Michael Toman

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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1.

Climate Change Policy

Resources for the Future Working Paper No. 00-22
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 16 Oct 2000
Jason F. Shogren and Michael Toman
University of Wyoming and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Green Growth: An Exploratory Review

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6067
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Michael Toman
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Economic Theory & Research, Political Economy, Labor Policies, Climate Change Economics, Environmental Economics & Policies

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"Green Stimulus,"Economic Recovery, and Long-Term Sustainable Development

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5163
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Jon Strand and Michael Toman
World Bank and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Environmental Economics & Policies, Energy Production and Transportation, Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Climate Change Economics, Transport Economics Policy & Planning

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Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes

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Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes

HKS Working Paper No. RWP10-008
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 15 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2010
Carolyn Kousky, Olga Rostapshova, Michael Toman and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Environmental Defense Fund, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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climate change, catastrophe, risk, decisionmaking under uncertainty

Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5127
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Carolyn Kousky, Olga Rostapshova, Michael Toman and Richard J. Zeckhauser
Environmental Defense Fund, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Climate Change Economics, Science of Climate Change, Hazard Risk Management, Transport and Environment

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Toward Successful Development Policies: Insights from Research in Development Economics

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9133
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 31 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 22 Feb 2020
Erhan Artuc, Robert Cull, Susmita Dasgupta, Roberto Fattal, Deon Filmer, Deon Filmer, Xavier Giné, Hanan G. Jacoby, Dean Jolliffe, Hiau Looi Kee, Leora Klapper, Aart Kraay, Norman Loayza, David J. McKenzie, Berk Ozler, Vijayendra Rao, Bob Rijkers, Sergio L. Schmukler, Michael Toman, Adam Wagstaff and Michael Woolcock
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Health Care Services Industry, International Trade and Trade Rules, Economic Assistance, Disability, Services & Transfers to Poor, Access of Poor to Social Services, Climate Change and Environment, Climate Change and Health, Science of Climate Change, Inequality

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Cross-Border Electricity Cooperation in South Asia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7328
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Anoop Singh, Tooraj Jamasb, Rabindra Nepal and Michael Toman
Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Durham Business School, University of Queensland - School of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Non Governmental Organizations, Economics and Institutions, Public Sector Management and Reform

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Early Emission Reduction Programs: An Application to Co2 Policy

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Oct 2000
Ian W. H. Parry and Michael Toman
Resources for the Future and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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early reduction credits, carbon emissions, welfare impacts, permit banking, cap-and-trade

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Rural Electrification through Mini-Grids: Challenges Ahead

USAEE Working Paper No. 19-402
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 25 Apr 2019
Jörg Ankel-Peters, Maximiliane Sievert and Michael Toman
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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public infrastructure, rural electrification, energy access, energy planning systems

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Improved Cook Stoves for Climate Change Mitigation? Evidence of Values, Preferences and Carbon Savings from a Choice Experiment in Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8499
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 28 Aug 2018
Sahan Dissanayake, Abebe Damte Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Gilbert Kiggundu, Shannon H. Kooser, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, World Bank, University of Reading, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, World Bank, World Bank, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Energy and Mining, Energy and Environment, Energy Demand, Health Care Services Industry, Global Environment, Pollution Management & Control, Air Quality & Clean Air, Brown Issues and Health, Environmental Disasters & Degradation

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A Review of Impacts of Electricity Tariff Reform in Africa

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 10 May 2022
Thomas Klug, Abebe D. Beyene, Tensay Hadush Meles, Michael Toman, Sied Hassen, Michael Hou, Benjamin Klooss, Alemu Mekonnen and Marc Jeuland
Duke University, Policy Studies Institute, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), Policy Studies Institute, Duke University, Oxford Policy Management, Addis Ababa University and Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy
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Electricity price, electricity subsidy, Electricity demand, systematic review, Africa

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Can Improved Biomass Cookstoves Contribute to REDD+ in Low-Income Countries? Evidence from a Controlled Cooking Test Trial with Randomized Behavioral Treatments

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7394
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Colby College - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Climate Change and Health, Global Environment, Climate Change and Environment, Science of Climate Change

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Factors Influencing Energy Intensity in Four Chinese Industries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6551
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Karen Fisher-Vanden, Yong Hu, Gary H. Jefferson, Michael T. Rock and Michael Toman
Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania State University, Brandeis University - International Business School, Bryn Mawr College and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Energy Production and Transportation, Environment and Energy Efficiency, Energy and Environment, Water and Industry, E-Business

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Contrasting Future Paths for an Evolving Global Climate Regime

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5164
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Scott Barrett and Michael Toman
Columbia University and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Climate Change Economics, Montreal Protocol, Environmental Economics & Policies, Transport Economics Policy & Planning

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How Much Could South Asia Benefit from Regional Electricity Cooperation and Trade?

