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(agriculture). Our focus is mainly on the costs associated with congestion and pollution as well the impact of under-priced energy … the advanced world. By building on earlier research, as well as employing the UN ForFITS model we are able to provide … indicative estimates of the external costs of energy subsidies, as manifested in congestion and pollution. Our estimates using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010513142
(agriculture). Our focus is mainly on the costs associated with congestion and pollution as well the impact of under-priced energy … the advanced world. By building on earlier research, as well as employing the UN ForFITS model we are able to provide … indicative estimates of the external costs of energy subsidies, as manifested in congestion and pollution. Our estimates using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011220719
This paper provides field evidence on (a) how price framing affects consumers' decision to switch health insurance … plans and (b) how the price elasticity of demand for health insurance can be influenced by policymakers through simple … health insurance companies to express price differences between health plans in absolute Euro values rather than percentage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282513
of the criticisms of the current subsidy system, however, is that it overemphasizes work and does little to encourage … care subsidies for child development. In this paper, we provide a systematic assessment of the impact of subsidy receipt on … relationship between child care subsidies and child development. In particular, our results suggest that subsidy receipt in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269366
A complete account of the U.S. child care subsidy system requires an understanding of its implications for both … fill this gap by examining the impact of child care subsidy receipt on maternal health and the quality of child … of family well-being. In addition, we attempt to handle the possibility of non-random selection into subsidy receipt by …
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Air pollution is amongst the gravest public health concerns worldwide, and indoor sources are the largest contributors … them, or raise health awareness along with providing information on the universal cash-back LPG subsidy program or a … financial constraints and the importance of the design of public subsidy schemes in inducing regular usage of clean fuels. …
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This article extends the recent findings of Liu (2005), Ang (2007), Apergis et al. (2009) and Payne (2010) by implementing recent bootstrap panel unit root tests and cointegration techniques to investigate the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions, energy consumption, and real GDP for 12...
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In many countries environmental policies and regulations are implemented to improve environmental quality and thus individuals' well-being. However, how do individuals value the environment? In this paper, we review the Life Satisfaction Approach (LSA) representing a new non-market valuation...
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Fostering and supporting start-up businesses by unemployed persons has become an increasingly important issue in many European countries. These new ventures are being supported by various governmental programs. Potential benefits include not only the end of unemployment for the new entrepreneur...
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-up subsidy" was added to the existing bridging allowance". In 2006 both instruments were merged to the Gründungszuschuss". Since … the bridging allowance has been evaluated as effective and efficient and the start-up subsidy reached new target groups …
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