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Economic booms and risky sexual behavior: Evidence from Zambian copper mining cities
Wilson, Nicholas - In: Journal of Health Economics 31 (2012) 6, pp. 797-812
sex. However, little evidence exists on the effects of an aggregate shock on equilibrium risky sexual behavior. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010588286
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Governance and sustainability challenges in landscapes shaped by mining: Mining-forestry linkages and impacts in the Copper Belt of Zambia and the DR Congo
Mwitwa, J.; German, L.; Muimba-Kankolongo, A.; Puntodewo, A. - In: Forest Policy and Economics 25 (2012) C, pp. 19-30
, the influence of mining industries on forests has not well been understood in the copper belt of Zambia and Democratic … Republic of Congo (DRC). This study was undertaken, in Chingola District in Zambia, operation centre for Konkola Copper Mines …
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What determines the breadth and depth of Zambia's backward linkages to copper mining? The role of public policy and value chain dynamics
Fessehaie, Judith - In: Resources Policy 37 (2012) 4, pp. 443-451
This paper investigates the dynamics of upstream linkages development to copper mining in Zambia. The breadth and depth …
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Economic Growth and the HIV/AIDS Pandemic: Evidence from the Early 21st Century Copper Boom
Wilson, Nicholas Logan - Center for Development Economics, Williams College - 2010
sustained economic shock on sexual behavior and the spread of HIV/AIDS in Zambia. I use nationally representative survey data on …Copper mining is among the largest economic activities in Zambia, comprising close to ten percent of GDP. Between 2003 … and 2008, the price of copper increased by over 400 percent. In response, copper production in Zambia grew by 70 percent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009002065
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Harnessing Resource Revenues for Prosperity in Zambia
Adam, Christopher; Simpasa, Anthony - Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich … - 2010
This paper examines the macroeconomic management of Zambia’s natural resource endowment over the past century. We … Zambia captured a nugatory share of the rents accruing from this boom, high levels of investment in the sector, combined with … recent reforms to the mining taxation regime and in the conduct of macroeconomic policy have left Zambia better-placed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008670371
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Economic Booms and Risky Sexual Behavior: Evidence from Zambian Copper Mining Cities
Wilson, Nicholas Logan - Economics Department, Williams College - 2010
sex. However, little evidence exists on the effects of an aggregate shock on equilibrium risky sexual behavior. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008679098
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Environmental Conflicts, Environmental Justice, and Valuation
Alier, Joan Martínez - Unitat d'Història Econòmica, Universitat Autònoma de … - 2001
In this article some historical and contemporary environmental conflicts are described. The international environmental liability of mining corporations is discussed. Comparisons are made with conflicts in the United States and in South Africa which fall under the rubric of the Environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005004612
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Copper Mining and Environmental Costs in Dominica
Harris-Charles, Emaline L.; Pemberton, Carlisle A. - In: Farm and Business - The Journal of The Caribbean … 7 (2007) 1
A proposal from an international mining company to establish a copper mining operation in the Caribbean island of Dominica could be highly favourable, given the potential for financial benefits associated with such a project. On the downside, such projects are often associated with environmental...
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Thermodynamic implications for natural resource extraction and technical change in U.S. copper mining
Ruth, Matthias - In: Environmental & Resource Economics 6 (1995) 2, pp. 187-206
Motivated by the lack of integrated approaches that do justice to both the thermodynamic and economic aspects of natural resource use and the lack of empirical studies combining the two disciplines, this paper provides an integrated framework for the valuation of technologies, substitution and...
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Mongolia; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The vast mineral deposits of Mongolia, if properly managed, could make available large budgetary resources, which would help address a wide range of its economic challenges. This report focuses on Mongolia’s selected issues in the mining sector, government employment and wages, and saving...
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