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Climate Change Feedback on Economic Growth : Explorations with a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model

Parrado, Ramiro - 2014

Human-generated greenhouse gases depend on the level of economic activity. Therefore, most climate change studies are based on models and scenarios of economic growth. Economic growth itself, however, is likely to be affected by climate change impacts. These impacts affect the economy in...

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The Impacts of Household Water Quality Testing and Information on Safe Water Behaviors : Evidence from a Randomized Experiment in Ghana

Okyere, Charles Yaw - 2017

Households in developing countries face an enormous set of health risks from using contaminated water sources. In 2014, a group of 512 households relying on unimproved water, sanitation and hygiene practices in the Greater Accra region of Ghana were randomly selected to participate in the...

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Weather Shocks, Social Protection, and Crop Yields : Evidence from India

Taraz, Vis - 2019

India's National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), the world's largest public works program, has been demonstrated to have beneficial impacts on a wide range of outcomes, but its effects on agricultural productivity have been relatively understudied (Sukhtankar, 2017). We test whether...

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Materials Flow Analysis in Support of Circular Economy Development : Plastics in Trinidad and Tobago

Millette, Sherwyn - 2019

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The Intensive Margin of Technology Adoption : Experimental Evidence on Improved Cooking Stoves in Rural Senegal

Bensch, Gunther - 2015

Today 2.6 billion people in developing countries rely on biomass as primary cooking fuel, with profound negative implications for their well-being. Improved biomass cooking stoves are alleged to counteract these adverse effects. This paper evaluates take-up and impacts of low-cost improved...

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The Influence of Osborne Dam on the Socio–Economic Development of Ward 23 Makoni District, Zimbabwe

Makururu, Symphathy - 2018

The study aimed at empirically investigating the influence of Osborne dam on the socio-economic development of ward 23, Makoni District. The research was carried out in three villages Kawadza, Nyatito and Dumba, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Questionnaire, interviews guide,...

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Economics of Household Technology Adoption in Developing Countries : Evidence From Solar Technology Adoption in Rural India

Aklin, Michaël - 2018

Innovation is one of the most important drivers of economic development. Even in developing countries, households have access to a wide array of new technologies. However, factors affecting households' technology adoption decisions remain poorly understood. Using data on solar microgrid adoption...

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Combining knowledge bases for system innovation in regions : insights from an East German case study

Friedrich, Christoph; Feser, Daniel - 2021

A growing number of economic geography scholars have discussed the spatial dimensions of sustainability innovation in … in the knowledge economy and success factors. However, sustainability innovation involves the collaboration of … bases required for sustainability innovation. This article presents insights from 16 semi-structured expert interviews …

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The Intensive Margin of Technology Adoption - Experimental Evidence on Improved Cooking Stoves in Rural Senegal

Bensch, Gunther - 2015

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Combining knowledge bases for system innovation in regions : Insights from an East German case study

Friedrich, Christoph; Feser, Daniel - 2021

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