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Introducción al estudio de la economía del sector energético
Martínez Torrico, Karen M.; Aliaga Lordemann, Javier - 2016
Because of the importance of the energy sector's development for the performance and stability of the economy, its analysis has become an intriguing branch of the economic sciences. For this study it should be tested the characteristics of each of the industries that comprise it, as well as make...
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Impactos ambientais e econômicos dos veículos elétricos e híbridos plug-in : uma revisão da literatura
Vonbun, Christian - 2015
This paper presents a brief literature review concerning the costs and benefits of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, highlighting their advantages in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Even though electric and electro-hybrid vehicles must still overcome many cultural and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011311589
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Quasi-experimental methods in environmental economics : opportunities and challenges
Deschênes, Olivier; Meng, Kyle C. - 2018
This paper examines the application of quasi-experimental methods in environmental economics. We begin with two observations: i) standard quasi-experimental methods, first applied in other microeconomic fields, typically assume unit-level treatments that do not spill over across units; (ii)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011906389
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Assessing the value of surface water and groundwater quality improvements when time lags and outcome uncertainty exist : results from a choice experiment survey across four differe...
Larsen, Tobias Holmsgaard; Lundhede, Thomas Hedemark; … - 2020
) for improvements in surface water quality as well as groundwater quality. A particular novel focus is on estimating the … average have quite high WTP for improvements in water quality, both in relation to surface water and groundwater. In addition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012306405
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On the effects of linking voluntary cap-and-trade systems for CO2 emissions
Weitzman, Martin L.; Holtsmark, Bjart - 2018
Linkage of cap-and-trade systems is typically advocated by economists on a general analogy with the beneficial linking of free-trade areas and on the specific grounds that linkage will ensure cost effectiveness among the linked jurisdictions. An appropriate and widely accepted specification for...
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Climate activism favors pro-environmental consumption
Marini, Marco; Nocito, Samuel - 2023
We investigate whether climate activism favors pro-environmental consumption by examining the impact of Fridays for Future (FFF) protests in Italy on second-hand automobile transactions in the strike-affected areas. Leveraging data on 10 million automobile transactions occurring before and after...
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Vintage differentiated regulations and plant survival : evidence from coal-fired plants
Coysh, Daniel; Johnstone, Nick; Koźluk, Tomasz; … - 2019
vintage differentiation of regulations (VDR5) regarding air pollution emission limit values for existing and new coal …
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The effect of pollution on worker productivity : evidence from call-center workers in China
Chang, Tom; Zivin, Joshua S. Graff; Gross, Tal; … - 2016
We investigate the effect of pollution on worker productivity in the service sector by focusing on two call centers in … China. Using precise measures of each worker's daily output linked to daily measures of pollution and meteorology, we find … that higher levels of air pollution decrease worker productivity by reducing the number of calls that workers complete each …
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The environmental impact of a pro-environment international governmental meeting : evidence from Italy
Alfano, Vicenzo; Gaeta, Giuseppe Lucio - 2022
This note contributes to the literature on the air pollution consequences determined by hosting mega-events. An … econometric analysis is provided to document the increase in air pollution observed in Naples (Italy) during the G20 Ministerial …
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Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India
Vangani, Ruchi; Saxena, Deepak; Gerber, Nikolaus; … - 2016
The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different …
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