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Gilbert, John P.; Banik, Nilanjan - 2010

developments might affect the broader economy in SASEC, and in particular impact on income distribution and poverty. The paper …

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Targeting of social transfers : are India's elderly poor left behind?

Asri, Viola - 2017

the transparency of social pension allocation were indeed achieved, such that possession of the Below Poverty Line ration …

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Impact of macroeconomic factors on income inequality and income distribution in Asian countries

Deyshappriya, N. P. Ravindra - 2017

This study examines the macroeconomic determinants of income inequality using dynamic panel data analysis. Specifically, the study employs dynamic panel data analysis based on the generalized method of moments over 1990–2013 across 33 Asian countries. The World Bank data series was widely used...

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Japan's post-triple-disaster growth strategy

Kawai, Masahiro; Morgan, Peter J. - 2012

The Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011 was the biggest earthquake recorded in Japanese seismic history, and the fourth largest recorded in the world. The scope of the disaster far exceeded that of the Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. The repercussions of this disaster spread far beyond the...

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When Distrust Goes Viral : Causal Effects of COVID-19 on European Political Attitudes

Daniele, Gianmarco; Martinangeli, Andrea FM; … - 2021

To investigate how Covid-19 is shaping the way Europeans think about institutions, we conducted a large online survey experiment during the first wave of the epidemic (June). With a randomised survey ow we varied whether respondents are given Covid-related treatment questions first, before...

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COVID-19 Fatalities and Internal Conflict : Does Government Economic Support Matter?

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Gholipour, Hassan F. - 2021

In this study, we look at the association between COVID-19 fatality rate and internal conflict, highlighting the importance of government economic support under the pandemic as a moderating factor. Our main hypothesis implies that increased COVID-19 fatality rates are likely to be positively...

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Assessing socioeconomic impacts of transport infrastructure projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Stone, Susan F.; Strutt, Anna; Hertel, Thomas W. - 2010

This study attempts to quantify the links between infrastructure investment and poverty reduction using a multi … quantifying the effects of some of the key linkages between upgraded infrastructure, economic growth, and poverty reduction. We … gains to the GMS countries as a result of infrastructure development and trade facilitation with national poverty reduced …

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Macroeconomic impact of Covid-19 in developing Asia

Sawada, Yasuyuki; Sumulong, Lea R. - 2021

; poverty; nonperforming loans; and debt sustainability. Faced with wide-ranging unfavorable impacts, governments and …

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Designing Instrument Packages for the Low-Carbon Transition : An Evaluation Framework with an Application to Austria

van der Werf, Edwin; Vollebergh, Herman R.J; Vogel, Johanna - 2021

Limiting global warming to no more than 2°C requires global large-scale deployment of low-carbon and negative emissions technologies. This requires the development of new eco-innovations and the diffusion of new and existing ones. Existing portfolios of environmental and technology policy...

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Europe Beyond Coal - An Economic and Climate Impact Assessment

Boehringer, Christoph - 2020

Several European countries have decided to phase out coal power generation. Emissions from electricity generation are already regulated by the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), and in some countries like Germany the phaseout of coal will be accompanied with cancellation of emissions allowances....

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