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Land manager preferences for outcome-based payments for environmental services in oak savannahs Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Rubén Granado-Díaz, Anastasio J. Villanueva, Sergio Colombo
Land managers' preferences towards practice- and outcome-based payments for environmental services are analysed using a labelled choice experiment applied to a Mediterranean oak savannah ( or ) as a case study. Results indicate that land managers prefer outcome- to practice-based payments, equivalent in terms of environmental targets, most probably because they are opposed to the restrictive practices
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The value of failure: The effect of an expired REDD+ conservation program on residents’ willingness for future participation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Jeffrey Andrews, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder
Conservation projects have a lifecycle; they are born, they grow, and they can die. However, researchers know little about how the legacy of a project that failed to deliver upon its promised goals affects former participants’ willingness to participate in future conservation programming. We utilize a natural experiment—an expiration of a Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Land Degradation (REDD+)
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The development of bio-based industry in the European Union: A prospective integrated modelling assessment Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 George Philippidis, Rodrigo Xavier Álvarez, Lorenzo Di Lucia, Hugo González Hermoso, Ana González Martinez, Robert M'barek, Alexander Moiseyev, Calliope Panoutsou, Eva Sevigne Itoiz, Viktoriya Sturm, Myrna van Leeuwen, Willem-Jan van Zeist, Pieter Johannes Verkerk
Quantitative bioeconomy simulation models aid our understanding of the complex market driven dynamics accompanying the transition to a net-zero economy. This research addresses knowledge gaps in EU bioeconomy modelling capacity, particularly representations of contemporary bio-based industrial markets. Encompassing a comprehensive selection of biomass types and bioeconomy activities, an integrated
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Give and take: An analysis of the distributional consequences of emission tax-and-rebate schemes with an application to greenhouse gas emissions from European agriculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Maxime Ollier, Stéphane De Cara
The potential regressivity of an emission tax is a major obstacle to the implementation of this otherwise cost-effective instrument. Rebates may help overcome this difficulty. Their distributional consequences depend on their design and the distribution of agents’ initial emissions and abatement costs. We develop a stylized analytical framework to derive general conditions under which a tax-and-rebate
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Gender equality and sustainable development: A cross-country study on women's contribution to the adoption of the climate-smart agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Chiara Perelli, Luca Cacchiarelli, Valentina Peveri, Giacomo Branca
Women face severe gender-specific constraints and have minimal part in the farm decision-making systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This leads to additional barriers in the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies. This paper contributes to the gender debate by focusing on intra-household gender dynamics that influence the adaptive capacities of small-holder farmers. Using a multi-country
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Corrigendum to “Rethinking economic practices and values as assemblages of more-than-human relations” [Ecological Economics 211 (2023) 107866] Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Stefan Ortiz-Przychodzka, Camila Benavides-Frías, Christopher Raymond, Isabel Díaz-Reviriego, Jan Hanspach
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Ecosystem complementarities: Evidence from over 700 U.S. watersheds Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ben Blachly, Charles Sims, Travis Warziniack
This paper demonstrates how the slope of a production possibilities frontier (PPF) can be used to empirically identify the presence of an ecosystem externality. Complementarity between non-market ecosystem services implies the PPF between these services may be upward sloping. In contrast, private landowners that ignore these complementarities will treat non-market ecosystem services as competing products
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Incentives for biodiversity conservation under asymmetric land ownership Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Qambemeda M. Nyanghura, Lisa Biber-Freudenberger, Jan Börner
The effectiveness of biodiversity conservation initiatives depends on their ability to maintain and restore the integrity and connectivity of ecological systems. Payments for environmental services (PES) can encourage farmers to set aside land for conservation, but landscape connectivity requires coordination among land users. Fairness in the distribution of payoffs has been shown to affect conservation
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Karl Polanyi's and K. William Kapp's arguments on social costs: is there a common “revolutionary” raison d'être? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-20 S, e, b, a, s, t, i, a, n, , B, e, r, g, e, r
This article examines Karl Polanyi’s and K. William Kapp’s social cost proposals to test their suitability for a “revolutionary” Social Ecological Economics that radically breaks with neoclassical and neoliberal paradigms. Whilst some coherence is revealed in their revolutionary social cost analyses and solutions, this is much messier than previously thought. This messiness is partly due to their different
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The relationship between willingness to pay and carbon footprint knowledge: Are individuals willing to pay more to offset their carbon footprint if they learn about its size and distance to the 1.5 °C target? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Joachim Schleich, Sven Alsheimer
