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In a recent study, Jensen and Miller (2011) propose a new measure of undernutrition, based on a calorie share of staples threshold. Among the merits of this measure are that (i) it dispenses with calorie norms, and (ii) relies on a behavioural approach to estimate this threshold. What our...
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Spikes in international food prices in 2007-2008 worsened poverty incidence in Indonesia, both rural and urban, but only by small amounts. The paper reaches this conclusion using a multi-sectoral and multi-household general equilibrium model of the Indonesian economy. The negative effect on poor...
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In response to the Deaton and Dreze (2009) explanation of a downward shift in the calorie Engel curve in terms of lower requirements due to health improvements and lower activity levels in India, we develop an alternative explanation embedded in a standard demand theory framework, with food...
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This paper argues that recent increases in international food prices worsened poverty incidence in Indonesia, even though many poor farmers benefited. This conclusion is based on the application of a multi-sectoral, multihousehold general equilibrium model of the Indonesian economy. The positive...
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The issue of energy security has been a subject of discussions in Indonesia for a long time. However, until the end of … domestic prices of fuel and electricity through subsidies. With approximately 43 percent of the country's energy sources … derived from crude oil, the amount of government spending on energy subsidies increased from almost nothing in 1996 to …
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set on energy and economic growth from Sweden spanning 150 years to determine whether increases in energy use and energy … with larger samples are more likely to show that energy causes output growth but it is also possible that the relationship … between energy and growth has changed over time. Energy prices have a significant causal impact on both energy use and output …
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If long-term greenhouse gas emissions in Australia are to be reduced, renewable energy is likely to be critical. This … electricity rests mainly with the success, or otherwise, of its Mandatory Renewable Energy Target and expanded Renewable Energy …
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Interfuel substitutability has been of longstanding interest to energy economists and policy makers. However, there has …
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This study uses a stochastic production frontier to model energy efficiency trends, in 85 countries over a 37 year … and a theoretical model of energy-efficient technology choice. An improvement in a country’s energy efficiency is measured … as a reduction in energy intensity, while holding constant that economy’s mix of inputs and outputs. All other things …
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Physics shows that energy is necessary for economic production and, therefore, economic growth but the mainstream … theory of economic growth, except for specialized resource economics models, pays no attention to the role of energy. This …. A possible synthesis of energy-based and mainstream models is presented. This model shows that when energy is scarce it …
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