All Publications
Here are all types of EfD publications listed.
- central america | Parks & Wildlife Policy design The effects of national parks on local communities’ 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.
- eeu sweden kenya | Agriculture Climate change 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.
- china | Climate change Energy Changes in China’s 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. 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.
- eeu sweden | Climate change Economic valuation of climate change adaptation 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. Stage, J. (2010) "Economic valuation of climate change adaptation in developing countries", Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1185: 150 – 163
