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Will the EU deforestation-free products regulation (EUDR) reduce tropical forest loss? Insights from three producer countries Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Roldan Muradian, Raras Cahyafitri, Tomaso Ferrando, Carolina Grottera, Luiz Jardim-Wanderley, Torsten Krause, Nanang I. Kurniawan, Lasse Loft, Tadzkia Nurshafira, Debie Prabawati-Suwito, Diaz Prasongko, Paula A. Sanchez-Garcia, Barbara Schröter, Diana Vela-Almeida
The European Union regulation on deforestation-free products (EUDR) represents a policy innovation with important implications for the governance of global commodity chains. We discuss the risks and limitations of this policy derived from an ex-ante assessment of the robustness of its theory of change. For doing so, we use insights from the literature on zero-deforestation commitments and other private
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Buzzword or breakthrough beyond growth? The mainstreaming of the Wellbeing Economy Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Anders Hayden
A wellbeing economy (WE) has been promoted by many advocates of a post-growth economy. Drawing on the growing WE literature, including detailed case studies of Wellbeing Economy Governments (WEGo), the article asks: does growing support for a WE represent a breakthrough for post-growth economic ideas? Or has mainstreaming the WE concept emptied it of radical post-growth content? The WE experience is
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Different strategies of crop diversification between poor and non-poor farmers: Concepts and evidence from Tanzania Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Takefumi Fujimoto, Aya Suzuki
Crop diversification, or growing multiple crops in farmland, has received attention as a risk-reducing strategy for smallholders. This study attempts to show that poor and non-poor farmers adopt different strategies of crop diversification. We first conceptualize farmers’ heterogeneous motivations for crop diversification by introducing a subsistence constraint into a utility maximization problem under
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A comparative review of de- and post-growth modeling studies Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Arthur Lauer, Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, Nathalie Wergles
In recent years, a small but rapidly growing field of modeling alternatives to growth as represented by the de- (DG) and post-growth (PG) discourses has emerged. We compare selected model characteristics of 75 DG and PG related modeling studies, compiled through a systematic literature review (2000−2023), and link model structures and results to different theoretically contested debates surrounding
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Circular economy for resource security in the European Union (EU): Case study, research framework, and future directions Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Brian Baldassarre
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C-frame thinking: Embedding behavioral economics into ecological economics Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Leonardo Boncinelli, Luzie Dallinger, Tiziano Distefano
This paper aims to explore opportunities for integrating Behavioral Economics (BE) into Ecological Economics (EE). By examining the frames of analysis for both disciplines, this study categorizes BE as operating at the individual level (), while EE addresses systemic aspects of society () and extends its considerations to the biosphere (), advocating for collective action through bottom-up intermediate-level
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What about the others? Conditional cooperation, climate change perception and ecological actions Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Leonardo Becchetti, Gianluigi Conzo, Francesco Salustri
Climate challenge can be modelled as a multiplayer prisoner’s dilemma where ecological action – e.g., purchasing an electric car or adopting sustainable life-styles – is costly in terms of economic resources, time, and effort. The prisoner’s dilemma structure of the game implies that, even though the social benefit is maximized – and every player would be better off – with everyone taking ecological
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Biological control of a parasite: The efficacy of cleaner fish in salmon farming Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Ruth Beatriz Mezzalira Pincinato, Atle Oglend, Martin D. Smith, Frank Asche
Managing pathogens is a challenge in biological production processes. To manage private risks and reduce externalities, biological controls leverage the technology of natural ecosystems and are often considered environmentally friendly alternatives to chemical controls. In salmon farming, parasitic sea lice reduce own-firm profitability by stressing fish and slowing growth and generate externalities
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Defining just transition Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-07 Giorgos Galanis, Mauro Napoletano, Lilit Popoyan, Alessandro Sapio, Olivier Vardakoulias
Climate change has sparked a vivid discussion on its socio-economic risks, capturing the attention of academic circles and policymakers. While it is widely argued that a low-carbon transition should be socially just, the precise criteria that policies must adhere to, in order to be universally accepted as ‘just’, remain insufficiently defined. To fill this gap, we draw on relevant theories of distributive
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Measuring beekeepers' economic value of contract enhancements in almond pollination agreements Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Marieke Fenton, Brittney K. Goodrich, Jerrod Penn
