http://www.efdinitiative.org The EfD-CA aims to contribute to the design and evaluation of public policies and local institutional arrangements that affect environmental protection, sustainable natural resources management and poverty alleviation by: i. strengthening the understanding of the causes and consequences of human decisions as key inputs into policy making, and ii. increasing the interaction between academia and policy makers in Central America. daily 1 2007-10-02T15:00:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/experimentos-de-campo-y-economia-del-desarrollo En el capítulo trata los experimentos de campo en el marco de la economía del desarrollo. A pesar de que el grueso de nuestra experiencia y la mayoría de nuestros ejemplos provienen de América Latina, hemos tratado de preparar un texto cuya aplicabilidad trascienda este contexto geográfico. No publisher carlos Alpízar, Francisco y Cárdenas Juan C. 2011. “Experimentos de Campo y Economía del Desarrollo”. Economía experimental y del comportamiento. Pablo Brañas Garza, coordinador. Antoni Bosch editor, S.A. Barcelona, España, pp. 341-354. Experimental studies Experimental economics Field experiments Lab experiments 2012-01-31T22:31:05Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/ecotourism-and-the-development-of-indigenous-communities-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly A large part of the literature analyzing the links between biodiversity conservation and community development assumes that nature-based tourism managed by indigenous communities will result not only in conservation of natural resources but also in increased development. In practice, ecotourism has often failed to deliver the expected benefits to indigenous communities due to a combination of factors, including shortages in the endowments of human, financial and social capital within the community, lack of mechanisms for a fair distribution of the economic benefits of ecotourism, and land insecurity. No publisher karinbackteman Coria, J. and E. Calfucura. 2012. Ecotourism and the development of indigenous communities: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Ecological Economics 73(15): 47-55. Commons: Governance Biodiversity Tourism 2011-12-21T12:50:50Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/does-ecocertification-have-environmental-benefits-organic-coffee-in-colombia Eco-certification of coffee, timber, and other high-value agricultural commodities is increasingly widespread. In principle, it can improve commodity producers’ environmental performance, even in countries where state regulation is weak. However, evidence needed to evaluate this hypothesis is virtually nonexistent. To help fill this gap, we use detailed farm-level data to analyze the environmental impacts of organic coffee certification in southeast Colombia. No publisher karinbackteman M. Ibañez and A. Blackman. 2011. "Does Ecocertification Have Environmental Benefits? Organic Coffee in Colombia." Working Paper. Resources for the Future: Washington, DC. Commons: Governance 2011-12-14T14:27:09Z Article