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Forest Cover Change in Space and Time : Combining the von Th??nen and Forest Transition Theories

Angelsen, Arild - 2012

determined by location. Forest cover change therefore becomes a question of changes in rent of forest versus non-forest use … example, a new technology in extensive agriculture should make this land use more profitable and lead to more forest clearing … community forest management. The second part of the paper links the von Thunen framework to the forest transition theory. The …

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Combatting Forest Fires in the Drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa

Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Nguyen Huy, Tung; van Soest, Daan - 2023

Forest fires are among the main drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the drylands of Sub-Saharan Africa …. This paper uses remote sensing data on forest fires and remaining tree cover to estimate the effectiveness of a project … the detrimental effects of forest fires, and a program to support establishing and maintaining forest fire prevention …

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Survey of Land and Real Estate Transactions in the Russian Federation : Statistical Analysis of Selected Hypotheses

Kisunko, Gregory; Coolidge, Jacqueline - 2012

This paper analyzes land transactions between municipalities and private businesses based on official data and business surveys in 15 regions of the Russian Federation. Since the Russian Federation passed the new Land Code in 2001, land privatization has been officially encouraged by the federal...

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Fuelwood Consumption and Participation in Community Forestry in India

Bandyopadhyay, Sushenjit; Shyamsundar, Priya - 2013

Decentralized forest management is an important policy issue in India and elsewhere. Yet there are few careful studies …

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Fiscal Responsibility Laws for Subnational Discipline : The Latin American Experience

Webb, Steven B. - 2013

This paper discusses fiscal responsibility laws in Latin America, with special attention to their provisions for fiscal discipline by subnational governments. It discusses why and when such laws might be useful-to help resolve the coordination problem in getting diverse governments to avoid...

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On the Unequal Inequality of Poor Communities

Elbers, Chris; Lanjouw, Peter F.; Mistiaen, Johan - 2013

Important differences exist between communities with respect to their needs, capacities, and circumstances. As central governments are not able to discern these differences fully, they seek to achieve their policy objectives by relying on decentralized mechanisms that use local information....

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Household Responses to Shocks in Rural Ethiopia

Ali, Daniel Ayalew - 2015

the role of livestock inventories as a buffer stock in rural Ethiopia. The results show that relatively land …

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Exploring Carbon Pricing in Developing Countries : A Macroeconomic Analysis in Ethiopia

Benitez, Pablo; Medhin, Haileselassie; Tamru, Seneshaw; … - 2019

greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum fuels and kerosene in Ethiopia. The carbon tax starts at $5 per ton of carbon dioxide in …

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Remittances and Natural Disasters : Ex-post Response and Contribution to Ex-ante Preparedness

Mohapatra, Sanket; Joseph, George; Ratha, Dilip - 2012

Macro- and micro-economic evidence suggests a positive role of remittances in preparing households against natural disasters and in coping with the loss afterwards. Analysis of cross-country macroeconomic data shows that remittances increase in the aftermath of natural disasters in countries...

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Nonfarm Microenterprise Performance and the Investment Climate : Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

Loening, Josef; Rijkers, Bob; S??derbom, M??ns - 2012

Ethiopia to characterize the performance, constraints and opportunities of nonfarm enterprises. The nonfarm enterprise sector …

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