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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel
Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
A household panel data set is used to investigate the effects of economic growth on firewood collection in Nepal between 1995 and 2010. Results from preceding cross-sectional analyses are found to be robust: (a) rising consumptions for all but the top decile were associated with increased...
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Institutions and Business Cycles
Altug, Sumru G.; Emin, Mustafa; Neyapti, Bilin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
This paper investigates the relationship between the main features of business cycles and the institutional and structural characteristics of countries of up to 62 industrial, emerging and formerly centrally planned economies from all continents. We derive the business cycle characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083779
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Growing like China
Song, Zheng Michael; Storesletten, Kjetil; Zilibotti, … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
This paper constructs a growth model that is consistent with salient features of the Chinese growth experience since 1992: high output growth, sustained returns on capital investments, extensive reallocation within the manufacturing sector, falling labor share and accumulation of a large foreign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123794
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Sharing High Growth Across Generations: Pensions and Demographic Transition in China
Song, Zheng Michael; Storesletten, Kjetil; Wang, Yikai; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
Intergenerational inequality and old-age poverty are salient issues in contemporary China. China's aging population …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011083803
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Economic Reforms and Industrial Policy in a Panel of Chinese Cities
Alder, Simon; Shao, Lin; Zilibotti, Fabrizio - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
We estimate the effect on economic development of China's industrial policy, in particular, the establishment of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011084232
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Net Energy Expenditure and Energy Demand in the UK
Pearce, David; Westoby, Richard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1985
This paper examines alternative methods which have been used to measure aggregate energy consumption over time. It is found that many of the measures which have been widely used in empirical studies are not appropriate for economic analysis. The concept of 'useful energy', popular in engineering...
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Vog: Using Volcanic Eruptions to Estimate the Health Costs of Particulates and SO2
De Paula, Áureo; Halliday, Timothy J.; Lynham, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015
Kilauea volcano is the largest stationary source of SO2 pollution in the United States of America. Moreover, the SO2 … pollution variation to estimate the impact of particulate matter and SO2 on emergency room admissions and costs in the state of … evidence that particulate pollution increases pulmonary-related hospitalization. Specifically, a one standard deviation …
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Effects of Ownership and Financial Status on Corporate Environmental Performance
Earnhart, Dietrich; Lizal, Lubomir - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002
This Paper analyses the effects of ownership structure on corporate environmental performance and examines the link from financial performance to environmental performance in a transition economy. In particular, it analyses these ownership effects and this performance link using an unbalanced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005123506
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Pollution and Growth: What Do We Know?
Grossman, Gene - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
water quality. Pollution may rise with growth, because an increased scale of economic activity means more emissions, ceteris … pollution there is no evidence at all that a turning point has yet been reached. The paper goes on to discuss the economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005498085
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Acid Rain
Newbery, David M G - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1990
current agreement on uniform reductions from 1980 levels is inefficient and costly. The evidence suggests that SO2 pollution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005281281