EfD Discussion papers
EfD Discussion Papers is a joint publication series of Resources for the Future (www.rff.org), Washington DC, and the Environment for Development initiative (www.efdinitiative.org).
- central america | Policy design 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 to 60 percent of rural Costa Rica. 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.
- central america | Parks & Wildlife 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. 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.
- eeu sweden ethiopia | Forestry Household Tree Planting in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: Tree Species, Purposes, and Determinants Trees have both economic and ecological purposes in rural Ethiopia, supplying households with wood products for consumption and sale, and decreasing soil degradation. 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.
- central america eeu sweden | Policy design To trade or Not to Trade: A Firm-Level Analysis of Emissions Trading in Santiago, Chile The authors surveyed firms participating in emissions trading programs in Santiago, Chile, to explore further whether tradable permits are appropriate for transition and developing economies. Their survey information revealed serious implementation and design flaws in Chile’s trading, but they are not more severe than the EU or U.S. systems. Countries with similar income levels and institutional maturity as Chile should be able to develop well-functioning permit trading schemes. Coria, Jessica, Åsa Löfgren, and Thomas Sterner (2009), "To Trade or Not to Trade: Firm-Level Analysis of Emissions Trading in Santiago, Chile", EfD Discussion Paper 09-25, Environment for Development Initiative and Resources for the Future, Washington DC, November 2009.
