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Distortions in infrastructure development in urban transport in India: How to remedy it?
Manchala, Ravibabu; Vagvala, Phani Sree - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
National Urban Transport Policy, the guiding document for urban transport in India, emphasis movement of people and goods and not vehicles. The paper establishes that investment on walking and cycling facilities, and surface rail projects give maximum benefit compared to high cost motorised...
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To drive or not to drive? A simple evolutionary model
Antoci, Angelo; Borghesi, Simone; Marletto, Gerardo - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Car use is an increasingly serious problem in many modern cities because of polluting emissions, noise, accidents and congestion. To examine this issue, this paper analyzes the individual choice between taking the car and using alternative transport modes (e.g. walking, cycling, taking the bus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011107867
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Environmentally Unfriendly Consumption Behaviour: Theoretical and Empirical Evidence from Private Motorists in Mexico City
González, Alva; Ángel, Miguel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
This dissertation treats the topic of environmentally unfriendly consumption behaviour in relation to air pollution and the use of automobiles in Mexico City by analyzing three related aspects: i) relevant factors of driving patterns, ii) differences in the extent of pollution arising from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008578221
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Spatial Determinants of CBD Emergence: A Micro-level Case Study on Berlin∗
Ahlfeldt, Gabriel M.; Wendlan, Nicolai - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Over the recent decades, scholars and planning practitioners have developed strategies for directed urban decentralization, which aim at the optimization of urban commuting patterns by allowing households to locate closer to job opportunities. However, given ongoing changes in the socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005617089
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Gender, quality of life, and growth in Asia 1070 to 1990
Seguino, Stephanie - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2002
This paper examines the gender distribution of the benefits of economic growth in several Asian economies from 1970-90. Using Borda rank ordering, we compare the progress made in these countries towards closing the gender gap in well-being. In addition to commonly-used indicators, trends in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836758
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Meta-analysis of nature conservation values in Asia & Oceania: Data heterogeneity and benefit transfer issues
Tuan, Tran Hu; Lindhjem, Henrik - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
We conduct a meta-analysis (MA) of around 100 studies valuing nature conservation in Asia and Oceania. Dividing our …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005836810
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Preferential trade agreements and agricultural trade liberalization in Asia and the Pacific
Mikic, Mia - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007
The paper addresses preferential trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific with the objective of identifying their … characteristics which can be useful in assessing the effects of their implementation. The paper relies mostly on the Asia … important aspects of preferential trade in Asia and the Pacific: (a) the rapid proliferation of preferential trade and revealed …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837112
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Asian Energy and Environmental Policy: Promoting Growth While Preserving the Environment
Zhang, ZhongXiang - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Asia has truly experienced spectacular economic growth over the past 15 years. However, this economic progress has come … fact that one-fifth of the population in Asia still lives on less than US$ 1 per day (PPP-adjusted), the region is already … international levels to deal with growing concerns about the environmental challenges in Asia in order to help to put the region on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005837447
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Climate Change Creates Trade Opportunity in India
Dinda, Soumyananda - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Climate change is an emerging challenge to developing economy like India however it also creates opportunity to grow through climate friendly goods production and new direction of trade. This paper focuses India’s potential export trade in climate friendly goods. The estimated gravity model is...
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A Cointegration Approach to Estimate Private Investment Demand Function of Pakistan
Ali, Sharafat - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
The present study estimates the long run private investment function for the period from 1972 to 2011 by using Johansen cointegration approach. The results suggest debt servicing, inflation and private investment to be negatively associated. The study concludes positive impact of GDP growth...
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