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This paper attempts to bring some central insights from behavioural economics into the economics of climate change. In particular, it discusses (i) implications of prospect theory, the equity premium…

15 December 2008 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden

This paper uses the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach to cointegration to estimate the coefficients of the determinants of international tourism demand for Zimbabwe for the period 1998 to…

8 December 2008 | Discussion Paper | South Africa

Does relative income have an impact on subjective well-being among extremely poor people? Contrary to the findings in developed countries, where relative income has shown a significant and negative…

11 November 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden

The authors investigated the impact of soil and water conservation (SWC) investment on farm productivity in Kenya. They focused on plots with and without SWC, testing whether increased SWC is…

10 November 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Kenya, Global Hub

The author investigated the Zimbabwean Fast Track Land Reform Program’s (FTLRP) impact on the agricultural productivity of its beneficiaries. The data revealed significant differences between…

31 October 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden

This paper analyzes the correlates of aggregated and disaggregated indices of common property forest management (CPFM) and the relationship between CPFM and the decision to grow trees and the number…

31 October 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

This paper focuses on the concept of social capital and its impacts on natural resources management. The paper contributes to the continuing debate over the multifaceted concept of social capital, and…

27 October 2008 | Peer Reviewed | China

The author analyzes the role of environmental policies and energy cost savings in the switch to natural gas by stationary sources in Chile. There is skepticism about using market-based policies…

22 October 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Central America, Sweden

Public disclosure programs that collect and disseminate information about firms’ environmental performance are increasingly popular in both developed and developing countries. Yet little is known…

21 October 2008 | EfD Discussion Paper | Central America

Drawing on a dataset covering a large number of randomly sampled villages across China, the present paper examines the issue of residential solid waste management service provision in rural China…

21 October 2008 | Peer Reviewed | China