The world's dependence on managed pollinators is growing due to decreasing native bee populations, coupled with increased production of crops requiring pollination services. Growers of pollinated crops may have opportunities to enhance pollination contracts to attract beekeepers and promote bee health. Growers must assess these benefits relative to implementation costs, yet little information exists
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The hidden costs of imposing minimum contributions to a global public good Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Diya Abraham, Katarína Glejtková, Ondřej Krčál
We study how different types of individuals respond to being forced to make a minimum contribution to a global public good. Participants in our experiment decide how much of their endowment to contribute towards offsetting CO2 emissions. We elicit their contributions when they are free to spend any amount of their endowment on carbon offsets and when they are forced to spend a certain minimum amount
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Carbon footprint tracking apps: The spillover effects of feedback and goal-activating appeals Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Wassili Lasarov, Stefan Hoffmann, Robert Mai, Joachim Schleich
Innovative information technology such as a Carbon Footprint Tracking App can contribute to achieve global climate targets like the 2 °C target of the Paris Agreement. This is particularly relevant for countries with strong socio-economic development, which often have high individual carbon footprints but also possess the technological advancements to help mitigate these emissions. This paper explores
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Varieties of capitalism and environmental performance Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Felipe Jordán
This paper investigates the role of institutions in decoupling economic growth from environmental impacts, employing the Varieties of Capitalism framework. It finds that Northern European countries have achieved more significant decoupling than other Western OECD countries since the 1980s, as measured by the Ecological Footprint of Consumption. Differences in corporatism, as well as the amount and
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Reviewing studies of degrowth: Are claims matched by data, methods and policy analysis? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-09-02 Ivan Savin, Jeroen van den Bergh
In the last decade many publications have appeared on degrowth as a strategy to confront environmental and social problems. We undertake a systematic review of their content, data and methods. This involves the use of computational linguistics to identify main topics investigated. Based on a sample of 561 studies we conclude that: (1) content covers 11 main topics; (2) the large majority (almost 90%)
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A bioeconomic model for a multispecies small-scale fishery system Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Eric Azevedo, Pedro Pintassilgo, David Dantas, Fábio Gonçalves Daura-Jorge
A fishery encompasses various interconnected systems, including ecological, socioeconomic, and governing systems. Managing fisheries requires the simultaneous consideration of all these systems, making it a challenging endeavor. To address these challenges, fisheries bioeconomic models have emerged as a crucial tool. They are particularly valuable in the context of small-scale fisheries, which are
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Sustainability transitions in the agri-food system: Evaluating mitigation potentials, economy-wide effects, co-benefits and trade-offs for the case of Austria Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Eva Preinfalk, Birgit Bednar-Friedl, Jakob Mayer, Christian Lauk, Andreas Mayer
As a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and with a substantial potential of carbon storage, agriculture and food (agri-food) systems play a two-fold role in achieving the Paris goal of well below 2 °C of global warming. Against this background, this paper assesses the mitigation potentials, economic effects, co-benefits and trade-offs of biophysically feasible transitions of the Austrian
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Slavcho Zagorov (1898–1970), A forgotten pioneer of energy and ecological economics Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Nona Nenovska, Eric Magnin, Nikolay Nenovsky
This article aims to rediscover a relatively unknown author to the general public, Slavcho Zagorov, and to revive his ideas. Zagorov was a Bulgarian economist and statistician whose main works date back to 1954 and are mainly devoted to the concept of energy flows in the economy and human metabolism explained through the prism of thermodynamics. His work and career are reminiscent of another Balkan
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O.KovácsComplexity Economics – Economic Governance, Science and PolicyPart of the series: Routledge Studies in Economic Theory, Method and Philosophy(1st ed.)2023RoutledgeLondon and New Yorkhttps://www.routledge.com/Complexity-Economics-Economic-Governance-Science-and-Policy/Kovacs/p/book/9781032264561 Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Zsófia Hajnal
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Energy constraints on macroeconomic paradigms Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Christopher A. Kennedy
The three US macroeconomic policy paradigms of the twentieth century, defined by transformational economic shocks, had distinct energy characteristics. The pre-Keynesian era (to 1929) was dominated by coal; the Keynesian era (1930–1973) witnessed substantial growth with unconstrained access to abundant domestic oil supplies; and the Monetarist era (after ∼1973) was energy constrained. Moreover, the
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Climate change education through the lens of behavioral economics: A systematic review of studies on observed behavior and social norms Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-27 Fabio Galeotti, Astrid Hopfensitz, César Mantilla
