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Employment impacts of upstream oil and gas investment in the United States

Agerton, Mark; Hartley, Peter Reginald; Medlock, … - 2015

Technological progress in the exploration and production of oil and gas during the 2000s has led to a boom in upstream investment and has increased the domestic supply of fossil fuels. It is unknown, however, how many jobs this boom has created. We use time-series methods at the national level...

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Asia Rising : A Sectoral Perspective

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This paper undertakes a cross-country analysis of productivity growth at both the aggregate and sectoral level. It … finds that Asia''s remarkable output growth over the past 40 years reflected both high investment, and rapid productivity … encouraged resource shifts from low- to high-productivity sectors. Looking ahead, sustaining rapid growth requires meeting a …

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An Overview of the Japanese Distribution System : The Case of the Automobile Industry

Shirai, Sayuri - 1994

This paper surveys the recent literature on the Japanese distribution system to consider two propositions: first, that the system is inefficient, and second that prices of imported products tend to be higher in Japan than in other markets. Most of the literature demonstrates that the system is...

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Cars in Europe : supply chains and spillovers during COVID-19 times

Boranova, Vizhdan; Huidrom, Raju; Ozturk, Ezgi; … - 2022

The auto sector is macro-critical in many European countries and constitutes one of the main supply chains in the region. Using a multi-sector and multi-country general equilibrium model, this paper presents a quantitative assessment of the impact of global pandemic-induced labor supply...

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A comprehensive greenhouse gas mitigation strategy for The Netherlands

Batini, Nicoletta; Black, Simon; Luca, Oana; Parry, Ian … - 2021

The Netherlands has ambitious greenhouse gas emission reduction targets for the future - to cut them by 49 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and 95 percent by 2050. These targets and the likely new EU-wide targets under the recent EU Green Deal entail a rapid acceleration in decarbonization....

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Quasi-Fiscal Deficits and Energy Conditionality in Selected CIS Countries

Saavalainen, Tapio O. - 2006

Quasi-fiscal deficits of public utility companies are common in all member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). They constitute a significant impediment to efficient resource allocation and endanger macroeconomic stability. This paper presents a simple framework for...

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An Oil and Gas Model

Krichene, Noureddine - 2007

This paper formulated a short-run model, with an explicit role for monetary policy, for analyzing world oil and gas markets. The model described carefully the parameters of these markets and their vulnerability to business cycles. Estimates showed that short-run demand for oil and gas was price-...

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Issues in Global Natural Gas : A Primer and Analysis

Okogu, Bright E. - 2002

This paper discusses the rising profile of natural gas in global energy, factors constraining its further development, the gas contracting process, and the absence of a global market, which is analyzed in the context of the economic rent in the gas price and the opaque nature of gas contracts. A...

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Measuring Energy Security : Trends in the Diversification of Oil and Natural Gas Supplies

Loungani, Prakash - 2011

We present evidence on one facet of energy security in OECD economies - the extent of diversification in sources of oil and natural gas supplies. Viewed from the perspective of the energy-importing countries as a whole, there has not been much change in diversification in oil supplies over the...

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Payment Arrears in the Gas and Electric Power Sectors of the Russian Federation and Ukraine

Gürgen, Emine - 1997

This paper discusses payments arrears in the Russian Federation and Ukraine, with emphasis on the gas and electric power sectors. Payments arrears, which were triggered primarily by the dislocations experienced during the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, have reached...

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