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Forest carbon supply in Nepal : evidence from a choice experiment

Dissanayake, Sahan; Blufstone, Randall A.; Somanathan, E.; … - 2018

This paper uses a choice experiment conducted in Nepal during 2013 to estimate household-level willingness to … Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation pilots in Nepal, this study finds that relatively little emission … implemented in Nepal and likely other countries. The study finds that average and median values of payment required for agreement …

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Measuring inequality of access : modeling physical remoteness in Nepal

Banick, Robert; Kawasoe, Yasuhiro - 2019

Simple linear distances between origin and destination poorly describe travel in Nepal, where rugged terrain …

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Impact of international migration on labor supply in Nepal

Phadera, Lokendra - 2019

This paper analyzes the differential impact of migration on labor supply of the left-behind household members in Nepal …. Using the Nepal Living Standard Survey data, the paper extends the analysis by incorporating the impacts on the extensive …

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How much has Nepal lost in the last decade due to load shedding? : an economic assessment using a CGE model

Timilsina, Govinda R.; Sapkota, Prakash; Steinbuks, … - 2018

Nepal suffered with severe shortage of electricity supply or load shedding in the last decade. Electricity load … the electricity load shedding is eliminated, Nepal will continue to suffer a heavy economic loss …

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How valuable is the reliability of residential electricity supply in low-income countries? : evidence from Nepal

Alberini, Anna; Steinbuks, Jevgenijs; Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2020

by households in Nepal following the end of the country's load-shedding crisis of 2008-2016. Using a detailed survey of …

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Educator knowledge of early childhood development : evidence from Eastern Nepal

Buck, Lindsey; Fiala, Nathan; Prakash, Nishith; … - 2020

. This paper explores gaps in knowledge among educators in Eastern Nepal about the importance of early childhood. The results …

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Vulnerabilities of networked energy infrastructure : a primer : Lifelines: the Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity : background paper

Schweikert, Amy; Nield, Lindsey; Otto, Erica; Klemun, … - 2019

Considerable work has been done to understand and improve the resilience of individual infrastructure components. However, systems of components, or even systems of systems, are far less well understood. Cascade effects, where the loss of one infrastructure affects others, is a major source of...

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Resilience and critical power system infrastructure : lessons learned from natural disasters and future research needs : Lifelines: the Resilient Infrastructure Opportunity : backg...

Schweikert, Amy; Nield, Lindsey; Otto, Erica; Deinert, Mark - 2019

Resilience against infrastructure failure is essential for ensuring the health and safety of communities during and following natural hazard situations. Understanding how natural hazards impact society in terms of economic cost, recovery time, and damages to critical infrastructure is essential...

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Learning from power sector reform : the case of Pakistan

Bacon, Robert W. - 2019

Pakistan's power sector underwent a substantial, if protracted, reform process. Beginning with an independent power producer program in 1994, the full unbundling of the national vertically integrated power and water utility, the Water and Power Development Authority, and the establishment of a...

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Learning from power sector reform : the case of the Philippines

Bacon, Robert W. - 2019

The Philippines power sector underwent a substantial and largely complete reform process. Following a severe shortage of supply in the late 1980s and the Asian Financial crisis of 1997, which made the dollar-denominated debt of the National Power Corporation extremely burdensome, the Electric...

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