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recent increase in natural gas supply led to displacement of coal-fired electricity by cleaner natural gas-fired generation …. Using detailed spatial panel data comprising the near universe of US power plants, we find that coal generation decreased by …
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There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in …
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due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal … of confounding factors, we use a triple-differences identification strategy that relies on variation in coal consumption …
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meeting this higher demand by increased use of coal to fuel electricity generation. This paper examines the impact of … pollution generated by coal fueled power units on the anemic status of children and women in India. We show that among very … young children (aged 0–5 years), the number of coal units in the district in the month and year of birth significantly …
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Historically coal has offered both benefits and costs to urban areas. Benefits include coal's role in fueling industry … Rosen-Roback style model to examine how differences in local coal availability affect equilibrium city employment. Drawing … on the model, the paper surveys papers that examine the net effects of coal on the growth in city population and air …
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The paper presents the Ukrainian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (ULMS), which is one of the most widely used household and labor force surveys in Eastern Europe. It is based on a statistically representative sample of the Ukrainian population aged between 15 and 72 years, comprising about 4,000...
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The European Employment Strategy has set the goal of raising the retirement age of workers in the EU through a strategy of "active aging." Yet despite some progress over the last decade, empirical data show persistent diversity across EU member states. Institutional arrangements of social and...
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We study whether a higher share of immigrant pupils affects the school performance of natives using aggregate multi-country data from PISA. We find evidence of a negative and statistically significant relationship. The size of the estimated effect is small: doubling the share of immigrant pupils...
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Short-time work compensation aims at reducing lay-offs by allowing employers to temporarily reduce hours worked while compensating workers for the induced loss of income. These programs are now widespread in the OECD countries, notably following the 2008-2009 crisis. This paper discusses the...
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Existing growth research provides little explanation for the very large differences in long-run growth performance across OECD countries. We show that cognitive skills can account for growth differences within the OECD, whereas a range of economic institutions and quantitative measures of...
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