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7341
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Govinda R. Timilsina, Michael Toman, Jorge Karacsonyi and Luca de Tena Diego
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), AF Group and AF Group
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International Trade and Trade Rules, Climate Change and Environment, Energy Resources Development, Competitiveness and Competition Policy, Climate Change and Health, Power & Energy Conversion, Competition Policy, Science of Climate Change, Energy Finance

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Community Managed Forest Groups and Preferences for REDD Contract Attributes: A Choice Experiment Survey of Communities in Nepal

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7326
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sahan Dissanayake, Prakash Jha, Bhim Adhikari, Rajesh Bista, Randall A. Bluffstone, Harisharan Luintel, Peter Martinsson, Naya S. Paudel, Eswaran Somanathan and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, Ca Foscari University of Venice, International Development Research Centre (IDRC), ForestAction Nepal, Portland State University - Department of Economics, ForestAction, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, ForestAction, Indian Statistical Institute and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Science of Climate Change, Global Environment, Inequality, Climate Change and Health, Climate Change and Environment

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Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and Co2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6492
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Michael T. Rock, Michael Toman, Yuanshang Cui, Kejun Jiang, Yun Song and Yanjia Wang
Bryn Mawr College, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Energy Research Institute of NDRC (ERI), affiliation not provided to SSRN and Tsinghua University
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Energy Production and Transportation, Technology Industry, ICT Policy and Strategies, Environmental Economics & Policies, Energy and Environment

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Preferences for REDD+ Contract Attributes in Low-Income Countries: A Choice Experiment in Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7296
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Sahan Dissanayake, Abebe Beyene, Randall A. Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen, Michael Toman and Ferdinand M. Vieider
Colby College - Department of Economics, EfD Ethiopia, Portland State University - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and University of Lyon, CNRS-GATE
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Climate Change and Health, Global Environment, Science of Climate Change, Climate Change and Environment

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The Effect of Electricity Price Reform on Households’ Electricity Consumption in Urban Ethiopia

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 13 Apr 2022
Sied Hassen, Abebe D. Beyene, Marc Jeuland, Alemu Mekonnen, Tensay Hadush Meles, Samuel Sebsibie, Thomas Klug, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak and Michael Toman
Policy Studies Institute, Policy Studies Institute, Duke University - Sanford School of Public Policy, Addis Ababa University, University College Dublin, Policy Studies Institute, Duke University, Duke University and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Electricity Price, Tariff Reform, Electricity Consumption, Event Study, Ethiopia

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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run - Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9272
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 09 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2020
Alemu Mekonnen, Abebe Beyene, Randall Ames Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Daniel LaFave, Peter Martinsson and Michael Toman
Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics, EfD Ethiopia, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Colby College - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, Colby College, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Climate Change, Industrial Transformation, And"Development Traps"

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 6951
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Alexander Golub and Michael Toman
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Environmental Economics & Policies, Economic Theory & Research, Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Climate Change Economics, Economic Growth

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Exploring Carbon Pricing in Developing Countries: A Macroeconomic Analysis in Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8860
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 21 May 2019
Andualem Telaye, Pablo Benitez, Seneshaw Tamru, Haileselassie Amaha Medhin and Michael Toman
affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank, KU Leuven - Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance (LICOS), affiliation not provided to SSRN and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Do Improved Biomass Cookstoves Reduce Pm2.5 Concentrations? If so, for Whom? Empirical Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8930
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Aug 2019
Randall Bluffstone, Daniel LaFave, Alemu Mekonnen, Sahan Dissanayake, Abebe Damte Beyene, Zenebe Gebreegziabher and Michael Toman
University of Reading, Colby College, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics, Colby College - Department of Economics, World Bank, Mekelle University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Health Care Services Industry, Energy Demand, Energy and Mining, Energy and Environment, Pollution Management & Control, Air Quality & Clean Air, Brown Issues and Health, Global Environment, Disease Control & Prevention

