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Aggregate Productivity under an Energy-Based Approach
Arora, Vipin - 2016
Obtaining reliable data on capital is a recurring challenge when estimating economy-wide productivity growth, especially for developing countries. In this paper I construct energy-based productivity series which use energy consumption instead of capital when making such estimates. I first show...
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The use of the DEA method for simultaneous analysis of the interrelationships among economic growth, environmental pollution and energy consumption
Bampatsou, Christina; Hadjiconstantinou, George - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 2 (2009) 2, pp. 65-86
In this study Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used not only to develop an efficiency index which combines economic activity, CO2 emissions and energy consumption of the production process in the 31 countries of Europe for the year 2004, but also to make estimates about the margins of long...
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Air Pollution Quotas and the Dynamics of Internal Skilled Migration in Chinese Cities
Yu, Bo; Lee, Wang-Sheng; Rafiq, Shuddhasattwa - 2020
This paper examines the role of a sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions quota introduced as part of China's 11th Five …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012270157
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China in the middle-income trap?
Glawe, Linda; Wagner, Helmut - 2017
China is, or will also be, confronted with such a trap. This paper analyzes the Chinese MIT situation taking into account … only survey the recent literature, but also make our own MIT forecasts and analyze under which condi-tions China could be …
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Evaluating environment in international development
Uitto, Juha I. (contributor) - 2021
This book provides novel and in-depth perspectives on evaluating environment and sustainability issues in developing …
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Organizing for Sustainable Development: Addressing the Grand Challenges
Angeli, Federica; Metz, Ashley; Raab, Jörg - 2022
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) recognize the increasingly complex, interdependent nature of societal and environmental issues for governments and business. Tackling such "grand challenges" requires the concerted action of a multitude of organizations and multiple stakeholders at...
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Norwegian gas sales and the impacts on European CO 2 emissions
Berg, Elin; Boug, Pêal; Kverndokk, Snorre - 1998
This paper studies the impacts on Western European CO2 emissions of a reduction in Norwegian gas sales. Such impacts are due to changes in energy demand, energy supply, and environmental and political regulations. The gas supply model DYNOPOLY is used to analyse the effects on Russian and...
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Influence of economic factors on the environment in countries with different levels of development
Filimonova, I. V.; Provornaya, I. V.; Komarova, A. V.; … - In: Energy Reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 27-31
The pattern of development of the economies of Europe and the world in recent decades is a focus on sustainable development. In accordance with the declaration of the United Nations Conference of 1992, sustainable development is defined as "equitable meeting the needs of present and future...
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Microfinance 3.0: Reconciling Sustainability with Social Outreach and Responsible Delivery
Köhn, Doris (contributor) - 2013
This book focuses on the achievements, current trends and further potential of microfinance to scale-up and serve many more clients with financial services that enable them to improve their living conditions. The book asks what it takes to achieve sustainable impact: to know your clients and to...
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Between Development and Sustainability: Symbiotic Synergy or Irreconcilable Duality
Ferreira, Agata - In: The Central European Review of Economics and Management … 1 (2017) 2, pp. 27-43
development and sustainability, its evolution and current status and question whether future developments in the area of … financial flows and investments, consumption and production; or whether the "sustainability" part of the agenda, with protection … historical origins and developments of the concepts of development and sustainability, since industrial revolution of the …
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