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IC technology and learning : an impact evaluation of cl ssi2.0
Checchi, Daniele; Rettore, Enrico; Girardi, Silvia - 2015
In this paper we present a counterfactual evaluation of the effect of ICT resources at school on student achievements conducted in Italy. In 2009 156 classes at 6th grade were endowed with additional resources earmarked for purchasing ICT equipments only. By selecting an equivalent number of...
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The main support mechanisms to finance renewable energy development
Abolhosseini, Shahrouz; Heshmati, Almas - 2014
Considering that the major part of greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide, there is a global concern aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Additionally, major consumer countries are looking for alternative sources of energy to avoid the impact of higher fossil fuel prices and political instability in...
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Market design for trading commoditized renewable energy
Heshmati, Almas; Abolhosseini, Shahrouz - 2014
Information and communication technology plays an important role in achieving a higher level of energy efficiency. In … particular, energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating information technology into electricity networks to enable the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010393862
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Do wind turbines have adverse health impacts?
Krekel, Christian; Rode, Johannes; Roth, Alexander - 2023
While wind power is considered key in the transition towards net zero, there are concerns about adverse health impacts on nearby residents. Based on precise geographical coordinates, we link a representative longitudinal household panel to all wind turbines in Germany and exploit their staggered...
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Food for fuel : the effect of the US biofuel mandate on poverty in India
Chakravorty, Ujjayant; Hubert, Marie-Hélène; Ural … - 2018
More than 40% of US grain is used for energy due to the Renewable Fuels Mandate (RFS). There are no studies of the global distributional consequences of this purely domestic policy. Using micro-level survey data, we trace the effect of the RFS on world food prices and their impact on household...
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Quantifying the externalities of renewable energy plants using wellbeing data: the case of biogas
Krekel, Christian; Rechlitz, Julia; Rode, Johannes; … - 2020
Although there is strong support for renewable energy plants, they are often met with local resistance. We quantify the externalities of renewable energy plants using wellbeing data. We focus on the example of biogas, one of the most frequently deployed technologies besides wind and solar. To...
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Multi-task learning and the reorganization of work : from Tayloristic to holistic organization
Lindbeck, Assar; Snower, Dennis J. - 1999
" organization (featuring job rotation, integration of tasks and learning across tasks). We examine four driving forces behind this … restructuring process: advances in production technologies promoting technological task complementarities, advances in information …
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Cognitive ability, character skills, and learning to play equilibrium : a level-k analysis
Gill, David; Prowse, Victoria L. - 2014
of play towards Nash equilibrium in repeated strategic interactions. We study behavior in a p-beauty contest experiment … understand better how subjects with different cognitive abilities learn differently, we estimate a structural model of learning … ability to that of character skills, and find that both cognition and personality affect behavior and learning. More agreeable …
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Strive to be first or avoid being last : an experiment on relative performance incentives
Dutcher, E. Glenn; Balafoutas, Loukas; Lindner, Florian; … - 2015
We utilize a laboratory experiment to compare effort provision under optimal tournament contracts with different …
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School's out: experimental evidence on limiting learning loss using "low-tech" in a pandemic
Angrist, Noam; Bergman, Peter; Matsheng, Moitshepi - 2020
natural disasters. This paper provides some of the first experimental evidence on strategies to minimize learning loss when … schools close. We run a randomized trial of low-technology interventions - SMS messages and phone calls - with parents to … support their child. The combined treatment cost-effectively improves learning by 0.12 standard deviations. We develop remote …
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