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Wei, Weixian; Wu, Yan - In: Applied economics letters 24 (2017) 10/12, pp. 753-761

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Something from nothing : estimating consumption rates using propensity scores, with application to emissions reduction policies

Bardsley, Nicholas; Büchs, Milena; Schnepf, Sylke V. - 2016

Consumption surveys often record zero purchases of a good because of a short observation window. Only mean consumption rates can then be inferred. We show that propensity scores can be used to estimate each unit's consumption rate, revealing the distribution. We demonstrate the method using the...

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City size, pollution and emission policies

Pflüger, Michael - 2018

This paper develops a micro-founded city systems model with an endogenous number of cities to explore whether local governments establish the optimal city size when production processes involve environmental pollution. Our analysis delivers two key insights. First, if an optimal scheme to...

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Greener fleet, cleaner air : how Low Emission Zones reduce pollution

Aydin, Eren; Gehrsitz, Markus; Traxler, Christian - 2024

Using a stacked differences-in-differences approach, we study the effects of Low Emission Zones (LEZs) in Germany. The implementation of stage 1 and 2 LEZs, which banned the most pollution-intensive vehicles from city centers, significantly reduced PM10 concentrations. The most restrictive third...

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Human capital, mortality and fertility : a unified theory of the economic and demographic transition

Cervellati, Matteo (contributor); Sunde, Uwe (contributor) - 2007

This paper argues that accounting for the dynamic interactions between endogenous changes in longevity, the education composition of the population, and the associated fertility differential is crucial for understanding the economic and the demographic transition. In the model, heterogeneous...

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Location-specific human capital, location choice and amenity demand

Krupka, Douglas D. (contributor) - 2007

amenities that work through household production instead of directly through the utility function. Area characteristics … (amenities) affect household production, causing certain kinds of human capital investments to be rewarded more than others. Area …

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Liquidity constraints, uncertain parental income and human capital accumulation

Devicienti, Francesco; Rossi, Mariacristina - In: Applied economics letters 20 (2013) 7/9, pp. 826-829

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The value of children : inter-generational support, fertility, and human capital

Oliveira, Jaqueline - In: Journal of development economics 120 (2016), pp. 1-16

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Population policies, demographic structural changes, and the Chinese household saving puzzle

Ge, Suqin; Yang, Dennis Tao; Zhang, Junsen - 2012

structural changes on the rise in household saving in China. Variations in fines across provinces on unauthorized births under … investigated in the context of household saving decisions in China. -- household saving ; one-child policy ; demographic structure …Using combined data from population censuses and Urban Household Surveys, we study the effects of demographic …

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Does legal system matter for directed technical change? : evidence from the auto industry

Fredriksson, Per; Sauquet, Alexandre - In: Applied economics letters 24 (2017) 13/15, pp. 1080-1083

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