Impacts on Water Consumption and Welfare Effects from Appliances Selection & Pricing Policies Under an Increasing Block Pricing Structure in the Residential Sector, The Cases of San Jose and Addis Ababa
The aim of this project is to contribute to the design of water demand management strategies related to water price and technology adoption for residential water consumption in urban areas with rapid
Black communities, gold and markets: Understanding motivations for and addressing barriers to more sustainable community-based gold mining within Colombia’s Pacific Coast
Gold mining produces large environmental impacts with significant land-use conversion and pollution of both water and air, linked to mercury and other heavy metals. The communities engaged in gold
Energy Demand and Energy Conservation Practices of Manufacturing Industries in Ethiopia
The use of energy efficient technologies and energy conservation practices enhances the competitiveness of individual firms by minimizing production costs. Improved energy efficiency has also
Energy system development pathways for Ethiopia
To enhance energy modelling activities in Ethiopia, the team will develop new models, and build on existing ones developed for research and policy formulation. These will be used to outline different
Impacts and Drivers of Policies for Electricity Access: Micro-and-Macroeconomic evidence from Ethiopia
The main focus of this research project will be micro- and macro-level analysis of the tariff reform, with the team evaluating the impacts of the first phase on the demand for electricity among
High level of gender research presented at the EfD Annual Meeting
This year a large number of gender research papers was presented by environmental economists at the EfD Annual Meeting. Gender analysis is gaining traction and EfD’s program to increase the number of…
Magnitude and Distribution of Electricity and Water Subsidies for Households in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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In Addis Ababa, an increasing block tariff has been used to calculate households’ monthly bills for electricity and water services. This study estimates the magnitudes of the combined water and electricity subsidies received by households with private connections to the electricity grid and piped water network in 2016, and it evaluates the distribution of these subsidies among wealth groups.