In recent years, rural electrification and access to television have spread throughout the developing world. The values and cultural norms embodied in television programming have potentially profound implications for influencing behaviour, including reproductive decisions. After replicating...

In recent years, rural electrification and access to television have spread rapidly throughout the developing world. The values and cultural norms embodied in television programming have potentially profound implications for influencing behavior, particularly as regards reproductive decisions....

Summary Productive electricity use is widely believed to contribute to positive impacts of electrification projects. This paper investigates these impacts by comparing the performance of micro manufacturing enterprises in grid-covered and non-covered villages in Northern Benin. Using firm-level...

Guaranteeing tax reductions and exemptions, the European governments intend to increase the share of biofuels in total EU fuel consumption to 5.75% by 2010. The financial support of this EU objective is frequently justified by expected positive environmental impacts, most notably the mitigation...

Je höher der Ölpreis steigt, desto lauter werden auch die Rufe nach Biotreibstoffen. Der Boom bei Biodiesel, die bei weitem bedeutendste Form von Biotreibstoffen in Deutschland, ist indessen nicht den hohen Ölpreisen zu verdanken. Trotz der neuen historischen Höchststände beim Ölpreis sind...