We examine individuals' willingness to pay to offset their carbon footprint (WTPO) in response to receiving information about (i) their own carbon footprint size (size nudge), and (ii) receiving information about their own carbon footprint size and the gap with per-capita GHG emissions consistent with the 1.5 °C target (distance-to-target nudge). We employ a demographically representative online survey
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Assessing the impact of agri-environmental payments on green productivity in Germany Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Amer Ait Sidhoum, Philipp Mennig, Fabian Frick
This study offers a novel empirical application for assessing the impact of agri-environment schemes (AES) on the performance of farms. The existing evidence about the impact of these schemes considering environmental and economic aspects equally is still limited. Therefore, our objective is to contribute to the literature on the impact evaluation of AES by considering three important aspects in our
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Comparing Australian public and farmer views on agricultural land use and management practices for sustainability Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Nikki P. Dumbrell, Sarah Ann Wheeler, Alec Zuo, David Adamson
Using a survey of the public ( = 2032) and broadacre farmers ( = 351) in South Australia and Victoria, Australia, this research compares public and farmers' concerns regarding the acceptability and sustainability of agricultural operations. A principal component analysis was conducted on survey responses to 15 statements capturing environmental, social and governance issues related to agriculture practices
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What if Brazilians reduce their beef consumption? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Luciana Parzianello, Terciane Sabadini Carvalho
Beef, among all foods, has the greatest environmental impact and is associated with several chronic diseases. Brazil is one of the largest consumers of meat in the world, on par with developed countries and, most of its greenhouse gas emissions stem from deforestation and agricultural activities. Therefore, this article aims to project the economic and environmental impacts of reducing beef consumption
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On the nexus between material and ideological determinants of climate policy support Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-10 Gustav Agneman, Sofia Henriks, Hanna Bäck, Emma Renström
This study explores how rising economic costs of climate mitigation policies differentially shape climate policy support among the political left and right. To this end, we randomly manipulate how much consumption costs increase as a result of four different climate mitigation policies and study how different cost scenarios influence policy support among a sample of 1,597 Swedish adults. We find that
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Economic, environmental, and energy equity convergence: Evidence of a multi-speed Europe? Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Manuel Llorca, Ana Rodriguez-Alvarez
The EU has committed to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050. Reaching this objective requires massive changes in the region. The biggest challenge is that the green transition happens without sacrificing economic progress and guaranteeing justice and inclusiveness. This pledge implies that every country be capable of addressing the trade-offs between targets while remaining committed
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Investing in Nature: Assessing the Effects of Monetary and Non-Monetary Valuations on Decision-Making Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 Ambika Markanday, Bosco Lliso, Alevgul H. Sorman
There is widespread debate over how best to consider and integrate nature's diverse value dimensions into decision-making over natural resources. Following an experimental approach, this study tests the impact of a monetary versus non-monetary framing on conservation preferences relating to (hypothetical) mountain and wetland sites in the Basque Country (Spain). The experiment also examines whether
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Circular economy intentions in the fruit and vegetable sector of Central Ecuador Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Carlos Moreno-Miranda, Liesbeth Dries
The strong dependence on finite resources increases research interest in a circular economy-oriented food system. Building on the theory of planned behavior, this study examines the factors influencing actors in the Ecuadorian fruit and vegetable sector to transition towards a circular economy. Data are collected through an online questionnaire comprising 22 items related to an extension of the theory
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Renewing the Subterranean Energy Regime? How Petroculture Obscures the Materiality of Deep Geothermal Energy Technology in Sweden Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 A, n, d, r, e, a, s, , R, o, o, s
Social visions to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy sources have motivated unprecedented growth in global renewable energy manufacturing. Previous literature shows that people committed to realizing such visions have difficulties reconciling with the negative social-ecological impacts of this mass production even if it presents a formidable challenge to a socially just and ecologically sustainable
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The Role of Voluntary Environmental Policies Towards Achieving Circularity Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Marta Meleddu, Marilena Vecco, Massimiliano Mazzanti
Over the last decade, waste management and prevention have become important in the transition towards a circular economy (CE). This study explores how voluntary environmental policies, adopted at a regional level, contribute to green transition from the perspective of the CE. By considering general and region-specific trends in waste management and environmental certifications, we perform a two-step
