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The Main Support Mechanisms to Finance Renewable Energy Development

Abolhosseini, Shahrouz; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Considering that the major part of greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide, there is a global concern aimed at reducing carbon emissions. Additionally, major consumer countries are looking for alternative sources of energy to avoid the impact of higher fossil fuel prices and political instability in...

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The Welfare Impact of Price Changes on Household Welfare and Inequality 1999-2010

Loughrey, Jason; O'Donoghue, Cathal - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

This paper provides a single welfare measure to show the effects of consumer price changes upon households in Ireland … component using the Atkinson Social Welfare Function. The efficiency component includes the behavioural response to price … of households in response to price changes in most years. …

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Can the UAE Avoid the Oil Curse by Economic Diversification?

Haouas, Ilham; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

Recent research conclude that the GCC economies have failed to address the oil curse. They are far behind other countries, especially those in the G7, which possess huge reserves of oil wealth but have undertaken economic diversification to correct the ill-effects of an oil curse. This paper...

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Estimating the Size of External Effects of Energy Subsidies

Commander, Simon; Nikoloski, Zlatko; Vagliasindi, Maria - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

It is widely accepted that the costs of under-pricing energy are large, whether in advanced or developing countries. This paper explores how large these costs can be by focussing on the size of the external effects that energy subsidies in particular generate in two important sectors –...

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How ICT Investment and Energy Use Influence the Productivity of Korean Industries

Khayyat, Nabaz T.; Lee, Jongsu; Heshmati, Almas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This empirical study examines changes in industrial productivity in Korea between 1980 and 2009, focusing on how investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and energy use, influence productivity levels. A dynamic factor demand model is applied in order to link inter-temporal...

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A First Step up the Energy Ladder? Low Cost Solar Kits and Household's Welfare in Rural Rwanda

Grimm, Michael; Munyehirwe, Anicet; Peters, Jörg; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

More than 1.3 billion people lack access to electricity. The UN have proclaimed the goal of providing electricity to all by 2030. In recent years, Pico-Photovoltaic kits have become a lower cost alternative to investment intensive grid electrification. Using a randomized controlled trial we...

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The Effect of Power Outages and Cheap Talk on Willingness to Pay to Reduce Outages

Carlsson, Fredrik; Martinsson, Peter; Akay, Alpaslan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Using an open-ended contingent valuation survey, we analyze how (i) experience of a power outage due to one of the worst storms ever to hit Sweden and (ii) a cheap talk script affect respondents' WTP to avoid power outages. Experience significantly increases and a cheap talk script decreases the...

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Electricity Prices, River Temperatures and Cooling Water Scarcity

McDermott, Grant R.; Nilsen, Øivind Anti - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

indicate that the electricity price is significantly impacted by both a change in river temperatures and the relative abundance …

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Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from the Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructure

Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

One of the consequences of rapid economic growth and industrialization in the developing world has been deterioration in environmental conditions and air quality. While air pollution is a serious threat to health in most developing countries, environmental regulations are rare and the...

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Green Jobs: Erlebt Deutschland sein grünes Beschäftigungswunder?

Pestel, Nico - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

Die Politik hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die deutsche Volkswirtschaft langfristig zu einer Green Economy zu wandeln. Das beinhaltet nicht nur die zunehmende Umstellung der Energieversorgung auf erneuerbare Quellen, sondern soll auch zusätzliche Arbeitsplätze – Green Jobs – schaffen. Aus...

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