We are delighted to announce the launch of the Summer School on “ Trade and Climate Change” sponsored by the Development Economics Institute. The course will take place in Perugia, Italy, from July 15…
Welcome to attend this free online EfD Webinar! Time: 14.00-15.00 CEST Topic: Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Aquaculture: The Aquaculture Performance Indicators.
Environmental economists and graduate students from Makerere University held a meeting with government officials to identify research and data gaps to address the persistent environmental and natural…
Based on EfD Discussion Paper by Bing Zhang and Mengdi Liu.
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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 |
Carlos Chávez , an EfD research fellow and professor at the University of Talca in Chile, was appointed by the Chilean President, Gabriel Boric, as a member of the National Council for Sustainability…
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.
Governments around the world are trying to find new ways to calculate the value of our ecosystems; what are the consequences of losing them and what are the benefits of preserving them. Professor…