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due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal … of confounding factors, we use a triple-differences identification strategy that relies on variation in coal consumption …
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This paper estimates the effect of coal-fired power plants on infant mortality in India. We find that a one GW increase … in coal-fired capacity corresponds to a 14% increase in infant mortality rates in districts near versus far from the … imported coal. The environmental benefits from policy aimed at the power sector are thus likely to be substantially higher if …
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There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in …
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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011128037
due to the burning of bituminous coal for heat. We estimate the effects of this bituminous coal consumption on mortality … rates in the U.S. during the mid-20th century. Coal consumption varied considerably during the 20th century due to coal … of confounding factors, we use a triple-differences identification strategy that relies on variation in coal consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010747358
We investigate whether incentive schemes signal social norms and thus affect behavior beyond their direct economic consequences. A principal-agent experiment is studied in which prior to contract choice principals are informed about past actions of other agents and thus have more information...
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building trust and substituting for the difficulty of enforcing contracts internationally. The networks we are interested in …
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During the last two decades economists have made much progress in understanding incentives, contracts and organisations …
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We often observe minority ethnic groups at a disadvantage relative to the majority. Why is this and what can be done about it? Efforts made to assimilate, and time, are two elements working to bring the minority into line with the majority. A third element, the degree to which the majority...
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