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We empirically analyze the formation of international environmental agreements within a political economy framework. We develop a theoretical model of state dependent net benefits of ratification predicting (i) strategic behavior with respect to the timing of ratification and (ii) that...
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This paper discusses the interplay between the choice of the discount rate, greenhouse gas mitigation and endogenous technological change. Neglecting the issue of uncertainty it is shown that the green golden rule stock of atmospheric carbon is uniquely determined, but is not affected by...
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Mitigation and adaptation are the most important strategies in combating global climate change. It is expected that in a post Kyoto world industrialized countries have to engage in greenhouse gas abatement, and to support developing countries in adapting to climate change. Within the framework...
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The prevailing literature discusses intergenerational trade-offs predominantly in infinitely-lived agent models despite the finite lifetime of individuals. We discuss these trade-offs in a continuous time OLG framework and relate the results to the infinitely-lived agent setting. We identify...
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There is an ongoing discussion especially among political scientists and economists whether and how climate variability affects civil conflicts and wars in developing countries. Given the predicted climatic changes, several studies argue that increasing temperatures or decreasing precipitation...
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analyze the effects of different sources of drinking water and sanitation on child health outcomes in Nigeria. We also … and piped water, and negative and significant for well water. The probabilities of a child being stunted or underweight … are both significantly lower for children drinking borehole or piped water, whereas well water has a positive and …
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We examine the effect of the introduction of uniform water-charging for aquifer management and provide evidence using a … survey-based choice experiment of agricultural water users in rural Tunisia. Theoretically, we show that the implementation … small landholders. Empirically, we find that resistance to the introduction of an effective water-charging regime is …
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, such as water and fuelwood. …
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This article investigates the impact of piped water supply and sanitation on health outcomes in urban Yemen using a … combination of quasi-experimental methods and results from microbiological water tests. Variations in project roll-out allow … separate identification of water and sanitation impacts. Results indicate that access to piped water supply worsens health …
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Public funding of water supply infrastructure in developing countries is often justified by the expectation that the … time spent on water collection significantly decreases, leading to increased labor force participation of women. In this … rural Benin where improved water supply was phased in over time. Time savings per day are rather modest at 35 minutes: even …
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