We conduct a systematic review (SR) of the empirical literature on Climate Change Education (CCE) through the lens of behavioral economics. We focus on the effects of educational interventions on actual behaviors or beliefs regarding the prevalence or social acceptability of these behaviors. We identify 86 studies evaluating CCE interventions. Most of them employ pre-post evaluations, which are more
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Beyond the surface: An analysis of the institutional regime in the extractive industries in Sweden and Spain Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 B. Dyca, GJ. Carsjens, A. Endl, K. Gugerell
Mineral raw materials consumption is expected to increase in the near future. Their extraction is frequently associated with adverse effects on renewable resources, such as water and biodiversity, and rivalries with other interests. In this article, we investigate how existing institutional regimes safeguard the sustainability of resources affected by mineral extraction. We apply an Institutional Resource
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Threshold ambiguity and sustainable resource management: A lab experiment Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Katharina Hembach-Stunden, Tobias Vorlaufer, Stefanie Engel
Overexploitation of ecosystems can cause drastic shifts to unfavourable states once ecosystems reach critical thresholds. Experimental studies have shown that the knowledge of such thresholds helps to foster sustainable resource management. However, warning resource users of a regime shift is difficult since knowledge about critical thresholds is often associated with considerable ambiguity. We conducted
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Who pays for sustainability in the small-scale fisheries in the global south? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 I. López-Ercilla, L. Rocha-Tejeda, S. Fulton, M.J. Espinosa-Romero, J. Torre, F.J. Fernández Rivera-Melo
Marine conservation and sustainable fisheries require diversified funding sources to align with Sustainable Development Goals. This study examined seven Fisheries Improvement Projects (FIPs) and seven community marine reserves in Mexico, spanning 60 months. FIPs averaged $60,296 USD annually, with variations based on FIP type and accessibility. Marine reserves required $2343.16 USD per square kilometer
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Impartial policymakers prefer to impose carbon pricing to capping, especially when combined with offsets Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Felix Kölle, Dorothea Kübler, Axel Ockenfels
Sustainable socio-economic development requires a global reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. We utilize an incentivized experiment to map the preferences of ‘policymakers’ over climate actions of ‘decision-makers’. Our design guarantees that these preferences are unaffected by selfish motives such as a concern about being re-elected or an unwillingness to pay for the greater good. Few of our impartial
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Saving the world voluntarily: Experimental evidence of gain-loss framing on voluntary pro-environmental behavior Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-23 David Hauser, Daniel Bregulla
Empirical research shows that loss framing appears to be a promising tool to promote pro-environmental behavior. However, only a limited amount of experimental research has examined the effect of loss framing on actual behavior. Here, we use a variation of the (Lange & Dewitte, 2022) to study voluntary pro-environmental behavior. In an online experiment ( = 897), we find a trend of higher working efforts
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Optimal forest management under climate change variability Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-21 Renato Rosa, Constança Simas, Rodrigo Ataíde, Paula Soares, Margarida Tomé
Ecosystems are likely to be severely affected by climate change. While the literature on this subject focuses primarily on climate variable means, increasing evidence has been gathered on the importance of changes in climate variability in determining ecosystem impacts. In this context, forests play a significant role. While, on the one hand, forests have often been identified to be a key element in
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Comparing advice on climate policy between academic experts and ChatGPT Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Foroogh Salekpay, Jeroen van den Bergh, Ivan Savin
We compare the results from a recent global expert survey on climate policy with answers to the same survey by the online artificial-intelligence chatbot . Such a study is timely and relevant as many people around the world are likely to use ChatGPT and similar language models to inquire about climate solutions, which in turn might influence public opinion. The comparison provides insights about performance
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Behavioral barriers impede pro-environmental decision-making: Experimental evidence from incentivized laboratory and vignette studies Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Roman Hoffmann, Georg Kanitsar, Marcel Seifert
Despite increasing concerns about climate change, many people struggle to translate their pro-environmental values into action. Here, we explore the origins of this value-action gap focusing on the role of behavioral barriers that are characteristic for many environmentally relevant decisions. Using incentivized online laboratory and vignette experiments, we find that individuals are less likely to
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Adverse effects of extreme temperature on human development: Empirical evidence from household data for Vietnam across regions Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-14 Diep Hoang Phan
