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Policy evaluation of waste pricing programs using heterogeneous causal effect estimation

Valente, Marica - 2021

Using machine learning methods in a quasi-experimental setting, I study the heterogeneous effects of introducing waste … prices - unit prices on household unsorted waste disposal - on waste demands and social welfare. First, using a unique panel … of Italian municipalities with large variation in prices and observables, I show that waste demands are nonlinear. - find …

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Canary in a coal mine : infant mortality, property values, and tradeoffs associated with mid-20th century air pollution

Clay, Karen; Lewis, Joshua; Severnini, Edson R. - 2016

Pollution is a common byproduct of economic activity. Although policymakers should account for both the benefits and the negative externalities of polluting activities, it is difficult to identify those who are harmed and those who benefit from them. To overcome this challenge, our paper uses a...

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Canary in a Coal Mine : Infant Mortality, Property Values, and Tradeoffs Associated with Mid-20th Century Air Pollution

Clay, Karen - 2016

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Does supporting passenger railways reduce road traffic externalities?

Lalive, Rafael; Luechinger, Simon; Schmutzler, Armin - 2013

Many governments subsidize regional rail service as an alternative to road traffic. This paper assesses whether increases in service frequency reduce road traffic externalities. We exploit differences in service frequency growth by procurement mode following a railway reform in Germany to...

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Firing the Furnace? - An Econometric Analysis of Utilities' Fuel Choice

Tauchmann, Harald - 2004

This paper attempts to predict the potential effects of CO2 emissions trading on fuel choice in the German electric power industry. By analyzing panel data (1968-1998) of major utilities, we show that the fuel mix of electric utilities is price inelastic. As a consequence, the implementation of...

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Technical efficiency of automobiles: A nonparametric approach incorporating carbon dioxide emissions

Hampf, Benjamin; Krüger, Jens J. - 2010

We conduct an empirical analysis of the technical efficiency of cars sold in Germany in 2010. The analysis is performed using traditional data envelopment analysis (DEA) as well as directional distance functions (DDF). The approach of DDF allows incorporating the reduction of carbon dioxide...

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Fiscal decentralization and pollution: Institutions matter

Farzanegan, Mohammad Reza; Mennel, Tim - 2012

We estimate the impact of fiscal decentralization on different indicators of pollution for more than 80 countries from 1970 to 2000. Our cross country estimates show that fiscal decentralization increases pollution. However, higher quality of institutions can limit the destructive environmental...

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Pollution exposure and infant health: Evidence from Germany

Coneus, Katja; Spieß, Christa Katharina - 2010

This paper examines the impact of outdoor and indoor pollution on children's health from birth until the age of three years in Germany. We use representative data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), combined with five air pollution levels. These data come from the Federal Environment...

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A Consumers Demand Model with "Energy Flows", Stocks and "Energy Services"

Kratena, Kurt; Wüger, Michael - 2004

This paper sets up a model of private consumption for selected EU countries with special emphasis on the consumption categories heating and transport. Sustainable consumption patterns require a "decoupling" of energy or materials use from satisfaction of consumers' needs and demands. Starting...

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Pollution Exposure and Infant Health: Evidence from Germany

Coneus, Katja; Spieß, C. Katharina - 2010

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