New research shows that it gets harder for people to work when it gets hot, and this may lead to a reduction in national output in warmer years. A hotter climate may also lead to increased income…
Plastic pollution in the ocean is a severe problem for Chile. Meet César Salazar, Associate Professor at Universidad del Bio-Bio, Chile, and a senior researcher at EfD Chile. He has been part of a
Who: E. Somanathan Position: Professor, Indian Statistical Institute Info: Electric stoves as a solution for household air pollution: Evidence from rural India. When: Monday, April 12th, 12:05 – 13:00…
Forest ecosystem services are critical for human well-being as well as the functioning and growth of economies. However, despite the growing demand for these services, they are hardly given due consideration in public policy formulation. The values attached to these services by local communities in developing countries are also generally unknown. Using a case study of the Mau forest conservancy in Kenya, this study applied choice experiment techniques to estimate the value attached to salient forest ecosystem services by forest-adjacent communities.
EfD Chile, in collaboration with EfD Colombia, EfD Central America, and LAERE participated in the organization of the 2021 Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis (SBCA) Annual Conference . The event was…
Highlights
• Farmers would rather receive compensation for soil and water conservation works than biodiversity.
• Significant costs can be shared by farmers for forest conservation.
• Investments in forestland create incentives for farmers to sustainably use forests.
• Accounting for heterogeneity allows better estimation of willingness to accept.
The Annual Meeting of the Sustainable Energy Transitions Initiative (SETI) takes place on June 17 - 19, 2021. The new deadline for submission of papers is May 15, 2021. Click here to submit! The sixth…
On 30 March (3:30pm-5:30pm CEST), join the GGKP and Economic Statistics Working Group (ESWG) for the first session in a series of seminars on the “missing capitals”—assets such as natural, human and…
The WinEED collaborative program has moved to EfD Colombia and two new women have taken over the stern: Rocío Moreno and María del Pilar López Uribe. The move is a step towards strengthening women…
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