Hosting the Annual Meeting has opened doors to the government
At first, Edward Bbaale, Director of EfD Uganda, was hesitant to accept the challenge of arranging EfD’s Annual Meeting, knowing what a big undertaking it is and the high quality of previous meetings…
EfD Central America helps strengthen Honduras' capacities for climate change financing
Leida Mercado, EfD Central America Senior Researcher, and Marianela Arguello, EfD Central America Communication Officer, have worked with a team of climate financing experts to design and implement a…
And the winners are…
Five research projects were awarded during the 16th EfD Annual meeting in Uganda. The awards are Peter Berck’s Best Discussion Paper Award, Gunnar Köhlin’s Best MSc Thesis Award, and, for the first…
“Economists need to be empirical in teaching and researching the economics of water”
Professor Michael Hanemann urged economists to be empirical rather than theoretical when teaching and researching the economics of water when he made his keynote presentation at EfD’s Annual Meeting…
Uganda’s policymakers implored to address forest loss, plastic and water pollution
Policymakers in Uganda were urged to take measures to mitigate environmental degradation or else, risk facing serious consequences. The appeal was made during the opening of the 16th EfD Annual…
Forest fires and impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in four Latin American megacities
Assessing benefits of crop insurance vis-a-vis irrigation in Indian agriculture
This study has assessed the impact of crop insurance vis-à-vis irrigation on farm income and its higher-order moments. The study utilizes nationally representative farm survey data from India and applies a multinomial endogenous switching regression technique to estimate these measures' relative income and risk benefits. Four key findings have emerged from this analysis.
Is biofuel expansion in developing countries reasonable? A review of empirical evidence of food and land use impacts
Policy expectations from biofuels have been a widely contested issue. Lately, the risks and uncertainties associated with the unintended consequences of biofuels in terms of food and land-use changes have issued serious concerns for scaling biofuels in developing countries. The current policy question revolves around whether the trade-offs between food and fuel are less harmful or unwarranted for developing countries and which aspects are likely to be critical in determining future biofuel endorsements in developing countries.