Port cargo handling in Chikuho coal mining industry during the Interwar Period

E¢ ciency, Distortions and Capital Utilization during the Interwar Period

Over the past 80 years, the source and mechanism of the International Great Depression (IGD) has been a heated topic of interest with little consensus on the horizon. In this paper, we compare the Great Depressions in the US and Western Europe using the business cycle accounting method a la Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (CKM 2007). We extend the business cycle accounting model by including endogen...

Polish Psychiatrists and Eugenic Sterilization During the Interwar Period

During the interwar period in Poland, the medical profession (especially psychiatrists) were very much in favor of eugenics and proposed several sterilization bills to the health authority, all of which included involuntary and compulsory sterilization of specified groups of individuals. The bills were rejected and no sterilization law was passed in Poland. In Polish historiography, the extermi...

Productivity Trends in the Coal Mining Industry in Canada

......................................................................................................................................... iii Executive Summary.........................................................................................................................v I. Literature Review of Studies on Productivity in the Coal Mining Industry ........................1 A. Anton (198...

New Manipulator Concept for Handling Tasks in Coal-mining

Life-Cycle Emissions from Port Electrification: A Case Study of Cargo Handling Tractors at the Port of Los Angeles

To reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ports around the world are considering using electric cargo handling equipment. To assess the benefits of the strategy, this study provides a comparative life-cycle assessment between diesel and electric yard tractors in a case study of the Port of Los Angeles. Results indicate a significant reduction in life-cycle emissions as the port shifts to electric veh...