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The social cost of adopting a plant-based diet Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-10 Thibaut Arpinon
Dietary choices contribute to one’s environmental footprint and shape social identity. Evidence suggests that adopting plant-based diets (i.e., vegetarianism and veganism) may solve some environmental, health, and animal welfare issues. Yet, this decision leads to the formation of a social identity and out-group bias referred to as “vegephobia”. In this paper, I provide a first measure of the presence
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What factors influence choosing fish over meat among grocery shoppers? Insights from an unsuccessful nudge intervention Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-09 Therese Lindahl, Noah Linder
Food production significantly impacts Earth's systems and accounts for approximately a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions. To create a more sustainable food system, scientific evidence emphasizes replacing consumption of certain types of protein with high environmental impact such as beef and pork, with protein with less-impact alternatives such as fish or vegetable protein. This study evaluates
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Sites side by side: Can an agglomeration bonus with an adjacency rule connect agri-environmental sites? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-05 Mara-Magdalena Häusler, Astrid Zabel
Many species need to cross landscapes for dispersal or seasonal migration. In view of the biodiversity crisis and increasing landscape fragmentation, incentives are needed to foster landscape connectivity and improve spatial coordination of protected sites across privately owned land. A large body of theoretical work and lab studies proposes that an agglomeration bonus could incentivize farmers to
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Accounting for trade in derived products when estimating European Union's role in driving deforestation Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-04 Perrine C.S.J. Laroche, Manuela Gómez-Suárez, U. Martin Persson, Florence Pendrill, Florian Schwarzmueller, Catharina J.E. Schulp, Thomas Kastner
Governments across the world are increasingly seeking to ensure that the products consumed in their countries meet certain sustainability standards. However, the places of production—where major impacts occur—are often distant from the places of consumption. Physical trade models are suited to estimate the link between consumption and production impacts for individual commodities, but often ignore
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Do urban environmental inequalities influence demand for nature based solutions? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-03 Georges Farina, Philippe Le Coënt, Cécile Hérivaux
Nature-based solutions (NBS) are currently being promoted for urban climate change adaptation. We argue that urban planners should account for the demand for NBS, which may be spatially heterogeneous and influenced by environmental inequalities. We develop a discrete choice experiment to evaluate preferences for two co-benefits (aquifer preservation and local climate regulation), as well as one potential
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Is there a trade-off between human well-being and ecological footprint in European countries? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Margarita Robaina, Sofia Rodrigues, Mara Madaleno
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Fighting crime to improve recycling: Evaluating an anti-mafia policy on source separation of waste Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Anna Laura Baraldi, Claudia Cantabene, Alessandro De Iudicibus
It is well-known that organized crime has a negative effect on waste management systems. This paper examines the impact of Italy's Law 164/1991. This is one of the most stringent measures imposed by Italy on organized crime and was designed to counteract suspected mafia infiltration by mandating the dissolution of corrupt city councils. We investigate whether this law has led to a more efficient waste
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Short-haul flights ban in France: Relevant potential but yet modest effects of GHG emissions reduction Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Andoni Txapartegi, Ignacio Cazcarro, Ibon Galarraga
The French government has taken a new measure of limiting the exercise of traffic rights to reduce emissions, in particular, the bill to ban short-haul flights where a train alternative of 2:30 h or less exists. Here we quantify the impact of this measure in economic and environmental terms. The results show that although this measure goes in the right direction, it is less effective than expected
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Do forest conservation policies undermine the soybean sector in the Brazilian Amazon? Evidence from the priority listing of municipalities Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-07-02 Léa Crepin
Minimizing the trade-offs between agricultural production, development and forest conservation is key to ensure that conservation policies can achieve long-term positive impacts. Taking the case of the Brazilian Amazon in the context of the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon, I estimate the impact of the prioritizing of municipalities with high deforestation
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Banking on ecosystem services Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-29 Luis Mundaca, Jan-Niklas Heintze
