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SUMMARY:phd seminar - Nandeeta Neerunjun*\, Suzanna Khalifa**
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DESCRIPTION:*This paper targets a first-best policy with environmental subs
 idies which regulate damages due to fossil-fueled electricity and which sup
 port investment in renewables-based technologies. Since accommodating the i
 ntermittent nature of renewables is central in our work\, we even consider 
 that consumers can adapt their demand to electricity supply. We study the f
 eed-in tariff to renewable electricity which is financed by a tax levied on
  electricity consumption and find that the policy is inefficient. We observ
 e that intermittent renewables result in variable environmental damages. Th
 ese are not efficiently internalized by a set consumption tax which must al
 so cater for distortion in market electricity prices arising from the feed-
 in tariff. We then propose to add a carbon tax on emissions and eventually 
 reach a first-best policy. The results surprising suggest that the carbon t
 ax must be set much high and consequently\, renewable electricity must also
  be taxed so that subsidies are instead directed to consumers.**This study 
 contributes to our understanding of the relationship between female genital
  cutting (FGC) and the marriage market. FGC is one of the most brutal forms
  of sexual violence against children\, yet more than 200 million women aliv
 e today have undergone FGC. While existing studies focus on the role of nor
 mative forces\, I propose a novel approach in which marriage market returns
  are a key driver of practice. I developed a model of parental decision to 
 circumcise their daughter and show that in a context where circumcision all
 ows parents to signal desirable but unobservable traits such as chastity\, 
 FGC increases the marital surplus receive in the marriage market. I test th
 e model's predictions on Egyptian data and use a difference-in-difference a
 pproach to identify the causal effects of FGC on bride price. I exploit the
  variation across cohorts and villages of women’s parents’ exposure to 
 an anti-FGC campaign broadcasted on the radio in 1994. Village level covera
 ge of the campaign is obtained using an ITM software and archives on radio 
 transmitters. I find that cohorts fully exposed to the campaign are less li
 kely to be circumcised and receive a lower bride price at marriage. Explori
 ng mechanisms\, I find additional evidence that FGC increases matching qual
 ity in the marriage market. Finally\, I find that the practice of bride pri
 ce is associated with a higher likelihood of being circumcised for women ac
 ross Africa. Hence\, understanding the economic role of FGC is crucial in o
 rder design successful policies aimed at its eradication.\\n\\nContact: Ken
 za Elass : kenza.elass[at]univ-amu.frCamille Hainnaux : camille.hainnaux[at
 ]univ-amu.frDaniela Horta Saenz : daniela.horta-saenz[at]univ-amu.frJade Po
 nsard : jade.ponsard[at]univ-amu.fr\n\nPlus d'informations: https://www.ams
 e-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/nandeeta-neerunjun-suzanna-khalifa
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CONTACT:Kenza Elass : kenza.elass[at]univ-amu.frCamille Hainnaux : camille.
 hainnaux[at]univ-amu.frDaniela Horta Saenz : daniela.horta-saenz[at]univ-am
 u.frJade Ponsard : jade.ponsard[at]univ-amu.fr
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