Externalities and labour market linkages in a dynamic two-sector model of tropical agriculture.
Economic and environmental linkages between two parallel agricultural systems, one upstream and another downstream, are examined. Panel data collected in the Philippine province of Palawan are […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): G.E. Shively
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
Sustainable land management: Challenges, opportunities, and trade-offs
Abstract: This report focuses on land management issues for the sustainable intensification of food and fiber systems and for the rehabilitation of degraded crop, pasture, and […]
- Date of Publication: 2006
- Author(s): The World Bank
- Type of Document: Not Available
LTRA-1: Decentralization Reforms and Property Rights
This project, working in Uganda, Kenya, Mexico, and Bolivia, sought to link policy changes with outcomes for people and the environment. Researchers focused on the role […]
- Start Date: 2005
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: LTRA-1
- Lead University: Indiana University
LTRA-2: An Agricultural Markets Model for Biodiversity Conservation
This project sought to determine the extent to which the Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) model can be economically self-sustaining and the effectiveness of the different […]
- Start Date: 2005
- End Date: 2009
- Project Code: LTRA-2
- Lead University: Cornell University
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Markets, Natural Resource Management, Policy
Activity choice, labor allocation, and forest use in Malawi
We examine the determinants of activity choice affecting forest use among low-income households in Malawi. Data from three villages are used to estimate a system of […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): M.M. Fisher; G. E. Shively; S. Buccola
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Can income programs reduce tropical forest pressure? Income shocks and forest use in Malawi
Abstract: Seasonal household data from Malawi are used to study links between income shocks and forest use. A Tobit model is estimated to examine whether household […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): M.M. Fisher; G.E. Shively
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
- Region: Sub-Saharan Africa
- Topic: Policy
Using payments for environmental services (PES) to assist in Watershed Management
In this Chapter the authors briefly review the logic behind Payment of Environmental Services (PES) and examine the potential for using a PES programme to address […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): S. Pagiola; M.D. Angeles; G. Shively
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
Farm size and nonparametric efficiency measurements for coffee farms in Vietnam
We study the efficiency of smallholder coffee farms in Vietnam. Data from a 2004 survey of farms in two districts in Dak Lak Province are used […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): A.R. Rios; G. Shively
- Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document
Linking economic policies and environmental outcomes at a watershed scale
In this chapter, the authors reported the results from an optimization-simulation model used to illustrate potential impacts of local and national policies to enourage sustainable land […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): G. Shively; C. Zelek
- Type of Document: Scholarly Article
Impacts of irrigation development on agricultural productivity, resource allocation and income distribution: A longitudinal analysis from Palawan, the Philippines
Abstract: This study evaluates the impacts of irrigation development on farming communities in Palawan. This study focus on three major issues: (1) production efficiency in the […]
- Date of Publication: 2005
- Author(s): R. Yao
- Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation
