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countries comprising 97 percent of the world's population, this paper simulates a set of scenarios for global poverty from 2018 …
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Carbon market simulations are programs, models, virtual environments, and/or games that allow stakeholders to participate in a simulated process of designing or participating in an ETS. They are a low-cost and low-risk option of building capacity for both policymakers and regulated companies....
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the 75th percentile of what was observed in the data. In the former, world GDP per capita is 5 percent higher than …, world GDP per capita is 12 percent higher than baseline in 2050, while the rate of USD 1.90 poverty drops by 1.4 percentage …
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-Nunez and Wei, 2014; World Bank). Global estimates of infrastructure investments required to support economic growth and human …
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Governments must decide how to allocate limited resources for infrastructure development, particularly since financing gaps have been projected for the coming decades. Social cost-benefit analysis provides sound project appraisal and, when systematically applied, a basis for prioritization. In...
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Governments are challenged to balance multiple policy goals and make difficult choices when selecting infrastructure projects for public investment, particularly since available funds are often insufficient to implement the full suite of proposals. This paper presents the application of the...
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This paper identifies the factors that affect the location of firms in Tanzania. Using a binomialeconometric strategy to address data gaps in firm location at the ward level, the paper groups factors into firm characteristics, market features, and two types of agglomeration economies that...
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Understanding how land prices are determined is of particular importance for policy makers; however, there is little evidence in African countries, which are currently experiencing rapid urbanization. The paper examines the relationship between land prices and locational characteristics using...
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