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An uncertainty approach to modelling climate change risk in South Africa

Cullis, James; Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; … - 2015

This study represents the first attempt at an integrated approach to assessing the potential impacts of climate change on the national economy of South Africa via a number of (but not necessarily all) impact channels. The study focuses on outcomes by about 2050. The results show the multiple...

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Runoff vs. plurality : does it matter for expenditures? : evidence from Italy

Cipullo, Davide - 2018 - This version: October 11, 2018

This paper compares the runoff system and the plurality rule in terms of the size and composition of public … discontinuity design. The results show that municipalities under the runoff system spend at least 20 percent more than those under …, the greater number of candidates and the larger coalitions indicate lower accountability under the runoff system than …

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Assessing the economic and political impacts of climate change on international river basins using surface wetness in the Zambezi and Mekong basins

Blankespoor, Brian; Basist, Alan; Dinar, Ariel; Dinar, … - 2014

Many river basins will likely face higher hydrologic variability, including extreme floods and droughts, due to climate change, with economic and political consequences. Water treaties that govern international basins could face non-compliance among riparians and inter-state tensions as...

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