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Leverage points for sustainability transformation: Identifying past and future changes in the Finnish (circular) plastic packing system Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-03 Kaisa Korhonen-Kurki, Susanna Horn, Hanna Entsalo, Topi Turunen, Dalia D'Amato, Maraja Riechers, Juuli Närhi
The circular economy is hailed in the policymaking and industrial communities as a key solution to reduce material and energy throughput in our economic system, The “leverage points” concept helps to understand how sustainability transformations can be accelerated. Leverage points are places to intervene in a system. The concept postulates that transformative change is unlikely if only shallow leverage
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Are there gender differences in household carbon footprints? Evidence from Spain Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-02 Pilar Osorio, María-Ángeles Tobarra, Manuel Tomás
Identifying the main drivers of the household carbon footprint (HCF) is a priority to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and move towards a more sustainable economy. Among the multiple factors that explain the HCF, some previous research has confirmed the relevance of gender. In this paper, we calculate the HCF of individual Spanish households using an environmentally extended multi-regional input-output
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Bioeconomic markets based on the use of native species (NS) in Brazil Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Sónia Carvalho Ribeiro, Britaldo Soares Filho, Tiago Cesalpino, Alessandra Araújo, Marina Teixeira, Jussara Cardoso, Danilo Figueiras, Felipe Nunes, Raoni Rajão
Biodiversity markets offer considerable promise but are accompanied by controversies. Here, we map the utilization of native species (NS) from Brazil's biodiversity across eleven industrial sectors: foodstuffs, beverages, textiles, clothing, leather, wood, pulp and paper, biofuels, pharmochemicals, rubber and furniture. We show that there exists a diverse range of NS use in industrial products (48%)
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An integrated assessment of the impact of agrobiodiversity on the economy of the Euro-Mediterranean region Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Lea Nicita, Francesco Bosello, Gabriele Standardi, Robert Mendelsohn
In the past decades, agricultural landscapes have simplified with crop specialization and the reduction of seminatural covers leading to a decline of biodiversity and (biodiversity-driven) ecosystem services. This study measures the impact of landscape agrobiodiversity on the economy of southern Europe. The analysis relies on regression analyses to measure the effect of agrobiodiversity on the value
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Corrigendum to “What are the drivers of corporates' climate transparency? Evidence from the S&P 1200 index” [Ecological Economics 213 (2023) 107945] Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Jeanne Amar, Samira Demaria, Sandra Rigot
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Experimental evidence on minority participation and the design of community-based natural resource management programs Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Nathan J. Cook
In many Global South countries, experiences with CBNRM to date suggest that members of marginalized groups are often less likely to participate in CBNRM compared to members of the dominant groups. This study provides evidence on two institutional features of CBNRM that may help to narrow this gap: (1) targeted benefits that are funded from the proceeds from CBNRM and earmarked for participants belonging
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The value of information in water quality monitoring and management Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Amelie Luhede, Houda Yaqine, Reza Bahmanbijari, Michael Römer, Thorsten Upmann
Environmental managers face substantial uncertainty when deciding on management actions. To reduce this uncertainty prior to decision-making, collecting new data may help arrive at more informed decisions. Whether any resulting improvement in the decision will outweigh the cost of collecting the data, and thus make investing in the acquisition of the information worthwhile, is an intricate question
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Remaining Loyal to Our Soil: A Prospective Integrated Assessment of Soil Erosion on Global Food Security Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Martina Sartori, Emanuele Ferrari, Robert M'Barek, George Philippidis, Kirsten Boysen-Urban, Pasquale Borrelli, Luca Montanarella, Panos Panagos
Soil loss by water erosion represents a key threat to land degradation worldwide. This study employs an integrated quantitative modelling approach to estimate its long-term global sustainability impacts. The global biophysical model estimates a mean increase of soil erosion rates of between 30 and 66% over the period 2015–2070 under alternative climate-economic scenarios, assuming different greenhouse
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The economics of decarbonizing Costa Rica's agriculture, forestry and other land uses sectors Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-22 Onil Banerjee, Martín Cicowiez, Renato Vargas, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Kenneth J. Bagstad, Žiga Malek
In 2018, Costa Rica demonstrated its commitment to the Paris Agreement and published its Decarbonization Plan for achieving zero net emissions by the year 2050. We evaluate the impacts of the country's strategy for decarbonizing its Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses (AFOLU) sectors by coupling the Integrated Economic-Environmental Modeling framework with high-resolution spatial land use-land
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Human-nature interactions in the Afrotropics: Experiential and cognitive connections among urban residents in southern Nigeria Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Adewale G. Awoyemi, Nazaret Ibáñez-Rueda, Jorge Guardiola, Juan Diego Ibáñez-Álamo