This paper develops a new method to construct the household-based Human Development Index to examine the effects of extreme temperature shocks on human development at the household level. Four waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey from 2012 to 2018 are used to analyze the effects of temperature shocks on households in different regions. The findings reveal that if temperatures deviate
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Revisiting decision-making assumptions to improve deforestation predictions: Evidence from the Amazon Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Priscila dos Reis Cunha, Camilo Rodrigues Neto, Carla Morsello
Commodity agriculture is one of the primary drivers of global deforestation, although the contribution of small-scale agriculture is increasing. Understanding deforestation requires comprehension of the human decision-making processes that drive land-use choices. Despite that, there are limited studies about the decision-making process of non-Western Educated Industrialized Rich and Democratic societies
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Obituary: John Proops (1947–2024) – A Pioneer of ecological economics Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Malte Faber
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Improving the estimation of the distributional impacts of carbon pricing and targeted transfers to reduce its regressivity in Latin American countries Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Cristian Mardones
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How the energy procurement switching strategies (driven by the Russia-Ukraine conflict) impact the global sustainability? The global sustainability dashboard Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Michele De Nicolò, Luca Fraccascia, Pierpaolo Pontrandolfo
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has underscored the criticality related to the dependence on energy supply from Russia and the lack of energy autonomy by European countries. To obtain a progressive detachment from the Russian energy supply dependency, European countries have been adopting some measures, aimed at switching the natural gas supply from Russia to other countries, reducing the consumption
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Drought shocks and labour reallocation in rural Africa: evidence from Ethiopia Eur. Rev. Agric. Econ. (IF 3.3) Pub Date : 2024-08-08 Arnold L Musungu, Zaneta Kubik, Matin Qaim
We study how rural households in Ethiopia adapt to droughts through labour reallocation. Using three waves of panel data and exploiting spatio-temporal variations in drought exposure, we find that households reduce on-farm work and increase off-farm self-employment in response to both short-term and persistent droughts, without abandoning family farming. Diversification into off-farm activities is
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Effects and mechanisms of armed conflict on agricultural production: Spatial evidence from terrorist violence in Burkina Faso J. Agric. Econ. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Wendata A. Kafando, Takeshi Sakurai
Extensive studies have been conducted on the link between armed conflict and agricultural production. However, the underlying mechanisms remain underexplored. A better understanding of these mechanisms could unpack the subsequent effects of conflict‐induced food and welfare shortages, as well as identify promising policy interventions. We study the effects of terrorist violence on household agricultural
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Impact of Fraxinus snag fall on electric distribution and infrastructure stability: An empirical analysis Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-04 Erik Lyttek, Pankaj Lal, Brad Oberle, Ram S. Dubey, Eric Forgoston
With increasing climate variability and the movement of exotic pests and diseases, the rate of forest mortality has become an issue of global concern. Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), as one such pest, is causing the mass mortality of ash trees, , thus leading to an ongoing surge in the number of snags across North America. Snags are dead-standing trees that pose an extant threat to nearby infrastructure and
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Navigating sustainable futures: The role of terminal and instrumental values Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Gustav Osberg, Felix Schulz, Christian Bretter
Values have been discussed both in relation to the normative character of Ecological Economics and, albeit implicitly, in conceptions of human beings. Nevertheless, a conceptualisation of individually-held values remains underdeveloped. Scholars who do engage on a conceptual level tend to focus on the values of nature in the context of ecosystem services, with less emphasis on: (a) more generally-held
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From fork to fish: The role of demand on the sustainability of multi-species fishery Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Coralie Kersulec, Luc Doyen, Abdoul Ahad Cissé
The increasing consumption of seafood products raises concerns over the sustainability of marine ecosystems. We examine the role of seafood demand on the sustainability of fisheries. Our analysis relies on a bio-economic model combining a demand derived from a CES utility depending on different fish species, a mixed fishery supply based on the Schaefer production function, a market equilibrium and
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Challenges of wealth-based sustainability metrics: A critical appraisal Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Eoin McLaughlin, Cristián Ducoing, Nick Hanley
There has been widespread debate about whether the way in which we measure economic activity is fit for purpose in the twenty-first century. One aspect of this debate is to move away from measuring a nation’s income (GDP) towards monitoring a nation’s assets (their inclusive wealth), as a better indicator of sustainable economic development. We provide the first critical comparison of the approaches
