In this paper we consider whether economic growth in China could be constrained by the physical development of the energy distribution network. Specifically, we structurally test the network theory of electricity distribution of Dalgaard and Strulik (2011) using city level data for China. In...

This paper measures the energy efficiency performance with carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 30 provinces in China during the period of 1997–2011 using a meta-frontier framework with the improved directional distance function (DDF). We construct a new environmental production possibility set...

This empirical paper tests for trade-facilitated spillovers in the convergence of energy productivity across 16 European Union (EU) countries from 1995 to 2005. One might anticipate that by inducing specialization, trade limits the potential for convergence in energy productivity. Conversely, by...

This paper analyses the technical efficiency of Chinese fossil-fuel electricity generation companies from 1999 to 2011, using a Bayesian stochastic frontier model. The results reveal that efficiency varies among the fossil-fuel electricity generation companies that were analysed. We also focus...

We revisit the effect of trade openness on environmental quality by utilizing data on the air visibility of 134 countries during 1961–2004. We find a significantly negative impact of trade openness on air quality, not only for developing economies, but also for developed ones. This finding is...

Many developing nations are in transition from non-renewable to renewable energy in electricity generation. This research analyzes this type of changing investment environment for renewable energy projects such as wind farms and solar-thermal plants with the application of real options theory....

This study explains the emergence of the Sicilian mafia in the XIX century as the product of the interaction between natural resource abundance and weak institutions. We advance the hypothesis that the mafia emerged after the collapse of the Bourbon Kingdom in a context characterized by a severe...

Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 remains fundamental to limiting global warming to 1.5 °C this century and mitigating the catastrophic effects of climate change. Policymakers have indicated that the transition towards a renewable energy economy is the catalyst for achieving this....

Los desaciertos y la incomprensión sobre el desarrollo han llenado de adjetivos a un concepto que para que sea cierto debe ser humano, en armonía con el planeta y con las generaciones de futuro. Es decir, no es posible entender el desarrollo si este no es humano, si no se refiere al mejor...

Este artículo tiene como propósito mostrar elementos de análisis para abordar el tema de las cadenas de valor. Tras una revisión exhaustiva de bibliografía relacionada y aplicada a la agricultura, se dan a conocer herramientas conceptuales que coadyuvan a construir un escenario claro y...