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A growing number of experimental studies focus on the differences between the lab and the field. One important difference between many lab and field experiments is how the endowment is obtained. By…
14 May 2013 | Peer Reviewed | China, SwedenHypothetical bias is one of the main issues bedeviling the field of nonmarket valuation. The general criticism is that survey responses reflect how people would like to behave, rather than how they…
13 May 2013 | Peer Reviewed | China, SwedenThis study examines the relationship between property rights, defined by land tenure security and the strength of local-level institutions, and household's preferences for fuelwood source. A…
9 May 2013 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaREDD+ (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, “plus” afforestration) is a tool that supports forest carbon-enhancing approaches in the developing world in order to mitigate and…
24 April 2013 | EfD Discussion Paper | EthiopiaThe world has experienced dramatic food price inflation in recent years, which sparked social unrest and riots in various developing countries. In this paper, we use a novel approach to measure the…
5 April 2013 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global HubThis book is a remarkable case study of an environmental policy initiative for a national environmental regulatory system in the information age. In 1995 the Indonesian Ministry of Environment took…
22 March 2013 | Books |The authors use panel data from rural Ethiopia to investigate if participation in a safety net program enhances fertilizer adoption. Using a difference-in-difference estimator and inverse propensity…
21 March 2013 | Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global HubThe adoption of certain farm management practices, such as tree planting and soil and water conservation, can reduce exposure to weather shocks. However, in many countries the adoption of such risk…
15 March 2013 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaREDD (Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation) aims to slow carbon releases caused by forest disturbance by making payments conditional on forest quality over time. Like earlier policies…
13 March 2013 | EfD Discussion Paper | TanzaniaThe objective of this paper is to explore the determinants of additionality of CCT and PES schemes, defined as the programs’ capacity to deliver desired outcomes that would not have occurred in their…
9 March 2013 | Peer Reviewed | Central America