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- eeu sweden ethiopia | Agriculture The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands This article uses data from household- and plot-level surveys conducted in the highlands of the Tigray and Amhara regions of Ethiopia. We examine the contribution of sustainable land management (SLM) practices to net value of agricultural production in areas with low vs. high agricultural potential. Kassie, M., P. Zikhali, J. Pender and G. Köhlin, “The Economics of Sustainable Land Management Practices in the Ethiopian Highlands”, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61(3), 605–627, 2010.
- eeu sweden | Agriculture Behavior ec. Policy design A choice experiment on coca cropping From 1997 to 2005, an astonishing 5200 million USD was invested to reduce cocaine production in Colombia, the world's main cocaine producer. However, little is known about the effectiveness of policies targeting coca cultivation. This paper uses a survey-based experiment to evaluate the effects of the two main policies: eradication and alternative development programs. Ibanez, M. and F. Carlsson (2010) A choice experiment on coca cropping, Journal of Development Economics 93, 249-263.
- eeu sweden | Policy design Dealing with Ignored Attributes in Choice Experiments on Valuation of Sweden´s Environmental Quality Objectives Using a choice experiment, this paper investigates how Swedish citizens value three environmental quality objectives. In addition, a follow-up question is used to investigate whether respondents ignored any attributes when responding. Carlsson F., M. Kataria, and E. Lampi (2010), Dealing with Ignored Attributes in Choice Experiments on Valuation of Sweden´s Environmental Quality Objectives, Environmental and Resource Economics, 47 (1): 65-89.
- eeu sweden | Policy design Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices? Urbanization has been mentioned as one possible cause of higher food prices, and in this paper we examine some of the suggested links between urbanization and food prices. Stage, J., Stage, J. & McGranahan, G. (2010): “Is urbanization contributing to higher food prices?” Environment and Urbanization 22 (1): 199 – 215.
- kenya | Agriculture Production risk and farm technology adoption in the rain-fed semi-arid lands of Kenya This study provides empirical evidence on the effects of production risk on smallholder farmers’ adoption of farm technology, using plot-level data collected from two semi-arid districts in Kenya, Machakos and Taita Taveta. Ogada Maurice, Wilfred Nyangena and Mahmud Yesuf, 2010, “Production risk and farm technology adoption in the rain-fed semi-arid lands of Kenya”, AFJARE, 2010, vol. 4, No. 2, June, pp. 159-74.
- south africa | Agriculture Supply response of Zimbabwean agriculture: 1970-1999 This paper uses data spanning different pricing regimes to estimate the aggregate agricultural supply response to price and non-price factors in Zimbabwe. Muchapondwa, E. (2009). "Supply response of Zimbabwean agriculture: 1970-1999" African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, (March) Volume 3 No. 1, pp 28-42.
- south africa | Parks & Wildlife Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in southern Africa? A bioeconomic modelling approach This paper uses a bioeconomic modelling approach to show that for some optimal allocation of the mopane forest stock, the restrictive harvest period policy advocated by community leaders may not lead to sustainable harvesting of the worm. Akpalu, W., Muchapondwa, E. and P. Zikhali (2009). "Can the restrictive harvest period policy conserve mopane worms in Southern Africa? A bio-economic modeling approach". Environment and Development Economics, Volume 14, No. 5, pp 587-600.
- south africa | Policy design What actions could boost international tourism demand for Tanzania? Tanzania recognises the potential of international tourism in accelerating socio-economic development, particularly as a supplier of foreign exchange, investment and employment. This paper investigates the factors affecting international tourism demand for Tanzania. Bashagi, A. and E. Muchapondwa (2009). “What actions could boost international tourism demand for Tanzania”, Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics, Volume 33 No. 2, pp 59-75.
- eeu sweden | Parks & Wildlife Using contingent valuation to price ecotourism sites in developing countries National parks attract tourists to developing countries. However, there are only rare cases where the full economic rent from tourism in protected areas has been captured by these countries. This severely limits the capacity of developing countries to sustain these protected areas. The present study investigates the efficiency of the current pricing policies of Kakum National Park in Ghana. Navrud S, Vondolia G.K, 2005, Using Contingent Valuation to Price Ecotourism Sites in Developing Countries, Tourism, 53 (2005): 115 – 125.
- china eeu sweden | Behavior ec. It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix: a study of concern for relative standing in rural China This paper examines the concern for relative standing among rural households in China. We used a survey-experimental method to measure to what extent poor Chinese farmers care about their relative income and found that the respondents cared to a high degree Carlsson, F. and P. Qin (2010) It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix: a study of concern for relative standing in rural China, Journal of Socio-Economics 39, 180-186.
