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Environmental Sciences
Roman Lacko, Zuzana Hajduova, Peter Markovic
Summary: This study assesses and evaluates the models of socioeconomic determinants of environmental efficiency in EU countries from 2010 to 2018. It suggests the need to develop sustainable tourism, transform economies into knowledge-based with less energy consumption, and provides recommendations for EU policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Silvia Stefanoni, Augusto Voltes-Dorta
Summary: The study highlights that ESG-adjusted efficiencies tend to be higher than traditional ones, with the Governance-adjusted model achieving the highest efficiency scores. The size, degree of innovation, and geographical region of automakers significantly impact ESG-adjusted efficiencies.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
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Thermodynamics
Ditian Zhang, Pan Tang
Summary: In this study, we examine the predictive power of monthly European Carbon futures prices using a wide range of potential forecasting indicators, including both economic variables and technical indicators. Our results show that technical indicators have a statistically significant ability to forecast prices, surpassing that of economic variables. We also find that technical indicators have a greater influence on the forecasting models compared to economic variables, as evidenced by the results from different forecasting methods. These findings highlight the importance of technical indicators in predicting the price of EUAs and provide valuable insights for policymakers in formulating energy policies.
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Business
Justas Streimikis, Zhiqian Yu, Ning Zhu, Tomas Balezentis
Summary: This study explores ranking decision-making units by measuring efficiency, but efficiency measures may sometimes lack discriminative power, leading to incomplete rankings. In addition, environmental performance is crucial in assessing operational sustainability. The average contribution to structural efficiency index is applied to evaluate the environmental performance of the agricultural sectors of EU Member States, allowing for complete rankings and potential cooperation opportunities.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Fazil Gokgoz, Engin Yalcin
Summary: This study analyzes the energy and environmental efficiency of EU countries using enhanced data envelopment analysis techniques. The findings reveal that Nordic countries are more efficient in terms of environmental efficiency, while Germany ranks as the top-performing country in eco-innovation efficiency. This research can provide valuable insights for policymakers in this area.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRESS & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
(2023)
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Social Issues
Rosa Puertas, Jose M. Guaita-Martinez, Patricia Carracedo, Domingo Ribeiro-Soriano
Summary: This study fills a gap in the literature by defining eco-efficiency in terms of production and deaths due to pollution. The results show that almost all European countries perform well in terms of eco-efficiency, with Eastern European countries having the most room for improvement. Additionally, the study reveals spatial dependence of eco-efficiency in Europe.
TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY
(2022)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Juan Camara-Aceituno, Manuel Jesus Hermoso-Orzaez, Julio Terrados-Cepeda, Angel Mena-Nieto, Jose Enrique Garcia-Ramos
Summary: This article analyzes the environmental efficiency of the 27 countries of the European Union (excluding the UK) using data envelopment analysis (DEA). The results show that only 12 countries have a relatively high environmental efficiency, while the rest need improvement in the coming years.
CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Liang Chun Lu, Shih-Yung Chiu, Yung-Ho Chiu, Tzu-Han Chang, William Tang
Summary: This paper applies a modified DEA model to evaluate European countries' CO2 emissions and productivity efficiency, taking into account the role of forest carbon sinks. The results suggest that considering the fixed amount of forest carbon sinks significantly affects efficiency rankings. Some countries are overrated while others are underrated. In terms of Total-Factor Efficiency analysis, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and the UK perform the best.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Renuka Mahadevan, Kai Du, Lemuel Samejon Preciados, Susanne Schmidt
Summary: This study examines the technical efficiency in farming by considering nitrogen pollutants and explicitly modeling them as undesirable outputs. The research finds improvements in green technical efficiency but no change in conventional technical efficiency in rice-producing provinces in the Philippines. The quality of seeds is identified as an important factor for green technical efficiency but not for conventional technical efficiency.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Supat Chupradit, Yannan Dai, Hafiz Waqas Kamran, Sadaf S. Soudagar, Alaa Mohamd Shoukry, Jameel A. Khader
Summary: The study examines the impact of various risks, competition, and environmental investments on technical efficiency of Pakistani banks. It finds that capital risk positively affects scale efficiency, while insolvency risk has a negative impact on technical and pure technical efficiencies. Additionally, competition has a significant negative effect on technical and pure technical efficiencies of Pakistani banks.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Agronomy
Danilo Dokic, Tihomir Novakovic, Dragana Tekic, Bojan Matkovski, Stanislav Zekic, Dragan Milic
Summary: This paper examines the technical efficiency of agriculture in the European Union (EU) and Western Balkan (WB) countries and finds significant differences between the two. Cluster analysis reveals a connection between overall economic development and agricultural development, influenced by agri-environmental and climate conditions. The study suggests that endogenous factors need to be improved and provides recommendations for optimizing input use and enhancing farmer education in WB countries.
