In recent decades, there has been a growing trend among developing countries towards prepayment systems for utilities, such as for electricity.
These systems can enhance the revenue recovery of utility providers, but what is the effect welfare effect for consumers?
🍽️ LUNCH BRIEFING: "#GreenTransition in #DevelopingCountries"
⌛ November 28th | 12.30–1.30 PM GMT +1 hour
📍 Auditorium Ivan Pictet B, Maison de la Paix, Geneva, Switzerland
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🏆El Consejo de Reguladores del Mercado Ibérico de Electricidad entrega el Premio #MIBEL (2ªedición).
📄NP: https://t.co/9kBvQY5H1L
@CNMV_MEDIOS @CMVM_pt
Thanks to the jury for selecting our paper @imelda_econ
"Market Power and Price Exposure: Learning from Changes in Renewables Regulation"
forthcoming, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
as the winner of the MIBEL Prize
@CNMC_ES@CNMV_MEDIOS
https://t.co/LjLMGrYsFf
An intervention in #Indonesia that expanded access to clean cooking technology improved women’s health substantially. Labour hours also increased for both women & men - a result driven by spillover effects.
@anjali_econ@amazon, @imelda_econ@GVAGrad
https://t.co/mgIKREWrhZ
Large portion of the fund can be used to build transmission and payment for stranded coal assets.
Rich nations offer Indonesia $20bn to wean it off coal https://t.co/swInAjBBiH
A panel discussion this Friday at 10AM Geneva time: Indonesia's first-ever carbon tax will apply from July 1, 2022 (postponed from April 1, 2022), starting with coal-based power plants. https://t.co/RCFStao4Y1 via @iisd_news
The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva is pleased to announce the opening of 30 fully funded 4-year PhD positions. The deadline for application is 15 January 2022. More info: https://t.co/lEsIwCErvA @IHEID#PhDposition
Indonesia's carbon trade trial, an effort towards carbon neutrality by 2060. Indonesia will start charging a carbon tax of 30,000 rupiah ($2.09) per tonne of CO2 equivalent (CO2e) next April #carbonneutral#ClimateAction https://t.co/N9EgBbIJso
Congratulations to @imelda_econ who was runner up in the USAEE young professional professional research competition. We are really proud of you Imelda! @UHM_ECON https://t.co/DYy2iwxBYj
Excited to announce the four finalists of this year's USAEE young professional energy economics best paper award competition. The first round of selection was highly competitive. Congrats to the four young energy economists! https://t.co/gN1ChIbWKy @jha_economics@MartaTalevi
(See the thread) Unlawfully wed – As reported by #theeconomist, one in nine women marry in Indonesia under the age of 18 and changing people’s attitudes to child marriage is the hardest task. @womencoalition https://t.co/0NHkVItRWg
For those interested in #energypolicy#renewableenergy#Indonesia next Tuesday, 20 Apr 15.00 WIB Breaking barriers to low-carbon development in Indonesia: deployment of renewable energy https://t.co/PEyA5CayJ4 @FKP_Indonesia
Congrats to PhD alum Imelda on her AP appointment in the Department of International Economics at the Graduate Institute Geneva! Imelda is currently finishing up a post-doc at Carlos III. We are very proud of what she has done and where she is heading.
https://t.co/3f5RR3OwfX
This is such an important paper on how clean energy can improve women's health, increase their participation in their labour market and even boost the productivity of men. Energy, Gender, Labour and Development Economics... all in one! @imelda_econ