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In the contingent valuation method, both the goods being valued and the payment vehicles used to value them are mostly hypothetical. However, although numerous studies have examined the impact of…
5 March 2014 | Peer Reviewed | SwedenRecent estimates reaffirm that conservation funds are insufficient to meet biodiversity conservation goals. Organizations focused on biodiversity conservation therefore need to capitalize on…
1 March 2014 | Peer Reviewed |The introduction of a price on CO2 is expected to be more efficient than prescriptive regulation. It also instantiates substantial economic value. Initially, programs allocated this value to incumbent…
1 March 2014 | Peer Reviewed |This paper investigates impact heterogeneity in the adoption of improved maize varieties using data from rural Tanzania. We used a generalized propensity-score matching methodology, complemented with…
28 February 2014 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThis paper examines whether intergenerational transmission of happiness exists in China between preadolescents and their parents, and what factors are correlated with subjective well-being among them…
28 February 2014 | Peer Reviewed | ChinaThe illegal exploitation of wild abalone in South Africa has been escalating since 1994, despite increased enforcement, leading to collapse in some sections of its range. South Africa banned all wild…
24 February 2014 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaSeveral activities are being undertaken to improve the livelihood of poor households by governments and NGOs in developing countries including Ethiopia. As women constitute about half of the total…
21 February 2014 | Thesis MSC | EthiopiaThis paper studies how different NOx abatement technologies have diffused under the Swedish system of refunded emissions charges and analyzes the determinants of the time to adoption. The policy…
18 February 2014 | Discussion Paper | SwedenOsteoporosis is one of the most common public health problems affecting adults and elderlies in developing countries. This study aims to examine the potential risk factors of osteoporosis among adults…
6 February 2014 | Peer Reviewed | EthiopiaUncertainty about the future is an important determinant of well-being, especially in developing countries where financial markets and other market failures result in ineffective insurance mechanisms…
29 January 2014 | EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, Ethiopia, Global Hub