Many people are losing direct contact with nature, a phenomenon termed as the extinction of experience. Urban dwellers are particularly affected by this process that influences public health and habitat conservation. We explored the extinction of experience among the urban populace in Nigeria, a clear Global South representative with rapidly increasing human population. We interviewed 600 adults from
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Private benefits of natural capital on farms across an endangered ecoregion Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Helena Clayton, Kassel L. Hingee, Will Chancellor, David Lindenmayer, Albert van Dijk, Michael Vardon, Chris Boult
The conservation of natural capital on farms is being increasingly recognised as essential for addressing global biodiversity decline. At the same time, there is growing interest in the potential for natural capital on farms that generates high public benefits, to also generate private benefits, potentially fostering greater adoption of conservation practices on farms. Despite this, empirical analysis
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Pesticide Use and Cropland Consolidation in California Organic Agriculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Hanlin Wei, Rachael Goodhue, Minghua Zhang
As has long been the case for conventional agriculture, organic agriculture is increasingly characterized by the consolidation of production into the hands of larger operations. Using historical pesticide applications records from the California Pesticide Use Report (PUR), this study identified individual organic fields, to document the occurrence of cropland consolidation, and assess the correlation
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Sharing and expanding the co-benefits of conservation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-19 Renato Molina, Christopher Costello, Daniel Kaffine
Conservation interventions typically focus on protecting public goods, but they often also create private spillover co-benefits. For example, protecting open space may increase the values of adjacent properties and protecting a coral reef may increase fishing opportunities outside. These privately-captured co-benefits can confer substantial value, but are rarely tapped to help promote and expand conservation
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How to design publicly acceptable road pricing? Experimental insights from Switzerland Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Florian Lichtin, E. Keith Smith, Kay W. Axhausen, Thomas Bernauer
Road based motorised transport has many important societal benefits but also results in various negative environmental externalities such as CO2 emissions or noise and local air pollution. Road pricing is widely regarded as an efficient and effective policy instrument for mitigating these externalities. In reality, however, it is politically controversial because it is associated with high opportunity
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15 years of degrowth research: A systematic review Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-11 John-Oliver Engler, Max-Friedemann Kretschmer, Julius Rathgens, Joe A. Ament, Thomas Huth, Henrik von Wehrden
In academia and political debates, the notions of ‘degrowth’ has gained traction since the dawn of the 21st century. While some uncertainty around its exact definition remains, research on degrowth revolves around the idea of reducing resource and energy throughput as a unifying theme. We employ a mixed-methods design to systematically review the scientific peer-reviewed English literature from 2008
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Sufficiency between producers and consumers: A configurational analysis Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Mauricio Hernández, Felipe Chávez-Bustamante
Sufficiency is a normative principle that aims to reorganise the configurations between production and consumption to reduce ecological overshoot and improve human well-being. At its heart is the notion of “living well on less,” recognising the need to restructure resource allocations between production and consumption hitherto unsustainable. Although sufficiency has gained attention from scholars
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A Global Survey of Scientific Consensus and Controversy on Instruments of Climate Policy Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Stefan Drews, Ivan Savin, Jeroen van den Bergh
There is continuing debate about which climate-policy instruments are most appropriate to reduce emissions. Undertaking a global survey among scientists who published on climate policy, we provide a systematic overview of (dis)agreements about six main types of policy instruments. The survey includes various fields across the social and natural sciences. The results show that, on average, all instruments
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Economic and Environmental Efficiency, Subsidies and Spatio-Temporal Effects in Agriculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-13 Cristina Bernini, Federica Galli
In this paper, we investigate how farms' environmental and economic efficiency is shaped by Pillar I CAP subsidies over time and by spatial effects originating from subsidies received by neighbours. To reach this goal, we estimate a spatial stochastic frontier model including intra and inter province spatial effects and differentiate among environmental and economic outcomes to evaluate the direct
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Convenient solutions, inconvenient truths – Why supermarkets will not drive food system transformation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Hanna Helander, Simone Schnepf, Theresa Stetter, Francesca Ferrara, Sina Leipold
Supermarkets play an important role in industrialized food systems, which is why many in academia, politics, industry, and civil society view them as key players in transforming the food system toward greater sustainability. We analyse narratives and proposed solutions in this context, as well as the role of supermarkets in Germany, home to some of the largest retailers worldwide. We show that many