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Economic Structural Change as an Option for Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7637
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Alexander Golub and Michael Toman
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Industrial Economics, Global Environment, Climate Change and Environment, Climate Change and Health, Science of Climate Change, Economic Theory & Research, Economic Growth

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Stability and Evolution of Preferences for Improved Cookstoves -- A Difference-in-Difference Analysis of a Choice Experiment from Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8928
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Aug 2019
Sahan Dissanayake, George Voigt, Abbie Cooper, Abebe Damte Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Daniel LaFave, Peter Martinsson, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, Colby College, Colby College, World Bank, University of Reading, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, Colby College, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Global Environment, Flood Control, Hydrology, Energy Demand, Energy and Environment, Energy and Mining, Health Care Services Industry

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Forest Carbon Supply in Nepal: Evidence from a Choice Experiment

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8648
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 21 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 22 Nov 2018
Sahan Dissanayake, Randall Bluffstone, Eswaran Somanathan, Harisharan Luintel, N. S. Paudel and Michael Toman
Colby College - Department of Economics, University of Reading, Indian Statistical Institute, ForestAction, ForestAction and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Forestry, Energy and Natural Resources, Coastal and Marine Resources, Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases, Forests and Forestry, Climate Change and Environment, Climate Change and Health, Science of Climate Change, Global Environment, Environmental Disasters & Degradation

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Impacts of Improved Biomass Cookstoves on Child and Adult Health: Experimental Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 8929
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 06 Aug 2019
Daniel LaFave, Abebe Damte Beyene, Randall Bluffstone, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Alemu Mekonnen and Michael Toman
Colby College, World Bank, University of Reading, Colby College - Department of Economics, Mekelle University - Department of Economics, Addis Ababa University - Department of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Health Care Services Industry, Pollution Management & Control, Air Quality & Clean Air, Brown Issues and Health, Educational Sciences, Gender and Development, Global Environment

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The Need for Multiple Types of Information to Inform Climate Change Assessment

World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 7094
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 20 Apr 2016
Michael Toman
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Science of Climate Change, Climate Change and Environment, Climate Change and Health

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The Effect of Information and Subsidy on Adoption of Solar Lanterns: An Application of the Bdm Bidding Mechanism in Rural Ethiopia

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 30 May 2022
Alemu Mekonnen, Sied Hassen, Mónica M. Jaime, Michael Toman and Xiaobing Zhang
Addis Ababa University, Policy Studies Institute, University of Concepción, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Renmin University of China
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Ethiopia, information, market-based policy instruments, non-market policy instruments, renewable energy, solar lanterns

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Do Formal Community Forestry Programs Improve Collective Action and Forest Outcomes?

Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Jul 2023
Harisharan Luintel, Randall Bluffstone, Naya S. Paudel and Michael Toman
affiliation not provided to SSRN, Portland State University, ForestAction and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Impact, Quasi-Experiment, Forest management, Community Forestry, nepal

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Improved Biomass Cookstove Use in the Longer Run: Results from a Field Experiment in Rural Ethiopia

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 02 May 2022
Alemu Mekonnen, Randall Bluffstone, Abebe D. Beyene, Sahan Dissanayake, Zenebe Gebreegziabher, Dan LaFave, Peter Martinsson and Michael Toman
Addis Ababa University, Portland State University, Policy Studies Institute, Portland State University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Colby College, University of Gothenburg - Department of Economics and Statistics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)
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Improved Stove, Abandonment and Usage, Biomass, Ethiopia, Mirt

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Electricity Cooperation in South Asia: Barriers to Cross-Border Trade

Energy Policy Volume 120, September 2018, Pages 741-748 DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2017.12.048
Posted: 27 Aug 2019
Anoop Singh, Tooraj Jamasb, Rabindra Nepal and Michael Toman
Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Durham Business School, University of Queensland - School of Economics and World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

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South Asia, Cross-border electricity trade, Power sector reform

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Accumulative Pollution, 'Clean Technology,' and Policy Design

Posted: 29 Mar 2001
Michael Toman and Cees Withagen
World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG) and Free University of Amsterdam

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stock externalities, nonconvexities, sustainable development