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Global trends in the political economy of smart grids : a tailored perspective on 'smart' for grids in transition
Eid, Cherrelle; Hakvoort, Rudi; Jong, W. Martin de - Joint Institute for Strategic Energy Analysis - 2016
The global transition towards sustainable, secure, and affordable electricity supply is driving changes in the consumption, production, and transportation of electricity. This paper shows the different policy aims that are promoted with smart grids in Europe, the United States, and China. In all...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011449097
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Behavioral design : a new approach to development policy
Datta, Saugato; Mullainathan, Sendhil - 2014
Successful development programs rely on people to behave and choose in certain ways, and behavioral economics helps us understand why people behave and choose as they do. Approaching problems in development using behavioral economics thus leads to better diagnosis and to better-designed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010393281
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Scoping study on the evolution of industry in Ghana
Ackah, Charles; Adjasi, Charles Komla Delali; Turkson, … - 2014
This paper chronicles the evolution of industry in Ghana over the post-independence era from an inward over-protected import substitution industrialization strategy of 1960-83 to an outward liberalized strategy during 1984-2000, and since 2001, to the private sector-led accelerated industrial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337614
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The regulation of interconnection and regulatory alignment in the Southern African Development Community
Nsomba, Grace - 2021
-the-top services. Attention therefore needs to be paid to the harmonization of regulation regarding Internet-related services. Here … roaming services. The investigation and analysis find that there are currently low levels of alignment in regulation between … operator costs is asymmetric, making regulation challenging, as this affects the extent to which the relationship between costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012595887
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Economic governance : improving the economic and regulatory environment for supporting private sector activity
Kirkpatrick, Colin H. - 2012
impact on private sector development in developing countries. -- economic regulation ; regulatory reform ; impact evaluation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009691055
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Comparative approaches to key issues in the economic regulation of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Paelo, Anthea; Robb, Genna - 2020
This paper reviews comparative approaches to key issues in economic regulation in four countries of the Southern … evaluated with a focus on regulation of spectrum assignment, infrastructure sharing, call termination rates, and number … findings of this paper suggest that, in practice, the level of alignment between countries currently is low, and regulation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240662
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Leapfrogging into the unknown : the future of structural change in the developing world
Schlogl, Lukas - 2020
This paper traces a set of major trends and future scenarios in global structural change. It argues that across multiple domains of change, developing economies are facing novel constellations of lateness and prematurity in technological and economic development. The paper explores these novel...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012173963
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Microsimulation approaches to studying shocks and social protection in selected developing economies
Adu-Ababio, Kwabena - 2022
This paper calculates automatic stabilization in Ghana, South Africa, and Ecuador to explain income cushioning amid income and demand shocks. Fiscal policies within these countries are also stress tested to gauge welfare contingencies and insurance. A discretionary action approach is adopted for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013269672
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Economic approach to intergenerational mobility : measures, methods, and challenges in developing countries
Emran, M. Shahe; Shilpi, Forhad Jahan - 2019
This paper provides a critical survey and synthesis of the recent economic literature on intergenerational mobility in developing countries, with a focus on data and methodological challenges. The attenuation due to measurement error is compounded by sample truncation resulting from co-residency...
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Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity : evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana
Osei, Robert Darko; Pirttilä, Jukka; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2017
A large informal sector is a challenge for developing countries building up social protection systems. Expanding social safety nets reduces poverty, but financing them can increase the tax burden, potentially reducing availability of formal sector jobs. This paper quantifies impacts on income...
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