Abstract This paper empirically examines the nexus between energy consumption and the environmental quality conditioned to the energy mix in sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1990–2016…

It is nowadays accepted that labour market institutions matter in economic development. However, empirical studies on unions’ effect are not univocal. We provide new insight into the impact of unions…

In developed countries, the gap between male and female pay has been reducing significantly due to legislation and regulation. However, globally, the gap is widening, and even where the gap is…

In this study, using hourly data from a representative sample of Swedish households on standard tariffs, we investigate the welfare and emission implications of moving to a mandatory dynamic pricing…

Highlights Studies assessing households' vulnerability to floods significantly ignore the element of underestimation. The concept of “Perceived Vulnerability” enhances the value of assessing flood…

This paper analyzes the socio-economic correlates of multiple child deprivations in Kenya using the 1993–2014 KDHS. Conventionally, child well-being is examined from the perspective of income poverty...

Exposure to risk may be seen as one of the many dimensions of poverty. Household exposure to risk consequent upon different types of shocks often leads to undesirable welfare outcomes. A shock can…

This article aims to identify the mechanism of how climate change affects agriculture through various channels and the mechanism of longer-run adaptation. Using a county-panel dataset spanning the…

This study examines the wood trade in response to China's new logging ban policy in natural forests (LBNF). Our identification is based on a triple-difference (DDD) strategy, in which the variations…

This study uses “big” data to empirically investigate a highly effective, but underexamined way of reducing one’s exposure toward air pollution—short-term travel. We determine subscribers’ locations…