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Payment for ecosystem services from forests

Alix Garcia, Jennifer M.; Wolff, Hendrik - 2014

rapid deforestation has dramatically changed the chemical composition of the world's atmosphere, the level of biodiversity … the design of local and international policy instruments to prevent further deforestation and encourage forest growth …. This paper reviews the theory and evidence surrounding forest-related Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes intended …

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Ecosystems and human health : the local benefits of forest cover in Indonesia

Garg, Teevrat - 2019

This paper documents the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased incidence of malaria. The evidence is consistent with an ecological response. I show that land use change, anti-malarial programs or migration cannot explain the effect of primary forest cover loss on increased malarial...

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Socioeconomic inequality in low-carbon technology adoption

Burlinson, Andrew; Davillas, Apostolos; Giulietti, Monica - 2023

The widespread consumer adoption of low-carbon technologies (LCTs) is a cornerstone of net zero targets worldwide, however LCTs may not be equally distributed across socioeconomic characteristics. Our paper contributes to the literature by exploring socioeconomic inequality in LCT adoption and...

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Trade and migration with renewable natural resources : out-of-steady-state dynamics

López, Ramón; Schiff, Maurice W. - 2010

Commodity price increases associated with the entry of China, India and other countries into the world economy has led to increased pressure on common-property renewable natural resources (NR). The problem is particularly worrisome for economies that obtain a large share of their income from the...

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Low, high and super congestion of a renewable natural resource under autarky and trade

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2021

Numerous developing economies depend vitally on renewable natural-resource (NR)-based commodities. This study develops a general equilibrium model to examine the steady-state impact of changes in a small economy's NR congestion under open access and optimal regulation. This issue has often been...

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Population growth and the tragedy of the commons : can trade prevent natural resource and welfare collapse?

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2024

Many developing countries depend crucially on open-access renewable natural resources (NR). Trade is generally viewed as hurting the long-term health of NR in commodity-exporting countries. I examine whether trade might be beneficial in the case of population growth. Dynamic general equilibrium...

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The ecological impact of place-based economic policies

Garg, Teevrat; Shenoy, Ajay - 2020

Does economic development have an unavoidable ecological cost? We examine the ecological impacts of one of India's signature place-based economic policies involving massive tax benefits for new industrial and infrastructure development following the creation of the new state of Uttarakhand. The...

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Altruism, human capital and environmental preservation in a globalized economy

Bouché, Stéphane; Modesto, Leonor - 2024

This paper analyzes the impact of trade openness on education and environmental preservation choices in a two country model where both countries only differ in their shares of skilled workers. Parents may invest in their children's education increasing their probability to become skilled and in...

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On the relevance and composition of gifts within the firm : evidence from field experiments

Bellemare, Charles; Shearer, Bruce S. - 2009

We investigate the economic relevance and the composition of gifts within a firm where output is contractible. We develop a structural econometric model that identifies workers' optimal reaction to monetary gifts received from their employer. We estimate the model using data from two separate...

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Gift exchange within a firm : evidence from a field experiment

Bellemare, Charles (contributor); … - 2007

We present results from a field experiment testing the gift-exchange hypothesis inside a tree-planting firm paying its workforce incentive contracts. Firm managers told a crew of tree planters they would receive a pay raise for one day as a result of a surplus not attributable to past planting...

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