Development Economics Group
The mission of the Development Economics Group (DEC) is to contribute to an improved understanding of the processes of sustainable development, institutions, conflict and poverty alleviation. To this end, DEC selects teaching material and focuses on research that can shed light on the dynamics of factor productivity and resource use in developing countries.
Agenda
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Ben D’Exelle (U East Anglia, UK) Competitive versus Destructive Envy: Evidence from a Real Effort Experiment -
Global challenges, regional Solutions: productivity growth and sustainability in the Frisian Dairy Sector, 1960-. - On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Ronald Plantinga will give a seminar on December 10, 2019. -
Frederic Ang (WUR-BEC) Adjusting for greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural productivity analysis: A global perspective -
Conrad Heilmann (Erasmus U Rotterdam) How to be fair: what philosophers and economists can learn from each other -
*Cancelled* Farewell Address Professor Ekko van Ierland
Highlights
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Research on humanitarian relief to IDPs in Congo wins Best of UNICEF Reseach - A recent study by development economist Maarten Voors and colleagues has been announced as "Best of UNICEF Research". The study assesses the...
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Reactions to the Nobel Prize for experimental approaches to alleviating poverty - Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer have won the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for their experimental approach to... -
Erwin Bulte gekozen als lid KNAW - De KNAW heeft de Wageningse hoogleraar prof. Erwin Bulte gekozen als lid. Naast hem zijn nog twee Wageningse hoogleraren gekozen: prof. John van der... -
Call for Papers: 2018 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries - We are pleased to announce that the 2018 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC) will be held on 19 and 20 April at the...
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Latest publications
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The impact of Russian sanctions on the return of agricultural commodity futures in the EU
Research in International Business and Finance 51 (2020). - ISSN 0275-5319
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Beleidsevaluatie Garantstelling Landbouw : Eindrapport
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Digital technologies, hyper-transparency and smallholder farmer inclusion in global value chains
Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 41 (2019). - ISSN 1877-3435 - p. 56 - 63.
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A relational perspective on women’s empowerment: Intimate partner violence and empowerment among women entrepreneurs in Vietnam
British journal of social psychology (2019). - ISSN 0144-6665
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Werkt ontwikkelingshulp? Test het als medicijnen, NRC, 2019-10-19, Ykje Vriesinga en Milo van Bokkum, https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/10/18/werkt-hulp-test-het-als-medicijnen-a39773