framework for discussion of the material by considering it in its micro, macro and historical contexts. The relationships between the agents and the structures pertinent to possession proceedings are analysed, and consideration is gi\en to where power is held and how it is used. By adopting such an approach, it is intended to make a contribution to the social theory oflaw

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Economia, Administração, Contabilidade e Ciência da Informação e Documentação, Departamento de Economia, 2014. / Submitted by Ana Cristina Barbosa da Silva (annabds@hotmail.com) on 2014-10-20T16:49:00Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_AlvaroDutraHenriques.pdf: 593713 bytes, checksum: 2ae6923993df5a1ce7135a15fde75268 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Tania Milca Carvalho Malheiros(tania@bce.unb.br) on 2014-10-20T17:59:08Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_AlvaroDutraHenriques.pdf: 593713 bytes, checksum: 2ae6923993df5a1ce7135a15fde75268 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-10-20T17:59:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2014_AlvaroDutraHenriques.pdf: 593713 bytes, checksum: 2ae6923993df5a1ce7135a15fde75268 (MD5) / O rent seeking é o processo no qual firmas alocam recursos na redistribuição de renda ao invés da produção. Este pode ocorrer de múltiplas formas, com ou sem a presença do governo, como também manifestar seus efeitos por diversos meios de extração e distribuição de renda econômica que resultam na perda da competitividade na economia dado que a possibilidade lucrativa de se extrair renda contrapõe e desincentiva investimentos produtivos, porém arriscados, feitos pelas firmas. Este trabalho procura estimar as consequências do rent seeking no desempenho inovador das firmas e na busca por eficiência econômica por meio da adoção de novos processos produtivos. Busca-se evidências de que as barreiras ao comércio internacional, a concessão discricionária de crédito subsidiado, a instituição de inúmeras normas regulamentares sobre a produção, a política de incentivos fiscais e demais frutos do rent seeking exercido sobre o governo se tornam contra incentivo sao esforço inovativo das empresas já que, obtendo estas rendas econômicas, não há razão para se incorrer no risco inerente às atividades inovativas. É utilizada a base de dados em inovação da PINTEC para construir um painel por meio do qual é possível separar os diversos setores da economia e mensurar o impacto dos fatores relacionados ao rent seeking apontados acima na busca por novos processos produtivos e adoção de novos produtos pelas firmas. Os resultados encontrados indicam que as altas tarifas de importação e agrande presença de financiamentos públicos subsidiados, em grande parte decorrentes da ação de grupos de interesse, levam as firmas a uma menor busca por eficiência econômica e competitividade. ______________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACT / The rent seeking is a process in which companies allocate resources in redistributing incomeinstead of productive activities. This can occur in multiple ways, with or without thepresence of government, as well as manifest their effects by various means of extractionand distribution of economic rent that result in loss of competitiveness in the economysince the lucrative possibility to extract income opposes and discourages productive investments,though risky, made by firms. This paper seeks to estimate the consequences ofrent seeking in the innovative performance of firms and their search for economic efficiencythrough the adoption of new production processes. We search for evidence that the barriersto international trade, the discretionary grant of subsidized credit, the institution ofnumerous regulations on production, the policy of tax incentives and other consequencesof rent seeking exerted on the government turns to be disincentives to innovative effortsof companies since, as a firm get these rents, there is no reason to incur the risk inherentin innovative activities. This paper uses the database available on PINTEC’s survey tobuild a panel through which you can separate the different sectors of the brazilian economyand measure the impact of the factors related to rent seeking noted above in thefirms’s efforts for new production processes and adoption of new products in the market.The results indicate that high import tariffs and the large presence of public funding subsidized,largely resulting from the action of special interest groups, lead firms to a smallersearch for economic efficiency and competitiveness.

