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Measuring demand for sanitation in developing countries: A new theoretical and methodological framework for contingent valuation surveys

Milanesi, Julien - HAL - 2010

developing countries and show, through a survey implemented in Moshi (Tanzania) about demand for sanitation, some methodological …

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The improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania). Demand Analysis and Sector Regulation

Mhina, Amos; Contamin, Bernard; Milanesi, Julien; … - HAL - 2003

developing countries, a consortium of institutions from France and Tanzania has been created in 2000. The proposition of the … consortium has been accepted; it included a research project on the improvement of the sanitation services in Moshi (Tanzania …

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Technological vs ecological switch and the environmental Kuznets curve

Boucekkine, Raouf; Pommeret, Aude; Prieur, Fabien - HAL - 2011

We consider an optimal technology adoption AK model in line with Boucekkine Krawczyk and Vallée (2011): an economy, caring about consumption and pollution as well, starts with a given technological regime and may decide to switch at any moment to a cleaner technology at a given permanent or...

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How does the design of international environmental agreements affect investment in environmentally friendly technologies ?

Bayramoglu, Basak - HAL - 2007

This paper studies the link between the design of international environmental agreements and the incentives for the private sector to invest in cleaner technologies. More specifically, it compares the performance, in the Paretoo sense, of two types of agreement : an agreement on a uniform...

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Trade, technology adoption and wage inequalities: theory and evidence

Bas, Maria - HAL - 2008

This paper develops a trade model with heterogeneous firms introducing a fixed technology cost and different types of skilled labor. The main contribution is to explain the effects of trade integration on the extensive margin of technology adoption and its impact on wage inequalities. The...

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Household Adoption of Water-Efficient Equipment : The Role of Socio-economic Factors, Environmental Attitudes and Policy

Millock, Katrin; Nauges, Céline - HAL - 2010

Using survey data of around 10,000 households from 10 OECD countries, we identify the driving factors of household adoption of water-efficient equipment by estimating Probit models of a household's probability to invest in such equipment. The results indicate that environmental attitudes and...

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Determinants of diffusion and adoption of improved technology for rice parboiling in Benin

Dandedjrohoun, Lidia; Diagne, Aliou; Biaou, Gauthier; … - HAL - 2012

The widespread use of traditional rice-parboiling methods in Benin leads to poor quality of final rice. To address this problem, the national agricultural research institute of Benin and Africa Rice Center have developed improved rice parboiling technology. An educational video developed by...

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Subsidising network technology adoption the case of publishers and E-readers

Matttia De' Grassi Di Pianura - HAL - 2012

To market a new network technology effectively, manufacturers need to understand the structure and size of network effects associated with the product. If consumers' surplus from adoption depends positively on the number of interconnections in the network, early adopters may need to be...

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Comparing and combining energy saving policies : Will proposed residential sector policies meet French official targets ?

Giraudet, Louis-Gaëtan; Guivarch, Céline; Quirion, … - HAL - 2011

This paper assesses the impact of French policies for residential space-heating energy consumption, both enacted (tax credits for the purchase of energy efficient durables, soft loans for retrofitting actions, stringent building codes) and anticipated (carbon tax, retrofitting obligation). It...

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The impact of family policy packages on fertility trends in developed countries

Luci, Angela; Thevenon, Olivier - HAL - 2011

We examine how far fertility trends respond to family policies in OECD countries. In the light of the recent fertility … rebound observed in several OECD countries, we empirically test the impact of different family policy settings on fertility … fertility than leave entitlements and benefits granted around childbirth. Our findings are robust once controlling for birth …

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