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Foreign Direct Investment, Regional Geographical and Market Conditions, and Regional Development: A Panel Study on China
Wen, Mei - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2005
This paper uses regional panel data to investigate the mechanism of how FDI has contributed to China’s regional development through quantifying regional marketization level. It is found that FDI inflow generates a demonstration effect in identifying regional market conditions for investment in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005106863
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A Choice Modelling Survey of Community Attitudes to Improvements in Environmental Quality in NSW Catchments
Mazur, Kasia; Bennett, Jeffrey W. - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
The survey was designed to estimate environmental values suitable for integration into MOSAIC, a bio-economic model for … three NSW catchments (Lachlan, Namoi and Hawkesbury-Nepean) using choice modelling (CM). The survey aimed to find out … describes the development of the CM questionnaires, the survey design and the data collection process. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693259
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A Choice Modelling Survey of Community Attitudes to Improvements in Environmental Quality in NSW Catchments
Bennett, Jeff W; Mazur, Kasia - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
The survey was designed to estimate environmental values suitable for integration into MOSAIC, a bio-economic model for … three NSW catchments (Lachlan, Namoi and Hawkesbury-Nepean) using choice modelling (CM). The survey aimed to find out … describes the development of the CM questionnaires, the survey design and the data collection process. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564722
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Where is it Cheapest to Cut Carbon Emissions?
Stern, David I.; Lambie, N. Ross - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
The relative cost of carbon emissions reductions across regions depends on whether we measure cost by marginal or total cost, private or economy-wide cost, and using market or purchasing power parity exchange rates. If all countries are on the same marginal carbon abatement cost curve then lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693247
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How Ambitious are China and India’s Emissions Intensity Targets?
Stern, David I.; Jotzo, Frank - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
As part of the negotiating process for a post-Kyoto climate policy regime, several developing economies have announced carbon emission targets for 2020. China and India’s commitments are framed as emissions intensity reductions by 40 to 45 per cent and 20 to 25 per cent respectively between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008693255
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How Ambitious are China and India's Emissions Intensity Targets?
Stern, David I.; Jotzo, Frank - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
Several developing economies have announced carbon emissions targets for 2020 as part of the negotiating process for a post-Kyoto climate policy regime. China and India¹s commitments are framed as reductions in the emissions intensity of the economy by 40-45% and 20-25% respectively between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564729
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Where is it Cheapest to Cut Carbon Emissions?
Stern, David I.; Lambie, Ross - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
The relative cost of carbon emissions reductions across regions depends on whether we measure cost by marginal or total cost, private or economy-wide cost, and using market or purchasing power parity exchange rates. If all countries are on the same marginal carbon abatement cost curve then lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008574087
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Does the Size and Quality of the Government Explain the Size and Efficiency of the Financial Sector?
Cooray, Arusha - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2010
This study examines the impact of two dimensions of the government, namely, size and quality, on two dimensions of the financial sector, size and efficiency, in a cross section of 71 economies. The study finds that while increased quality of the government as measured by governance and legal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010860369
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Female parlamentarians and economic growth: Evidence from a large panel
Burke, Paul J.; Jayasuriya, Dinuk - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2012
This article investigates whether female political representation affects economic growth. Panel estimates for 119 democracies using fixed effects specifications and a system generalized method of moments approach suggest that, over recent decades, countries with higher shares of women in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904210
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Does Democracy Explain Gender Differentials in Education?
Cooray, Arusha - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2009
This study shows that despite a strong empirical association between gender differentials in enrolment ratios and democracy, that democracy alone does not explain gender differentials in education in Africa and Asia. The results indicate that income, employment in agriculture, religious...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904289