Paula Carvalho Pereda

• 2024 ASSA Annual Meeting, AR.EXT

• Abstract

  In recent years, the idea that renewable energy is relevant for sustainable development has become a global consensus. This research aims to study the impacts of a policy to encourage small-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in Brazil. From 2015 to 2018, state governments began to reduce the ICMS (Imposto Sobre a Circulação de Mercadorias e Seviços) electricity rate on solar PV owners.…

  Tax incentive and solar energy adoption, BP.DR

• Abstract

  The political cycles where cyclical and opportunistic manipulation of macroeconomic determinants is modeled by the political framework are widely discussed in the literature of political economy. However, only recently have these cycles been described for secondary policies such as environmental policies and for the use of natural resources in studies that compose a literature that is sti…

  Political environmental cycles: how election incentives affect environmental policy and forest conservation outcomes, BP.PD

• Abstract

  There is evidence in the literature that air pollution impacts health, especially of vulnerable people, however, there are few evidences for developing countries. The endogeneity of air pollution exposure, already consolidated in the literature, comes up as a problem to investigate your effects in health. Then, this project aims to bring tools to investigate the impact of air pollution on…

  Air pollution consequences in São Paulo: evidence for health, BP.MS

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  In Brazil, climate is expected to change in the next 40 years (increase in average temperature and decrease in average rainfall). The frequency of weather extremes is also expected to increase, changing the weather across different regions of the country. Thus, the estimation of the consequences of such changes is crucial to inform policymakers. In this research project, we propose a rese…

  Assessing the Climate and Weather Effects in Brazil using Panel Data, BE.PQ

• Abstract

  There is evidence in the literature that air pollution impacts health, especially of vulnerable people, however, there are few evidences for developing countries. The endogeneity of air pollution exposure, already consolidated in the literature, comes up as a problem to investigate its effects on health. Thus, this project of study proposes an instrumental variable approach to investigate…

  Air Pollution Consequences in São Paulo: Evidence for Health, BE.EP.MS

• Abstract

  Smoking is considered a public and economic health issue because it is a risk factor for several chronic diseases, generates costs for the health system and reduces workers' productivity. Hence numerous measures have been adopted globally to control tobacco use and its adverse effects. Among these measures there are smoking bans. In Brazil, local smoking bans became effective in some stat…

  Cigarette Consumers Behavior: Effects of Smoking Bans in Brazil, BE.EP.MS