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farmers switch from traditional to modern irrigation technology. …
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In this paper we consider a two periods model of cropping using irrigation. The farmer takes two kind of decisions, one … related to the level of investment in irrigation capacity and the other one to the irrigation level in each period. In the … period. Assuming a CARA utility function, we show that taxing the investment may entail an increase in preventive irrigation …
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In recent years, extensive literature on the Environmental Kuznets Curve leading to optimistic policy conclusions has attracted great attention. However, the underlying cross-section estimations are not very reliable. Accordingly, this contribution uses time series data for a single country with...
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This report summarises the main ideas, proposals, scientific achievements, consensus and conflicting issues that emerged at the Second EFIEA Policy Workshop, held at Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Palazzo delle Stelline, Corso Magenta 63, Milan, Italy, March 4th-6th, 1999. EFIEA, the European...
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The Kyoto Protocol sets legally binding emission targets for industrialised countries without accounting for reductions carried out prior to 2008, the beginning of the first commitment period. There exists only one exception, the project-based Clean Development Mechanism where credits accrue...
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I model environmental overcompliance as a signalling device. In the model, a benevolent government may or may not tighten environmental standards. Production costs under the stricter environmental regulation are private information to the firms, and tightening environmental policy is socially...
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served by the supply system. An empirical application of EDMIs is performed for two irrigation districts in Andalusia …
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