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Quantifying the importance of farmers' behavioral factors in ex-ante assessments of policies supporting sustainable farming practices Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Robert Huber, Cordelia Kreft, Karin Späti, Robert Finger
Behavioral factors have been identified to determine farmers' uptake of the adoption of sustainable farming practices. However, the coherent consideration of empirically identified behavioral factors in ex-ante model-based policy assessments is still rare. This study presents an agent-based modelling framework that integrates empirical data on farmers' cognitive, social, and dispositional characteristics
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Climate change and migration decisions: A choice experiment from the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Tra Thi Trinh, Alistair Munro
Forecasting the impact of climate change on migration is difficult, given widespread reliance on historical data and limited exposure to actual climate change among target populations. This study takes a different approach, employing a choice experiment to examine intentions to migrate among farmers living in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta, one of the areas in the world most significantly affected by
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The performance of low carbon agricultural technologies on farmers' welfare: A meta-regression analysis of Asian cases Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Shuyao Chi, Liuyang Yao, Guoxiong Zhao, Weinan Lu, Minjuan Zhao
What is the performance of Low Carbon Agricultural Technologies (LCAT) adoption on farmers' welfare? Although there is a substantial amount of information available, there is still a continuing discussion regarding the capacity of LCAT to enhance agricultural productivity, improve farmers' quality of life, and mitigate environmental damage. In order to draw reliable conclusions about the impacts of
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Biological control of the invasive wasp Vespula germanica in Australia: Assessing socio-economic feasibility Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-26 Susan M. Hester, Peter Tait, Raelene Kwong, Greg Lefoe, Darren Kriticos, Oscar J. Cacho
Invasive species cause significant damage to economies, human health, biodiversity and society in general. Social insects are among the most successful invaders, often becoming major pests when they establish outside their native range. Once established they can be difficult to eradicate or contain, and classical biological control is usually the only feasible management option.
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Obituary: Clement Allan Tisdell (1939–2022) – An ecological economist in mind, heart and soul Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Boyd Dirk Blackwell, Clevo Wilson, Charles Perrings, Mohammad Alauddin, Christopher Fleming, Keith Hartley, Anya Phelan
Clement Allan Tisdell is one of the most published modern ecological and environmental economists in recent decades. He passed away in 2022 and this article provides an overview of his broad contributions to economics and other fields including ecological economics. It also outlines his life and aspects of his personality that fit well with ecological economic principles. He will be missed by many
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Greening for the greater good: Socio-economic impacts of land restoration in the Great Green Wall Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Ana Paula de la O Campos, Carly Kathleen Petracco, Elsa Valli, Nicholas Sitko
Our study examines the mid-term socioeconomic impacts of landscape restoration in highly desertification-prone Northern Nigeria through the Action Against Desertification (AAD) program. AAD implemented large-scale restoration and livelihood development activities aimed at increasing household income generation from restoration efforts and fostering alternative agricultural activities in an improved
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The economic cost of a 130 kph speed limit in Germany: Comment Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Gernot Sieg
Gössling et al. (2023) claim to calculate the welfare effect of a 130 kph speed limit in Germany. By ignoring tax revenues from gasoline and diesel, they overestimate the welfare gain by about 378 million Euros. A speed limit raises travel times. Gössling et al. (2023) calculate travel time increases with a simplistic approach that underestimates the costs with a magnitude of their complete (tax adjusted)
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A commentary on „The economic cost of a 130 kph speed limit in Germany“ Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Alexander Eisenkopf, Andreas Knorr, Andy Obermeyer, Stefan Tscharaktschiew
Gössling et al. (2023) perform a Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of a 130 kph speed limit on German highways (Autobahnen). They find that the social benefits of the policy significantly outweigh its social costs, generating a welfare gain of almost €1 billion annually. In this commentary, we point to several serious shortcomings in their analysis, mainly caused by disregarding fundamental principles of
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Resource-backed loans and ecological efficiency of human development: Evidence from African countries Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-23 Yacouba Coulibaly
The main challenge for most African countries is to find an alternative source of funding that can meet the needs of present generation without jeopardizing the needs of the future generations. Indeed, budgetary pressures are as defaults and economic recessions, combined with difficulties in accessing financial markets, which are often triggered by a series of sovereign debt restructurings and defaults
