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Cheng, Zhiming; Tani, Massimiliano; Wang, Haining - 2021

We use the 2012-2018 China Family Panel Studies data to examine the relationship between household energy poverty and an individual’s probability of becoming an entrepreneur. Consistent with the theory of underdog entrepreneurship that negative personal circumstances can foster self-reliance,...

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Small-Scale Farming and Food Security : The Enabling Role of Cash Transfers in South Africa's Former Homelands

von Fintel, Dieter - 2016

Cash transfers successfully alleviate poverty in many developing countries. South Africa is a case in point, implementing one of the largest unconditional cash transfer programmes internationally, and with substantial benefits to household well-being along multiple dimensions. Yet, grants...

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The Hedonic Approach to Vineyard Site Selection : Adaptation to Climate Change and Grape Growing in Emerging Markets

Ashenfelter, Orley - 2017

This paper shows how the hedonic approach to vineyard site selection can be used in the adaptation of vineyard land to climate change, natural disasters or other exogenous events. The basic idea is that, if the relation between weather and grape quality is known for each grape type in existing...

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Forced Off Farm? Labor Allocation Response to Land Requisition in Rural China

Mu, Ren - 2017

Land requisition has been an important process by which Chinese local governments promote urbanization and generate revenue. This study investigates the impacts of land requisition on farmers' decisions of labor allocation between agricultural and non-agricultural sectors. We argue that,...

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Glyphosate Use in Agriculture and Birth Outcomes of Surrounding Populations

Dias, Mateus - 2019

This paper assesses the impact of glyphosate use in agriculture on birth outcomes of human populations in surrounding … areas. Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world. Still, despite ongoing controversy, little is known about …

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How ICT Investment and Energy Use Influence the Productivity of Korean Industries

Khayyat, Nabaz T. - 2015

investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor … the allocation of public investment and support is limited.The results presented herein show that ICT/non-ICT capital … investment are substitutes for labor and energy use. We also find a high output growth rate in the sampled sectors, and …

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Information Nudges, Subsidies, and Crowding Out of Attention : Field Evidence from Energy Efficiency Investments

Rodemeier, Matthias; Löschel, Andreas - 2023

How can information substitute or complement financial incentives such as Pigouvian subsidies? We answer this question in a large-scale field experiment that cross-randomizes energy efficiency subsidies with information about the financial savings of LED lighting. Information has two effects: It...

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Producer Protection Legislation and Termination Damages in the Presence of Contracting Frictions

Wu, Steven Y. - 2009

This study models producer protection legislation that would grant growers the right to claim damages (PPLD) if their contracts are prematurely terminated. In the absence of contracting frictions that prevent contractors from redesigning contracts to accommodate exogenous policy changes, PPLD...

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Fewer Jobs or Smaller Paychecks? Aggregate Crisis Impacts in Selected Middle-Income Countries

Khanna, Gaurav - 2011

This paper reviews evidence from 44 middle income countries on how the recent financial crisis affected jobs and workers' income. In addition to providing a rare assessment of the magnitude of the impact across several middle-income countries, the paper describes how labor markets adjusted and...

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Globalization, Structural Change and Innovation in Emerging Economies : The Impact on Employment and Skills

Vivarelli, Marco - 2018

This paper aims to provide a critical overview of the drivers that the relevant theoretical and empirical literature suggests being crucial in dealing with the challenges an emerging country may encounter in its attempts to further catch-up a higher income status, with a particular focus devoted...

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