Participatory theater

How can theater stop domestic abuse?

Fieldwork is the most interesting part of being a researcher if you ask Jyotsna Jalan, Professor of Economics in Calcutta. “You learn so much from meeting the people you study, that the data will not…

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What drives the substitution of hazardous flame retardants in electronic appliances in Sweden?

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Highlights

  • We identify the relative importance of different drivers of firms’ preferences for chemical substitution.
  • The avoidance of health and environmental hazards is the most important driver of chemical substitution.
  • Firms are reluctant to tax policies that might lead to increases in the price of the product being sold.
  • Reluctance to chemical taxes can be reduced by using labels disclosing the use of less hazardous chemicals in the products.

Abstract

Waste

Efficiently reducing pollution from the seafood industry requires differentiated environmental fees

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

The seafood processing industry plays a vital role in job creation and economic growth, particularly in regions like the Mekong River Delta of Vietnam. However, this industry also generates a significant amount of organic pollutants, predominantly discharged into riverside and seashore areas.

Fisheries, Policy Design, Water