The Costs of Blue Sky: The Distributional Effects of Environmental Regulation on Labor Demand in China

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:

Based on EfD Discussion Paper by Bing Zhang and Mengdi Liu. 

In response to tougher environmental rules, factories need to cut down on pollution and modify their optimal production decisions, which may have an impact on their labor demand. We look into how China's policy for controlling air pollution in major cities affects jobs. Key Messages 

Air Quality, Gender, Policy Design

Accounting for the increasing benefits from scarce ecosystems

Submitted by Petra Hansson on
EfD Authors:

Governments are catching up with economic theory and practice by increasingly integrating ecosystem service values into national planning processes, including benefit-cost analyses of public policies. Such analyses require information not only about today’s benefits from ecosystem services but also on how benefits change over time. We address a key limitation of existing policy guidance, which assumes that benefits from ecosystem services remain unchanged.

Conservation, Land, Policy Design

Examining the success of the tilapia industry in Huila, an emerging aquaculture hub in the Colombian Southwest

Submitted by Petra Hansson on

Questions:

1. Is tilapia production in Huila a sustainable endeavor from the Triple Bottom Line (Economic, Social, Environmental) perspective? 

2. Are there any significant differences in sustainability performance between the export- and domestically-oriented sectors?

Key Messages 

Fisheries