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.
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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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Social capital, collective action, and livelihood resilience : A multidimensional approach
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): C. Leeuwis, co-promotor(en): F. Cecchi; R. Espinel Martínez. - Wageningen : Wageningen University - ISBN 9789463956529 - p. -
Information and communication technologies to provide agricultural advice to smallholder farmers: Experimental evidence from Uganda
American Journal of Agricultural Economics 103 (2021)1. - ISSN 0002-9092 - p. 317 - 337. -
More assets, more decision-making power? Mediation model in a cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of the graduation porogram on women's empowerment in Burkina Faso
World Development 137 (2021). - ISSN 0305-750X -
Impact of participatory irrigation management on mulched drip irrigation technology adoption in rural Xinjiang, China
Water Resources and Economics 33 (2021). - ISSN 2212-4284 -
What role can small-scale irrigation play in promoting inclusive rural transformation? Evidence from smallholder rice farmers in the Philippines
Agricultural Water Management 243 (2021). - ISSN 0378-3774