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- ethiopia | Forestry Tenure Security, Resource Endowments, and Tree Growing: Evidence from the Amhara Region of Ethiopia We analyze roles of tenure insecurity and household endowments in explaining tree growing in Ethiopia, where farmers cannot sell or mortgage land and factor markets are imperfect. Mekonnen, Alemu (2009) "Tenure Security, Resource Endowments, and Tree Growing: Evidence from the Amhara Region of Ethiopia" Land Economics, Volume 85, Number 2, May 2009, pages 292-307.
- kenya | Agriculture Climate change Determinants of farmer's choice of adaptation methods to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia This study identifies the major methods used by farmers to adapt to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia, the factors that affect their choice of method, and the barriers to adaptation. Temesgen Tadesse Deressa, Rashid M. Hassan, Claudia Ringler, Tekie Alemu and Mahmud Yesuf, 2009. Determinants of farmers' choice of adaptation methods to climate change in the Nile Basin of Ethiopia.Global Environmental Change 19(2009) 248-255
- china | Forestry China’s Sloping Land Conversion Program: Does Expansion Equal Success? This paper uses a 2003 household survey to examine implementation and impacts of China's Sloping Land Conversion Program. We find that land targeting has been strongly influenced by program goals, but that mistargeting also occurred. Xu, Jintao, Ran Tao, Zhigang Xu and Michael T. Bennett, 2009, “China’s Sloping Land Conversion Program: Does Expansion Equal Success?” Land Economics, accepted.
- Behavior ec. Policy design The cost-effectiveness of typhoid Vi vaccination programs: Calculations for four urban sites in four Asian countries The burden of typhoid fever remains high in impoverished settings, and increasing antibiotic resistance is making treatment costly. One strategy for reducing the typhoid morbidity and mortality is vaccination with the Vi polysaccharide vaccine.We use awealth of neweconomic and epidemiological data to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of Vi vaccination against typhoid in sites in four Asian cities: Kolkata (India), Karachi (Pakistan), North Jakarta (Indonesia), and Hue (Vietnam). We report results from both a societal as well as a public sector financial perspective. Cook J, Jeuland M, Whittington D, Poulos C, Clemens J, Sur D, Anh DD, Agtini M, Bhutta Z "The cost-effectiveness of typhoid Vi vaccination programs: calculations for four urban sites in four Asian countries" (2008) Vaccine Nov 25;26(50):6305-16.
- eeu sweden | Climate change Comments on Simon Dietz and Nicholas Stern's Why Economic Analysis Supports Strong Action on Climate Change: A Response to the Stern Review's Critics When the Stern Review challenged the conventional wisdom and called for strong and immediate action on climate change, reactions were initially fierce. However, the ensuing debate has shown a new consensus in the making. Mendelsohn R, T Sterner, M Persson and J P Weyant, “Comments on Simon Dietz and Nicholas Stern's Why Economic Analysis Supports Strong Action on Climate Change: A Response to the Stern Review's Critics”, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy Vol 2:2 pp 309-313
- eeu sweden | Climate change Climate change impacts on Namibia’s natural resources and economy Climate change is likely to exacerbate the dry conditions already experienced in southern Africa. When rainfall does come, it is likely to be in bursts of greater intensity, leading to erosion and flood damage. However, these predictions have had very little influence on policy in southern African countries. Reid, H., Sahlén, L., Stage, J. and MacGregor, J. “Climate change impacts on Namibia’s natural resources and economy” Climate Policy 8 (5): 452 – 466, 2008.
- central america eeu sweden | Behavior ec. Keeping up with the Vaishyas: Caste and relative standing We investigate the importance of relative income within the Indian Caste system, using a choice experiment. Carlsson, F. G. Gupta and O. Johansson-Stenman (2008) Keeping up with the Vaishyas: Caste and relative standing, Oxford Economic Papers 61(1):52-73
- eeu sweden | Climate change Fuel demand elasticities for energy and environmental policies: Indian sample survey evidence India has been running large-scale interventions in the energy sector over the last decades. Still, there is a dearth of reliable and readily available price and income elasticities of demand to base these on, especially for domestic use of traditional fuels. Gundimeda, H. and G. Köhlin (2008), ‘Fuel demand elasticities for energy and environmental policies: Indian sample survey evidence’, Energy Economics, 30/2: 517-546.
- eeu sweden | Behavior ec. Does Ethnicity matter for Trust? Evidence from Africa This paper proposes that ethnicity coupled with ethnic nepotism may reduce interpersonal generalised trust. Zerfu, D., Zikhali, P., and Kabenga, I. (2008). Does Ethnicity matter for Trust? Evidence from Africa. Journal of African Economies, doi: 10.1093/jae/ejn009
- south africa | Behavior ec. Does stake size matter for cooperation and punishment? The effects of stake size on cooperation and punishment are investigated using a public goods experiment. Martin G, Kocher, Peter, Martinsson, and Martine, Visser, 2008, "Does Stake Size Matter for Cooperation and Punishment?" Economics Letters 99:508-511.
