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An empirical survey of the ramifications of a green economy

Heshmati, Almas - 2014

The unprecedented deterioration of our global environment has increased the necessity of relying upon Green Economic policies as critical and effective environmental management tools. The current situation has stimulated extensive research and debate among global interest groups. This has...

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Survey of models on demand, customer base-line and demand response and their relationships in the power market

Heshmati, Almas - 2012

market. After characterizing the general demand models, it reviews consumer baseline based on which further study the demand … case for possible application to the electricity market and discusses the implications of the results. In the literature … and demand response in the power market and their relationships. It enhances demand response in the electricity market …

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Corruption as a barrier to entry : theory and evidence

Campos, Nauro; Estrin, Saul; Proto, Eugenio - 2010

more firms are allowed into the market. These ideas are tested using a unique, representative sample of Brazilian …

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Migration, openness and the global preconditions of "smart development"

Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2011

In this article, we present a first empirical reflection on 'smart development', its measurement, possible 'drivers' and 'bottlenecks'. We first provide cross-national data on how much ecological footprint is used in the nations of the world system to 'deliver' a given amount of democracy,...

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Market design for trading commoditized renewable energy

Heshmati, Almas; Abolhosseini, Shahrouz - 2014

for renewable energy sources, design a market mechanism for trading in this market, and outline the requirements for such … a market to function efficiently. Finally, we conclude and present recommendations to policymakers to provide incentives …

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The extractive industry's impact on economic growth in SADC countries

Nhabinde, Simeão; Heshmati, Almas - 2020

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries are rich in natural resources and in most of them their extractive industries extract and export natural resources with little industrial processing. This study analyzes the direct and indirect impacts that the extractive industries in...

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A comparison of panel data models in estimating technical efficiency

Rashidghalam, Masoomeh; Heshmati, Almas; Dashti, Ghader; … - 2016

The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, it compares the performance of various panel data models in estimating technical efficiency in production. Second, it applies various stochastic frontier panel data models to estimate the technical efficiency of Iran's cotton production and to...

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Slavery, education, and inequality

Bertocchi, Graziella; Dimico, Arcangelo - 2010

slave states. -- slavery ; development ; inequality ; institutions ; education …

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Origins and implications of family structure across Italian provinces in historical perspective

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - 2016

In this study we review the literature on the origins and implications of family structure in historical perspective with a focus on Italian provinces. Furthermore we present newly-collected data on three of the main features of family structure: female mean age at marriage, the female celibacy...

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Family structure and the education gender gap : evidence from Italian provinces

Bertocchi, Graziella; Bozzano, Monica - 2014

We investigate the determinants of the education gender gap in Italy in historical perspective with a focus on the influence of family structure. We capture the latter with two indicators: residential habits (nuclear vs. complex families) and inheritance rules (partition vs. primogeniture)....

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