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Review of the recent trends in development economics research: with experience from the federal region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - 2007
This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the development in a number area where similar trends are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268174
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Global climate change and the resurgence of tropical disease: An economic approach
Gollin, Douglas; Zimmermann, Christian - 2010
We study the impact of global climate change on the prevalence of tropical diseases using a heterogeneous agent dynamic general equilibrium model. In our framework, households can take actions (e.g., purchasing bednets or other goods) that provide partial protection from disease. However, these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269933
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Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research: With Experience from the Federal Region of Kurdistan
Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
This study is a review of the recent trends in development economics research. The focus is on the development in the recent decades as a result of increased globalization of knowledge, technologies and economies. In particular I look at the development in a number area where similar trends are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703160
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Market Design for Trading Commoditized Renewable Energy
Heshmati, Almas; Abolhosseini, Shahrouz - 2014
Information and communication technology plays an important role in achieving a higher level of energy efficiency. In … particular, energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating information technology into electricity networks to enable the … interaction between suppliers and customers (smart grids). Power generation by renewable energy sources can also benefit from this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010398294
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Market Design for Trading Commoditized Renewable Energy
Heshmati, Almas; Abolhosseini, Shahrouz - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
Information and communication technology plays an important role in achieving a higher level of energy efficiency. In … particular, energy efficiency can be achieved by integrating information technology into electricity networks to enable the … interaction between suppliers and customers (smart grids). Power generation by renewable energy sources can also benefit from this …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010886132
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Trade, Technology and Labour Markets: Empirical Controversies in the Light of the Jones Model
Pflüger, Michael - 2001
The deterioration of the income and employment position of unskilled workers in the OECD area since the 1980s is a well-documented fact. The debate about the causes of this development is dominated by two competing hypotheses, "North-South Trade" or "globalisation" and technological progress....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262529
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Productivity, welfare and reallocation: theory and firm-level evidence
Basu, Susanto; Pascali, Luigi; Schiantarelli, Fabio; … - 2009
where it does not properly measure technology) and makes it possible to calculate the contributions of disaggregated units …-level (EU-KLEMS) and firm-level (Amadeus) data. After adding further assumptions about technology and market structure (firms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269431
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Innovation, employment and skills in advanced and developing countries: A survey of the literature
Vivarelli, Marco - 2012
This paper critically discusses the theoretical and empirical literature on the quantitative and qualitative employment impact of technological change, compares the relative explanatory power of the competing theories, and explains in detail the macro and micro evidence on the issue, with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282387
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Climate amenities, climate change, and American quality of life
Albouy, David; Graf, Walter; Kellogg, Ryan; Wolff, Hendrik - 2013
-as-usual predictions imply annual welfare losses of 1 to 3 percent of income by 2100, holding technology and preferences constant. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010293183
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Maybe Next Month? Temperature Shocks, Climate Change, and Dynamic Adjustments in Birth Rates
Barreca, Alan I.; Deschenes, Olivier; Guldi, Melanie - 2015
Dynamic adjustments could be a useful strategy for mitigating the costs of acute environmental shocks when timing is not a strictly binding constraint. To investigate whether such adjustments could apply to fertility, we estimate the effects of temperature shocks on birth rates in the United...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011401767