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This paper develops a pollution model of trade in differentiated goods. Our analyses show the following: first, the … empirical analysis to test the integrated theoretical predictions of the pollution models of intra-industry as wells as inter …
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Restoration of water-bodies from eutrophication has proved to be extremely difficult. Mathematical models have been used extensively to provide guidance for management decisions. The aim of this paper is to elucidate important problems of using models for predicting environmental changes. First,...
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In addition to the serious health effects caused by oil production, distribution and consumption, there are environmental as well as political effects. Equally important is the issue of our nations security. America imports 53% of the oil it consumes daily, leaving us extremely reliant on...
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In this article we extend the recent literature on overlapping generations with a pollution sector by allowing … generations to have a certain pollution perception with regards to the stock of pollution. Pollution perception, assumed to be … part of the generations' preferences, can be either a concern for the flow of pollution only, or for the stock, or anything …
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Solid waste management in low income developing countries is generally theresponsibility of the official sector, such as municipal corporations. However, thereare extensive inputs from the from the private informal sector in waste collection,separation and recycling. Four different activities in...
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emissions and income per capita. Recent theory claims that the EKC relationship is driven by falling growth rates associated …
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La consecución de un modelo de crecimiento sostenible desde el punto de vista medioambiental, el desarrollo de las energías renovables o la adopción de medidas de eficiencia energética son hoy cuestiones fundamentales en el análisis económico y forman parte sustancial del debate público....
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Diese Arbeit versucht, die wirtschaftliche Bedeutung der globalen Erwärmung zu erklären und die Lösung dieses Problems zu finden. Die globale Erwärmung als länderübergreifendes Problems kann durch das marktwirtschaftliche Preissystem gelöst werden, besonders durch den internationalen...
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Die Arbeit liefert eine ökonomische Analyse zur Effizienzbeurteilung der Versicherungssteuer, wie sie in Deutschland und inzahlreichen EU-Staaten erhoben wird. Neben einer Betrachtung des Versicherungsmarktes und der Rechtfertigungsargumentefür die Versicherungssteuer, konzentriert sich der...
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