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A review of regulatory instruments to control environmental externalities from the transport sector
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2009
"This study reviews regulatory instruments designed to reduce environmental externalities from the transport sector …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394161
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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....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553117
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Tobacco Excise Taxes and Tobacco Leaf Farming- Key Considerations
World Bank - 2023
The Global Tax Program Health Taxes Knowledge Note Series focuses on topics linked to implementation of health taxes, or excise taxes on tobacco, alcoholic drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages. The purpose of this series is to provide policy makers with an overview of relevant issues and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579489
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Irrigated Agriculture in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region : Social Impacts and Externalities
World Bank - 2013
The aim for this study was to assess the impact of irrigation activities in the Brazilian Semi-Arid (BSA) Region, and to analyze to what extent irrigated agriculture in this region has contributed to the reduction of poverty levels and regional inequalities, income growth and distribution, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012559219
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394232
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Trade liberalization and the environment in Vietnam
Jha, Shreyasi - 2006
and export activity in water and toxic pollution-intensive sectors compared with the less pollution-intensive sectors. The … traditional sectors and toward pollution-intensive manufacturing (especially leather and textiles). The paper also highlights the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522181
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Health effects and pesticide perception as determinants of pesticide use : evidence from bangladesh
Dasgupta, Susmita - 2005
"In a recent survey of 820 Boro (winter rice), potato, bean, eggplant, cabbage, sugarcane, and mango farmers in Bangladesh, over 47 percent of farmers were found to be overusing pesticides. With only 4 percent of farmers formally trained in pesticide use or handling, and over 87 percent openly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522424
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Air pollution during growth : accounting for governance and vulnerability
Hamilton, Kirk - 2004
"New research on urban air pollution casts doubt on the conventional view of the relationship between economic growth … and environmental quality. This view holds that pollution automatically increases until societies reach middle … show in this paper, the empirical relationship between pollution and income becomes much weaker when measures of governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522951
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Disclosure of environmental violations and the stock market in the Republic of Korea
Nlandu Mamingi (contributor) - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522990
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Public disclosure of environmental violations in the Republic of Korea
Laplante, Benoît - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523310