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Changing male perceptions of gender equality : evidence from an experimental study

Cuong Viet Nguyen; Tarp, Finn - 2018

Reducing gender inequality is a critically important development challenge, especially in countries with widespread and deep-rooted prejudices against women. In this study, we use a randomized control trial to examine whether facilitating Vietnamese men to reflect about gender equality can...

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The determinants of occupational sorting : evidence from Mozambique

Ferreira, Ines A.; Jones, Sam; Mouco, Jorge; Santos, Ricardo - 2021

We examine the link between individual characteristics and sorting into different occupations using data from university students in Mozambique. We provide a comprehensive approach combining the main determinants of occupational sorting identified in the literature in a single framework to test...

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Trust a few: natural disasters and the formation of trust in Africa

Mackay, Robert; Mavisakalyan, Astghik; Tarverdi, Yashar - 2023

Individuals are at their most mental plasticity in their impressionable years (ages 18-25 years) forming long-term attitudes and behaviours essential to functioning in a society, such as trust. In this paper we ask how exposure to natural disasters within the impressionable years may affect the...

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What explains the disaster preparedness of micro-enterprises? : examining socio-psychological characteristics and information provision

Berkel, Hanna; Tarp, Finn - 2024

Worldwide, enterprises are hit by disasters such as cyclones and floods. Despite being impacted negatively, most enterprises do not prepare for future disasters. This study aims at understanding the determinants of enterprises' disaster preparedness. It first examines whether specific...

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Carbon pricing under binding political constraints

Jenkins, Jesse D.; Karplus, Valerie J. - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016

The economic prescription for climate change is clear: price carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions to internalize climate damages. In practice, a variety of political economy constraints prevent the introduction of a carbon price equal to the full social cost of emissions. This...

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Climate change and developing country interests : cases from the Zambezi River Basin

Arndt, Channing; Chinowsky, Paul; Fant, Charles; … - 2015

We consider the interplay of climate change impacts, global mitigation policies, and the interests of developing … outcomes across global mitigation regimes. We find that effective global mitigation policies generate two sources of benefit … mitigation policies reduce global fossil fuel producer prices, relative to unconstrained emissions, providing a substantial terms …

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An uncertainty approach to modelling climate change risk in South Africa

Cullis, James; Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; … - 2015

sizeable and should motivate for action in terms of both mitigation and consideration and funding of potential adaptation …

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Climate change, rice production, and migration in Vietnamese households

Baronchelli, Adelaide; Ricciuti, Roberto - 2018

This paper analyses the relationship between climate and migration in rural households in Viet Nam. We propose an instrumental variable approach that controls for the potential endogeneity between crop production and migration using monthly minimum temperatures in the growing season as an...

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Implications of climate change for Ghana's economy

Arndt, Channing; Asante, Felix Ankomah; Thurlow, James - 2014

Long-run economic development in Ghana is potentially vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change given the country's dependence on rainfed agriculture, hydropower, and unpaved rural roads. We use a computable general equilibrium model, informed by detailed sector studies, to estimate the...

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The impact of climate change on pastoral production systems : a study of climate variability and household adaptation strategies in southern Ethiopian rangelands

Berhanu, Wassie; Fekadu Beyene - 2014

This paper examines the determinants and implied economic impacts of climate change adaptation strategies in the context of traditional pastoralism. It is based on a household level survey in southern Ethiopian rangelands. Pastoralists' perception of climate change in the region is found to be...

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