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Annuity markets in Chile : competition, regulation - and myopia ?
Walker, Eduardo - 2006
"The author studies annuity rates in Chile and relates them with industry competition. He finds (1) that annuity … practice of cash rebates, increased competition by way of annuity rates, and raised the long-run elasticity to one. "--World …
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The private sector in water : competition and regulation
1999
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Developing the regulatory environment for competitive agricultural markets
Hill, Lowell D. - 1995
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Regulating Utilities
World Bank - 2012
Regulating infrastructure utilities can be extremely complex and fraught with risks of political interference and capture by interest groups, especially in countries with little tradition of politically independent government agencies. To deal with these challenges, policymakers and regulators...
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Removing Regulatory Barriers to Competition
World Bank - 2021
Competition can drive productivity growth in Kosovo, especially in the context of the post-Coronavirus disease 2019 … recover from economic shocks more quickly. Competition in product markets can also prop-up economic recovery in a more … inclusive way for the poorest households. Kosovo has made significant progress towards pro-competition regulation of product …
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Climate change and the World Bank Group : phase II, the challenge of low-carbon development
Chomitz, Kenneth M. - 2011
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Low carbon development opportunities for Nigeria : sectoral analyses
Cervigni, Raffaello (contributor) - 2013
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Tax policy to reduce carbon emissions in South Africa
Devarajan, Shantayanan (contributor) - 2009
"Noting that South Africa may be one of the few African countries that could contribute to mitigating climate change, the authors explore the impact of a carbon tax relative to alternative energy taxes on economic welfare. Using a disaggregate general-equilibrium model of the South African...
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Beyond mitigation : potential options for counter-balancing the climatic and environmental consequences of the rising concentrations of greenhouse gases
MacCracken, Michael C. - 2009
"Global climate change is occurring at an accelerating pace, and the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are forcing climate change continue to increase. Given the present pace of international actions, it seems unlikely that atmospheric composition can be stabilized at a level that will...
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Cognitive and behavioral challenges in responding to climate change
Norgaard, Kari Marie - 2009
warming (fear, guilt, and helplessness), and the process of emotion management and cultural norms in the construction of a …
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