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The Economics of Wind Energy : A Survey and Status Report

Martin, John D.; Ramsey, J. Douglas - 2013

Our objective in writing this paper is to share what we have learned about the promise of wind energy and its potential contribution to a comprehensive solution to the long-term energy needs of the U.S. economy. The immediate impetus for our interest came out of a meeting with famed oilman and...

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An Integrated Appraisal of the Péligre Electricity Transmission Line Rehabilitation Investment

Salci, Sener - 2017

electricity market regulators. The purpose of this study is to provide a guideline for improving the accuracy and predictability … of the impacts of electricity rehabilitation projects. The subject is too broad to address completely here. The proposed … guideline is suitable for evaluations of such project implemented in a broken electricity network. In such case, the demand for …

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Measuring Nuclear Power Plant Negative Externalities Through the Life Satisfaction Approach : The Case of Ulsan City

Lee, Kye Woo - 2018

We have hypothesized that nuclear risk is significantly inversely related to the distance from residences to nuclear power plants and that the level of life satisfaction of residents therefore increases with the distance. We empirically explore the relationship between Ulsan citizens' life...

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Do carbon offsets offset carbon?

Calel, Raphael; Colmer, Jonathan; Dechezleprêtre, Antoine - 2021

We develop and implement a new method for identifying wasted subsidies, and use it to provide systematic evidence on the misallocation of carbon offsets in the Clean Development Mechanism - the world's largest carbon offset program. Using newly constructed data on the locations and...

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The Welfare Implications of Oil Privatization : A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Norway's Statoil

Wolf, Christian O. H.; Pollitt, Michael G. - 2009

billion (US$18.4 billion) in 2001 money, which amounts to 11% of Norway's GDP in that year. Savings on investment costs are …

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The Alternative Way to Deal with the Cyprus Co-Op Bank 'Socialising the Losses and Privatising the Gains – Part 3'

Savvides, Savvakis C. - 2018

The author has written two articles on the subject of “the Deal” sought and negotiated by the Government for privatising the ailing Co-Op Bank in Cyprus. In this paper he continues with “Socialising the losses and privatising the gains - Part 3” which provides an alternative proposal...

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Neglect Private Debt at the Economy's Peril

Manison, Leslie - 2019

The authors discuss the role of private debt in financial crises and attempt to apply the debt deflation logic to the data and facts surrounding the post bail-in years in Cyprus. It is found that the financial crisis in Cyprus was indeed predictable and that a key problem facing the country...

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Socialising the Losses and Privatising the Gains (The Case of Cyprus Five Years After the Bail-in of Bank Deposits)

Savvides, Savvakis C. - 2019

Private sector indebtedness in Cyprus remains extremely high. Yet the Government and the banks in Cyprus continue to define the problem as being the non-performing loans (NPLs) and the proposed solution as being any tools and legislation which will improve repayment but also enable the banks to...

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Overcoming Private Debt (Unblocking and Rebuilding the Loan-Burdened Real Economy in Cyprus)

Savvides, Savvakis C. - 2019

The article discusses the enormous private debt in Cyprus and how it impacts the conditions for economic recovery. It stresses the need more drastic and decisive action from the Government including the participation of international multilateral financiers in reconstructing and funding viable...

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Declining Discount Rates in Singapore's Market for Privately Developed Apartments

Fesselmeyer, Eric - 2020

We examine Singapore's market for new privately developed apartments, which for historical reasons exhibits wide quasi-experimental variation in ownership tenure, ranging from perpetual to multi-century to multi-decade leases. We develop an empirical model in which transaction prices are...

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