This study examines the impact of rent control and rent decontrol on the rental sector. The city of Vancouver is used as an empirical case study to determine the accuracy of the assertions and predictions made by rent control opponents about the nature of the impact of British Columbia's rent control policy. The study begins with a review of the rent control literature in order to identify the theories presented by rent control opponents and supporters. The study then reviews the political debate over rent control and decontrol. A chronological summary of British Columbia's rent regulation system follows which illustrates the action taken by the politicians. Finally, the assertions and predictions made by rent control opponents about the impact of rent control are assessed by comparing them with the practical experience of Vancouver's rental market from 1974 to 1989. Rent regulations were in effect in British Columbia from 1974 to 1984. This study focuses on three particular stages during the period rents were regulated: a) the introduction of rent control from 1974 to 1975 by the New Democratic government; b) the beginning of rent decontrol from 1977 to 1978 by the Social Credit government; and c) the elimination of rent control and rent review from 1983 to 1984, also by the Social Credit government. Rent control opponents argue that rent control causes the following detrimental effects: a) decreases rental construction; b) reduces building maintenance; c) increases conversions from rental units to condominiums; d) increases demolition of rental buildings; e) creates excessive demand for rental housing; and f) reduces the municipal tax base. The most important finding is that there is no discernable relationship between the nature of the regulatory framework and the level of rental construction, rental conversions to condominiums, and demolition of rental stock. The study concludes that it is much too simple to blame one government policy-rent control—for the problems of the urban rental sector. It is clear that the problems are deep-rooted and that a combination of many macro-economic factors such as high and unstable inflation and interest rates, and the general economic climate can have a greater impact than the regulatory framework on the rental sector. In addition, demographic factors such as provincial rates of migration can have a very significant impact on demand in the rental sector. More empirical studies are needed to build on this study to better assess the impact of rent control on Vancouver and other cites in British Columbia. Research is also needed to assess the accuracy of the claims made by rent control supporters in order to determine whether they comprise valid criteria upon which to formulate rental policy. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of / Graduate

The rental price adjustment mechanism is a fundamental component of the model for forecasting future office space requirements. This is an important area of study given the increasing significance of office buildings in the urban environment. This has resulted from the large growth in service oriented employment. Very little academic work has been completed in this area because of the lack of sufficient data. To date, only the U.S. market has been examined. The objective of this thesis is model the rental price adjustment mechanism in the Canadian office market. The intent is to further test the theory in this area, provide a comparison with the results obtained in the U.S., and provide some insight into the workings of the Canadian office market. This thesis reviews the relevant literature on inventory theory, and empirical work performed on the housing market and on data from the U.S. office market. The review points to a series of propositions about the rental price adjustment mechanism in the office market, the most important being the strong relationship between rents and vacancies. The extensions to the model developed in this paper are the specification of the vacancy variable in non linear terms and an attempt to include some proxy for growth expectations. The model is tested using data from Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, and Vancouver. The data has been collected primarily from the Royal LePage Market Survey. Visual inspection of the data uncovers unique characteristics in each individual office market. The underlying reasons point to the importance of integrating growth expectations in the model. The regression results support some degree of asymmetric price behaviour, however the specification of the vacancy variable in non linear terms is not conclusive. Inflation expectations seem to be important as landlords attempt to pass inflationary rises on to the tenants. Operating costs and interest rates do not appear to be significant factors in the model. This leads to the conclusion that they are not important in the cost of holding inventory in the short run. Finally, the proxy used for growth expectations is not significant. The most likely reason for this result is that the variable is not properly specified. The low explanatory power of the model may be attributed to the misspecification of the growth proxy and limitations in the data set. Both of these factors should be considered in future work in this area. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

The thesis is focused on the creation of price maps commercial real estate lease in the areas of Brno, in selected urban areas. It is divided into two parts: The theoretical section explains the basic concepts related to the thesis, which are: the types of commercial spaces, types of prices in the valuation, introduces us to the situation on the commercial real estate market and the importance of price charts and the methodology to create. The practical part focuses on the formation of price charts, discussed the issue at its orign, the possibility of creating and mapping. The result is a textual and graphical price map, which is the use of the real estate market and facilitates orientation in the prices of renting commercial property types: office, shop and warehouse.