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Business
Justas Streimikis, Zhuang Miao, Tomas Balezentis
Summary: This paper analyzes the energy efficiency and productivity growth in the agriculture of the European Union. The average annual productivity growth of 0.79% was obtained for the selected countries during 1995-2016, with Lithuania, Denmark, Belgium, and Romania showing the highest productivity gains. The productivity growth related to GHG emission dominated the contributions by the input/output variables in several countries.
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Economics
Eirini Stergiou, Nikos Rigas, Konstantinos E. Kounetas
Summary: European industries are facing pressure in terms of environmental performance and productivity growth. The current energy crisis hinders efforts to achieve carbon neutrality and affects firm's competitiveness. This paper examines environmental productivity in European industries and finds that it has declined, mainly due to changes in best practices. Furthermore, the study reveals that technological leaders in Europe tend to be in the middle-high technology industries. The findings also support the non-convergence hypothesis and the existence of discrete clubs for the productivity index and its components.
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Environmental Sciences
Atif Khan Jadoon, Ambreen Sarwar, Maria Faiq Javaid, Amna Shoukat, Munawar Iqbal, Zia ul Haq, Salman Tariq
Summary: This study estimates environmental efficiency using the Malmquist-Luenberger productivity index (MLI) for 43 Asian countries from 1990 to 2019. The results suggest that, on average, environmental efficiency has decreased by 0.3% over this period. Cambodia, Turkey, and Nepal have the highest total factor productivity (TFP) output growth rate on average among the 43 Asian countries, serving as examples of sustainable development that balances environmental protection and efficiency.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Martinson Ankrah Twumasi, Yuansheng Jiang
Summary: The study reveals that goat farmers in Ghana generally have low production efficiency, and CCCAs have a positive impact on improving efficiency, especially for female farmers. However, the impact of CCCAs on goat farmers varies among different groups.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Ana-Maria Rios, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
Summary: The paper proposes a measure of environmental performance in the treatment of municipal solid waste, finding that the environmental performance of EU-28 members in handling urban waste is generally low, with a positive association between economic development and environmental performance.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Economics
Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Emili Tortosa-Ausina
Summary: This paper presents a composite indicator of well-being for the 33 Colombian departments in 2016, revealing significant disparities in well-being levels across regions. Excluding purely economic dimensions results in overall improvement in well-being and reduced disparities.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Daniel Albalate, Germa Bel, Francisco Gonzalez-Gomez, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
Summary: This paper examines the concentration dynamics in the Spanish market for urban water service provided by private contract operators from 2000 to 2020. The study finds that the market is highly concentrated, with concentration increasing until 2007, declining after the passing of Law 30/2007 on Public Sector Contracts and Organic Law 8/2007 on Political Party Financing, and rising again from 2016 onwards. This trend is attributed to strategic behavior by the two leading operators, who acquire smaller companies with a significant presence in regional markets. Legislative reforms are proposed to safeguard competition space.
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Economics
Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Vicente Rios
Summary: This paper assesses social progress in 139 countries from 1995 to 2017. The results indicate a global improvement in social progress, but also highlight a highly polarized world. The gap in basic human needs has reduced, but significant disparities still exist in foundations of well-being and opportunities.
OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS-NEW SERIES
(2023)
Article
Economics
Mercedes Beltran-Esteve, Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Vicente Rios
Summary: The European Social Progress Index (EU-SPI) is a composite index created by the European Commission to evaluate social progress in European regions. This study confirms the reliability of the 2020 version of the index and suggests its suitability for policymaking. The EU-SPI is positively correlated with gross domestic product per capita (GDPpc), but they are not interchangeable. The findings indicate that the EU-SPI could be used alongside GDPpc to improve the allocation of European Cohesion Policy funds with a citizen-oriented approach.
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Economics
Vicente Rios, Mercedes Beltran-Esteve, Lisa Gianmoena, Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
Summary: This study examines the relationship between women's political empowerment and the quality of government in European regions, taking into account their endogeneity and spatial interdependence. The findings show that women's political empowerment improves the quality of government, and vice versa.
PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Public Administration
Daniel Albalate, Germa Bel, Francisco Gonzalez-Gomez, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
Summary: This article provides empirical evidence on the factors determining the result of contract renewals for private provision of urban water services in public tenders. The findings suggest that competition and transparency in tender management increase the likelihood of provider alternation, while the incumbent's size does not play a role. Additionally, larger municipality size and discretionary power of political parties might favor incumbent contract renewal.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION REVIEW
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francisco Javier Saez-Fernandez, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Ignacio Jimenez-Hernandez
Summary: This paper evaluates the technical performance of Brazilian banks while considering risk, using frontier techniques. The findings suggest that Brazilian banks could increase their production without additional input usage while maintaining the same levels of risk. Investment banks were found to be more efficient than commercial banks due to superior managerial performance.
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Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Jordi Paniagua, Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
Summary: This paper examines the impact of a composite well-being indicator on asylum migration flows, finding that the indicator significantly explains asylum decisions and identifies certain dimensions of well-being as push and pull determinants.
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Regional & Urban Planning
Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Francisco Gonzalez-Gomez, Marta Suarez-Varela
LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES
(2020)
Article
Economics
Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Vicente Rios
PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Economics
Ignacio Jimenez-Hernandez, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo, Francisco J. Saez-Fernandez
ANNALS OF PUBLIC AND COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS
(2019)
Article
Economics
Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Francesco Perugini, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
(2019)
Article
Economics
Jesus Peiro-Palomino, Andres J. Picazo-Tadeo
ENVIRONMENTAL & RESOURCE ECONOMICS
(2019)
Article
Economics
Marie-Louise Arlt, David Chassin, Claudio Rivetta, James Sweeney
Summary: This paper examines the impact of real-time pricing and load automation on residential distribution systems. The study finds that implementing real-time pricing can result in an aggregate welfare gain of 39 USD per customer and year. However, it also notes that RTP and load automation may significantly increase peak system load. Introducing a market-based demand management system can further enhance welfare gains and reduce grid investment.
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Economics
Javier Jorquera-Copier, Alvaro Lorca, Enzo Sauma, Stefan Lorenczik, Matias Negrete-Pincetic
Summary: As countries update their climate ambitions, low-carbon hydrogen production and use present opportunities for emissions reductions and economic development. A case study for Chile shows that integrating hydrogen and electricity networks can lower system costs and enhance renewable integration, but policy support is needed to address concerns related to water and land use.
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Economics
Dawit Guta, Hisham Zerriffi, Jill Baumgartner, Abhishek Jain, Sunil Mani, Darby Jack, Ellison Carter, Guofeng Shen, Jennifer Orgill-Meyer, Joshua Rosenthal, Katherine Dickinson, Rob Bailis, Yuta Masuda
Summary: Household solid fuel use is detrimental to health and the environment. The Indian government's PMUY subsidy has successfully promoted the adoption of LPG by millions of households. However, there is limited understanding of the decision-making process to reduce solid fuel use after transitioning to cleaner fuels. This study found that factors such as household wealth, social status, education level, and the prevalence of LPG use in the village are positively associated with LPG consumption and the discontinuation of solid fuel use. On the other hand, factors such as distance to LPG refill delivery, household size, and the PMUY subsidy are negatively associated with the share of LPG use.
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Economics
Nicolas Morell-Dameto, Jose Pablo Chaves-Avila, Tomas Gomez San Roman, Pablo Duenas-Martinez, Tim Schittekatte
Summary: This paper assesses the performance of differently implemented forward-looking network tariff designs and proposes an innovative coordination mechanism to increase predictability in a future with many flexible customers. The study reveals that if large shares of customers synchronize their responses to highly time-varying and locational-specific network charges, it can lead to unexpected reinforcements.
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Economics
Alexandra Gritz, Guntram Wolff
Summary: Russia's weaponization of gas supplies shook the energy security of Central and Eastern Europe in 2022. The region responded by increasing alternative energy supplies and developing new gas supply routes. Renewable energy, nuclear energy, and hydrogen play important roles in the long-term. Mitigating the impact of this shock requires the EU to prioritize the integrity of its energy market.
