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Abstract Due to worsening air quality across many cities in developing countries, there is an urgent need to consider more aggressive air pollution control measures. Valuation of the benefits of clean…

30 May 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | India, China

Abstract Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban ecosystem is under considerable pressure due to rapid urban sprawl and high direct dependency on the natural ecosystem. But the value of nature conservation or…

4 May 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Tanzania

Abstract High temperatures hinder learning. An effective solution is to control the environment. However, technologies such as air conditioning are seldom adopted in developing countries. Information…

11 April 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Colombia

Abstract Scholars have demonstrated that governments allow citizens to express their opinions and selectively respond to them, yet little is known about how local governments interact with netizens…

22 March 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | China

Abstract We investigate the price responsiveness of commercial and industrial water users in Nairobi, Kenya using billing data from 32,793 commercial and industrial customers over five years that…

1 March 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Kenya

Abstract Commercial businesses are vulnerable to shortages or reliability in water supply, particularly those for whom water is a significant input and water prices and quality are likely to be…

1 March 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Kenya

Abstract Providing piped water and sewer services is extremely capital intensive, yet most of this infrastructure is buried, hidden from citizens and ratepayers. Roman emperors built elaborate public…

1 March 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Kenya

Abstract A large body of literature in development economics has investigated the impact of improved agricultural technologies on productivity and the welfare of smallholder farmers. This paper…

8 February 2023 | EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia

We are living in a crisis era, with competing land use for finite land and ill-informed myopic urban land-use policies that remain stagnant, in a world with a rapidly changing urban environment, such…

9 December 2022 | EfD Discussion Paper | Tanzania

Abstract We estimate the key private benefits of a program to improve ambient air quality during winter in central Chile by replacing inefficient wood-fired home heating stoves with more efficient…

24 October 2022 | EfD Discussion Paper | Chile