Invitation to a Panel Discussion on the Value of Nature Join our President for a panel discussion on the value of nature, organised by the University of Pretoria (UP). This is part of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (NAS) Conversations@NAS led by the Dean, Prof. Barend Erasmus. Date: 11 October 2021 Time: 12h00-13h00 SA time Use the link below to RSVP https://bit.ly/309AWj3
Water Rights and Water Fights: Transboundary Water Governance in Africa Africa has experienced various disputes over access to and rights over the shared water resources among riparian countries. This webinar assesses the impacts of mega water diversion projects on the access to water resources, by using interdisciplinary lenses. Africa is a continent of transboundary waters that has experienced various disputes over access to and rights over the shared water resources among riparian countries. This webinar focuses on the impacts of mega water diversion projects on the access to water resources, population, and ecosystems in the largest African water basins (the Congo and [...]
Welfare Sensitivity and Positional Preferences in a Developing Country It is well-established in the empirical literature that people care about relative-status or positionality, hence any policy that makes someone better off imposes negative externality on his/her peers. However, the effectiveness of public policy aimed at mitigating positional externality hinges on the measurement of relative concerns, which is individual and context specific requiring empirical data. This study investigates positional concerns among over-exploited natural resource dependent communities with defined gender roles in a developing country, and the specific role of welfare sensitivity in moderating relative concerns. We found that compared to the women, [...]
Gender Norms, Women’s Executive Function, and Anti-Poverty Programs: Experimental Evidence from India Sociocultural norms and executive function are powerful factors in an individual’s agency, decision-making, and development. Gender norms, for example, mediate the relationship between economic development and women’s labor market outcomes. Executive functions make it possible for a person to live, work, and learn. They are important for taking simple to complex actions, from cooking, shopping, nurturing children, planning, and to execution. Low executive functions can frustrate the success of anti-poverty and empowerment programs through participants’ inadequate planning, improper utilization of resources, and the lack of timely actions. In developing [...]
IfAD Development Economics Workshop, 24 May 2022 IfAD is pleased to announce its first Development Economics Workshop of 2022, “Women, Business and the Law.” The panelists are from the World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, UN Women, and University of Arizona. I expect a deeply insightful discussion. Please register and help enrich the discussion. Topic: Women, Business and the Law Panelists: Marie Hyland (Economist, World Bank) Alena Sakhonchik (Private Sector Specialist, World Bank) Amy Jerrett (Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) Zohra Khan (Global Policy Advisor, UN Women) Jane Bambauer (Professor of Law, University of Arizona) Moderator: Yours truly Time (and Location): 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, 24 May, 2022 (Zoom) [...]
27th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) We cordially invite you to the 27th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) to be held from the 28th of June to the 1st of July, 2022. The Conference will take place at the PalaCongressi of Rimini, a lively and easily reachable location on the Italian Adriatic coast. The event will take place in person, while allowing for online participation to a restricted number of sessions. Registrations are open 30 April 2022: Early registration deadline 15 May 2022: Deadline by which presenting authors [...]
