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Cross-country estimations of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) to empirically analyze the relationship between income and pollution have generally assumed a common structure for all countries. Since this latter feature is not supported by economic theory, this paper uses the Random...
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This paper analyses recycling of waste and downgrading of secondary resources using a classical type of production model represented by a Sraffian model. Residuals emitted as waste by households and secondary resources obtained by recycling of waste are negatively or positively priced, depending...
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generates health benefits estimated to be close to US$ 200 million a year in our medium scenario, 12% of which correspond to … lower public sector health expenditure. If the data for the first year of operation of the system (when it was not yet in …
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We study the effect of a household subsidy to induce the adoption of more efficient and less polluting wood combustion technologies. We compare, through numerical simulations, several subsidy designs with respect to the impact on aggregate emissions, costs, and cost-effectiveness indicators. Two...
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Das Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz (EEG) hat sich als wirkungsvolles Instrument zur Förderung von Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien erwiesen und ist in seiner Grundstruktur von einer großen Anzahl anderer Länder übernommen worden. Beim EEG besteht die Förderung insbesondere aus einer...
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We analyze data on happiness for Argentina and Uruguay. The focus is put on self-reported health status as a key aspect … main relationship is between happiness and health status. Whether this is a causal effect or a correlation, is not clear …. This issue is explo red using matching methods, finding that a good health status increases the probability of being happy …
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programs for housing and employment, and to improve education and health outcomes for participating households. There is no …
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Die Lebensläufe der deutschen Babyboomer (geboren zwischen 1956 und 1965) unterscheiden sich deutlich von denen vorangegangener Kohorten. Insgesamt zeigt sich eine zunehmende Vielfalt der Erwerbsverläufe. Insbesondere in Ostdeutschland sind diese von Brüchen geprägt, mit häufigeren oder...
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realen verfügbaren Einkommen ist ein Zuwachs zu verzeichnen. Parallel dazu hat die Ungleichheit in der Verteilung der … Einkommen eine weitere Spreizung im unteren Teil der Verteilung zu beobachten. Im Zug dieser Entwicklung ist das Armutsrisiko in …
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We introduce social capital accumulation into a neoclassical model, showing how it differs from physical and human capital accumulation. We take the view that social capital is crucial to the enjoyment of socially provided goods and that it is mainly accumulated by means of participation to...
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