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Using a unique city-level panel on the daily air pollution index (API) and fine-scale meteorological data from 2009 to 2013 in China, we examine the existence and the magnitude of spatial spillover…
6 August 2015 | EfD Discussion Paper | ChinaThe increasing block tariff (IBT) is among the most widely used tariffs by water utilities, particularly in developing countries. This is in part due to the perception that the IBT can effectively…
28 July 2015 | EfD Discussion Paper | KenyaIn this article we present results from the Cape Area Panel Study investigating how income comparisons affect the subjective well-being of young adults and parents. The article builds on previous…
16 July 2015 | Peer Reviewed | South AfricaA Contingent Valuation Approach to Estimating Regulatory Costs: Mexico’s Day Without Driving Program
Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations such as residential zoning restrictions and recycling mandates that target households instead of firms, partly because of significant…
29 May 2015 | Discussion Paper, EfD Discussion Paper | Central AmericaThe paper investigates the effects of climate change on food security in Kenya. Fixed and random effects regressions for food crop security are estimated. The study further simulates the expected…
4 May 2015 | EfD Discussion Paper | KenyaThe study presented here considers the relative efficiency of planting tobacco and maize in the tobacco-producing Tabora region of Tanzania. The study used a 2013 survey that was conducted among…
17 February 2015 | Peer Reviewed | TanzaniaThis paper provides a holistic literature review of climate change and variability in Ghana by examining the impact and projections of climate change and variability in various sectors (agricultural…
18 May 2020 | Peer Reviewed | Global HubAbstract: This paper explores the link between the gender of a household head and food security in rural Kenya. The results show that the food security gap between male-headed households (MHHs) and…
18 February 2016 | Peer Reviewed | Sweden, Kenya, TanzaniaEarly diagnosis and timely treatment of malaria is recognized as a fundamental element to the control of the disease. Although access to health services in Tanzania is improved, still many people seek…
5 September 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 | China