The COP 15 of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity emphasised the need to monitor, evaluate, and disclose the risks and dependencies of financial institutions on biodiversity. In the light of this context, our paper focuses specifically on banks and is framed by the following overarching question: to what extent have banks identified, integrated, measured, and disclosed their dependency and exposure
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Ecological labour or why environmentally friendly practices struggle to become mainstream Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-28 Ieva Snikersproge
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Challenges and perspectives of the circular economy in the European Union: A comparative analysis of the member states Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-27 Francisco José Castillo-Díaz, Luis J. Belmonte-Ureña, Fernando Diánez-Martínez, Francisco Camacho-Ferre
This study features a comprehensive analysis of the status of the circular economy (CE) in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) and focuses on the CE composite indicator and its specific sub-indicators. The results reveal overall improvements in the implementation of the CE in the period of 2012–2021, although there are significant variations between member countries. Germany is the current
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Turning less into more: Measuring real GDP growth in the green transition Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-26 Nick O'Donovan
Proponents of degrowth query the compatibility of ecological sustainability with economic growth and a capitalist system predicated on the ongoing expansion of economic output. This article deploys insights from constructivist political economy and recent literature on the politics of technocratic expertise to build upon and challenge this analysis. Using UK national accounting practices as a case
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Offsetting schemes and ecological taxes for wind power production Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Mads Greaker, Cathrine Hagem, Andreas Skulstad
On the one hand, wind power production on land seems necessary for decarbonizing the electricity sector. On the other hand, we risk replacing one environmental problem with other environmental problems. The present paper provides a novel contribution to the literature on how to regulate the development of wind power plants on land (WPPs). Current regulation is largely based on a concession system,
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Ecological design of a production plant Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Tibor Kiss, Zsolt Hetesi, Viktor Kiss
The concepts and solutions of sustainability, resource efficiency, and waste-free production are increasingly influencing our thinking, policy guidelines, and corporate strategies. However, some strategies extend beyond conventional sustainable approaches by embracing the fundamental operating principles of ecosystems. In this context, resilience—a natural risk management strategy—is incorporated into
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Effects of residential self-taxing districts on urban surface water quality Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-25 Andrew Hutchens, David Scrogin
An extensive literature documents the economic benefits associated with improving the quality of inland surface waters, including lakes, streams, and rivers. Efforts to do so in urban U.S. landscapes are often limited due to laws restricting the use of property taxes for surface water management. However, programs in several states allow homeowners to establish residential self-taxing districts through
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Impacts of wildfire-season air quality on park and playground visitation in the Northwest United States Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-22 Katrina Mullan, Teigan Avery, Patrick Boise, Cindy S. Leary, William L. Rice, Erin O. Semmens
A significant cost of wildfires is the exposure of local and regional populations to air pollution from smoke, which can travel hundreds of miles from the source fire and is associated with significant negative health consequences. Wildfires are increasing in frequency and intensity in the United States, driven by historic fire management approaches and global climate change. These influences will
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Out of sight, not out of mind: The effect of access to conservation sites on the willingness to pay for protecting endangered species Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Makarena Henríquez, Felipe Vásquez-Lavín, Manuel Barrientos, Roberto D. Ponce Oliva, Antonio Lara, Gabriela Flores-Benner, Carlos Riquelme
According to the latest global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services, nature and biodiversity have experienced a global decline, making the development of conservation policies urgent. Herein, we used a contingent valuation survey to estimate the economic value of a reintroduction program for the huemul (), an endangered charismatic species in Chile. Our novel approach exploits changes
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Tackling climate change: Agroforestry adoption in the face of regional weather extremes Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Christian Stetter, Johannes Sauer
The cultivation of agroforestry systems is regarded as an effective strategy that can help synergistically mitigate and adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and regional extreme weather events. This study addresses the question of whether, and under what conditions, farmers are likely to adopt agroforestry systems in response to regional weather extremes and presents a novel research approach
