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EfD’s Annual Meeting – a virtual success

EfD overcame the challenges presented by the pandemic by carrying out its 14th Annual Meeting in…

ENRRI-EfD Ghana trains journalists on natural resource reporting

ENRRI-EfD Ghana organized training on the environment and natural resource reporting for journalists…

Modern energy may cause fertility decline

On November 23, the Women in Environmental Economics for Development (WinEED) collaborative held a…

The Best Master Thesis Award goes to research on forest preservation

Does the fact that an area is both an indigenous reserve and a national park help saving it from…

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Climate Policy and Innovation in the Absence of Commitment

We compare the effects of price and quantity instruments (an emissions tax and a quota with tradable permits) on the…

25 Nov 2020 | Peer Reviewed | India

Saving Africa's tropical forests through energy transition - a randomized controlled trial in Tanzania

Abstract The production of charcoal to meet cooking needs of urban households is one of the main causes of deforestation…

25 Nov 2020 | EfD Discussion Paper | Tanzania

Raising the bar? Top management teams, gender diversity, and environmental sustainability

This study examines how female board directors and top managers may influence an organization’s decision to adopt ISO…

23 Nov 2020 | Peer Reviewed | Kenya

Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania

Abstract Agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa faces a multitude of challenges arising from land degradation…

28 Oct 2020 | Peer Reviewed | Ethiopia, Tanzania

Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior

Abstract We conduct a natural field experiment on the effect of having a celebrity endorse an information campaign…

27 Oct 2020 | EfD Discussion Paper | Vietnam, Sweden, Central America

Short-run subsidies, take-up, and long-run demand for off-grid solar for the poor – evidence from large-scale randomized trials in Rwanda

Abstract Over a billion people lack access to electricity, instead relying on kerosene and other dirty lighting sources…

27 Oct 2020 | EfD Discussion Paper | South Africa

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2021 Annual Conference - Society for Benefit-Cost analysis

Tuesday 16 March — Friday 19 March, 2021

The Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis is now accepting abstracts for The 2021 Annual Conference, as…

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