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On judicial reform and corruption in developing and transition economies
Chong, Alberto; Cozzubo, Angelo - 2019
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012215659
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"Neighbors as competitors" or "neighbors as partners" : how does market segmentation affect regional energy efficiency in China?
Nie, Liang; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2019
Existing studies have focused on the negative impact of inefficient resource allocation on energy performance in China's factor market, but neglected to further explore the underlying reason for this phenomenon from the perspective of market segmentation. In this paper, the epsilon-based measure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012123215
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Privatisation methods and economic growth in transition economies
Bennett, John; Estrin, Saul; Maw, James W.; Urga, Giovanni - 2004
We investigate the impact of differences in privatisation method on national economic performance in transition … 1990-2001. Among our results, we find that mass privatisation has significant positive effect on growth across a wide … transition and recession was over. Our analysis suggests that an advantage of mass privatisation was that it led spontaneously to …
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USSR, education, work history, fertility choices, and later-life outcomes
Pérez-Izquierdo, Telmo; Pronkina, Elizaveta - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012310711
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Energy efficiency policy with price-quality discrimination
Nauleau, Marie-Laure; Giraudet, Louis-Gaëtan; Quirion, … - 2015
We compare a range of energy efficiency policies in a durable good market subject to both energy-use externalities and price-quality discrimination by a monopolist. We find that the social optimum can be achieved with differentiated subsidies. With ad valorem subsidies, the subsidization of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010514000
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Directed technological change and energy efficiency improvements
Witajewski-Baltvilks, Jan; Verdolini, Elena; Tavoni, Massimo - 2015
This paper applies the Directed Technical Change (DTC) framework to study improvements in the efficiency of energy use. We present a theoretical model which (1) shows that the demand for energy is shifted down by innovations in energy intensive sectors and (2) highlights the drivers of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011334550
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Lessons from 15 years of experience with the Dutch tax allowance for energy investments for firms
Ruijs, Arjan; Vollebergh, Herman R. J. - 2013
Since 1997 the Netherlands has a tax allowance scheme introduced to promote investments in energy saving technologies and sustainable energy production. This Energy Investment Tax Allowance (EIA in Dutch) reduces up-front investment costs for firms investing in the newest energy saving and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009757392
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Energy efficiency and industrial output : the case of the iron and steel industry
Flues, Florens; Rübbelke, Dirk T. G.; Vögele, Stefan - 2013
The iron and steel industry is one of the most carbon emitting and energy consuming sectors in Europe. At the same time this sector is of high economic importance for the European Union. Therefore, while public environmental and energy policies target this sector, there is political concern that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225378
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Environmental and technology policy options in the electricity sector : interactions and outcomes
Fischer, Carolyn; Newell, Richard G.; Preonas, Louis - 2014
Myriad policy measures aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the electricity sector, promote generation from renewable sources, and encourage energy conservation. To what extent do innovation and energy efficiency (EE) market failures justify additional interventions when a carbon price is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010380638
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Technology invention and diffusion in residential energy consumption : a stochastic frontier approach
Marin, Giovanni; Palma, Alessandro - 2015
Traditional large appliances absorb a large share of residential electricity consumption and represent important targets of energy policy strategies aimed at achieving energy security. Despite being characterized by rather mature technologies, this group of appliances still offers large...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011438829