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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Inauguration prof. dr. ir. ES (Eveline) van Leeuwen - September 13, Prof. Eveline van Leeuwen, chair of the Urban Economics group, will give her inaugural lecture titled 'Urban-rural interactions: more... -
Urban-Rural Synergies: the best out of two worlds? - Urban-Rural Synergies: the best out of two worlds?
In the light of current challenges, such as the energy transition and the circular economy, the... -
Kutay Cingiz: Perfect information games where each player acts only once - We study perfect information games played by an infinite sequence of players, each acting only once in the course of the game. We introduce a class of... -
Erik Ansink: Crowdfunding public goods, an experiment - We assess the success of crowdfunding public goods using a lab-in-the-field experiment. Our aim is to decrease coordination problems that may occur... -
International Students Summit (ISS) - Every BSc-student at Wageningen University is invited to apply for the position of student representative of Wageningen University to the 18th ISS... -
Maria Vrachioli: Impact evaluation of alternative irrigation technology in Crete - The interest in promoting food and water security through development projects has led to the need for tools that can evaluate the impact of these...
Highlights
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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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Specialised sweetpotato vine multiplication in lake zone, Tanzania : What “sticks” and what changes?
Open Agriculture 2 (2017)1. - ISSN 2391-9531 - p. 64 - 69.
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Prenatal temperature shocks reduce cooperation : Evidence from public goods games in Uganda
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience 11 (2017). - ISSN 1662-5153
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The impact of a household biogas programme on energy use and expenditure in East Java
Energy Economics 68 (2017). - ISSN 0140-9883 - p. 66 - 76.
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Effect of Farmers’ Multidimensional Beliefs on Adoption of Biofortified Crops : Evidence from Sweetpotato Farmers in Tanzania
Journal of Development Studies (2017). - ISSN 0022-0388 - 16 p.
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Diffusion of treatment in social networks and mass drug administration
Nature Communications 8 (2017)1. - ISSN 2041-1723