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Researchers learned about research ethics and best practices

Young researchers in Nigeria in the field of economics participated in a three-day boot camp where…

May's newletter is out!

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Nature-based solutions promote human well-being and ecosystem benefits

How can Nature-based solutions help reduce climate risk in developing regions? And can these…

Richard Mulwa joins the Climate Strategies team

Richard Mulwa, Center Director of EfD Kenya, was admitted as a member of the Climate Strategies team…

EfD Ethiopia delivered training for journalists on the benefits of clean cooking stoves

Abebe D. Beyene, a senior research fellow at ECRC, conducted a training workshop on the economic and…

EfD Chile got a high recognition within the University of Concepción

The University of Concepción (UdeC), the host of NENRE EfD Chile, promoted the center to a “Research…

Section of participants in the Clean Cooking Policy workshop

More knowledge is needed to foster a clean cooking transition in Tanzania

Researchers, policymakers, and technicians in the energy industry sector agree that more efforts…

Panel discussion at the ADB Annual Meeting

EfD researchers shared insights at Asian Development Bank meeting

Four researchers from Southeast Asia, including two from EfD Vietnam, participated in a special…

Recent publications

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Shocks and mental health: Panel data evidence from South Africa

Abstract Households in developing countries are subject to considerable risk and shocks, but most can’t deal with them…

4 May 2023 | Peer Reviewed | South Africa, Global Hub

The endogenous formation of common pool resource coalitions

We present the results of framed field (lab-in-field) experiments designed to investigate the endogenous formation of…

16 May 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Chile

Micro-hydropower systems for smallholder farmers in rural communities of Taraba state, Nigeria: Socioeconomic assessment of needs and perceptions (Part I)

Abstract The Nigerian government’s recent initiative, “Electrifying Agriculture,” supports the rapid deployment of off…

1 May 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Nigeria

Economic incentives and political inequality in the management of environmental public goods

We study how the allocation of power in a voting procedure affects the regulation and extraction of environmental public…

31 Mar 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Colombia

The impact of monetary policy on a labor market with heterogeneous workers: The case of Chile

We use a factor-augmented vector autoregressive (FAVAR) model to analyze the effect of a contractionary monetary policy…

23 Mar 2023 | Peer Reviewed | Chile

Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power and Government Responsiveness on Social Media

Key Points Local governments in China are increasingly responsive to citizen complaints concerning environmental issues…

30 May 2023 | Research Brief | China

Upcoming events

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Wallace Conference

Tuesday 30 May — Saturday 3 June, 2023

The eighth edition of the Wallace Scientific Conference will take place from May 30 to June 2, 2023…

OEA World Environment Day Talk – Subhrendu K Pattanayak

Monday 5 June — Monday 5 June, 2023

The world faces a clear and present planetary health crisis, exemplified by the worsening air…

Agri4D 2023: Building resilient food systems in uncertain times

Online conference 26-28 September 2023 Call for abstracts and concept notes The submission deadline…

Latest videos

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Water - a documentary by EfD Kenya

2 March 2023

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 3. Policy talk by Haileselassie Medhin, WRI. Keynote by Pam Jagger

29 September 2022

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 2, Keynote by Michael Hanemann - The economics of water. Part 2

29 September 2022

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 2, Keynote by Michael Hanemann - The economics of water. Part 1

29 September 2022

Latest blog posts

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Researchers learned about research ethics and best practices

May's newletter is out!

Nature-based solutions promote human well-being and ecosystem benefits

Richard Mulwa joins the Climate Strategies team

EfD Ethiopia delivered training for journalists on the benefits of clean cooking stoves

EfD Chile got a high recognition within the University of Concepción

More knowledge is needed to foster a clean cooking transition in Tanzania

EfD researchers shared insights at Asian Development Bank meeting

Shocks and mental health: Panel data evidence from South Africa

The endogenous formation of common pool resource coalitions

Micro-hydropower systems for smallholder farmers in rural communities of Taraba state, Nigeria: Socioeconomic assessment of needs and perceptions (Part I)

Economic incentives and political inequality in the management of environmental public goods

The impact of monetary policy on a labor market with heterogeneous workers: The case of Chile

Blow the Lid Off: Public Complaints, Bargaining Power and Government Responsiveness on Social Media

Wallace Conference

OEA World Environment Day Talk – Subhrendu K Pattanayak

Agri4D 2023: Building resilient food systems in uncertain times

Water - a documentary by EfD Kenya

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 3. Policy talk by Haileselassie Medhin, WRI. Keynote by Pam Jagger

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 2, Keynote by Michael Hanemann - The economics of water. Part 2

The 16th EfD Annual Meeting, day 2, Keynote by Michael Hanemann - The economics of water. Part 1

How to reform the water sector in Ho Chi Minh city: Lessons from Phnom Penh

Bringing skilling and productive employment closer to women

This is why we travel

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