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Captive Power, Market Access and Macroeconomic Performance: Reforming the Bangladesh Electricity Sector (2021)
Journal Article
Amin, S., Jamasb, T., Llorca, M., Marsiliani, L., Renström, T., & Sarkar, A. (2021). Captive Power, Market Access and Macroeconomic Performance: Reforming the Bangladesh Electricity Sector. Energy Economics, 102, Article 105468. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105468

Integrating the captive capacity with the on-grid supply has been advocated as a way to improve resource utilization in the electricity market in developing and emerging countries. Despite many countries granting Captive Power Plants (CPPs) access to... Read More about Captive Power, Market Access and Macroeconomic Performance: Reforming the Bangladesh Electricity Sector.

Optimal taxation in an endogenous growth model with variable population and public expenditure (2021)
Journal Article
Renström, T., & Spataro, L. (2021). Optimal taxation in an endogenous growth model with variable population and public expenditure. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 23(4), 639-659. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12515

In this paper we analyse second-best optimal taxation in an endogenous-growth model driven by public expenditure, in presence of endogenous fertility and labour supply. Normative analysis shows positive taxes on the number of children, which are nece... Read More about Optimal taxation in an endogenous growth model with variable population and public expenditure.

The Role of Captive Power Plants in the Bangladesh Electricity Sector (2021)
Report
Amin, S., Jamasb, T., Llorca, M., Marsiliani, L., & Renström, T. (2021). The Role of Captive Power Plants in the Bangladesh Electricity Sector. [No known commissioning body]

Captive Power Plants (CPPs) in many emerging and developing countries play a significant role in the electricity sector. This is mainly due to unreliable electricity supplies from state-owned utilities and challenges in accessing the national grid es... Read More about The Role of Captive Power Plants in the Bangladesh Electricity Sector.