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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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Another Mere Addition Paradox? Some Reflections on Variable Population Poverty Measurement

Hassoun, Nicole - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

Debates about poverty relief and foreign aid often hinge on claims about how many poor people there are in the world and what constitutes poverty. Good measures of poverty are essential for addressing the world poverty problem. Measures of poverty require a basis for determining who is poor and...

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Subjective Measures of Well-being

Veenhoven, Ruut - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2004

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Assessing Poverty and Inequality at a Detailed Regional Level: New Advances in Spatial Microsimulation

Harding, Ann; Lloyd, Rachel; Bill, Anthea; King, Anthony - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2004

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Measuring Human Well-being: Key Findings and Policy Lessons

Clark, David; McGillivray, Mark - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2007

This Policy Brief is an outcome of the UNU-WIDER research project 'Social Development Indicators'. The overall aim of the project was to provide insights into how human well-being might be better conceptualized and, in particular, measured, by reviewing various concepts and measures and then...

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Indicators of Inequality and Poverty

Subramanian, S. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2004

This essay aims at a broad, main-stream account of the literature on inequality and poverty measurement in the space of … functionings. In addition to an introductory and a concluding part, the paper has four sections. The first of these, on measurement … rankings; poverty measures and anti-poverty policy; and other issues in the measurement of poverty. The third section considers …

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Human Well-being: Concepts and Conceptualizations

Gasper, Des - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2004

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How Should We Measure Global Poverty in a Changing World?

Osberg, Lars; Xu, Kuan - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2006

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