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Natural Resources, Volatility, and Inclusive Growth: Perspectives from the Middle East and North Africa

Arezki, Rabah; Nabli, Mustapha K. - CESifo - 2012

This paper takes stock of the economic performance of resource rich countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the past forty years. While those countries have maintained high levels of income per capita, they have performed poorly when going beyond the assessment based on...

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Strategic Approaches to CO2 Emissions - The Case of the Cement Industry and of the Chemical Industry

Arjaliès, Diane Laure; Goubet, Cécile; Ponssard, … - CESifo - 2014

The ability of companies to turn an environmental constraint into a source of strategic opportunities is a controversial topic in published research. The article, which is based on a comparative study of the CO2 emission reduction strategies implemented by the cement and chemical industries,...

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An Environmental-Economic Measure of Sustainable Development

Cairns, Robert D.; Martinet, Vincent - CESifo - 2013

A central issue in the study of sustainable development is the interplay of growth and sacrifice in a dynamic economy. This paper investigates the relationship among current consumption, sacrifice, and sustainability improvement in a general context and in two canonical, stylized economies. We...

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Climate Policy under Sustainable Discounted Utilitarianism

Dietz, Simon; Asheim, Geir B. - CESifo - 2011

Empirical evaluation of policies to mitigate climate change has been largely confined to the application of discounted utilitarianism (DU). DU is controversial, both due to the conditions through which it is justified and due to its consequences for climate policies, where the discounting of...

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Natural Resources: Curse or Blessing?

Ploeg, Frederick Van der - CESifo - 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...

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Generous Sustainability

Gerlagh, Reyer - CESifo - 2014

I define “generous sustainability” as a combination of two conditions: neither instantaneous maximin income nor attainable maximin income should decrease over time. I provide a formal definition and study applications to an AK economy, a Ramsey economy, and a Climate Economy. Generosity is...

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Does the Quality of Electricity Matter? Evidence from Rural India

Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Pelli, Martino; Marchand, Beyza Ural - CESifo - 2013

This paper estimates the returns to household income due to improved access to electricity in rural India. We examine …

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Can Peers Improve Agricultural Productivity?

Songsermsawas, Tisorn; Baylis, Kathy; Chhatre, Ashwini; … - CESifo - 2014

Productivity varies greatly among farmers and the source of that variation is not fully understood. Using a unique Indian household survey, we estimate peer effects on agricultural revenue. Results show that 60% of farmers' revenue is explained by peers. Input expenditures and land allocation to...

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Economy Wide Impact of the Trade Integration between Japan and India: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

Bhattacharyay, Biswa Nath; Mukhopadhyay, Kakali - CESifo - 2013

Japan and India signed the much-awaited Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) on 16th February 2011. The …, the study evaluates the economy wide impact of the proposed CEPA between India and Japan at 2020. The study has used a … India and Japan in 2020 after tariff reduction compared to Business as Usual (BAU) scenario. A marginal export growth is …

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Teacher Unions, Teacher Pay and Student Performance in India: A Pupil Fixed Effects Approach

Kingdon, Geeta; Teal, Francis - CESifo - 2008

-section of data from private schools in India. We use differences in student mark across subjects to identify within …

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