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There was little empirical evidence of ISO 14001 certificates being rejected by clients in developed countries.

However, analytical and empirical evidence regarding the correlation between OFDI and enterprise competitiveness, especially SMEs, remains limited.

Empirical evidence shows that many firms, after expanding their participation in global markets, are worse off than before.

As yet, not much empirical evidence exists about the actual costs and benefits of EMS, especially not in developing countries.

38. The conclusions drawn by the Special Rapporteur were speculative in nature, rather than being based on any convincing empirical evidence.

The experts expressed some concern regarding the potential trade implications of ISO 14000, while recognizing that empirical evidence was necessary in this respect.

Some Empirical Evidence. After correlating per capita income and self reported happiness levels across a number of countries, he reached a startling conclusion probably not.

Theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that the efficacy of primary prevention is increasingly being called into question, while there appears to be evidence that secondary prevention can reduce demand, and result in abstinence, under some conditions.

EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF THE BENEFITS FROM APPLYING COMPETITION LAW AND POLICY PRINCIPLES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN ORDER TO ATTAIN GREATER EFFICIENCY IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

The theoretical and empirical evidence available suggests that the efficacy of primary prevention is being called into question, while there appears to be evidence that secondary prevention can reduce demand, and result in cessation, under some conditions.

But economics is not evidence based in selecting its theoretical paradigms. Economic policy initiatives are often taken without all the empirical pre testing that could have been done.

There are institutional deficits in other weapons of mass destruction regimes, but conventional wisdom and empirical evidence suggest that multilateralism offers both longevity and legitimacy of such regimes.

The empirical study of happiness has produced evidence that the satisfaction from buying objects is short lived and depends on continued repetition. That is socially, morally, and environmentally wasteful.

To the State party's knowledge, no such evidence has yet been provided.

The searches, however, had provided no evidence pointing to the alleged crime.

The rules of evidence provided for in principle 18 (c) shall apply.

The rules of evidence provided for in principle 16 (c) shall apply.

UNCTAD should also try to foresee the changing policy environment in many countries and to offer more solid analysis and empirical evidence for ascertaining the developmental impact of further trade liberalization.

Jordanian official briefing of the Monitoring Team provided detailed evidence of the device.

Such documentary evidence should be provided free of charge, or for a minimal fee.

On the basis of the evidence provided by the claimant, the loss is compensable.

A visit to the community of At Tuwani provided further evidence of settler violence.

It is therefore important that, in order to develop a more common database of NTBs that could be utilized by all interested parties, a relevant classification system be established reflecting today's empirical evidence.

The Panel notes that most of the evidence provided by the Palestinian claimant was original while the Kuwaiti claimant provided copies only.

But facts cannot compete with ideology. Indeed, any opposition even when backed by empirical evidence is portrayed as an attack on politicians own (superior) ideology, whether it be libertarian or informed by religious fundamentalism.

Second, empirical evidence is rarely reliable enough to settle decisively a controversy characterized by deeply divided opinion. This is particularly true in macroeconomics, of course, where data are few and open to diverse interpretations.

As for fiscal measures, the empirical evidence suggests that three quarters of consumption is based on longer term economic prospects, not short run disposable income. Thus, temporary tax rebates are mostly saved, not spent.

In foreseeing the changing policy environment in many countries, work should be oriented towards providing a more solid analytical underpinning to, and empirical evidence for, understanding of the developmental impact of further trade liberalization.

The Panel considered the evidence originally provided by the individual claimant and his subsequent responses.

And that ecology is necessarily relative, historical and empirical.

Iraq contends that Iran has not provided sufficient evidence to support the claim unit, and that the documentation and information provided are inadequate.

That was a step forward towards ensuring there would be a social safety net to minimize the human rights impact of trade policies, based on empirical evidence obtained through an impact assessment of trade policies.

The basis of the claim and the evidence provided to support it are similar to those provided in respect of the first claim unit.

Empirical evidence shows that there is no invariant relationship between the rate of growth and the rate of poverty reduction, and that even in a context of faster growth, complementary policies specifically targeting poverty are required.

What is science but the empirical pursuit of the truth?

On 29 September, the Croatian authorities provided me with indisputable evidence that Ante Gotovina was in Spain.

Iraq contends that Saudi Arabia has not provided evidence of past or current damage to subtidal resources.

Ukraine's recent ratification of the Kyoto Protocol provided further evidence of its contribution to addressing environmental threats.

(c) Developing statistical models to determine values of losses where insufficient independent evidence was provided by claimants.

some mergers (particularly in highly concentrated markets) have raised prices substantially and there is also some evidence that concentrated markets have fostered collusion. See Gregory J. Werden, A review of the empirical and experimental evidence on the relationship between market structure and performance, United States Department of Justice, EAG Discussion Paper 91 3.

It was noted that high levels of intellectual property protection are often sought by TNCs locating R D in developing countries, but that the empirical evidence on the impact of IPRs on FDI in R D is mixed.