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Coresidency, ethnicity, and happiness of China's rural elders
Connelly, Rachel; Iannotti, Michael; Maurer-Fazio, Margaret - 2014
As China moves into the ranks of aged societies, coresidency of elders with their adult children has become an … increasingly important policy concern. This article utilizes data from the 2000 Population Census of China and the 2011 Chinese … Household Ethnicity Survey (CHES) to analyze coresidency patterns of rural elders in seven Chinese provinces with high …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010358242
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Depression in the house : the effects of household air pollution from solid fuel use in China
Liu, Yan; Chen, Xi; Yan, Zhijun - 2019
of household air pollution (HAP) on mental health. We investigated the causal link between HAP exposure from the use of … solid fuel on depressive symptoms using a nationally representative dataset of middle-aged and older population in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012120663
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011452103
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Determination of emission reduction costs through optimization of generator scheduling in Indonesia
Hasudungan, Jaspar; Raharjo, Jangkung - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 12 (2022) 3, pp. 395-400
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285810
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011803021
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Study of environmental economic performance according to energy use and CO2 emissions, air quality, and government policies to achieve SDGs in Baubau city
Boni, Yohanes; Ariani, Wa Ode Rachmasari; Hasddin, Hasddin - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 13 (2023) 6, pp. 452-462
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014435151
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014582278
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Carbon emissions, human capital investment and economic development in Nigeria
Afolayan, Olufunmilayo T.; Okodua, Henry; Oaikhenan, … - In: International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy : IJEEP 10 (2020) 2, pp. 427-437
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012488477
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Who pays for general training? : new evidence for British men and women
Booth, Alison L.; Bryan, Mark L. - 2002
We use important new training information from waves 8-10 of the British Household Panel Survey to document the various …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011411235
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Adjusting household structure : school enrollment impacts of child fostering in Burkina Faso
Akresh, Richard (contributor) - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]
human capital investment. This paper measures the impact of child fostering on school enrollment and uses household and … interviewing the sending and receiving household participating in each fostering exchange, allowing a comparison of foster children …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10002481982