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Abstract Much of the debate between the European and US positions about the labeling of genetically modified (GM) foods has been whether consumers perceive labels as a source of information or as a…
| Discussion Paper | IndiaWe analyze the performance of the Federal Industrial Inspection Program operated by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (PROFEPA) in Mexico City. We seek to answer three questions: What…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileWe study the effect of a household subsidy to induce the adoption of more efficient and less polluting wood combustion technologies. We compare, through numerical simulations, several subsidy designs…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileWe estimated a hazard function for the duration of micro-enterprises after they had been subject to a public seed financing programme in southern Chile. The programme aims to encourage innovative new…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileAll environmental policies involve costs of implementation and management that are distinct from pollution sources’ abatement costs. In practice, regulators and sources usually share these…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileThis paper explores the welfare costs associated with drought plan transactions between a public municipal water agency, the El Dorado Irrigation District (EID) in California in the USA and its…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileWhether embankments should be used to control floods is a question of great importance in the eastern Gangetic plain, where embankment breaches cause severe flood damage every year and huge damage due…
| Peer Reviewed | IndiaIn this paper we tested if social networks at the origin, measured by religious affiliation, can affect the out-migration decision. For this purpose, we estimated a conditional logit model and a mixed…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileObjective: To measure and explain income-related inequalities in health and health care utilization in the period 2000 - 2009 in Chile, while assessing variations within the country and determinants…
| Peer Reviewed | ChileUnderstanding the motivations behind people’s voluntary contributions to public goods is crucial for the broader issues of economic and social development. By using the experimental design of…
| Peer Reviewed | Vietnam