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Deforestation in the Himalayas: Myths and Reality
Baland, Jean Marie; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2014
Deforestation in developing and middle income countries is an urgent global problem, affecting climate change, soil … frequently dominated by widely held beliefs concerning the extent of deforestation (that it is large and growing over time), and … its impacts on local livelihoods (that these are adverse and large). Views concerning determinants of deforestation …
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Firewood Collections and Economic Growth in Rural Nepal 1995-2010: Evidence from a Household Panel
Baland, Jean-Marie; Libois, Francois; Mookherjee, Dilip - eSocialSciences - 2013
A longitudinal household survey from World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) was used for the study. A …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010945390
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The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: How to Build the Necessary Global Action in a Cost-Effective Manner
Burniaux, Jean-Marc; Château, Jean; Dellink, Rob; … - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009
This paper examines the cost of a range of national, regional and global mitigation policies and the corresponding incentives for countries to participate in ambitious international mitigation actions. The paper illustrates the scope for available instruments to strengthen these incentives and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004962263
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Unbelievable but True — Improved Cook-stoves are not Helpful in Reducing Firewood Demand in Nepal
Nepal, Mani; Nepal, Apsara; Grimsrud, Kristine - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper analyzes the effect of different types of cook-stoves on firewood demand at the household level. Nationally representative household data from Nepal is used for the study. [SANDEE Working Paper No. 51 - 10].
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Reforms for a Cleaner, Healthier Environment in China
Hill, Sam - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2013
China’s exceptional economic expansion has led to rising energy demand and pollution as well as other environmental pressures. Strong efforts by the government have moderated emissions of some types of air and water pollution from high levels but others, including greenhouse gas emissions,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276830
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Valuation of Urban Air Pollution: A Case Study of Kanpur City in India
Gupta, Usha - eSocialSciences - 2006
This study estimates the monetary benefits to individuals from health damages avoided as a result on reductions in air pollution in the urban industrial city of Kanpur in India. A notable feature of this study is that it uses data from weekly health-diaries collected for three seasons. For...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005341736
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Reforming Housing and Regional Policies in Korea
Jones, Randall S.; Yokoyama, Tadashi - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2008
The government has introduced five policy packages since August 2005 to stabilise house prices, mainly due to concerns about possible spill-overs from the capital region to other parts of the country, even though the increase on a nation-wide basis has been modest compared to other OECD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005046240
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Why Do Farmers Burn Rice Residue? Examining Farmers’ Choices in Punjab, Pakistan
Ahmed, Tanvir; Ahmad, Bashir - eSocialSciences - 2013
Burning agriculture residues has multiple negative effects including local air pollution, increase in black carbon and contributions to regional and global climate change. This study seeks to understand why farmers burn rice residue by analyzing the residue adoption choices of farmers in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011133181
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Morbidity Costs of Vehicular Air Pollution: Examining Dhaka City in Bangladesh
Chowdhury, Tanzir; Imran, Mohammad - eSocialSciences - 2010
This study estimates the morbidity costs of reduction in air pollution in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, using the Cost-of-Illness (COI) approach. COI is defined as the sum of lost earnings due to workdays lost or restricted activity days and the mitigation expenditure borne due to illness....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008461008
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Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in a Cost Effective Way in Switzerland
Wölfl, Anita; Sicari, Patrizio - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2012
Switzerland has low greenhouse gas emissions per capita as compared to other countries, which reflects the strong reliance on energy sources emitting few greenhouse gas emissions, especially in electricity generation, and little heavy industry. Greenhouse gas emissions have remained almost the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011276832