1. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Second-Order Sensitivity in Applied General Equilibrium

    In most policy applications of general equilibrium modeling, cost functions are calibrated to benchmark data. Modelers often choose the functional form for cost functions based on suitability for numerical…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2011

    An integral evaluation of dieselisation policies for households' cars

    Reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in the transport sector is a priority for Great Britain and other European countries as part of their agreements made in the Kyoto protocol and the Voluntary…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2011

    Aid effectiveness and the soft budget constraint: EU development aid to the former Soviet Union

    Aid effectiveness is defined as contractual completeness. EU development aid constitutes the new soft budget constraint in the former Soviet Union. Transnational sovereignty means that development policy is…