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due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal … of confounding factors, we use a triple-differences identification strategy that relies on variation in coal consumption …
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One of the consequences of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the developing world has been deterioration in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing countries, environmental regulations are rare and the...
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The increasing use of demand-side management as a tool to reliably meet electricity demand at peak time has stimulated interest among researchers, consumers and producer organizations, managers, regulators and policymakers, This research reviews the growing literature on models used to study...
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Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of … de-industrialization (Brazil, Russia and South Africa). China is the only country where an expanding manufacturing sector …
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Earnings inequality and earnings determination in urban China 2002 and Russia 2003 are compared using samples covering … and is found to be similar across countries. As at the end of the 1980s, the gender wage gap is larger in Russia where … become stronger than in Russia. The earnings penalty of being employed in the public service sector in Russia has increased …
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This study looks into the use of fixed term contracts and agency work in Russia during and shortly after the crisis …
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rich data from Russia that cover 89 regions over 10 years, from 2001 to 2010. Our empirical analysis draws on the …
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With declining population and fertility rates below replacement levels, Russia is currently facing a demographic crisis …
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measures of informality by taking advantage of a rich dataset on Russia over the period 2003 - 2011, that is before and after …
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Contrary to the experiences of other countries, perceptions of job insecurity in Russia were not correlated with the … wage distribution faced by workers. We test this hypothesis using data from ten panel rounds of Russia Longitudinal …
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