Section Economics
We aim to be a key player in research and education on economics of sustainable development. We aspire to produce output that is both socially and academically relevant.
Agenda
Highlights
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Nomination for the 2020 Stephen Ellis Prize
- Ewout Frankema and Marlous van Waijenburg are nominated for the 2020 Stephen Ellis Prize with their article: Africa rising? A historical perspective -
Call for Papers: Accelerating Bioeconomy Growth through Applied Research and Policy Change
- Global economic growth is slowing, and several economies are suffering from recession, unemployment, and/or environmental destruction challenging... -
Land tenure security, migration and farm performance in rural China
Guangcheng G (Guangcheng) Ren
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Hans-Peter Weikard appointed member of the editorial board of “International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics”
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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... -
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...
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Chair Groups belonging to the Section Economics
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy
The main research focus of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group (AEP) is the economic analysis of agriculture, food and rural areas.
Special attention is given to:
• production, trade, processing and consumption of agricultural and food products
• the development of rural areas
• agricultural, rural and food policies
• institutional and organisational aspects of agriculture and rural areas.
Urban Economics
The number of people living in urban environments is increasing rapidly. The mission of the Urban Economics (UEC) group is to contribute to more resilient cities in terms of social equality, economic advantages and environmental quality. Therefore, UEC focusses on two main themes: sustainable consumption and urban-rural interactions. We use insights from general-, urban- and behavioural economics to improve the understanding of consumer and household decision making concerning sustainability, health and well-being and the impacts at the individual, urban and regional level.
Rural and Environmental History
The mission of the Rural and Environmental History Group (RHI) is to offer temporal depth to societal debates and social theories on sustainable and equitable welfare development. We apply comparative historical methods to better understand long-term patterns of interdependence between people, institutions and environments. Our empirical work builds on a combination of qualitative sources and large statistical datasets, which we construct from historical archives across the globe. Our current research projects focus on Africa, Asia and Western Europe (c. 1500-2000).
Development Economics
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.
Environmental Economics and Natural Resources
The Environmental Economics Group (ENR) focuses at the economic analysis of national and international environmental problems, such as climate change, water management, biotechnology, and biodiversity. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of these problems and to identify possible solutions, including policy recommendations.
