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.
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... -
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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Effect of personality traits on smallholders’ land renting behavior: Theory and evidence from the North China Plain
China Economic Review 62 (2020). - ISSN 1043-951X -
The nature and drivers of contracts in cattle herding and management : The case of Ghana
Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 10 (2020)1. - ISSN 2041-7136 -
The gender wage gap among China’s rural–urban migrants
Review of Development Economics (2020). - ISSN 1363-6669 -
Stikstofproblemen verminderen in 5 stappen
Stikstofproblemen verminderen in 5 stappen , Resource, 14 (2020) 19, p. 14-15, 2020-06-18, Albert Sikkema, https://edepot.wur.nl/524604 -
Institutional preferences, social preferences and cooperation : Evidence from a lab-in-the-field experiment in rural China
Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics 87 (2020). - ISSN 2214-8043