This paper examines the spread of electric refrigerators in U.S. households as a technological shock that replaced manual labor in ice retailing during the 1930s. Households initially used iceboxes for refrigerated food preservation, requiring regular replenishment of ice blocks and delivery by iceman. With the advent of electric refrigeration, such…

The transition towards sustainable economic growth has gained increasing attention due to the urgency of the climate crisis and the need to reduce resource dependency. This study examines the relationship between green energy production and green total factor productivity (GTFP), a metric incorporating environmental factors into traditional productivity measures. Using…

We analyse the effect of natural catastrophes on insurance demand in a developing economy and the role of insurance regulation in this relationship. The analysis is based on a theoretical model and a panel regression using data for Vietnam. The theoretical results indicate that a loss experience likely has a…