Preamble Formalization in small-scale gold mining communities in Colombia offers valuable insights into the complexities surrounding this process. Analyzing elements such as the formation of local…

Abstract To cope with the stricter environmental regulation, manufacturing firms need to carry out pollution reduction activities and change their optimal production decisions, which may affect their…

Abstract Reaching a production level of 200,000 tons (live weight) in 2022, the tilapia industry has emerged as the most important finfish farming sector in Colombia. Located in the southwest of the…

This study investigates the opinions of wives and their husbands in farm households concerning desirable adaptive responses to salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. The researchers find...

Abstract Utility customer nonpayment and debt is an issue in many cities in the Global South, jeopardizing utilities’ ability to recover operations and maintenance costs through tariffs and their…

This study investigates Marginal Abatement Costs (MACs) for BOD, COD, and TSS in the Mekong River Delta's seafood processing industry. By analyzing production data and pollutant levels, we estimated...

Abstract This paper examines the impact of positive and negative rainfall shocks on child labor in agricultural households in Ethiopia. We are the first to investigate how the presence of a public…

Abstract Stated preference studies are often based on the assumptions that proposed outcomes would be realized with certainty and respondents believe their survey responses are consequential. This…

The researchers evaluate the API's methodology by applying it to the production of mussels, algae, and northern scallops in Chile. They found differences in the aggregated performance and inputs...

Abstract Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) is based on a rational planning process for forest supply and norms and regulations for the protection and sustainability of natural forests. In Colombia…