ISBN:
9789811539701
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (417 pages)
Series Statement:
New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives Ser. v.41
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DDC:
333.7
Keywords:
Environmental economics
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Abstract:
Intro -- Memorial Address for Professor Yuzuru Miyata -- Contents -- Part I Issues in Environment, Energy, and Risk Management: Analysis with CGE Models -- 1 Evidence-Based Analysis of Issues in Environment, Energy, and Disaster Risks with CGE Models: An Introduction to Part I -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 CGE Analysis of Environmental and Energy Issues in the Asian Region -- 1.3 Modeling Climate Change Issues in Brazil -- 1.4 Fiscal Policy and Its Effects on Meeting Energy and CO2 Emissions Targets in the United Kingdom -- 1.5 Modeling Catastrophic Disasters: The Case of a Potential Ebola Outbreak in Small Asia-Pacific Nations -- References -- 2 Do Fertilizer and Electricity Subsidies Benefit Indian Farmers? A Hybrid Regional CGE Analysis with Back-of-the-Envelope Explanations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Introducing Region-Based Agricultural Industries to NCAER-VU -- 2.3 Removing Agricultural Subsidies -- 2.3.1 Macroeconomic Results -- 2.3.1.1 Assumptions -- 2.3.1.2 Simulations (1)-(3) -- 2.3.1.3 Simulation (4) -- 2.3.1.4 Efficiency of Input Subsidies versus Production and Sales Subsidies -- 2.3.2 Industry Results -- 2.3.2.1 (a) Outputs of Agricultural Commodities/Industries, 1-41 -- 2.3.2.2 (b) Real Farm Income and the Prices of Food Products -- 2.3.2.3 (c) Outputs of Nonagricultural Commodities/Industries, 42-150 -- 2.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Can China Achieve over the Medium-Term Strong Economic Growth with Ambitious Targets for Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Emissions? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Modelling Framework -- 3.2.1 CHINAGEM -- 3.2.2 Energy Extensions of CHINAGEM -- 3.2.2.1 Disaggregation of Oil and Gas -- 3.2.2.2 Cost-Responsive Changes in the Relative Supplies of Conventional and Unconventional Gas -- 3.2.2.3 Two Sources of Imported Gas Supply -- 3.2.2.4 Electricity Disaggregated by Generation Type and Supply.
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