Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF): Recent submissions
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Evaluating the impacts of traditional biomass energy use on agricultural production in Sichuan, China
(2016-12)As crop straw and firewood are generated as by-products of food production systems, they are perceived to be sustainable energy sources that do not threaten food security by Chinese government for a long time. However, the ... -
Social interactions and aspirations formation in rural Ethiopia
(2016-12)The recent literature postulates that aspirations are one of the key determinants of economic decision making, and that aspirations are formed socially through observations and by learning from ‘relevant others’ (or the ... -
Consensus income distribution
(2016-11)In determining the optimal redistribution of a given population’s income, we ask which factor is more important: the social planner’s aversion to inequality, embedded in an isoelastic social welfare function indexed by a ... -
Demographic dynamics and long-run development: Insights for the secular stagnation debate
(2016-09)This paper takes a global, long-run perspective on the recent debate about secular stagnation, which has so far mainly focused on the short term. The analysis is motivated by observing the interplay between the economic ... -
Assessing nexus effects of energy use in rural areas: the case of an inter- and intra-household model for Uttar Pradesh, India
(2016-09)The focus of our analysis is on nexus issues among energy use, incomes, employment, investment decisions, and agricultural production for meeting food and feed demands, as well as health-related effects on rural households. ... -
Will a government find it financially easier to neutralize a looming protest if more groups are involved?
(2016-08)We study a policy response to an increase in post-merger social stress. If a merger of groups of people is viewed as a revision of their social space, then the merger alters people’s comparators and increases social stress: ... -
Arsenic contamination of drinking water and mental health
(2016-07)This paper investigates the effect of drinking arsenic contaminated water on mental health. Drinking water with an unsafe arsenic level for a prolonged period can lead to arsenicosis and associated illness. Based on rich ... -
The impact of drinking water quality and sanitation on child health: Evidence from rural Ethiopia
(2016-07)This paper examines the impact of drinking water quality and sanitation behavior on child health in rural districts of Ethiopia. Using primary household survey data and microbiological water test for <em>Escherichia ... -
Determinants of household drinking water quality in rural Ethiopia
(2016-07)Safe and adequate water supply is a vital element to preserve human health; however, access to clean water is limited in many developing countries. Furthermore, improved water sources are often contaminated with fecal ... -
Impact of different irrigation systems on water quality in peri-urban areas of Gujarat, India
(2016-07)The ever-growing population of India, along with the increasing competition for water for productive uses in different sectors – especially irrigated agriculture and related local water systems and drainage – poses a ... -
Bush encroachment mapping for Africa: Multi-scale analysis with remote sensing and GIS
(2016-07)Bush encroachment (BE) describes a global problem severely affecting savanna ecosystems in Africa. Invasive species and woody vegetation spread out in areas where they are not naturally occurring and suppress endemic ... -
The impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health in rural households of north-western Bangladesh: a quasi-experimental analysis
(2016-07)We investigated the impacts of piped water on water quality, sanitation, hygiene and health outcomes in marginalized rural households of north-western Bangladesh using a quasi-experimental analysis. A government organization ... -
Improving access to livestock markets for sustainable rangeland management
(2016-05)Productivity of rangelands in Kenya is affected by increasing crop farming especially in more fertile range areas. Among the key factors driving the encroachment of crops on rangelands are the changing opportunities brought ... -
The effect of aspirations on agricultural innovations in rural Ethiopia
(2016-05)This paper identifies the effect of aspirations on the adoption of agricultural innovations in the context of rural Ethiopia. While most studies on agricultural innovations have focused on identifying observable and ... -
Can a specially designed information intervention around the WASH-agriculture linkages make any difference?: Experimental evidence of behavioral changes and health impacts
(2016-04)This paper attempts to evaluate the effectiveness of the specially designed packages of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions with <em>‘student brigades’</em> (student teams tasked with maintaining hygiene in ... -
Aspirations and income, food security and subjective well-being in rural Ethiopia
(2016-04)Despite some improvements in recent years, poverty and food insecurity remain widespread and the main challenges in Ethiopia. Using individual and household level data collected in rural Ethiopia, we examine if aspirations ... -
Can a concern for status reconcile diverse social welfare programs?
(2016-04)Let there be two individuals: “rich,” and “poor.” Due to inefficiency of the income redistribution policy, if a social planner were to tax the rich in order to transfer to the poor, only a fraction of the taxed income would ... -
Gender differences in climate change perceptions and adaptation strategies: an intra-household analysis from rural Kenya
(2016-03)It has been widely acknowledged that the effects of climate change are not gender neutral. However, existing studies on adaptation to climate change mainly focus on a comparison of male-headed and female-headed households. ... -
A generic model for analyzing nexus issues of households’ bioenergy use
(2016-01)Bioenergy is a major source of energy in developing countries. However, increasing demand for agricultural commodities can lead to a stronger competition for natural resources with the bioenergy production. The nexus among ... -
The effect of industrial cluster policy on firm performance in Ethiopia: Evidence from the leather footware cluster
(2016-01)This paper empirically analyzes the productivity, profitability, innovation and network effects of a public policy promoting micro and small scale industrial clusters in Ethiopia. To this end, firm-level survey data was ...
