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Liberalisation and universal access to basic services : telecommunications, water and sanitation, financial services and electricity
2006
experiences in four sectors: telecommunications, water and sanitation, financial services, and electricity. A horizontal …
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Liberalisation and Universal Access to Basic Services : Telecommunications, Water and Sanitation, Financial Services, and Electricity
2006
experiences in four sectors - telecommunications, water and sanitation, financial services, and electricity. The unique multi …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012448638
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Allocation of emissions from electricity and heat
OECD - 20XX
CO2 emissions after reallocation of emissions from electricity and heat generation to consuming sectors. This data file …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013528830
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The Term Structure of Forward Exchange Premia and the Forecastability of Spot Exchange Rates: Correcting the Errors
Clarida, Richard; Taylor, Mark P - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993
This paper challenges the widespread view that forward exchange premia contain little information regarding subsequent … spot rate movements. Using weekly dollar/Deutschmark and dollar/sterling data, we show that spot and forward exchange rates … cointegrating space. Dynamic forecasts indicate that the information in the forward premia can be used to reduce the root mean …
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The Potato's Contribution to Population and Urbanization: Evidence from an Historical Experiment
Nunn, Nathan; Qian, Nancy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009
We exploit regional variation in suitability for cultivating potatoes, together with time variation arising from their introduction to the Old World from the Americas, to estimate the impact of potatoes on Old World population and urbanization. Our results show that the introduction of the...
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Water and Agriculture : Sustainability, Markets and Policies
2006
Agriculture is a major user of water and is responsible for much of its pollution. But the agricultural sector faces …
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Drying Wells, Rising Stakes : Towards Sustainable Agricultural Groundwater Use
2015
Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use … a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to …
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Drying wells, rising stakes : towards sustainable agricultural groundwater use
2015
Groundwater has provided great benefits to agriculture irrigation in semi-arid OECD countries, but its intensive use … agricultural groundwater policies exist in OECD countries? -- Towards adaptive groundwater management in agriculture … a package of recommendations to ensure that groundwater can sustain its services to agriculture and contribute to …
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