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Knowledge spillovers between clean and dirty technologies: Evidence from the patent citation network Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-20 Su Jung Jee, Sugandha Srivastav
Can dirty incumbents leverage their existing knowhow to transition to clean technologies? To address this question, we systematically measure direct and indirect knowledge spillovers between clean and dirty technologies using the patent citation network. We assume citations reflect pathways of learning and knowledge proximity. We first examine the proportion of citations in clean patents that directly
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The economic cost of a 130 km/h speed limit: Insights for cost-benefit analyses Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-20 Stefan Gössling, Andreas Humpe, Todd Litman
Two comments submitted in critique of our paper (Gössling et al. 2023) present an opportunity to discuss principles of CBA and their use in transport contexts. The critique needs to be discussed in context, as CBA is not an objective tool of evaluation and relies on specific assumptions. For this reason, we begin our response with an introduction to the German transport context, including developments
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The scope of green finance research: Research streams, influential works and future research paths Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Lennart Ante
Green finance, which includes climate finance, is a highly relevant issue for climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as for the transition to a renewable and sustainable energy economy. However, it constitutes a diverse and multi-layered field whose contents and interrelationships are not easily tangible and which lacks a widely accepted definition. Using quantitative bibliometric methods
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A flexible policy instrument to encourage externality abatement technologies in salmon aquaculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Andreea L. Cojocaru, Frank Jensen, Bård Misund, Rasmus Nielsen, Ruth B. Pincinato, Ragnar Tveterås
Aquaculture has been identified as a food sector with potential to provide protein and essential micronutrients to a growing global population, with salmon aquaculture often viewed as a leader in innovation and adoption of new technologies. Despite a broad range of negative externalities in salmon aquaculture, sea lice infestations remain the most harmful of environmental issues within the industry
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Linking marine habitats and economic values: A spatial scaling methodology for valuing societal benefits Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 D. Burdon, S. Barnard, J.A. Strong, J.P. Atkins
There is a growing call to better understand society's relationship with the natural environment and the environment's economic contribution to the economy and human well-being. This paper presents a new methodology for estimating the spatial monetary value of the marine environment at sub-national scales which integrates recent developments in the spatial mapping of marine habitats with those in marine
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What to gain, what to lose? A taxonomy of individual-level gains and losses associated with consumption reduction Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-18 Petra Riefler, Charlotte Baar, Oliver B. Büttner, Saskia Flachs
Reducing overconsumption to a level that ensures well-being within planetary boundaries is one potential strategy to mitigate climate change. Such strategies might imply considerable changes to consumerist lifestyles. This paper examines individual-level gains and losses that might motivate or hinder people to uptake consumption-reduced lifestyles and accept corresponding demand-side measures. To identify
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Are farmers willing to accept compensation from tourism revenue for elephant crop damage and coexistence support? Evidence from Sri Lanka Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Kanesh Suresh, Clevo Wilson, Annette Quayle, Shunsuke Managi, Uttam Khanal
In many regions of the world the incidence of human-wildlife conflict is increasing. This problem is made more complex in countries where wildlife are a key tourist attraction. For example, while subsistence farmers' crops can be destroyed by elephants, they are at the same time an important tourist drawcard. This study of human-wildlife conflict in Sri Lanka explores this issue and proposes as a solution
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Agricultural commodity market response to Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal J. Agric. Econ. (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-17 Sandro Steinbach, Yasin Yildirim
This paper assesses the response of agricultural commodity markets to Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (BSGI). Employing daily commodity‐level data and event study methods, we analyse the impact on seven agricultural commodities and four key market metrics, including futures prices, historical and implied volatility, and speculative pressure. Our findings show a statistically
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The social cost of adopting a plant-based diet Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Thibaut Arpinon
Dietary choices contribute to one’s environmental footprint and shape social identity. Evidence suggests that adopting plant-based diets (i.e., vegetarianism and veganism) may solve some environmental, health, and animal welfare issues. Yet, this decision leads to the formation of a social identity and out-group bias referred to as “vegephobia”. In this paper, I provide a first measure of the presence