Category Archives: Renewable resources

RENEWABLE RESOURCE SHOCKS AND CONFLICT IN INDIA’S MAOIST BELT

by DEVESH KAPUR , KISHORE GAWANDE and SHANKER SATYANATH Is there a causal relationship between shocks to renewable natural resources, such as agricultural and forest lands, and the intensity of conflict? In this paper we conduct a rigorous econometric analysis … Continue reading

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Approaches to the Development of renewable and Clean Energy in Brazil, China, Egypt, India and South Africa:Lessons of Emerging Countries

by Kirt S parikh ICRIER Policy Series No.13, March 2012 The populous, fast growing emerging economies of Brazil, China, Egypt, India and South Africa face daunting challenges on the energy, environment and climate change fronts. These five countries accounted for … Continue reading

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Who’s Going Green and Why? Trends and Determinants of Green Investment

Luc Eyraud, Abdoul Wane, Changchang Zhang, and Benedict Clements IMF WP/11/296 This paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green investment and analyzes the trends and determinants of this … Continue reading

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