The Environment for Development initiative
The overall objective of the EfD initiative is to support poverty alleviation and sustainable development through the increased use of environmental economics in the policy making process. The EfD initiative is a capacity building program in environmental economics, focusing on research, policy advice, and teaching in Central America, China, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Tanzania.
- Research The main activity of the EfD initiative is international, rigorous research collaboration on poverty- environment issues. That means analyzing underlying problems and proposing efficient solutions in terms of policy instruments.
- Policy Advice EfD research fellows focus on issues that are of real concern for policy making bodies. We strive to integrate the environment into strategic policy process and to meet demands of domestic and international institutions.
- Teaching Academic training is fundamental in domestic capacity building in environmental economics. Therefore the EfD-initiative supports national graduate programs in environmental economics at all EfD Centers.
Most recent publications
- eeu sweden ethiopia | Agriculture The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands This article uses data from household- and plot-level surveys conducted in the highlands of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. We examine the contribution of sustainable land management (SLM) practices to net value of agricultural production in areas with low vs. high agricultural potential. Kassie, M., P. Zikhali, J. Pender and G. Köhlin, “The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands”, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61(3), 605–627, 2010.
- eeu sweden | Agriculture Behavior ec. Policy design A choice experiment on coca cropping From 1997 to 2005, an astonishing 5200 million USD was invested to reduce cocaine production in Colombia, the world's main cocaine producer. However, little is known about the effectiveness of policies targeting coca cultivation. This paper uses a survey-based experiment to evaluate the effects of the two main policies: eradication and alternative development programs. Ibanez, M. and F. Carlsson (2010) A choice experiment on coca cropping, Journal of Development Economics 93, 249-263.
- eeu sweden | Policy design Dealing with Ignored Attributes in Choice Experiments on Valuation of Sweden´s Environmental Quality Objectives Using a choice experiment, this paper investigates how Swedish citizens value three environmental quality objectives. In addition, a follow-up question is used to investigate whether respondents ignored any attributes when responding. Carlsson F., M. Kataria, and E. Lampi (2010), Dealing with Ignored Attributes in Choice Experiments on Valuation of Sweden´s Environmental Quality Objectives, Environmental and Resource Economics, 47 (1): 65-89.
- eeu sweden | Policy design Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices? Urbanization has been mentioned as one possible cause of higher food prices, and in this paper we examine some of the suggested links between urbanization and food prices. Stage, J., Stage, J. & McGranahan, G. (2010): “Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices?” Environment and Urbanization 22 (1): 199 – 215.
News
2010-08-30
Chinese version launched
A version in Chinese of the China section of the EfD website has been launched. To access the [...]
2010-08-30
A stimulating environmental economics teaching exchange
Looking forward Sustainability: The Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development course held at [...]
2010-08-30
Want to Curb Litter? Tax the Bag
In a new Environment for Development discussion paper, authors Johane Dikgang and Martine Visser [...]
Calendar
2010-10-28
EfD Annual Meeting 2010 in Ethiopia
EfD Annual Meeting 2010 is to be held in Ethiopia, October 28-31, 2010.
