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Energy Boom and Gloom? Local Effects of Oil and Natural Gas Drilling on Subjective Well-Being

Maguire, Karen; Winters, John V. - 2016

technological advancements including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Increased energy development likely creates both … conventional and horizontal oil and natural gas drilling in Texas on subjective assessments of life-satisfaction and bad mental … health days for nearby residents. Horizontal drilling has statistically significant deleterious effects on well-being, but …

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Who Benefits from Local Oil and Gas Employment? Labor Market Composition in the Oil and Gas Industry in Texas

Cai, Zhengyu; Maguire, Karen; Winters, John V. - 2019

This paper examines local labor market outcomes from an oil and gas boom in Texas. We examine two main outcomes across …

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Can Natural Gas Save Lives? Evidence from the Deployment of a Fuel Delivery System in a Developing Country

Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - 2016

There has been a widespread displacement of coal by natural gas as space heating and cooking technology in Turkey in the last two decades, triggered by the deployment of natural gas networks. In this paper, we examine the impact of this development on mortality among adults and the elderly. Our...

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Air pollution and infant mortality: Evidence from the expansion of natural gas infrastructure

Cesur, Resul; Tekin, Erdal; Ulker, Aydogan - 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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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

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Mining in Arctic and Non-Arctic Regions: A Socioeconomic Assessment

Frederiksen, Anders; Kadenic, Maja Due - 2016

In this paper, we study how mines change local societies in the Nordic countries with a particular focus on the Arctic region. Our study is based on register data at the municipality level from Norway, Sweden, and Finland for the period 1986 to 2013. The applied econometric model allows for...

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Do Empty Beds Cause Cesarean Deliveries?

Bachner, Florian; Halla, Martin; Pruckner, Gerald J. - 2024

We examine how the number of beds available in a maternity ward affects the likelihood of cesarean delivery and maternal health. Our analysis is based on administrative data from Austria. We exploit idiosyncratic daily variation in the occupancy of maternity hospital beds. We find that empty...

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Governance and Public Service Delivery in India

Afridi, Farzana - 2017

due to absence of a market for these services or poverty. This paper synthesizes the findings of the International Growth … incentives, transparency and state capacity as the key challenges to reducing the governance deficit in India. IGC supported … research emphasizes building state capacity to implement and monitor public programs, rewarding performance of civil servants …

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Experience and Technology Adoption

Weinberg, Bruce A. - 2004

technologies. Because technological progress in general, and computers in particular, may be skill-biased and because human capital …

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The Effect of Extra Funding for Disadvantaged Pupils on Achievement

Webbink, Dinand; Oosterbeek, Hessel; Lindahl, Mikael; … - 2004

schools with at least 70 percent pupils from different disadvantaged groups extra funding for computers and software. The …

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