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world-wide SO2 emissions and estimate the impact of trade on emissions. Contrarily to concerns raised by environmentalists …, by allowing clean countries to become net importers of emissions, leads to a 10% increase in world emissions with respect … programming to simulate extreme situations where world emissions are either maximal or minimal. It turns out that effective …
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the world. This index captures the seasonal exchange of raw commodities in an insightful and concise manner …
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The paper surveys the state of knowledge about the trade-related environmental consequences of a country’s development strategy along three channels: (i) direct trade-environment linkages (overexploitation of natural resources and trade-related transport costs); (ii) ‘virtual trade’ in...
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This paper uses a dynamic CGE model to assess the intertemporal and spatial dimension of technology spillovers embodied in international trade within a climate and trade policy framework. Three are the main contributions of the study. First, to include endogenous factor-biased technical change...
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systematically larger along the pre-Islamic trade routes in the Old World. The theory argues that this particular type of geography … religious principles of Islam affecting its economic trajectory in the preindustrial world …
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China’s emerging standing in the world demands a major rethinking of its diplomatic strategies. Given its population …
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(KRI) and in offshore Israel, while on the demand side the unprecedented political standoff between the Western world and …
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This paper, presenting a wide range of issues related to the role of Turkey in the Mediterranean energy context, aims to provide a comprehensive framework of understanding of the growing strategic relevance of Turkey for both the European Union and the overall Euro-Mediterranean region. In...
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traditions and their respective places in a world of contested power and influence. Here, we clarify the assumptions underpinning …
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Funding adaptation requires adequate governance and there are different ways to organise and channel the funds to where it is most efficient and most necessary. This paper investigates this issue and studies the practical implementation of a development under conditionality, namely...
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