Professor Michael Hanemann urged economists to be empirical rather than theoretical when teaching and researching the economics of water when he made his keynote presentation at EfD’s Annual Meeting…
Policymakers in Uganda were urged to take measures to mitigate environmental degradation or else, risk facing serious consequences. The appeal was made during the opening of the 16th EfD Annual…
This study has assessed the impact of crop insurance vis-à-vis irrigation on farm income and its higher-order moments. The study utilizes nationally representative farm survey data from India and applies a multinomial endogenous switching regression technique to estimate these measures' relative income and risk benefits. Four key findings have emerged from this analysis.
Policy expectations from biofuels have been a widely contested issue. Lately, the risks and uncertainties associated with the unintended consequences of biofuels in terms of food and land-use changes have issued serious concerns for scaling biofuels in developing countries. The current policy question revolves around whether the trade-offs between food and fuel are less harmful or unwarranted for developing countries and which aspects are likely to be critical in determining future biofuel endorsements in developing countries.
Maria del Pilar Lopez, Coordinator of the EfD collaborative Women in Environmental Economics for Development, WinEED, visited EfD India to meet with researchers to discuss their work and issues that…
Ten members from the Bangladesh Ministries visited the Environment for Development Center in Vietnam to learn about how farmers in the Mekong Delta have tried to adapt to climate change.
Shi Xiangying, one of the many excellent doctoral students at EfD China who obtained their Ph.D.s this summer, is dedicated to the research of ecosystem equilibrium and the conservation of snow…
Shi Xiangying, one of the many excellent doctoral students at EfD China who obtained their Ph. D.s this summer, is dedicated to the research of ecosystem equilibrium and the conservation of snow
The Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization awarded young Chilean researcher, Dr. Mauricio Oyarzo, for his paper about the permanent income hypothesis in mining municipalities. The Pacific…