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Implications for Provincial Economies of Meeting China's NDC Through an Emission Trading Scheme : A Regional CGE Modeling Analysis
Pang, Jun - 2019
This study analyzes the potential impacts of a national emission trading scheme on provincial economies in China of … meeting China's emission reduction pledges, the Nationally Determined Contributions announced under the Paris Agreement. The … with the latest provincial-level social accounting matrices (2012). The study shows that meeting China's Nationally …
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Appraisal Econometrics for Proposed Transport Corridors : Optimal Placement, Intervention Design, and Wider Economic Benefits
Melecky, Martin - 2017
Transport corridors to stimulate regional integration and trade have become a popular development tool. But when they fail to generate the expected wider economic benefits, they can become wasteful or unequitable investments. This paper evaluates the relative strengths and weaknesses of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012941536
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Grain Price Spikes and Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Policy Responses : A Global Economywide Analysis
Jensen, Hans Grinsted - 2017
When prices spike in international grain markets, national governments often reduce the extent to which that spike affects their domestic food markets. Those actions exacerbate the price spike and international welfare transfer associated with the terms of trade change. Several recent analyses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012972865
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How Much Does an Increase in Oil Prices Affect the Global Economy? Some Insights from a General Equilibrium Analysis
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2017
are especially strong for oil importers with relatively energy-intensive manufacturing and trade, such as India and China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974209
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Macroeconomic and Distributional Impacts of Jatropha-Based Biodiesel in Mali
Boccanfuso, Dorothée - 2017
Mali, a landlocked West African nation at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert, has introduced a program to produce biodiesel using jatropha curcas, a non-edible shrub widely available throughout the country by farmers for generations as a living fence for their gardens. The aim of the program...
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Potential Gains and Losses of Biofuel Production in Argentina : A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Chisari, Omar O. - 2017
Argentina is one of the world's largest biodiesel producers and the largest exporter, using soybeans as feedstock. Using a computable general equilibrium model that explicitly represents the biofuel industry, this study carries out several simulations on two sets of issues: (i) international...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012975138
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The Impact of Infrastructure Spending in Sub-Saharan Africa : A CGE Modeling Approach
Perrault, Jean-François - 2017
The authors constructed a standard computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to explore the economic impact of increased spending on infrastructure in six African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda. The basic elements of the model are drawn from EXTER, adjusted to...
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How Much Would China Gain from Power Sector Reforms? An Analysis Using Times and CGE Models
Timilsina, Govinda R. - 2019
potential macroeconomic impacts of an element of the power sector reform process that China started in 2015. It uses an energy … sector TIMES model and a computable general equilibrium model. The study finds that the price of electricity in China would …
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Understanding the Interactions between Emissions Trading Systems and Renewable Energy Standards Using a Multi-Regional CGE Model of China
Fan, Ying - 2017
China to simulate policy measures, the study finds that the addition of a separate renewable energy standard policy would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012950515
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Trade Effects of the New Silk Road : A Gravity Analysis
Baniya, Suprabha - 2019
This paper takes a first look at the trade effects of China's Belt and Road Initiative, also referred to as the New …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895212