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Income mobility as an equalizer of permanent income
Aaberge, Rolf; Mogstad, Magne - 2014
Do market-orientated economies with relatively large cross-sectional levels of inequality have higher income mobility … and therefore less permanent inequality? To answer this question, we introduce a formal representation of income mobility … as an equalizer of permanent income. The proposed representation is called a mobility curve and forms the basis for …
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The relationship between firm mobility and tax level: Empirical evidence of fiscal competition between local governments
Carlsen, Fredrik; Langset, Bjørg; Rattsø, Jørn - 2005
The mobility of the tax base may influence fiscal outcomes. The many theoretical contributions about the role of … mobility are not matched by empirical evidence. Existing studies address strategic interaction between governments, but have … little to say about mobility. We introduce a new measure of mobility conditions based on the geographic profit variability of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011968194
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Life after default: Credit hardship and its effects
De Giorgi, Giacomo; Naguib, Costanza - 2022
We analyze the impact of credit default on individual trajectories. Using a proprietary dataset for the years 2004-2020, we find that after default individuals relocate to cheaper areas. Importantly, default has long-lasting negative effects on income, credit score, total credit limit, and...
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The paradox of the unhappy, growing city: Reconciling evidence
Carlsen, Fredrik; Leknes, Stefan - 2019
assumption of perfect mobility, is appropriate only for the most mobile segments of the population. …
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Effects of Protected Areas on Forest Cover Change and Local Communities
Miranda, Juan Jose; Corral, Leonardo; Blackman, Allen; … - 2014
Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and even less about the relationship between these effects. This paper assesses whether “win-win”...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959428
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Effects of Protected Areas on Forest Cover Change and Local Communities: Evidence from the Peruvian Amazon
Miranda, Juan Jose; Corral, Leonardo; Blackman, Allen; … - 2014
Protected areas are a cornerstone of forest conservation in developing countries. Yet we know little about their effects on forest cover change or the socioeconomic status of local communities, and even less about the relationship between these effects. This paper assesses whether “win-win”...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959432
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To Trade or Not to Trade: Firm-Level Analysis of Emissions Trading in Santiago, Chile
Coria, Jessica; Löfgren, Åsa; Sterner, Thomas - 2009
Whether tradable permits are appropriate for transition and developing economies—given their special social and cultural circumstances, such as the lack of institutions and lack of expertise with market-based policies—is much debated. We conducted interviews and surveyed a sample of firms...
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Making Markets for Development Rights Work: What Determines Demand
Walls, Margaret; McConnell, Virginia; Kopits, Elizabeth - 2005
Many economists see current land use patterns as inefficient due to various market failures, and planners argue that current patterns do not follow sound planning practice. One policy of interest to both groups is transferable development rights (TDR). TDRs allow the development rights from land...
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Zoning, TDRs, and the Density of Development
Walls, Margaret; McConnell, Virginia; Kopits, Elizabeth - 2005
Many communities on the urban fringe are implementing a range of policies to preserve farmland and open space, cluster residential development, and guide development to areas with existing infrastructure. These efforts are an attempt to control overall growth and the concomitant loss in open...
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Fuel efficiency improvements - feedback mechanisms and distributional effects in the oil market
Aune, Finn Roar; Bøeng, Ann Christin; Kverndokk, Snorre; … - 2016
We study the interactions between fuel efficiency improvements in the transport sector and the oil market, where the efficiency improvements are policy-induced in certain regions of the world We are especially interested in feedback mechanisms of fuel efficiency such as the rebound effect,...
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