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The regulation of water services in the EU
Boscheck, Ralf; Clifton, Judith C.; Díaz-Fuentes, Daniel; … - In: Intereconomics 48 (2013) 3, pp. 136-158
The European Commission's proposal for a Directive on the award of concession contracts has sparked vigorous public debate and intense opposition. This Directive is controversial because of the nature of the policy it proposes and because the sectors involved are highly sensitive. This Forum...
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Cooperacíon y conflicto en torno a la gestión local del agua en el municipio de Condega, Nicaragua
Hermann, Roberto Rivas; Mena, Tania Paz; Gòmez, Ligia; … - 2010
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Agriculture, Water Resources and Water Policies in Italy
Massarutto, Antonio - 1999
This paper provides an overview of the Italian water management system, with particular reference to the links between agriculture and water resources, and emphasis on underground resources. Our objective is mainly descriptive at this level; nonetheless, we try to evaluate patterns of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608497
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Water scarcity and the impact of improved irrigation management: a CGE analysis
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S. J. - 2008
We use the new version of the GTAP-W model to analyze the economy-wide impacts of enhanced irrigation efficiency. The new production structure of the model, which introduces a differentiation between rainfed and irrigated crops, allows a better understanding of the use of water resources in...
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Water Infrastructures Facing Sustainable Development Challenges: Integrated Evaluation of Impacts of Dams on Regional Development in Morocco
Minoia, Paola; Brusarosco, Anna - 2006
During the past century, large hydraulic infrastructures have been considered as the most effective tools for increasing water supply and rationalise water management. According to this approach, large infrastructures are seen as catalysts for territorial development and economic progress. More...
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The GTAP-W model: Accounting for water use in agriculture
Calzadilla, Alvaro; Rehdanz, Katrin; Tol, Richard S.J. - 2011
Water and agriculture are intrinsically linked. Water is essential for crop production and agriculture is the largest consumer of freshwater resources. However, this link is commonly ignored by economic models mainly because water use is not reported in the national economic accounts. Few...
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Heterogeneous impacts of conditional cash transfers: evidence from Nicaragua
Dammert, Ana C. - 2008
. This paper examines heterogeneous effects using random-assignment data from the Red de Proteccion Social in rural Nicaragua …
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Dedicated Doctors: Public and Private Provision of Health Care with Altruistic Physicians
Delfgaauw, Josse - 2007
Physicians are supposed to serve patients' interests, but some are more inclined to do so than others. This paper studies how the system of health care provision affects the allocation of patients to physicians when physicians differ in altruism. We show that allowing for private provision of...
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Child care subsidies and child development
Herbst, Chris M.; Tekin, Erdal - 2008
of the criticisms of the current subsidy system, however, is that it overemphasizes work and does little to encourage … care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the …
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Child Care Subsidies as Social Policy
Blau, David M. - In: CESifo DICE Report 01 (2003) 4, pp. 3-7
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