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Does Relative Position Matter in Poor Societies? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Ethiopia
The authors investigated attitudes toward positionality among rural farmers in northern Ethiopia, using a tailored two-part survey experiment. On average, they found positional concerns neither in…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Sweden, EthiopiaUsing a natural field experiment in a recreational site, a public good almost fully dependent on voluntary donations, the authors explored the crowding-out effect of gift rewards. First, they…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Central America, SwedenThis paper reviews the literature on the economics of climate change adaptation in developing countries, and identifies three key points for consideration in future studies. One key point is that all…
| Peer Reviewed | SwedenThe authors examine the performance of community organizations that provide safe drinking water in rural Costa Rica. They uses a qualitative approach and matching techniques to analyze how the complex…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Central AmericaUsing household surveys with highly disaggregated geographic reference, the authors explored how national parks affect local wages in Costa Rica and how effects on local welfare can be positive or…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Central AmericaTrees have both economic and ecological purposes in rural Ethiopia, supplying households with wood products for consumption and sale, and decreasing soil degradation. The authors used cross-sectional…
| EfD Discussion Paper | Ethiopia, Global HubThis paper uses a 2003 household survey to examine implementation and impacts of China's Sloping Land Conversion Program. We find that land targeting has been strongly influenced by program goals, but…
| Peer Reviewed | ChinaIn previous research, a systematic analytic-deliberative process for public participation in risk ranking was introduced and successfully tested with participants from the United States using heath…
| Discussion Paper | ChinaThis paper relates the key findings of the optimal economic enforcement literature to practical issues of enforcing forest and wildlife management access restrictions in developing countries. Our…
| Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThe calibration theorem by Rabin (2000) implies that seemingly plausible smallstake choices under risk imply implausible large-stake risk aversion. This theorem is derived based on the expected…
| Peer Reviewed | Sweden