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We consider the problem of the optimal use of a good whose consumption can produce damages in the future. Potential damages are proportional to the accumulated lifetimeconsumption of the good. Scientific progress is made over time that provides information on the distribution of the intensity of...
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, but to take care of the environment and sustainability as well. Social issues (supply chain greening), product …
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper comprising a literature survey on the economic implications and social implications of alternative energy policies for new and renewable energy sources in developing countries - includes solar energy, wind power and biomass; discusses employment, technology,...
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on low- and middle-income countries for international research, policy and practice in the field of environment and …
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Interest in the trade and environment debate has intensified as a result of international trade agreements and because … volume is an attempt to further our understanding of the empirical links between trade and the environment. Thirteen chapters … liberalization and growth on the environment; 2. The "pollution haven" hypothesis ; 3. Economic instruments for resolving global …
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The literature on trade openness, economic development, and the environment is largely inconclusive about the … show that whether or not trade has a beneficial effect on the environment varies depending on the pollutant and the country …. Trade is found to benefit the environment in OECD countries. It has detrimental effects, however, on sulfur dioxide (SO2 …
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This paper sheds light on the iron and steel (IS) scrap trade to examine how economic development affects the quality demanded of recyclable resource. A simple model is presented that show a mechanism of how scrap quality impacts the direction of trade due to comparative advantage. We find that...
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