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.

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