Energy & Environment
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Reducing electricity blackouts in developing countries: Evidence from India
Wholesale electricity market inefficiencies contribute to blackouts in developing countries
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Leveraging political incentives for environmental regulation: Evidence from China
Leveraging high-powered political incentives for pollution control could distort the decentralised enforcement of environmental regulation
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The cross-border effects of environmental regulation: Evidence from battery recycling in the US and Mexico
Tightened US regulations around lead increased exports of lead-acid batteries to Mexico for recycling, worsening health outcomes for locals,...
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Risky behaviour: Evidence from fire setting in Indonesia’s forests
Firms overuse fires when risks are not internalised, but greater sanctions could significantly reduce forest fire spread
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Reducing mortality in disaster response and recovery: Evidence from Mexico
Quasi-experimental evidence from Mexico shows that pre-financed, rules-based disaster response can considerably reduce mortality after disasters
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The fate of the Brazilian Amazon's carbon stock
Estimates indicate that current land-use patterns would inefficiently release 44 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the rainforest
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Escaping the subsidy-quality trap in India’s retail electricity market
Reducing power prices for commercial and industrial consumers can help utilities raise revenue and enhance service quality across the system
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Energy efficiency and electricity reliability: Externality impacts of compact fluorescent lamps
Energy-efficient technologies can mean more reliable electricity supply for everyone served by the same infrastructure whether or not they adopt the...
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Exporting pollution
Well-intentioned regulation may be causing multinationals to shunt polluting activities to poorer countries where regulation isn’t so strict