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We examine the macroeconomic and household welfare consequences of oil sanctions in Iran. We use social accounting … of oil from Iran to the rest of the world is banned. Our main results show that higher income households are losing more … sanction crisis. In addition, labor income increases while the capital income falls in response to oil sanctions in Iran. These …
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This paper analyzes the regional impact of Indonesia's fuel policy. It discusses how the sharing of oil and gas revenue and taxes on oil and gas between the center and the regions affect sub-national fiscal position and what the regional incidence of the fuel subsidies is. It also analyzes the...
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This paper develops sufficient conditions under which the Weak Green Paradox may (and may not) hold in terms of subsidies for biofuel production such that the supply-side responses by fossil fuel producers may more than offset the substitution to biofuels. Analytical results are derived and...
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effects of oil exports are taken into account, the estimates support output growth convergence between Iran and the rest of …, which could be partly due to the relatively underdeveloped nature of Iran’s financial markets. …
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effects of oil exports are taken into account, the estimates support output growth convergence between Iran and the rest of …, which could be partly due to the relatively underdeveloped nature of Iran's financial markets. …
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Examining the economy-wide consequences of South Africa following a similar trajectory of labour market polarization to the rest of the world requires an appropriate database for an economy-wide policy analysis framework. This paper describes how a 2015 South Africa social accounting matrix...
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Die stark gestiegenen Öl- und Gaspreise lassen die Forderung nach politischen Maßnahmen laut werden. Sollte der Staat intervenieren? Nach Meinung von Hubertus Barth, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft, Köln, sollte der Staat mit der Förderung des Wettbewerbs reagieren und Zusatzbelastungen...
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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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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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