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Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2009

"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector …

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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009

"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...

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Boosting productivity via innovation and adoption of new technologies : any role for labor market institutions?

Tressel, Thierry - 2004

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Introducing Energy-efficient Clean Technologies in the Brick Sector of Bangladesh

World Bank - 2012

Bangladesh with specific focus on pollution and energy efficiency; (ii) to estimate the private and social benefits of these …

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Power System Planning in India : Incorporating Environmental Externality Costs and Benefits

World Bank - 2012

This paper has been prepared in accordance with the terms of reference for a study on power system planning in India: incorporating externality costs and benefits. It reviews estimates of the external costs of power in international studies as well as in India and compares the figures available....

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Toward a Low-Carbon Economy : Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Review

World Bank - 2014

Renewable energy and energy efficiency projects continue to perform strongly in the World Bank Group (WBG) energy … portfolio and are increasingly being mainstreamed in the WBG's energy lending. In fiscal 2007 a total of US$1,433 million … supported 63 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in 32 countries. In addition to operational activities, the WBG …

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China : air, land, and water: environmental priorities for a new millennium

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China : Air, Land, and Water - Environmental Priorities for a New Millennium

World Bank - 2013

This report represents a further chapter in the dialogue between the World Bank and the People's Republic of China about how to promote economic growth and protect China's environment. There are three cross-cutting issues that keep recurring throughout the analysis. These issues characterize the...

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Thailand : Building Partnerships for Environmental and Natural Resources Management

World Bank - 2013

This Strategy Note sets out a framework for World Bank involvement in the environment sector in the immediate to medium term. It elaborates upon and reinforces the environmental objectives specified in Thailand's Eighth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1997-2001) and the World...

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Credit constraints as a barrier to technology adoption by the poor : lessons from South Indian small-scale fishery

Gine, Xavier - 2005

"It is generally recognized that the adoption of a new technology plays a fundamental role in the development process. However, the benefits from the introduction of the technology may be unevenly distributed among the population, especially if the markets do not function properly. While the...

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