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.
Impact stories
Highlights
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Receiving IAAE AWARDS 2021
- Two papers from DEC researchers were awarded by the International Association of Agricultural Economists(IAAE)
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How Dutch migratory birds are caught by trapping nets
- Each year, large numbers of migratory birds (including Dutch birds) are caught in the Mediterranean. These birds, ranging from quails to nightingales,... -
Science Advances: Increased poverty and food insecurity in low and middle-income countries during the first Covid wave
- Many people in countries such as Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, the Philippines, Nepal, Rwanda and Sierra Leone were hit hard by... -
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... -
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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Rural infrastructure for inclusive rural transformation in developing countries: case studies on roads,markets and irrigation from Bangladesh and the Philippines
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): R. Ruben, co-promotor(en): E. Bulte. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463437875 - p. -
Demand for healthier and higher-priced processed foods in low-income communities : Experimental evidence from Mexico City
Food Quality and Preference 95 (2022). - ISSN 0950-3293 -
Credit Constraints and Rural Households’ Entrepreneurial Performance in China
Emerging Markets Finance and Trade 58 (2022)2. - ISSN 1540-496X - p. 570 - 583. -
Nederland over 100 jaar
In: De Bosatlas van weer en klimaat. - : Noordhoff Uitgevers - ISBN 9789001278458 - p. 106 - 107. -
An integrated conceptual framework for the assessment of transitions towards a circular climate-neutral society
Wageningen : Wageningen University & Research - p.