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Carbon pricing and household welfare: evidence from Uganda

Submitted by Ishita Datta on Wed, 2024-10-30 15:57

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AbstractPolicymakers frequently voice concerns that carbon pricing could impair economic development in the short run, especially in low-income countries such as Uganda. Using a consumer demand system for energy and food items, we assess how households’ welfare, and demand for food and energy, would respond to a carbon price of USD40/tCO2. We find welfare losses of 0.2–12 per cent of household expenditure on food and fuel, due to the carbon price. Average demand for electricity and kerosene decline by 11 and 20 per cent respectively, while firewood demand rises by 10 per cent on average.

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"Carbon pricing in the Global South should be combined with cash transfers"

Carbon pricing is an important instrument. In the Global South, however there is a risk of malnutrition and deforestation if poor people are not compensated. A new study by EfD and MCC researchers…

Wed, 2024-10-30 13:46 | Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Policy Design | Uganda

Government interventions may worsen problems of burning crop residues

Every winter, New Delhi and much of Northern India are shrouded in a thick layer of smoke due to farmers burning crop residue. The resulting pollution impacts over 400 million people exposing them to…

Mon, 2024-10-28 08:31 | Agriculture, Climate Change, Policy Design | India

Project Coordinator, EfD Global Hub - temp (Swedish only)

To download the job description (in Swedish only) please click here!

Wed, 2024-10-23 14:33

WinEED is building the capacity of women researchers at EfD Nigeria

EfD’s global network Women in Environmental Economics for Development (WinEED) has sustained its effort to encourage women to take leadership positions in research and development. Women researchers…

Wed, 2024-10-23 10:46 | Gender | Nigeria

Stakeholders discuss policies on energy, transport, and industry at EfD Policy Day

EfD Kenya organized a policy workshop on October 2nd in Nairobi, which brought together researchers, civil servants, and stakeholders from the energy, transport, and industrial sectors. The event…

Tue, 2024-10-22 16:40 | Carbon Pricing, Climate Change, Energy, Policy Design | Kenya

Effect Of Credit Constraints On Intensity Of Fertilzer Adoption And Agricultural Productivity In Amhara Region, Ethiopia: An Endogenous Switching Regression Analysis

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2024-10-22 11:38

EfD Authors:

Gebeyehu, Mulat Goshu

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Agriculture

Who escapes from poverty? Understanding the link between environmental stress, adaptation choices and poverty dynamics in Ethiopia

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2024-10-22 11:34

EfD Authors:

Gebeyehu, Mulat Goshu

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Peer Reviewed

Health, Policy Design

Household saving culture and financial literacy in case of Wolaita Zone

Submitted by Petra Hansson on Tue, 2024-10-22 11:31

EfD Authors:

Gebeyehu, Mulat Goshu

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Using Natural Capital Accounting is vital for South Africa's future

EfD Researchers have developed material targeting stakeholders and policymakers to highlight the use of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) as a tool to understand how the environment affects people and…

Mon, 2024-10-21 09:49 | Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Land | South Africa

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