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Political favoritism and internal migration in Benin
Stöcker, Alexander; Baskaran, Thushyanthan; … - 2023
In this paper we explore the role of regional connections with a national leader as a pull factor of internal migration … of migration and utilizes a PPML estimator. Controlling for a diverse set of fixed effects, we show that being connected … to a national leader goes along with statistically significant levels of migration into the respective districts. We also …
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Wage growth, urbanization, and firm characteristics: Evidence for Germany
Kelle, Markus - 2016
I use German administrative data for 2001-2010 to analyse the impact of urbanization and firm characteristics on wage growth of workers. I find a statistically highly significant higher within-job wage growth rate for workers in counties with a higher population density. This provides evidence...
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Are My Neighbours Ageing Yet? Local Dimensions of Demographic Change in German Cities
Neumann, Uwe - 2012
-Ruhr conurbation in North Rhine-Westphalia. The local outcomes of demographic change are modified considerably by regional migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287295
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Are My Neighbours Ageing Yet? Local Dimensions of Demographic Change in German Cities
Neumann, Uwe - Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für … - 2012
-Ruhr conurbation in North Rhine-Westphalia. The local outcomes of demographic change are modified considerably by regional migration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010533924
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The socio-economic and environmental impact of a large infrastructure project: The case of the Konkan Railway in India
Jaiswal, Sreeja; Bensch, Gunther; Navalkar, Aniket; … - 2022
pre-existing pattern of high levels of male migration. We also find an increase in population and the workforce … - to take into consideration the impact on migration, labour mobility and labour market outcomes in sending and receiving … Bewertung der Auswirkungen der Verkehrsinfrastruktur die Auswirkungen auf die Migration, die Mobilität der Arbeitskräfte und die …
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Saving Africa's tropical forests through energy transition: A randomized controlled trial in Tanzania
Alem, Yonas; Ruhinduka, Remidius D. - 2020
The production of charcoal to meet cooking needs of urban households is one of the main causes of deforestation and degradation of Africa's tropical forests, which offer significant carbon sequestration capacity to the global economy. In collaboration with a reputable local microfinance...
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Flood risk perception after indirect flooding experience: Null results in the German housing market
aus dem Moore, Nils; Brehm, Johannes; Breidenbach, Philipp - 2022
The frequency and severity of fluvial floods are expected to increase due to climate change. This paper investigates whether flood risk perception in the housing market changes across a country after the occurrence of a catastrophic fluvial flood. Using a comprehensive geocoded German house...
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Air pollution and the housing market: Evidence from Germany's Low Emission Zones
Gruhl, Henri; Volkhausen, Nicolas; Pestel, Nico; aus … - 2022
This paper studies whether people's perception of improvements in local air quality are reflected in the housing market based on comprehensive data on real estate prices from Germany. Using a quasi-experimental research design, we exploit the staggered introduction of Low Emission Zones (LEZs)...
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Public transport pricing: An evaluation of the 9-Euro Ticket and an alternative policy proposal
Andor, Mark Andreas; Dehos, Fabian; Gillingham, Kenneth; … - 2023
The pricing of public transportation is a frequently debated subject, and a notable current trend is leaning towards flat-rate pricing. In the previous year, Germany introduced a flat-rate ticket, enabling individuals to access public transportation across the entire country for just 9 euros per...
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A bridge to clean cooking? The cost-effectiveness of energy-efficient biomass stoves in rural Senegal
Bensch, Gunther; Jeuland, Marc; Lenz, Luciane; Ndiaye, … - 2023
Rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa have experienced limited progress towards the sustainable development goal of universal access to clean cooking. Energy-efficient biomass cookstoves (EEBCs) are considered a potential bridge technology, but EEBC models vary widely, and there is a lack of...
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