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for free, while in the unregulated regime they have to pay a (non-discriminatory) access fee set by the ISP.We show that … universal distribution of content is always an equilibrium with net neutrality regulation. Instead, in the unregulated regime … regime is never superior to net neutrality from a welfare point of view. Consumer and advertiser surplus are weakly higher …
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In the first dispute on renewable energy to come to WTO dispute settlement, the domestic content requirement of Ontario’s feed-in tariff was challenged as a discriminatory investment-related measure and as a prohibited import substitution subsidy. The panel and Appellate Body agreed that...
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, including reforming economic incentives and promoting more inclusive and adaptive governance approaches, that governments can … Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP …). It is the sixth in a series of reports prepared by ESCAP for successive Ministerial Conferences on Environment and …
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Asian cities are central to economic development but are perceived to be wealthy yet chaotic places. Burdened by congestion, inequality, and fragmented interventions, these urban systems remain relatively weak. However, their rapid growth and wealth provide an opportunity to usher in inclusive...
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quality of the ambient environment, the recently released Macro Strategic Research Report on the PRC’s Environment recognized …
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(Rio+20), ADB prepared this report, Environment Operational Directions 2013–2020, to provide a coherent overview of ADB … environment operations and to articulate how it will step up efforts to help the region achieve a transition to environmentally … experience in environment operations, and identifies effective approaches for the development of “greener” country partnership …
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, selection, and implementation of “win–win” travel demand management measures that improve both the urban environment and the …
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The cities of South Asia are growing at an unprecedented rate, and there is potential to steer this development onto a sustainable and green path. Carbon financing serves as a valuable revenue source to help cities earn additional income to support low-carbon development. With the end of the...
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addressing priority needs for the agriculture, natural resources, and environment sector and identifies possible preliminary … on developing a conducive environment for the sector’s growth. …
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The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) includes Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China (specifically Yunnan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region), the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. In 1992, with assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and...
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