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We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values … Survey. Climate is described in terms of 'degree-months' calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18 … to analyse a particular climate change scenario associated with the IPCC A2 emissions scenario points to major losses for …
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In this paper we present simulations of economic performance of the Polish economy based on a quarterly econometric model. The model consists of 22 stochastic equations, which link the financial market with the real economy. The purpose of the research is to present effects of changes to...
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In this paper we explore empirically a long-standing question in the literature on finance for growth, namely whether the financial structure -in terms of the size of the banking system relative to the capital market- matters for economic growth. We build upon the existing literature by...
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This paper studies the effects of heterogeneity in planning propensity on wealth inequality and asset prices. I consider an economy populated by attentive and inattentive agents. Attentive agents plan their consumption period by period, while inattentive agents plan every other period....
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Montesquieus politische Klimatheorie findet in der Politikwissenschaft wenig Anerkennung. Sie gilt als abwegig. Wenn sie nicht ins Lächerliche gezogen wird, dann vor allem deshalb, weil sie in einer Tradition eurozentrischer und rassistischer Stereotypisierung und Rechtfertigung kolonialer...
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agricultural technology and infrastructure, as well as to climate and edaphic endowments. We incorporate explicit climate …-technology interactions in the model, in order to identify climate effects on the diffusion of HYVs, irrigation and multiple- cropping, and on … Net Revenue to agriculture. We find that climate affects technology development and diffusion, and that technology …
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national and international climate politics. As a consequence of these shortcomings, the measures taken so far, although quite …
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