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Organic agriculture (OA) is a concrete and promising strategy for adaptation to climate change and variability for rural communities has additional potential as a mitigation strategy. OA is a…
27 April 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | SwedenThis paper analyzes unintended impacts of the interaction of multiple environmental policy instruments, specifically, the effects of tradable permits and seasonal direct regulations on adoption rates…
26 March 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Central America, SwedenWe evaluated the impacts of the Ethiopian Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) on rural households’ holdings of livestock and forest assets including trees, applying both regression analysis and…
10 March 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaThis article analyzes the effects of the invasion of water hyacinth on fishing in Lake Victoria. The authors built two fairly standard Schaefer-type models that have one innovation: They allow the…
1 March 2009 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenIn this paper we study the process of technical change in the case of pollution abatement from large stationary sources that have been regulated by a very forceful refunded emission payment policy…
1 March 2009 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenPoor farmers need sustainable agriculture that relies on renewable local resources, such as conservation tillage and compost. This study looked at factors influencing decisions to adopt these two…
9 February 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaFisheries in developing countries are often characterized by poorly defined property rights, open access, and overcapitalization. The authors explore how trade liberalization generally is beneficial…
9 February 2009 | EfD Discussion Paper | SwedenA theoretical model of the ethical preferences of individuals is tested by conducting a choice experiment on safety-enhancing road investments. The relative value of a saved life is found to decrease…
21 January 2013 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenThe Stern Review (2006) has come to symbolize something of a dividing line in the evolution of the common appreciation of the climate problem. It is fair to say that during the last decade there has…
30 September 2009 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenWe investigate the importance of relative income within the Indian Caste system, using a choice experiment. We find that slightly more than half of the marginal utility of income comes from some kind…
11 January 2009 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden