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Discrimination Against Sexual Minorities in Education and Housing : Evidence from Two Field Experiments in Serbia

World Bank (contributor) - World Bank - 2017

Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people is widespread and LGBTI exclusion from economic markets, vital services and political spaces is entrenched. This is not just a personal problem, it is a development challenge; not only because discrimination is...

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Loss aversion and trade policy

Freund, Caroline L. - 2004

"Freund and Ozden provide new survey evidence showing that loss aversion and reference dependence are important in shaping people's perception of trade policy. Under the assumption that agents' welfare functions exhibit these behavioral elements, they analyze a model with a welfare-maximizing...

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Domestic water pricing with household surveys : a study of acceptability and willingness to pay in Chongqing, China

Wang, Hua - 2008

"In determining domestic water prices, policy makers often need to use information about the demand side rather than … only relying on information about the supply side. Household surveys have frequently been employed to collect demand …

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The value of mortality risk reductions in Delhi, India

Bhattacharya, Soma - 2006

"The authors interviewed commuters in Delhi, India, asking them to report their willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce their risk of dying in road traffic accidents in each of three scenarios that mirror the circumstances under which the majority of the road fatalities in Delhi occur. The WTP...

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The use of willingness to pay experiments : estimating demand for piped water connections in Sri Lanka

Van Houtven, George (contributor) - 2006

"The authors show how willingness to pay surveys can be used to gauge household demand for improved network water and … in 2003. Using multivariate regression, they show that a complex combination of factors drives demand for service … improvements. While poverty and costs are found to be key determinants of demand, the authors also find that location, self …

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Environment as cultural heritage : the Armenian diaspora's willingness-to-pay

Laplante, Benot - 2005

"Laplante, Meisner, and Wang present a study of willingness-to-pay of the Armenian Diaspora in the United States to protect Armenia's Lake Sevan, a unique and precious symbol of the Armenian cultural heritage. Dichotomous choice contingent valuation questions were asked in mail surveys to elicit...

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Phasing out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok : policy design by using contingent valuation surveys

Xie, Jian (contributor) - 2004

"Xie, Shah, Capannelli and Wang use a contingent valuation method to study the design of economic incentives to phase out polluting motorcycles in Bangkok. Like in many other cities, the government of Bangkok has been considering a series of control measures to discourage and eventually...

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Estimating willingness-to-pay with random valuation models : an application to Lake Sevan, Armenia

Laplante, Benoît (contributor) - 2004

"This paper presents a case study of willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimation using random valuation models. A contingent valuation survey was conducted in Yerevan, Armenia to estimate people's WTP for the protection of Lake Sevan. Three elicitation formats - open-ended, closed-ended, and the...

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Education for all in Bangladesh : Where does Bangladesh Stand in Terms of Achieving the EFA Goals by 2015?

World Bank - 2012

The objectives of this policy note are twofold: first, take stock of where Bangladesh stands in terms of achieving the Education For All (EFA) goals; and second, suggest policy recommendations that could help Bangladesh to meet the EFA goals by 2015. The policy note will focus mainly on: 1)...

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Air Quality Analysis of Ulaanbaatar : Improving Air Quality to Reduce Health Impacts

World Bank - 2011

Air pollution has major health impacts on people living in Ulaanbaatar. The excessively high particulate matter concentrations, especially in the winter and in the ger areas, increase the incidence of heart and lung diseases, and lead to premature deaths. Improving air quality management in...

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