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Economics of the Generation and Management of Municipal Solid Waste

Beede, David N. - 1995

This paper examines the generation and management of solid waste (MSW) through the lens of economics. We estimate that … the global burden of MSW amounted to 1.3 billion metric tons in 1990, or 0.67 kilograms of waste per person per day … disposing of MSW vary widely across countries in accord with the nature of the waste stream and key features of the …

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The Economics of Residential Solid Waste Management

Kinnaman, Thomas C. - 1999

This paper provides a broad overview of recent trends in solid waste and recycling, related public policy issues, and … the economics literature devoted to these topics. Public attention to solid waste and recycling has increased dramatically … makers choose the efficient mix of policy levers to regulate solid waste and recycling activities. Economists have also …

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Energy and the Environment in Economic History

Clay, Karen - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

waste, which had large mortality impacts, particularly in cities. This essay reviews long run trends in energy use and water …

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Privatization and nationalization cycles

Chang, Roberto - 2009

"This paper studies the cycles of nationalization and privatization in resource-rich economies. We discuss available evidence on the drivers and consequences of privatization and nationalization, review the existing literature, and present illustrative case studies. Our main contribution is then...

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Finance, inequality, and poverty : cross-country evidence

Beck, Thorsten - 2004

"While substantial research finds that financial development boosts overall economic growth, we study whether financial development disproportionately raises the incomes of the poor and alleviates poverty. Using a broad cross-country sample, we distinguish among competing theoretical predictions...

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Interpreting Developed Countries' Foreign Direct Investment

Lipsey, Robert E. - 2000

Inward and outward direct investment (FDI) stocks and flows tend to go together, across countries and over time. The countries that invest extensively abroad are usually also large recipients of FDI. There is little evidence that flows of FDI are a major influence on capital formation. That lack...

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Land, Labor and Globalization in the Pre-Industrial Third World

Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2000

A Third World data base documenting commodity and factor prices 1870-1940 has been collected, yielding annual time series on wage/rental ratios, land/labor ratios, the terms of trade, and other explanatory variables for: Argentina, Burma, Egypt, Japan, Korea, the Punjab, Taiwan, Thailand and...

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Emerging Equity Markets and Economic Development

Bekaert, Geert - 2000

We provide an analysis of real economic growth prospects in emerging markets after financial liberalizations. In contrast with previous research, we identify the financial liberalization dates and examine the influence of liberalizations while controlling for a number of other macroeconomic and...

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Medium-Term Determinants of Current Accounts in Industrial and Developing Countries : An Empirical Exploration

Chinn, Menzie D. - 2000

This paper provides an empirical investigation of the medium-term determinants of current accounts for a large sample of industrial and developing countries. The analysis is based on a structural approach that highlights the roles of the fundamental macroeconomic determinants of saving and...

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Do Patents Matter? : Empirical Evidence after GATT

Lanjouw, Jean O. - 2000

Since the late 1980s the global intellectual property rights (IPR) system has been strengthening dramatically as much of the developing world introduces patent protection for new drug products. This may lead to more research on drugs to address developing country needs. As there are identifiable...

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