AFAERE webinar: Modelling alternative payment modes in choice experiments
Title of Webinar: Modelling alternative payment modes in choice experiments Presenter: Dr Godwin Kofi Vondolia, Researcher, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, UiT – The Arctic University of Norway…
”We provide suggestions on how to mitigate climate change”
Jan Steckel leads the Climate and Development group at the prestigious MCC in Berlin. He emphasizes that mitigating climate change can entail development trade-offs that need to be understood, and…
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam
125 policymakers and researchers gathers at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh city campus in Vinh Long to discus about the Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam In the…
Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania
Short-run subsidies, take-up, and long-run demand for off-grid solar for the poor – evidence from large-scale randomized trials in Rwanda
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Abstract
Over a billion people lack access to electricity, instead relying on kerosene and other dirty lighting sources, while grid expansion is not expected to keep pace with population growth. Moreover, pneumonia is the leading cause of death for under-fives in the world and kerosene smoke is a significant risk factor.
“We can open doors to policy makers”
Urvashi Narain is a Lead Economist at the World Bank in Washington DC. According to her, EfD and the World Bank can benefit greatly from working closer together. Meet one of four prominent keynote…
“Women’s work-life is not a women’s issue”
She is dividing her time between the Indian Statistical Institute in Delhi, the International Growth Centre’s India program, and the Institute of Labour Economics in Bonn. Currently, she is leading…
How to reduce plastics in the oceans
EfD researcher Fredrik Carlsson is interviewed on the topic "Mapping the path of plastics to reduce ocean emissions". The article, which is published on the University of Gothenburg's website, gives…