http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-10-24T14:19:42Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/the-effects-of-national-parks-on-local-communities2019-wages-and-employment-in-costa-rica Despite of the clear global environmental benefits of increasing the amount of protected areas, how these conservation policies affect the well being of individuals in nearby localities is still under debate. Using household surveys with highly disaggregated geographic reference, this study explores how national parks have affected wages and unemployment in Costa Rica for the period 2000-2007. No publisher maria Economic incentives Park management Propensity score matching 2010-03-12T16:22:29Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/bio-economics-of-conservation-agriculture-and-soil-carbon-sequestration-in-developing-countries Improvement in soil carbon through conservation agriculture in developing countries may generate some private benefits to farmers as well as sequester carbon emissions, which is a positive externality to society. Leaving crop residue on the farm has become an important option in conservation agriculture practice. However, in developing countries, using crop residue for conservation agriculture has the opportunity cost of say feed for livestock. No publisher karinbackteman Climate Change Bioeconomic modelling Agricultural productivity Soil conservation 2010-03-09T09:52:48Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/reconcile-human-development-and-climate-protection-a-multistage-hybrid-climate-policy-architecture In Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy: Implementing Architectures for Agreement, edited by Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins. Cambridge University Press, pp 563-398. No publisher vivian Cao, J.2010. "Reconcile Human Development and Climate Protection: A Multistage Hybrid Climate Policy Architecture". In Post-Kyoto International Climate Policy: Implementing Architectures for Agreement, edited by Joseph E. Aldy and Robert N. Stavins. Cambridge University Press, pp 563-398. Climate policy 2010-02-25T20:42:37Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/changes-in-china2019s-energy-intensity-origins-and-implications-for-long-run-carbon-emissions-and-climate-policies Since the economic reforms that began in 1978 China has experienced a dramatic decline in energy intensity until about 2002 when it flattened out and even rose slightly. No publisher vivian J.Cao and M. Ho (2009) Changes in China’s Energy Intensity: Origins and Implications for Long-Run Carbon Emissions and Climate Policies. EEPSEA Research Report. Climate Change Climate policy Energy efficiency 2010-02-25T20:40:07Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/plonearticle.2010-02-25.5425811212 This paper reviews the literature on the economics of climate change adaptation in developing countries, and identifies three key points for consideration in future studies. No publisher karinbackteman Stage, J. (2010) "Economic valuation of climate change adaptation in developing countries", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1185: 150 – 163 Climate Change 2010-02-25T14:26:35Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/corporate-environmental-management-in-transition-economies-the-case-of-central-and-eastern-europe-1 We use firm-level data to study the adoption of Environmental Management Practices (EMPs) in the most polluting industrial sectors in Bulgaria, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia during the 1990 – 1998 period when these countries were in a transition away from a centrally planned economy. No publisher karinbackteman Garcia, J H., R Bluffstone, T Sterner (2009): "Corporate Environmental Management in Transition Economies: The Case of Central and Eastern Europe", Czech Journal of Economics and Finance, 59(5):410-425. Industry Information disclosure Country environmental analysis Pollution 2010-02-25T13:04:33Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/industrial-and-aggregate-measures-of-productivity-growth-in-china We estimate productivity growth for 33 industries covering the entire Chinese economy using a time series of input-output tables covering 1982-2000. No publisher vivian J. Cao, M. Ho, D. Jorgenson. R. Ren, L. Sun, X. Yue (2009), "Industrial and Aggregate Measures of Productivity Growth in China", Review of Income and Wealth, 55(1), 485-513. Industry 2010-02-25T10:27:44Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/the-local-and-global-benefits-of-green-tax-policies-in-china This article describes a multidisciplinary study of market-based policies for controlling air pollution in China. While previous studies have examined the costs and benefits of pollution control separately, this approach determines them together using an economy–environment model for China. No publisher vivian J. Cao, M. Ho, and