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Economic and financial consequences of water risks: The case of hydropower Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Chiara Colesanti Senni, Skand Goel, Adrian von Jagow
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Formal designation of Brazilian indigenous lands linked to small but consistent reductions in deforestation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Thales A.P. West
Indigenous territories in Brazil have existed since the pre-European discovery of the continent. Yet, many of them remain without formal recognition by the state. While numerous studies discuss the social implications of indigenous land (IL) designation, limited empirical evidence exists regarding its role in forest conservation. To address this gap, the present study employs a quasi-experimental design
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Determinants of Aggregated Embodied Carbon Intensity in Global Bilateral Exports by Firm Heterogeneity Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Ya-Fang Sun, Bin Su, Sheng Zhong, Junyi He, Shiwei Yu
Reduction of carbon emissions embodied in trade is essential in the context of economic globalization. However, studies have not yet measured the aggregated embodied carbon intensity (AEI) in global bilateral exports from the perspective of heterogeneous ownership firms and its key determinants such as environmental and trade policies. Using the hypothesis extraction method and gravity model, the study
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Consequences of ecological aggregation in general equilibrium analysis of perturbed ecosystems Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Stephanie Brockmann, David C. Finnoff, Doran M. Mason, Edward S. Rutherford, Hongyan Zhang
A computable general equilibrium (CGE) model is linked with a spatially explicit model of the Lake Michigan ecosystem to assess welfare impacts of the current threat of Bigheaded carp, a non-indigenous aquatic invasive species (AIS) projected to have spatially explicit and species-specific impacts on the ecosystem. Disaggregating to model spatial decisions and spatially explicit species compositions
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On the relationship between individual carbon literacy and carbon footprint components Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Joachim Schleich, Elisabeth Dütschke, Elke Kanberger, Andreas Ziegler
To mitigate climate change, individual greenhouse gas emissions need to decline substantially. This paper empirically explores the relationship between individual carbon footprints and carbon literacy as well as socio-economic and attitudinal factors. To operationalize carbon literacy, we distinguish between carbon knowledge and carbon engagement. Our econometric analysis uses widely representative
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Cost-effectiveness of state-dependent versus state-independent agri-environment schemes for biodiversity conservation Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Lutz Philip Hecker, Astrid Sturm, Lisa Querhammer, Frank Wätzold
A key policy instrument to conserve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes are agri-environment schemes (AES). AES typically incentivise specific conservation measures which are independent of a specific state of an ecosystem or a species. In this paper we take up the idea of state-dependent conservation measures which means that in each period of interest the decision about the design of the conservation
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Public perceptions of the value of reducing marine plastics in Australian waters Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2024-01-02 Judith Mutuku, Mark Tocock, Maria Yanotti, Dugald Tinch, Darla Hatton MacDonald
Plastic is the most pervasive type of marine litter and is found in all of the world's oceans and seas, even in remote areas far from human activities. In Australia, evidence has demonstrated that plastic pollution in the oceans is a serious threat to marine life and the marine environment more generally. In response to the adverse effects of marine plastic pollution, the Australian Commonwealth and
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The role of norm dynamics for climate relevant behavior: A 2019–2021 panel study of red meat consumption Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-31 Marianne Aasen, John Thøgersen, Arild Vatn, Paul C. Stern
More sustainable consumption is urgently called for but emerging very slowly at best. This paper contributes to the empirical foundation for understanding the role of norms in shaping, reinforcing, and changing consumption patterns. Drawing on institutional and social psychological theories and research, we investigate the development in normative influences on red meat consumption – a climate relevant
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Hard to digest investments: People oppose investment in both conventional and cultured meat producers Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Paweł Niszczota, Jakub Błaszczyński
The production of meat from farmed animals is problematic both on ethical and environmental grounds. However, we are on the eve of the mass production of cultured (lab) meat. This alternative to conventional meat should be both more environmentally sustainable and cause less harm to animals, making it more socially acceptable. In this paper, we investigate how people judge investing in meat producers
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Is this land for sale? The effects of drought on land ownership in Uganda Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Lisa Murken, Kati Kraehnert, Christoph Gornott
This study examines the impact of drought on the land ownership rights of smallholder farmers in Uganda. Three waves of the Uganda National Panel Survey are combined with an indicator for drought, the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index. Using a household fixed effects approach, we exploit spatial and temporal variation in drought conditions to identify its effect on households’ self-reported
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Power politics: How electric grievances shape election outcomes Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Anton Brännlund, Lauri Peterson
