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Energy policies and pollution in two developing country cities : a quantitative model

Borck, Rainald; Mulder, Peter - 2024

We study the effect of energy and transport policies on pollution in two developing country cities. We use a …. Pollution comes from commuting and residential energy use. The model parameters are calibrated to replicate key variables for … how various transport and energy policies affect equilibrium pollution. Policies may be induce rebound effects from …

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Environment and Development : Penalized Non-Parametric Inference of Global Trends in Deforestation, Pollution and Carbon

Andree, Bo Pieter Johannes - 2019

deforestation, pollution, and carbon intensities. Per capita emissions follow a $J$-curve. Specifically, poverty reduction occurs …

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Synergies in Child Nutrition : Interactions of Food Security, Health and Environment, and Child Care

Skoufias, Emmanuel - 2017

This paper examines the extent to which the three key underlying determinants of nutrition -- food security; adequate caregiving resources at the maternal, household, and community levels; and access to health services and a safe and hygienic environment -- on their own and interactively are...

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Environmental Reliance, Climate Exposure, and Vulnerability : A Cross-Section Analysis of Structural and Stochastic Poverty

Angelsen, Arild - 2017

This paper analyzes environmental reliance, poverty, and climate vulnerability among more than 7,300 households in forest adjacent communities in 24 developing countries. The data are from the detailed, quarterly income recording done by the Poverty Environment Network project. Observed income...

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Economic Implications of Moving Toward Global Convergence on Emission Intensities

Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017

One key contentious issue in climate change negotiations is the huge difference in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita between more advanced industrialized countries and other nations. This paper analyzes the costs of reducing this gap. Simulations using a global computable general...

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Why are pollution damages lower in developed countries? : insights from high-income, high-particulate matter Hong Kong

Colmer, Jonathan; Lin, Dajun; Liu, Siying; Shimshack, Jay P. - 2021

Conventional wisdom suggests that marginal damages from particulate matter pollution are high in less … birthweight and mortality effects of gestational particulate matter exposure in high-pollution yet high-income Hong Kong. The … our stark mortality results in a comparative analysis of pollution-mortality relationships across studies. We provide …

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Trade and SDG 13 : action on climate change

Prag, Andrew - 2017

This paper assesses the interaction of international trade with climate policies, and the influence of trade on the implementation of SDG 13 (climate change). Although international trade contributes directly to GHG emissions, increased trade can help to achieve development goals in a...

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Development Strategies : Integrating Governance and Growth

Levy, Brian - 2017

A frontier challenge for development strategy is to move beyond prescribing optimal economic policies, and instead -- taking a broad view of the interactions between economic, political and social constraints and dynamics -- to identify entry points capable of breaking a low-growth logjam, and...

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Natural resources : curse or blessing?

Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2010

Are natural resources a "curse" or a "blessing"? The empirical evidence suggests either outcome is possible. The paper surveys a variety of hypotheses and supporting evidence for why some countries benefit and others lose from the presence of natural resources. These include that a resource...

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Climate change mitigation and green growth in developing Asia

Howes, Stephen; Wyrwoll, Paul - 2012

Developing Asia is the driver of today's emissions intensive global economy. As the principle source of future emissions, the region is critical to the task of global climate change mitigation. Reflecting this global reality and a range of related domestic issues, the governments of the People's...

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