D. Jorgenson (2009), "The Local and Global Benefits of Green Tax Policies in China", Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 3(2), 189-208. Climate policy Cost-Benefit Analysis Health impact Pollution 2010-02-25T09:54:38Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/chinas-11th-five-year-plan-and-the-environment-reducing-so2-emissions China's rapid economic growth has been accompanied by a high level of environmental degradation. One of the major sources of health and ecosystem damages is sulfur dioxide (SO2). Reducing SO2 emissions is a priority of China's environmental authorities, and the 11th Five-Year Plan (2006–2010) includes the target of reducing total SO2 emissions by 10 percent from the 2005 level. No publisher vivian J. Cao, R. Garbaccio, and M. Ho (2009), "China's 11th Five-Year Plan and the Environment: Reducing SO2 Emissions", Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 3(2), 231-250. Ecosystems Climate policy Cost-Benefit Analysis Policy instruments 2010-02-25T09:48:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/plonearticle.2010-02-25.6775991699 How can economics best contribute to the scientific and public debates? Professor Thomas Sterner, University of Gothenburg, together with Nicholas Stern, who wrote the The Stern Review, and Nobel laureates Thomas Schelling and Robert Solow are among the scholars who explain in this book both how economics has changed environmental understanding and how the study of climate change has modified the economy. No publisher karinbackteman Sterner,T (2009),“In defence of sensible economics”, in Solow, R. & JP Touffut eds, Changing Climate, Changing Economy, Cournot Centre for Economic Studies, Edward Elgar, 2009 Climate Change Climate policy Discounting 2010-02-25T10:48:22Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/trade-and-deforestation-a-literature-review In this paper, we investigate what the literature has found by analyzing the relationship between trade liberalization and deforestation No publisher maria Robalino, Juan, Luis Diego Herrera, 2009, "Trade and Deforestation: A literature review", World Trade Organization, Economic Research and Statistics Division, Staff Working Paper ERSD-2010-04. Deforestation 2010-02-26T15:06:37Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/determinants-of-performance-of-drinking-water-community-organizations-a-comparative-analysis-of-case-studies-in-rural-costa-rica The authors examine the performance of community organizations that provide safe drinking water in rural Costa Rica. No publisher elampi Madrigal, Róger, Francisco Alpizar, and Achim Schülter (2010), "Determinants of Performance of Drinking-Water Community Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies in Rural Costa Rica", EfD Discussion Paper 10-03, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, February 2010. Drinking water Country environmental analysis Propensity score matching 2010-03-15T22:36:42Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/conservation-policies-and-labor-markets-unraveling-the-effects-of-national-parks-on-local-wages-in-costa-rica Using household surveys with highly disaggregated geographic reference, the authors explored how national parks affect local wages in Costa Rica and how effects on local welfare can be positive or negative in different parks or even within different areas of a park. No publisher elampi Robalino, Juan, and Laura Villalobos-Fiatt (2010),"Conservation Policies and Labor Markets: Unraveling the Effects of National Parks on Local Wages in Costa Rica" EfD Discussion Paper 10-02, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, February 2010. Tourism Subjective wellbeing Poverty Country environmental analysis 2010-02-10T08:54:10Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/household-tree-planting-in-tigrai-northern-ethiopia-tree-species-purposes-and-determinants-2 Trees have both economic and ecological purposes in rural Ethiopia, supplying households with wood products for consumption and sale, and decreasing soil degradation. No publisher elampi Gebreegziabher, Zenebe, Alemu Mekonnen, Menale Kassie, and Gunnar Köhlin (2010), "Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Determinants", EfD Discussion Paper 10-01, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, January 2010. Tree plantation Country environmental analysis 2010-02-04T09:08:35Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/research/publications/publications-repository/land-reforms-in-asia-and-africa-impacts-on-poverty-and-natural-resource-management An new EfD/RFF Book titled "Land Reforms in Asia and Africa - Impacts on Poverty and Natural Resource Management" is planned for 2012. Editors are Professors Stein Holden and Keijiro Otsuka. No publisher karinbackteman Deforestation Forest management Poverty Tenure Land degradation Agricultural productivity 2010-01-29T06:25:41Z Article