We argue in this study that higher electricity expenditures increase voter support for the radical right because these parties oppose costly climate mitigation policies. We use data from Sweden, which experiences extremely high demand for heating energy during winter months. The demand for electricity differs greatly between geographical regions due to large temperature differences, from 0 in the southern
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Pro-environmental behavior and subjective well-being: Culture has a role to play Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 Astghik Mavisakalyan, Swati Sharma, Clas Weber
This paper explores the relationship between pro-environmental behaviors (PEBs) and subjective well-being (SBW) through the lens of cultural values. Using data from a global sample of individuals from the World Value Surveys, we show that there is a strong positive link between PEBs and SWB. Importantly, we highlight the role that culture plays in this relationship. We show that the positive link between
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The long-term economic effects of aridification Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Maurizio Malpede, Marco Percoco
We conduct a disaggregated empirical analysis of the economic effects of desertification, exploiting a novel grid-cell global dataset from 1990 to 2015. Our measure of desertification combines annual variation in precipitation and potential evapotranspiration of the soil. To ensure accuracy, we employed advanced spatial econometric techniques to account for the interdependence between economic development
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When the design of climate policy meets public acceptance: An adaptive multiplex network model Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Francesca Lipari, Lara Lázaro-Touza, Gonzalo Escribano, Ángel Sánchez, Alberto Antonioni
The socio-political processes that influence the acceptance of climate policies play a crucial role in shaping mitigation strategies. In this paper, we explore the interplay between social and political dynamics and their impact on climate policy support. Using a simplified model of the social and political system, we aim to uncover ways to enhance public support for climate change mitigation measures
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Degrowth vs. Green Growth. A computational review and interdisciplinary research agenda Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Max Polewsky, Stephan Hankammer, Robin Kleer, David Antons
The concepts of Green Growth and Degrowth represent two major narratives in the public and academic debate on socio-ecological transformation. Using a computational literature review based on the Latent Dirichlet Allocation algorithm, we systematically review 1449 journal articles on Green Growth and Degrowth published between 1972 and 2020. Based on a comprehensive full-text analysis, we uncover the
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Estimating the relationship between EROI and profitability of oil sands mining, 1997–2016 Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Charles Guay-Boutet, Mathieu Dufour
Biophysical Economics is a school of thought in heterodox economics built on the premise of the primacy of energy in the economic process. Despite significant progress made in the methodology of net-energy analysis, the literature on the relationships (if any) between the biophysical properties of energy sources, such as net-energy ratios, and financial indicators (price, cost, etc.) is scant. Are
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Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Peter Berck, Molly Sears, Rebecca L.C. Taylor, Carly Trachtman, Sofia B. Villas-Boas
Understanding how consumers make recycling decisions is crucial in crafting sustainable recycling policies. We estimate consumer preferences and willingness to pay for current beverage container recycling methods, including curbside pick-up services, drop-off at government-subsidized recycling centers, and drop-off at non-subsidized centers. Using a representative online and telephone survey of California
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Heterogeneous capital stocks and economic inertia in the US economy Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-20 D. Chester, C. Lynch, B. Szerszynski, J.-F. Mercure, A. Jarvis
The timescales of capital investments, and therefore the turnover dynamics of capital stock, have limited representation in macroeconomic modelling. This hinders analysis of the economic inertia produced by these timescales, which is particularly important in the context of a rapid net zero transition in which vast quantities of long-lived investments may need to be prematurely abandoned. We set out
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Vietnam's Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services scheme's puzzling role in protecting longstanding forests as deforestation rates rise Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Caleb Gallemore, Thu Thuy Pham, Matthew Hamilton, Darla K. Munroe
Research on payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes indicates that few of them in fact implement full marketization, highlighting the need for better understanding of the performance of incompletely marketized PES models. One prominent example of a PES program with limited marketization is Vietnam's Payments for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) scheme, a payment for environmental services
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Quantifying agents’ causal responsibility in dynamical systems Ecol. Econ. (IF 7.0) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Michael Stecher, Stefan Baumgärtner
How to ascertain causal relationships has been a key question in science and philosophy for centuries. Based on established principles of causation, we develop a quantitative measure of an agent’s causal responsibility for the state of a dynamical system: we measure the degree to which an agent’s action has caused the system state at a later point in time as the degree to which the action is necessary