EfD researchers have been working with Cape Town’s authorities in their efforts to stave off #DayZero – the day when the Cities taps run dry. Their findings cast new light on the importance of effective demand management to cope with water shortages. In this blog we discuss how the tools of economics can be used to pre-empt such crisis management in growing cities in the Global South.

By: EfD Director Gunnar Köhlin, Prof Dale Whittington and Prof Martine Visser June 2018

Source: Future Development

Taken from the Let's talk Development Blog of the World Bank: 

http://blogs.worldbank.org/developmenttalk/rural-electrification-how-mu…

All over the world, indigenous communities tend to be marginalized both politically and economically. So awarding them formal legal rights to the forests they have historically controlled, often for hundreds of years, is probably a good idea from the standpoint of social justice and economic development.

A field experiment conducted in rural Rwanda evaluates the revealed willingness to pay for different off-grid solar technologies

Many of us have experienced the frustration of idling in long lines of traffic, inching forward at what seems like an interminable rate. Unfortunately, traffic congestion like this is a daily occurrence in many of the world’s fastest growing cities, such as Mexico City, Bangkok, Istanbul, and Rio de Janeiro.

If you’re looking to replace your washing machine, have no fear: at least one major retailer stocks six different types of washers, with eight different sets of features, from nine different brands.

Do you like high-capacity front-loading washers? Perhaps you want your washer to also function as a dryer? Or a steamer? You’re covered!