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Price transmission from international to domestic markets

Greb, Friederike; Jamora, Nelissa; Mengel, Carolin; … - 2012

to local markets in developing countries. We analyse two samples of price transmission (PT) estimates, one extracted from … a comprehensive literature sample of 31 published papers and studies on cereal price transmission and one containing of …-run price relationship, but international prices do not. The only notable exception to this rule is rice, which suggests that …

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Price transmission from international to domestic markets

Greb, Friederike; Jamora, Nelissa; Mengel, Carolin; … - 2012

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Product patents and access to innovative medicines in a post-trips-era

Watal, Jayashree; Dai, Rong - 2019 - Manuscript date: 28 March 2019

This WTO working paper studies availability and affordability of new and innovative pharmaceuticals in a post-TRIPS era. The WTO's TRIPS Agreement (TRIPS) makes it obligatory for WTO members − except least-developed country members (LDCs) - to provide pharmaceutical product patents with a...

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Energy, Exergy and Performance Analysis of Small-Scale Organic Rankine Cycle Systems for Electrical Power Generation Applicable in Rural Areas of Developing Countries

Baral, Suresh; Kim, Dokyun; Yun, Eunkoo; Kim, Kyung Chun - In: Energies 8 (2015) 2, pp. 684-713

This paper introduces the concept of installing a small-scale organic Rankine cycle system for the generation of electricity in remote areas of developing countries. The Organic Rankine Cycle Systems (ORC) system uses a commercial magnetically-coupled scroll expander, plate type heat exchangers...

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Appraising Bioenergy Alternatives in Uganda Using Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)-Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and a Desirability Functions Approach

Okello, Collins; Pindozzi, Stefania; Faugno, Salvatore; … - In: Energies 7 (2014) 3, pp. 1171-1192

Poor access to clean and reliable energy technologies is a major challenge to most developing countries. The decision to introduce new technologies is often faced by low adoption rates or even public opposition. In addition, the data required for effective decision making is often inadequate or...

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Decision Support for the Construction of Farm-Scale Biogas Digesters in Developing Countries with Cold Seasons

Rennuit, Charlotte; Sommer, Sven Gjedde - In: Energies 6 (2013) 10, pp. 5314-5332

Biogas production is a clean renewable energy source that can improve lives in developing countries. However, winter temperatures in some areas are too low to enable enough biogas production in small unheated digesters to meet the energy requirements of households. Low-cost, high yield reactors...

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Climate change and developing country interests : cases from the Zambezi River Basin

Arndt, Channing; Chinowsky, Paul; Fant, Charles; … - 2015

We consider the interplay of climate change impacts, global mitigation policies, and the interests of developing countries to 2050. Focusing on Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia, we employ a structural approach to biophysical and economic modeling that incorporates climate uncertainty and allows...

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Electricity outages and health outcomes of children : empirical evidence from transition economy

Sargsyan, Yermone - 2021

The electricity prices in developing countries are relatively low to recover its costs of generation and provision. This results in under-investment in infrastructure, which usually leads to frequent outages or rolling blackouts by the electricity suppliers. Outages may have an adverse impact on...

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The consequences of the value-added tax on inequality

Alavuotunki, Kaisa; Pirttilä, Jukka - 2015

The adoption of the value-added tax has arguably been one of the most important tax policy measures worldwide, but is also one of the most heatedly debated. While some argue that the VAT has served as a useful tool to boost government revenue, others claim that it is also a regressive tax,...

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Quantifying the impacts of expanding social protection on efficiency and equity : evidence from a behavioural microsimulation model for Ghana

Osei, Robert Darko; Pirttilä, Jukka; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2017

A large informal sector is a challenge for developing countries building up social protection systems. Expanding social safety nets reduces poverty, but financing them can increase the tax burden, potentially reducing availability of formal sector jobs. This paper quantifies impacts on income...

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