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Item Open Access Environmental impacts of coal subsidies in Turkey: a general equilibrium analysis(Elsevier, 2016) Acar, S.; Yeldan, Alp ErinçIn this study we aim at providing an analytical framework for Turkey to study the macroeconomics and environmental impacts of the existing coal subsidization scheme. To this end we develop a regionally differentiated applied general equilibrium model spanning over 2015-2030. Our analytical apparatus focuses exclusively on the fiscal implications as well as the environmental repercussions of the removal of the subsidies on greenhouse gas emissions. With the aid of a set of alternative policy scenarios against a "business as usual" path, we study the regional and sectorial performances of growth, employment, investment and capital accumulation, consumption/welfare and trade balance. Our results indicate that by simple elimination of the coal subsidization scheme, Turkey can reduce its aggregate gaseous emissions by as much as 5% without a significant loss in its GDP.Item Open Access Nuclear energy development and proliferation concerns in the Middle East(Deutsches Orient-Institut, 2008) Kibaroglu, M.; Caglar, B.This paper aims to present the connections between the drive for nuclear energy and proliferation concerns in the Middle East. It presents the nexus between the energy needs of states worldwide and environmental concerns, explaining the reasons why states opt for nuclear energy. The authors then concentrate on the connection between nuclear energy acquisition and the proliferation concerns raised therein. Within the framework of such a connection, focal states are those in the Middle East.