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Measuring the Carbon Content of the South African Economy
Arndt, Channing; Makrelov, Konstantin; Thurlow, James - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
We estimate the carbon intensity of industries, products, and households in South Africa. Direct and indirect carbon usage is measured using multiplier methods that capture inter-industry linkages and multi-product supply chains. Carbon intensity is found to be high for exports but low for major...
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Producing biofuels in low-income countries: An integrated environmental and economic assessment for Tanzania
Branca, Giacomo; Felix, Erika; Maltsoglou, Irini; … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
This paper evaluates the greenhouse gas emissions and economic impacts from producing biofuels in Tanzania. Sequentially-linked models capture natural resource constraints; emissions from land use change; economywide growth linkages; and household poverty
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Identifying cost-effective deployment strategies through spatiotemporal modelling
Ummel, Kevin; Fant, Charles - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
South Africa hopes to expand wind and solar power. Success depends on how and where to deploy the technologies. This study develops a 10-year database of expected power generation for these technologies across South Africa. A power system model simulates
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The Decarbonization of China's Agriculture
Huang, Yongfu; He, Jingjing - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012
Agriculture is one of the major greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sources in China. This paper aims to identify the key … factors that have led to rising GHG emissions in China.s agricultural sector in recent decades. This research allows for …
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Global Supply Chains in Chinese Industrialization: Impact on Waste Scavenging in Developing Countries
Medina, Martin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
China has undergone remarkable economic growth spearheaded by industrialization. Chinese industry demands a wide … domestic supply for several materials. Thus, China needs to import raw materials. In order to satisfy its needs, China has …
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China and India: Country Role Models of Development Success?
Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
The paper discusses views on China and India as country role models. In so doing the article recounts the economic and …
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Why Are the Elite in China Motivated to Promote Growth
Zang, Xiaowei - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010
Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered ‘intriguing’ and ‘puzzling’ since it … elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political … regimes, autocratic leaders are interested in high growth rates. It also studies the historical development of China …
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Household Income Dynamics in Rural China
Jalan, Jyotsna; Ravallion, Martin - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2002
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.Rushing in where Angels Fear to Tread?.: The Early Internationalization of Indigenous Chinese Firms
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
In this paper I empirically investigate the early international entrepreneurship of indigenous Chinese firms using data on 3,948 firms surveyed by the World Bank in 2002-03. I find important differences in the extent and motivation of early internationalization between indigenous and...
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Early International Entrepreneurship in China: Extent and Determinants
Naude, Wim; Rossouw, Stephanie - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
investigate early international entrepreneurship (international new ventures) in China. The extent of early international … entrepreneurship in China is significant: 65 per cent of the exporting firms start export operations within three years. Foreign …
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