Effect of Environmental Decentralization on Polluting Firms in India
In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Band 67, Heft 1, S. 55-94
ISSN: 1539-2988
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In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Band 67, Heft 1, S. 55-94
ISSN: 1539-2988
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 78, S. 219-229
In: IZA journal of migration: IZAJOM, Band 3, Heft 1
ISSN: 2193-9039
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By examining the preferences over migration destinations of those revealing a desire to permanently leave their country, this paper provides new evidence on the relevance of subjective measures for cross country comparisons. While hard statistics such as GDP per capita and unemployment rates are commonly used to measure a country's success, this analysis reveals that people's preferences over alternative migration destinations are better explained by average levels of life satisfaction in the destination country. Aggregated measures of subjective well-being are, therefore, useful for international comparisons as they better reflect what makes some countries more attractive than others.
JEL: F22; I30
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In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Band 93, Heft 5, S. 1391-1405
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In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development
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In: The journal of development studies, Band 58, Heft 10, S. 2110-2131
ISSN: 1743-9140
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We provide novel empirical evidence on the association between social networks and the adoption of renewable energy technology. We distinguish between two main transmission mechanisms through which social networks can affect renewable energy technology adoption: information diffusion and social influence. Using primarily collected data on biogas adoption in rural China, we find that both mechanisms are at work. In addition, we find that information spreads through trusted network members, such as friends and family, while social influence is mainly exercised by government officials. Government officials are more likely to promote the adoption of technology, leading by example rather than by spreading information.
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In: He , P , Lovo , S & Veronesi , M 2022 , ' Social networks and renewable energy technology adoption: Empirical evidence from biogas adoption in China ' , Energy Economics , vol. 106 , 105789 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105789
We provide novel empirical evidence on the association between social networks and the adoption of renewable energy technology. We distinguish between two main transmission mechanisms through which social networks can affect renewable energy technology adoption: information diffusion and social influence. Using primarily collected data on biogas adoption in rural China, we find that both mechanisms are at work. In addition, we find that information spreads through trusted network members, such as friends and family, while social influence is mainly exercised by government officials. Government officials are more likely to promote the adoption of technology leading by example rather than by spreading information.
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In: He , P , Lovo , S & Veronesi , M 2021 ' Social networks and renewable energy technology adoption: Empirical evidence from biogas adoption in China ' .
We provide novel empirical evidence on the association between social networks and the adoption of renewable energy technology. We distinguish between two main transmission mechanisms through which social networks can affect renewable energy technology adoption: information diffusion and social influence. Using data primarily collected from rural China on biogas adoption, we find that both mechanisms are at work. In addition, we find that information spreads through trusted network members, such as friends and family, while social influence is mainly exercised by government officials. Government officials are more likely to promote the adoption of technology by leading by example rather than by spreading information.
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In: Economica, Band 86, Heft 341, S. 32-66
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In: Economica, Band 86, Heft 341, S. 32-66
ISSN: 1468-0335
This paper shows that the level of deforestation in Indonesia is positively related to the degree of ethnic fractionalization. To identify a causal relation, we exploit the exogenous timing of variation in the level of ethnic heterogeneity due to the creation of new jurisdictions. We provide evidence consistent with a lower control of politicians, through electoral punishment, in more ethnically fragmented districts. Our results are consistent with the literature on (under)provision of public goods in ethnically diverse societies.
In: ENEECO-D-21-01338
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In: NBER Working Paper No. w20504
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Energy price rises for industry are a major political concern. Access to cheap energy is often considered a key factor for the competitiveness of industry. To enable international comparisons, and to foster further empirical research on the impacts of energy price or tax differentials on a wide range of outcomes, such as international trade and investment patterns, we construct sector level energy prices for 12 industrial sectors in 48 countries for the period 1995 to 2015. Our prices are constructed as weighted averages of fuel-specific prices by fuel consumption. We provide guidelines for the use of our energy price data, which is made available for download, as well as a set of stylized facts on major trends and variations, and illustrative applications.
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