Environmental policy instruments and corruption
EfD Authors:
In this paper we discuss the choice of taxation or regulation of environmental externalities. The subject might appear to be a well-trodden path, but we believe we have a new angle on this well-established question. We think we are being quite realistic when we assume that corrupt practices lurk behind every corner, threatening to derail the good intents of any regulator.
Value of cleaner neighborhoods: Application of hedonic price model in low income context
EfD Authors:
Municipal solid waste management is a challenging issue in developing countries. An unclean neighborhood could have a significant negative impact on housing property values too as it may lead to numerous diseases in addition to diminished aesthetic value. This study examines the effects of municipal solid waste collection services at the neighborhood level on housing property values using the hedonic price model. We use a sub-sample of nationally representative household survey data from urban areas as well as primary data collected from one of the metropolitan cities in Nepal.
Capturing Lessons for Sustainable Tourism Planning and Research: A Systematic Literature Review
EfD Authors:
Although sustainable tourism represents a positive approach for community development, its practical implementation is challenging. Given that there is no one institutional recipe that fits all cases, it is necessary to cumulate knowledge from lessons from isolated cases where a combination of institutional arrangements and context-specific characteristics showed to be - or not - successful for tourism management.
The importance of incorporating intertemporal and spatial log market dynamics in projections of residue-based biomass supply for liquid biofuel production in western Oregon and Washington, USA
EfD Authors:
New methods of fiber pre-processing and cellulosic fermentation may allow production of isoparaffinic kerosene, a bio-based jet fuel, from abundant post-logging biomass residues in western Oregon and Washington, USA. Since production of these residues is characterized by complex spatial patterns that can shift markedly over time, and since residues may comprise roughly one-fifth of annual refinery operating costs, careful evaluation of residue supply (quantity/price) behavior is warranted.
World Bank Environmental Economist
Environmental Economist
The Position:
The World Bank is seeking to recruit an Environmental Economist to be based in Washington DCas part of the Economics Team within SENGL. The work program for this position will focus on managing an analytical work program (studies) related to natural capital accounting, measurement and valuation of ecosystem services, and economics of environment, natural resources and sustainability, particularly with respect to the Global Program on Sustainability (GPS).
World Bank Senior Environmental Economist
World Bank Senior Environmental Economist
The Position:
In order to accelerate the achievement of the existing programs, the World Bank is seeking to recruit a Senior Environmental Economist to be based in Washington DC.
The work program for this position will focus on managing an analytical work program (studies) related to natural capital accounting, measurement and valuation of ecosystem services, and economics of environment, natural resources and sustainability, particularly with respect to the Global Program on Sustainability (GPS).
Valuing recreational ecosystem services in developing cities: The case of urban parks in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
EfD Authors:
Despite the growing body of evidence showing benefits and values of recreational ecosystem services, in sub-Saharan Africa, such evidence is extremely limited. This is problematic, and may perhaps explain their current poor condition. This study uses a random survey of households residing in Dar es Salaam to value the benefits of urban parks. The estimation is based on random utility framework where different models, with varying assumptions on preference and scale heterogeneity, are estimated.
