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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...

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Introducción al estudio de la economía del sector energético

Martínez Torrico, Karen M.; Aliaga, Francisco 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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Valuing wind farms’ environmental impacts by geographical distance: A contingent valuation study in Portugal

Botelho, Anabela; Pinto, Lígia Costa; Sousa, Patricia - Núcleo de Investigação em Microeconomia Aplicada … - 2013

Wind energy is currently one the most important energy sources in the production of electricity. In this study, we use the CVM to elicit the monetary value attached to wind power’s environmental impacts from three different groups of individuals: local residents, residents in a nearby town,...

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Quasi-Experimental Methods in Environmental Economics: Opportunities and Challenges

Deschenes, 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)...

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Pollution and the Price of Power

Dewees, Donald N - University of Toronto, Department of Economics - 2006

-fired electric utility power plants in the US exceed marginal costs of pollution control. Moreover existing and proposed regulations … 50%, if all externalities are to be included in the price. Getting the environmental price right could reduce pollution …

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Estimation of Marginal Abatement Cost of Air Pollution in Durgapur City of West Bengal

Mukhopadhyay, Kakali; Bhattacharya, Souvik - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006

Air pollution in industrial cities with emissions from firms is a growing problem in India. Durgapur, one of the … growing industrial cities in eastern India, covering a host of industries, suffers from similar problems. The paper estimates … the marginal abatement cost of air pollution of industries in Durgapur, West Bengal. We model the technology of a firm …

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Sustainable Development Concerning with Mankind’s Climate Changes

Dobrescu, Emilian M.; Susanu, Monica; Oprea, Raducan - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009

Mankind has witnessed many outstanding weather happenings which determined radical climate changes and thus, the draught is expected further to grow. Many experts, academics and scientists all over the continents have strongly called for attention about the importance of saving the water, either...

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The Hedonic Method : Value of Statistical Life, Wage Compensation, and Property Value Compensation

Graves, Philip E. - 2011

There is no abstract for this book chapter, however it describes how the hedonic method is used to infer the value of a statistical life as well as environmental and other amenities. The emphasis is upon the policy implications of employing this approach, since many others have summarized the...

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Global Negative Effects of the Technological Change on Human Health : The High Incidence of Cancers in the Anthropocene

Coccia, Mario - 2017

resources depletion, engenders anthropogenic environmental change and pollution of ecosystems conducive to carcinogens. A main …

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Understanding Spatiotemporal Forms, Triggers and Consequences of Urban Dynamics in Taipei : 1990-2005 (Presentation Slides)

Lemenkova, Polina - 2020

Current research aims at spatio-temporal analysis of urban dynamics in study area during 15 years (1990-2005). Research objective: application of geoinformatic tools, remote sensing data and application of methodology to spatial analysis for urban studies, a case study of Taipei. Current...

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