Paving roads can improve air quality
Recent research shows that paving roads is the most cost-effective policy to reduce air pollution in Bogota when compared with other alternatives such as fuel substitution in industry and heavy-duty
Infrastructure for adaptation and sustainability in the Global South
This 18-month project is part of a larger project titled “Inclusive Low-Carbon Transitions for Sustainable Development in the Global South" and started in October 2021. The objective of the
What does an electric vehicle replace?
EfD Authors:
The emissions reductions from the adoption of a new transportation technology depend on the emissions from the new technology relative to those from the displaced technology. We evaluate the emissions reductions from electric vehicles (EVs) by identifying which vehicles would have been purchased had EVs not been available. We do so by estimating a random coefficients discrete choice model of new vehicle demand and simulating counterfactual sales with EVs no longer subsidized or removed from the new vehicle market.
The subnational crowding out effect of mining windfalls on local tax effort: Does the level of local provision of public goods matter?
EfD Authors:
Although the resource curse offers evidence for the national crowding out generated by resource windfalls from mining, subnational crowding is not fully understood. This knowledge gap is problematic because these windfalls should cover the negative externalities that exist in host zones. Additionally, these communities have different fiscal responsibilities due to the mining industry's environmental, economic, and social costs. This article estimates the subnational crowd out of mining windfalls on local tax collection by considering different levels of fiscal responsibility.
Fast-tracking Industrialization in Tanzania: The ‘Must-do’ Actions
EfD Authors:
The motivation for movement struggle to end colonialism in Tanzania was to put in our own hands the development destiny of the country. The development destiny of Tanzania will be in our control through industrialization. This book is an attempt by many Tanzanian scholars and development practitioners to provide policy options on tracking industrialization and ultimately achieve the goals of Tanzania’s Development Vision (TDV) 2025. The TDV 2025 aspires a nation that is characterized by high quality and sustainable livelihoods; peace, stability and unity; good governance a
Agriculture for Effective Industrialization and Poverty Reduction
EfD Authors:
The context of Tanzania is such that there is close link between achieving industrialization and achieving agricultural transformation. Increased growth in agricultural productivity, output and income contributes to a rapid reduction in rural poverty, supplies raw materials to industries and makes agriculture a market for industrial outputs. Policies that fail to take into account this nexus are bound to have little if any, impact in the overall national development.