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Economics
Jaroslaw Kantorowicz, Marion Collewet, Matthew DiGiuseppe, Hendrik Vrijburg
Summary: Economic costs are a major political obstacle to investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures. The method of financing plays a crucial role in determining public opposition to government green investments, with debt financing being less opposed than broad-based taxes. This study suggests that credit market tools, such as green bonds and debt for climate swaps, can be politically efficient in increasing support for green financing. Carbon taxes and wealth taxes are found to be the most preferred options.
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Economics
Kun Guo, Liyuan Luan, Xiaoli Cai, Dayong Zhang, Qiang Ji
Summary: This paper investigates China's energy trade stability using a survival analysis approach. It finds that the energy trade linkages between China and 153 other countries are complex and unstable, with short periods of trade with many countries. Geopolitically risky regions, such as the Middle East and Africa, have the lowest trade stability. Climate risks have significant effects on energy trade stability. The paper proposes several policy options to improve energy trade stability in China, with special attention to increasing global climate risks.
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Economics
Simona Bigerna, Piyush Choudhary, Nikunj Kumar Jain, Silvia Micheli, Paolo Polinori
Summary: This study estimates the willingness to pay of Indian urban consumers for a continuous supply of electricity using contingent valuation method. The findings show that the amount consumers are willing to pay depends on the duration of power outages, with households preferring shorter outages. Income and environmental attitude also positively influence higher willingness to pay. These insights can inform policymakers in designing more reliable and customer-centric energy generation and distribution models.
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Economics
Temilade Sesan, Unico Uduka, Lucy Baker, Okechukwu Ugwu, Ewah Eleri, Subhes Bhattacharyya
Summary: This study examines the impact of the regulatory framework on rural electrification and universal energy access goals in Nigeria's mini-grid sector. The findings suggest that while the current framework has fostered sector growth, additional measures are necessary to ensure equitable distribution of access among rural populations.
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Economics
Rui Shan, Noah Kittner
Summary: Energy storage is a cornerstone in decarbonization planning as it reduces operational costs and greenhouse gas emissions, while enhancing resilience and renewables integration. However, storage developers in different regions have varying economic and environmental considerations, thereby requiring policy intervention to achieve long-term emission reductions.
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Economics
Tung Durmaz, Sevil Acar, Simay Kizilkaya
Summary: This study investigates the phenomenon of strategic capacity withholding in the Turkish electricity market and its relationship with the capacity remuneration mechanism. The empirical results provide strong evidence of strategic capacity withholding and show that the capacity mechanism contributes to the duration of failures. The study offers important insights for policymakers, including the implementation of a random verification mechanism and restructuring of the capacity mechanism in Turkey.
Article
Economics
Tii N. Nchofoung
Summary: The study finds that oil price shocks have a negative impact on Africa's energy transition, particularly in rural areas and net crude oil exporting countries. However, oil price shocks cannot explain the urban-rural differences in clean energy access. Therefore, increasing investment in clean energy and technologies in rural areas is necessary to enhance the resilience of the energy sector to oil price shocks.
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Economics
Najia Saqib, Muhammad Usman, Ilhan Ozturk, Arshian Sharif
Summary: This study examines the impact of environmental technologies, financial growth, and energy use on ecological footprint and green growth. Environmental innovation and renewable energy deployment contribute to green growth, while financial expansion and non-renewable energy use have negative effects on the environment. The study also identifies causal relationships between different factors.
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Economics
Yessica C. Y. Chung, Noxolo Kunene, Hung-Hao Chang
Summary: The Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is considered an innovative technology for building a green society. This study investigates the impact of REC purchases on stock return and volume in Taiwan between 2017 and 2021. The findings suggest that REC purchases have a positive effect on stock returns of manufacturing firms but not service firms. The frequency of REC purchases is also an important factor in the relationship between REC purchase and firm value. Additionally, the study reveals that public attention to environmental pollution plays a crucial role in positive stock returns and volume, while ESG disclosure is negatively associated with returns and volume.
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Economics
Seife Ayele, Wei Shen, Yacob Mulugetta, Tadesse Kuma Worako
Summary: This paper addresses the challenges of governing energy procurement from a mix of non-hydropower renewable energy sources supplied by independent producers. Building on political economy analysis and five case studies of independent producer projects from Ethiopia, it seeks to understand the root causes of the protracted delays and limited extent of procurement by independent producers. The key contestations lie in managing long term contracts, risk, uncertainty and in developing the institutional and human capacity to transition.