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| Cattaneo, Cristina; Manera, Matteo; Scarpa, Elisa. |
| In recent years, concerns regarding the environmental implications of the rising coal demand have induced considerable efforts to generate long-term forecasts of China’s energy requirements. Nevertheless, none of the previous empirical studies on energy demand for China has tackled the issue of modelling coal demand in China at provincial level. The aim of this paper is to fill this gap. In particular, we model and forecast the Chinese demand for coal using time series data disaggregated by provinces. Moreover, not only does our analysis account for heterogeneity among provinces, but also, given the nature of the data, it captures the presence of spatial autocorrelation among provinces using a spatial econometric model. A fixed effects spatial lag model... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Energy demand; Coal demand; China; Spatial econometrics; Panel data; Forecasting; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; C23; E6; Q31; Q41. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44425 |
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| Cattaneo, Cristina. |
| The objective of this paper is to determine whether the participation in social organizations, which are commonly defined as a form of social capital, represents a complement or a substitute with respect to emigration. The nature of the relationship depends on the motivations behind the two choices, which induce the households to join a group and to invest in migration. To address this research question a bivariate probit model is employed, in that the decision to migrate and to join a social organization are estimated simultaneously. Both temporary and permanent emigration of the household are addressed. The results of the empirical estimation reveal that families participating in social organizations are more likely to send siblings abroad permanently,... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: International Migration; Social Capital; Information Network; Labor and Human Capital; O15. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55290 |
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| Cattaneo, Cristina. |
| The present paper analyses the expenditure behavior of Albanian families. The objective is to cast some light upon the relationship between education expenditure and the volume of remittances, sent from abroad by household members. To assess the existence of an education enhancing effect of remittances, an Engel curve framework is employed, where heterogeneity in interests or in bargaining power among the members within the households is assumed. The empirical estimation accounts for the censored nature of the education expenditure through using Heckman two-step as well as a semiparametric model for sample selection. Finally, quintile regression analysis is employed to investigate whether migrants’ remittances have a differentiated effect on various... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Migrant Remittances; Engel Curves; Education Expenditure; Labor and Human Capital; R; J. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59373 |
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