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The environmental and macroeconomic effects of socially responsible investment
Dam, Lammertjan (contributor); Heijdra, Ben J. (contributor) - 2008
We analyze the effects of socially responsible investment and public abatement on environmental quality and the economy in a continuous-time dynamic growth model featuring optimizing households and firms. Environmental quality is modelled as a renewable resource. Consumers can invest in...
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The elusive quest for the holy grail of an impact of EU funds on regional growth
Fidrmuc, Jan; Hulényi, Martin; Zajkowska, Olga - 2019
We analyze the impact of EU structural and cohesion funds on economic growth of European regions, using 2SLS to tackle the potential problem of endogeneity, and estimating a spatial model to account for inter-regional spillovers. We use the presence of environmentally protected areas (under the...
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The social dilemma of big data : donating personal data to promote social welfare
Hillebrand, Kirsten; Hornuf, Lars - 2021
When using digital devices and services, individuals provide their personal data to organizations in exchange for gains in various domains of life. Organizations use these data to run technologies such as smart assistants, augmented reality, and robotics. Most often, these organizations seek to...
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Ambiguous protection
Gruendler, Klaus; Hillman, Arye L. - 2021
Import regulations are globally the most prevalent form of intervention in international trade. The regulations should, under rules of the WTO, protect consumers and the environment but can be used to protect producers. We investigate the ambiguity of intent. We set out a model that when applied...
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Roles of social conformity in deviance in poverty : a study on working poverty and educational investment in Bangladesh
Bhattacharyay, Biswanath; Gangopadhyay, Partha; Rahman, … - 2013
working poor in acquiring education. From a field study conducted in Bangladesh, this paper provides invaluable insights for …
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Auctioneers as market makers : managing momentum in Chittagong tea auctions
Hossain, Tanjim; Khalil, Fahad; Shum, Matthew - 2016
with that of individual sellers. Using a unique data set, from tea auctions in Chittagong, Bangladesh, we argue that an …
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Social norms and misinformation : experimental evidence on learning about menstrual health management in rural Bangladesh
Castro, Silvia; Czura, Kristina - 2021
with women in rural Bangladesh, we measure social norms in the form of empirical and normative expectations about menstrual …
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Gender empowerment, supply-chain linkages and foreign direct investment : evidence on Bangladesh
Fernandes, Ana Margarida; Kee, Hiau Looi - 2020 - Version of July, 2020
on a unique firm-to-firm dataset of Bangladesh's textiles and garment sectors. We look at the female employment of …
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The determinants of subnational public spending allocation for disaster risk reduction in Bangladesh
Karim, Azreen; Noy, Ilan - 2020
disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation in Bangladesh, a country with a very high exposure to weather risk. We use a … comprehensive dataset for the 483 subdistricts (Upazilas) in Bangladesh, tracking disaster risk reduction and adaptation funding … transfers, provided that it is allocated rationally. Broadly, this appears to be the case in Bangladesh. We leave the measuring …
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Flexible microcredit : effects on loan repayment and social pressure
Czura, Kristina; John, Anett; Spantig, Lisa - 2020
Flexible repayment schedules allow borrowers to invest in profitable yet risky projects, but practitioners fear they erode repayment morale. We study repayment choices in rigid and flexible loan contracts that allow discretion in repayment timing. To separate strategic repayment choices from...
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