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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RHI Webinar: Corvée Labor and State Expansion in Colonial Indonesia- On invitation of the Rural and Environmental History Group, Mark Hup from the University of California will give an online seminar on May 28, 2020. To... -
Assessing Economic Policies Using the Real Options Methodology - 3 ECTS- Irreversible effects do play an important role in private as well as public decision making. The basis for the Precautionary Principle, an important...
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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Assessing governance of irrigation systems : A view from belowWorld Development Perspectives (2020). - ISSN 2468-0532
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Hunger increases without school mealsZonder schoolmaaltijd neemt de honger toe, Resource jrg. 14 nr. 7 p. 8, 2020-05-15, https://edepot.wur.nl/522343;Hunger increases without school meals, Resource jrg. 14 nr. 7 p. 8, 2020-05-14, https://edepot.wur.nl/522341
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Securing land rights under rapid population growth: The feasibility of institutional land rights protection in AfricaJournal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 176 (2020)2. - ISSN 0932-4569 - p. 312 - 350.
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Vertrouwen in de zorg essentieel bij virusbestrijdingVertrouwen in de zorg essentieel bij virusbestrijding, Wageningen University & Research uitgelicht, 2020-04-24, https://weblog.wur.nl/uitgelicht/vertrouwen-in-de-zorg-essentieel-bij-virusbestrijding/
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Do natural disasters affect monetary policy? A quasi-experiment of earthquakesJournal of Macroeconomics 64 (2020). - ISSN 0164-0704