EfD in South Africa

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• south africa | Policy design Traditional Knowledge as Private Information This paper deals with bioprospecting defined as the purposeful search for natural compounds undertaken by pharmaceutical or biotechnology firms to find leads necessary for the development of new drugs. M. Sarr and T. Swanson,2009, “Traditional Knowledge as Private Information”.

• south africa On the Looting of Nations The paper develops a dynamic discrete choice model of a self-interested and unchecked ruler making decisions regarding the development of a resource rich country. M. Sarr, E. Bulte, C. Meissner and T. Swanson, 2009,“On the Looting of Nations”.

• south africa | Agriculture Policy design “Understanding Farmers’ Preferences for Water Policy Design: an Application of Choice Experiment to Portugal-Guadiana River Basin” This chapter provides a case study of the use of choice modelling method in irrigation water supply policy and management in Portugal. A. Katayama, X. Liu, H. Musharrafiyeh, M. Sarr and T. Swanson, Forthcoming, “Understanding Farmers’ Preferences for Water Policy Design: an Application of Choice Experiment to Portugal-Guadiana River Basin”, in P. Koundouri (ed.), The Use of Economic Valuation in Environmental Policy, Routledge.

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