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11.471 Targeting the Poor: Small Firms, Workers, and Local Economic Development, Fall 2004
Tendler, Judith - 2004
Covers conditions under which public-sector policies, programs, and projects succeed in enhancing the economic activities of poorer groups and micro-regions in developing countries. Topics include local economic development; small enterprises; various forms of collective action; labor and worker...
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Clean development mechanism: Perspectives from developing countries
Sari, Agus P.; Meyers, Stephen - 2008
This paper addresses the political acceptability and workability of CDM by and in developing countries. At COP-3 in Kyoto in 1997, the general position among developing countries changed from strong rejection of joint implementation to acceptance of CDM. The outgrowth of CDM from a proposal from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435560
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Future Air Conditioning Energy Consumption in Developing Countriesand what can be done about it: The Potential of Efficiency in theResidential Sector
McNeil, Michael A.; Letschert, Virginie E. - 2008
The dynamics of air conditioning are of particular interestto energy analysts, both because of the high energy consumption of thisproduct, but also its disproportionate impact on peak load. This paperaddresses the special role of this end use as a driver of residentialelectricity consumption in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436036
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The Road to Development is Paved With Good Institutions: The Political and Economic Implications of Financial Markets
Brown, Chelsea Denise - 2008
This research seeks to identify the factors that account for the variation in development levels across nations by focusing on the institutional components of development, especially the effects of financial market development on economic and political development. I argue that financial market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009475007
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Micro evidence of the brain gain hypothesis : the case of Cape Verde
Batista, Catia; Lacuesta, Aitor; Vicente, Pedro
Does emigration really drain human capital accumulation in origin countries? This paper explores a unique household survey purposely designed and conducted to answer this specific question for the case of Cape Verde. This is allegedly the African country suffering from the largest "brain drain",...
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International migration pressures in the long run
Campos, Rodolfo G. - 2017
migration flows for the whole world. In contrast to their findings, and despite of the slowdown of population growth in Latin … America, the US will face sustained immigration pressures because of strong population growth in other regions of the world …, leading to a projected immigrant stock that grows for decades to come. For the world as a whole, international migrants are …
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Overview of Geopressured-Geothermal
Jelacic, Allan - 2006
Dr. Mock began the session by paying tribute to Dr. Myron Dorfman, Professor of Petroleum Engineering at the University of Texas, who had just passed away after a protracted illness. Dr. Dorfman, more than other any individual, was responsible for bringing the geopressured-geothermal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435411
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SUCCESSFUL PRIVATIZATION OF HANFORD SITE FABRICATION SERVICES
KELLY, D.S. - 2008
This paper describes the elements of Fluor Hanford's successful privatization of a major support services function. The privatization has accelerated the closure of the Department of Energy's Hanford Site by streamlining operations and using the realized cost savings to maintain the accelerated...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435422
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Quantifying the Economic Development Impacts of Wind Power in Six Rural Montana Counties Using NREL's JEDI Model; Period of Performance: December 1, 2003--May 31, 2004
Costanti, M. - 2008
The economic development potential that wind power offers is often an overlooked aspect of today's wind power projects. Much has been written about how wind can spur economic development, but few have attempted to quantify these impacts. Using the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL's)...
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Susanville Geothermal Investigations, California, Supplemental Technical Data
2007
The city of Susanville, in response to an unemployment rate exceeding 20 percent and other related community needs, has embarked on a comprehensive effort in community and economic development. To improve the local job market, an effort is underway to enhance the competitive position of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009435442