This book by Thomas Sterner and Jessica Coria is an attempt to encourage more widespread and careful use of economic policy instruments. The book compares the accumulated experiences of the use of…
The book, "Fuel Taxes and the Poor, The Distributional Effects of Gasoline Taxation and Their Implications for Climate Policy" will be launched at the University of Cape Town, School of Economics on…
Poverty, natural resource management, and environmental degradation are inextricably linked, and this course explores ways that economic analysis can help identify underlying problems and formulate…
Experts from around the world converge to discuss new approaches and policies for understanding the links between ecosystem services and evaluating the effects of agricultural development strategies…
21 researchers and PhD students from across the globe currently attend the course Environmental Valuation that is held at School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg in Sweden 7…
Press release from University of Gothenburg, School of Business, Economics and Law, Environmental Economics unit, 29 Nov 2011 Increased petrol taxation is a very effective instrument to reduce…
Research seminar fifth on the ''Interdependence in farmer technology adoption decisions in smallholder systems: Joint estimation of investments in sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) in Rural…
Fuel Taxes and the Poor challenges the conventional wisdom that gasoline taxation, an important and much-debated instrument of climate policy, has a disproportionately detrimental effect on poor…
Press release in connection with EfD Policy Day Arusha, Tanzania, 27 October 2011 REDD offers potentially huge financial benefits for Tanzania. According to a draft national strategy for this forest…
Press release in connection with EfD Policy Day Arusha, Tanzania, 27 October 2011 Wildlife is a vital economic asset in many parts of Southern Africa. Allowing poor communities in Southern Africa to…