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El efecto del gasto público en el déficit de vivienda en el Perú a nivel municipal
Libertun de Durén, Nora; Osorio Rivas, René - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256263
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La enfermedad de costos de baumol y el transporte público
Gómez-Lobo, Andrés; Price, Juan José - 2020
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012195634
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Timing is everything : optimal EV charging to maximize welfare
Castro, Miguel - 2020
The new surge in electric vehicle (EV) charging in Texas can be served efficiently during the early morning hours with large wind generation, low electricity demand, low prices, and low environmental damage. This paper simulates the ERCOT wholesale electricity market and its environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012153151
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Effects of the digital transition in passenger transport : an analysis of energy consumption scenarios in Europe
Noussan, Michel - 2019
mobility demand in Europe in terms of primary energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The results show that digitalization may … have a positive effect on energy consumption and CO2 emissions for passenger transport, given the strong efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011961213
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The effect of African growth on future global energy, emissions, and regional development
Calvin, Katherine; Pachauri, Shonali; De Cian, Enrica; … - 2014
that could drive future energy demand and, if unconstrained, emissions. This paper uses a multi-model comparison to … energy use and emissions. We show that affluence is only one face of the medal and the range of future emissions is also … contrast, climate intensity varies less with economic growth and it is mostly driven by climate policy. African emissions could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010257777
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Effective environmental protection in the context of government decentralization
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2011
China has shifted control over resources and decision making to local governments and enterprises as the result of the economic reforms over the past three decades. This devolution of decision-making to local levels and enterprises has placed environmental stewardship in the hands of local...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008858137
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Making China the transition to a low-carbon economy : key challenges and responses
Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2015
before 2020 and carbon emissions peak around 2030, but also putting in place a variety of flagship programs and initiatives …, prices and policies. This paper argues that the 2030 carbon emissions peak goal is ambitious but achievable and concludes by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011391849
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Do competition and ownership matter? : evidence from local public transport in Europe
Boitani, Andrea; Nicolini, Marcella; Scarpa, Carlo - 2010
This paper investigates how the ownership and the procedure for the selection of firms operating in the local public transport sector affect their productivity. In order to compare different institutional regimes, we carry out a comparative analysis of 72 companies operating in large European...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702341
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When it comes to container port efficiency, are all developing regions equal?
Suárez-Alemán, Ancor; Morales Sarriera, Javier; … - 2015
This paper develops a port productivity and efficiency analysis of all developing regions between 2000 and 2010, using both parametric and nonparametric approaches. From a unique dataset -our sample covers 70 developing countries, 203 ports, and 1,750 data points-, we carry out an analysis of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011290068
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A surrogate video-based safety methodology for diagnosis and evaluation of low-cost pedestrian-safety countermeasures : the case of Cochabamba, Bolivia
Scholl, Lynn; Elagaty, Mohamed; Ledezma-Navarro, Bismarck; … - 2019
Due to a lack of reliable data collection systems, traffic fatalities and injuries are often under-reported in developing countries. Recent developments in surrogate road safety methods and video analytics tools offer an alternative approach that can be both lower cost and more time efficient...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012117042