Similar Search Results

Payment for Ecosystem Services from Forests

Alix-Garcia, Jennifer; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Every year between 2000 and 2010, our planet lost native forests roughly the size of Costa Rica. (FAO, 2010). This rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's atmosphere, the level of biodiversity, and the presence of vegetation key to maintaining...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010775118

The Local Economic Impact of Wind Power Deployment

May, Nils G.; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

Globally installed wind power capacity has grown tremendously since 2000. This study focuses on the local economic impacts of wind power deployment. A theoretical model shows that wind power deployment is not necessarily driven by locally-accruing economic payoffs, but also by other factors such...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011273186

A Guide to the Political Economy of Reforming Energy Subsidies

Commander, Simon - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Energy subsidies are used widely. Although adverse from an efficiency perspective, subsidies confer private benefits on … overcoming the barriers to reform. The starting point is to look at the motives lying behind the adoption of energy subsidies … then looks at the characteristics of countries that use energy subsidies. Countries with weak institutions – often non …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884377

An Empirical Survey of the Ramifications of a Green Economy

Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

The unprecedented deterioration of our global environment has increased the necessity of relying upon Green Economic policies as critical and effective environmental management tools. The current situation has stimulated extensive research and debate among global interest groups. This has...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884114

The Main Support Mechanisms to Finance Renewable Energy Development

Abolhosseini, Shahrouz; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

of the promising technologies to deploy renewable energy require investment in small-scale energy production systems …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884228

Optimal Spatial Taxation: Are Big Cities Too Small?

Eeckhout, Jan; Guner, Nezih - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

We analyze the role of optimal income taxation across different local labor markets. Should labor in large cities be taxed differently than in small cities? We find that a planner who needs to raise revenue and is constrained by free mobility of labor across cities does not choose equal taxes...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165592

Kausale Evaluation von Pilotprojekten: Die Nutzung von Randomisierung in der Praxis

Arni, Patrick - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

Wirkungsevaluationen stehen oft vor der Herausforderung, Kausalität zwischen der betrachteten neuen Politikmassnahme und den resultierenden Outcomes herzustellen. Mangelnde Vergleichbarkeit zwischen der Programmgruppe (neue Politik) und der Kontrollgruppe (Status Quo) macht oft eine kausale...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010990910

The IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey: A Scientific Use File

Arni, Patrick; Caliendo, Marco; Künn, Steffen; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This reference paper describes the sampling and contents of the IZA Evaluation Dataset Survey and outlines its vast potential for research in labor economics. The data have been part of a unique IZA project to connect administrative data from the German Federal Employment Agency with innovative...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884147

Employment and Earnings Effects of Awarding Training Vouchers in Germany

Doerr, Annabelle; Fitzenberger, Bernd; Kruppe, Thomas; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

In 2003, Germany moved from a system in which participants in training programs for the unemployed are assigned by caseworkers to an allocation system using vouchers. Based on the rich administrative data for all vouchers and on actual program participation, we provide inverse probability...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959673

Impact of China's Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance on Health Care Utilization and Expenditure

Liu, Hong; Zhao, Zhong - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

In 2007, China launched a subsidized voluntary public health insurance program, the Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance, for urban residents without formal employment, including children, the elderly, and other unemployed urban residents. We estimate the impact of this program on health care...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011252288

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last