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
Impact stories
Highlights
-
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...
Application self-funded PhD
Section Economics
Seminars Section Economics
Economics Blog
Latest publications
-
Provisioning over the business cycle : Some insights from the microfinance industry
International Review of Financial Analysis 77 (2021). - ISSN 1057-5219 -
Er valt nog veel te leren over ontwikkelingswerk
Er valt nog veel te leren over ontwikkelingswerk, Trouw, 2021-05-20, Hans Nauta, https://www.trouw.nl/economie/er-valt-nog-veel-te-leren-over-ontwikkelingswerk~bb0202a7/ -
The Re-emergence of "missing Women" in China
The China Quarterly (2021). - ISSN 0305-7410 -
Agrarian creolization : The ethnobiology, history, culture and politics of West African Rice
In: Redefining Nature / , Ellen, R., Fukui, K.. - : Taylor and Francis Inc. - ISBN 9781859731352 - p. 291 - 318. -
The Plus in Credit-Plus-Technical Assistance: Evidence from a Rural Microcredit Programme in Bolivia
: Wageningen University & Research