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Links between foreign direct investment and human capital formation : evidence from the manufacturing sector in India

Baranwal, Gunja - 2016

This paper is related to the literature on the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the labour market of host countries. Labour market literature has focused on the demand side of FDI; that is, increasing wage inequality by demanding more skilled workers or just increasing the overall...

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Measuring the carbon intensity of the South African economy

Arndt, Channing; Davies, Rob; Makrelov, Konstantin; … - 2011

We estimate the carbon intensity of industries, products, and households in South Africa. Direct and indirect carbon usage is measured using multiplier methods that capture inter-industry linkages and multi-product supply chains. Carbon intensity is found to be high for exports but low for major...

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Wealth inequality and CO2 emissions in emerging economies : the case of BRICS

Aye, Goodness C. - 2020

CO2 emissions in five emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. The top decile of wealth share …

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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring and venting : evaluation of the issues

Romsom, Etienne; McPhail, Kathryn - 2021

Atmospheric emissions urgently need to reduce for natural gas to fulfill its potential role in the energy transition to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change. This paper establishes the magnitude and trends of flaring and venting in oil and gas operations, as well as their emissions and...

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Temperature, climate change, and household financial behaviour : evidence from Viet Nam

Awaworyi Churchill, Sefa; Trong Anh Trinh; Danquah, Michael - 2023

We examine the impact of temperature shocks and climate change on household financial behaviour in Viet Nam. To do so …, we first estimate the effect of temperature on household borrowing and savings using Vietnamese longitudinal data that … matches satellite reanalysis temperature data with household information over the period 2008 to 2016. We find that an …

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It worked in China, so why not in Africa? : the political economy challenge of special economic zones

Farole, Thomas; Moberg, Lotta - 2014

African countries have sought to replicate the success of East Asia by implementing special economic zones. Despite decades of international experience, there remains no blueprint for successful special economic zone policies, and the majority of special economic zones fall well below...

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Energy consumption and carbon emission-based productivity change and industrialization in post-reform China

Shiyi, Chen; Santos-Paulino, Amelia U. - 2010

The paper investigates the determinants of productivity growth in China. It also analyses the sustainability of the … significant driver of growth. Energy and capital are also important factors promoting China's industrial growth. The substantial … productivity improvement of China's industry is attributable more to high-tech light industrial sectors. Heavy industry …

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The decarbonization of China's agriculture

Huang, Yongfu; He, Jingjing - 2012

Agriculture is one of the major greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sources in China. This paper aims to identify the key … factors that have led to rising GHG emissions in China's agricultural sector in recent decades. This research allows for … spatial dependence across provinces, making use of regional data from 31 provinces in mainland China. It investigates the …

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