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Building back better : how big are green spending multipliers?
Batini, Nicoletta; Di Serio, Mario; Fragetta, Matteo; … - 2021
This paper provides estimates of output multipliers for spending in clean energy and biodiversity conservation, as well as for spending on non-ecofriendly energy and land use activities. Using a new international dataset, we find that every dollar spent on key carbon-neutral or carbon-sink...
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Macroeconomic impact of the Itaipú Treaty review for Paraguay
Che, Natasha - 2021
With the debt obligation of Itaipu Binational being completed paid off by 2023, the Annex C of the Treaty of Itaipu, which governs the operation and revenue distribution of the Itaipu Dam, is due for review and possible revisions. The implications for Paraguay's export revenues and fiscal...
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The "fiscal presource curse" : giant discoveries and debt sustainability
Ruzzante, Matteo; Souza Sobrinho, Nelson Ferreira - 2022
-2012, with a global repository of giant oil, gas, and mineral discoveries. We find strong and robust evidence of a 'fiscal … presource curse', id est, natural resources can jeopardize fiscal sustainability even before 'the first drop of oil is pumped …'. Specifically, we find that giant discoveries, mostly of oil and gas, lead to permanently higher government debt and, eventually …
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How green are green debt issuers?
Schmittmann, Jochen Markus; Teng, Chua Han - 2021
Green debt markets are rapidly growing while product design and standards are evolving. Many policymakers and investors view green debt as an important component in the policy mix to achieve the transition to a low carbon economy and ensure the pricing of climate risks. Our analysis contributes...
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Financial regulation, climate change, and the transition to a low-carbon economy : a survey of the issues
Demekas, Dimitri G.; Grippa, Pierpaolo - 2021
There are demands on central banks and financial regulators to take on new responsibilities for supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy. Regulators can indeed facilitate the reorientation of financial flows necessary for the transition. But their powers should not be overestimated....
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Scaling up climate mitigation policy in Germany
Black, Simon; Chen, Ruo; Mineshima, Aiko; Mylonas, Victor; … - 2021
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Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals in small developing states with climate vulnerabilities : cost and financing
Tiedemann, Johanna; Piatkov, Veronica; Prihardini, Dinar; … - 2021
Small Developing States (SDS) face substantial challenges in achieving sustainable development. Many of these challenges relate to the small size and limited diversification of their economies. SDS are also among the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change and natural...
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Climate action to unlock the inclusive growth story of the 21st century
Bhattacharya, Amarendra; Ivanyna, Maksym; Oman, William; … - 2021
-challenged world, and the importance of infrastructure investment geared toward such systems changes. The key policies to enable the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012612346
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Fiscal Sustainability with Non-Renewable Resources
Chalk, Nigel Andrew - 1998
determining sustainability are identified. The results of the analysis are applied to Venezuela and Kuwait …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400777
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Will the economic impact of COVID-19 persist? : prognosis from 21st century pandemics
Emmerling, Johannes; Furceri, Davide; Líbano Monteiro, … - 2021
COVID-19 has had a disruptive economic impact in 2020, but how long its impact will persist remains unclear. We offer a prognosis based on an analysis of the effects of five previous major epidemics in this century. We find that these pandemics led to significant and persistent reductions in...
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