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Texas water markets: Understanding their trends, drivers, and future potential Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-15 Charles Wight, Kyle Garmany, Eugenio Arima, Dustin Garrick
Water scarcity and competition between water users in Texas have been driven by shifting demands and variable supplies for decades. Despite water scarcity in many parts of the state, the academic literature focuses primarily on the Rio Grande and Edwards Aquifer markets. With urban water demand projected to outpace agriculture for the first time by 2060, this article examines surface water market activity
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Smallholders' preferred attributes in a subsidy program for replanting overaged oil palm plantations in Indonesia Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Dienda Hendrawan, Oliver Musshoff
Around 2.4 million hectares of smallholder oil palm plantation in Indonesia are overaged and must be replanted to avoid future production decline. Suboptimal production from overaged plantations would not be able to keep up with the globally increasing demand for palm oil, but replanting costs are expensive for smallholders. Using a discrete choice experiment, we examine how a subsidy program could
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Footprint analysis and the incidence of emission taxes Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-14 Thijs ten Raa, Rob Stahlie
We show that the incidence of emission taxes on consumer income classes is proportional to the footprints of their respective consumption bundles. The dimensions of the footprints are industry by product, but the literature employs industry-by-industry input-output coefficients. We rectify footprint analysis by returning to the underlying national accounts, the use and make tables. Bringing in budget
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Following the Circular Economy in European rural municipalities through the Spanish Urban Agenda Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-13 Inmaculada Bote Alonso, Beatriz Montalbán Pozas
The Circular Economy (CE) is a driver of change and regeneration at a global level, and especially for rural areas. However, there is a missing link regarding the CE in municipalities, i.e. at the macro level encompassing the built environment, which is even more pronounced concerning rural environments as a result of an existing scientific literature primarily focused on large cities. The present
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Economic incentives for woodland creation on farmland: Modelling the impacts on biodiversity Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 Mary Nthambi, Katherine Simpson, Tom Bradfer-Lawrence, Andrew Dobson, Tom Finch, Elisa Fuentes-Montemayor, Kirsty Park, Kevin Watts, Nick Hanley
This paper models the effects of economic incentives on woodland planting on UK farmland, and the spatially-varying impacts on three avian species. The economic model uses an agent-based approach: “farmers” in each parcel compare economic returns from keeping their current agricultural land use with the economic incentive for woodland planting. An ecological model then predicts the effects of both
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Policy management of the Italian small pelagic fishery in the Adriatic Sea: A dynamic maximum economic yield approach Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-12 F. Natali, G. Toraldo, F. Giannino, G. Cicia, G. Branca
The sustainability of most Mediterranean fisheries is heavily compromised, suggesting the need for an effective policy response to preserve both profitability of fleets and fish stocks in the long run. This study focuses on the Italian small pelagic fleet in the Adriatic Sea. More specifically, we focus on anchovies and sardines' stocks, which account for most of the total catches in the area in terms
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Sharing the burden of negative externalities: A tale of gridlock and accountability elusion Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Andrzej Baranski, Duk Gyoo Kim
We study a game in which players negotiate the allocation of costs resulting from a negative externality, such as pollution-induced economic costs. Our goal is to explore the feasibility of preventing externalities through negotiations to share the associated burden. We demonstrate that the unanimity rule results in complete pollution due to the veto power of players, allowing them to avoid paying
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Sociodemographic disparities in ambient particulate matter exposure in Austria Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-08 Klara Zwickl, Xenia Miklin, Asjad Naqvi
We investigate the unequal exposure of neighborhoods to ambient particulate matter in Austria, utilizing municipality-level data from the European Environment Agency and sociodemographic data from Statistics Austria. Particulate matter is a major contributor to environmental health risks, and despite progress, large parts of Austria exceed safe air quality levels. Our analysis shows that foreign nationals
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Review of Hannah Ritchies ‘Not the End of the World: How We Can be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet’ Published by Little, Brown Spark2024 Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 R. Quentin Grafton, David Salt
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CO2 consumer tax support and wind turbine exposure Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-04 Jacob Ladenburg, Dilge Güldehen Kânoğlu-Özkan, Ugur Soytas
With the international commitments to cut CO emissions by 50–70% by 2030 and 100% by 2050–2070, the search for cost-efficient tools is continuously ongoing. In theory, CO taxes are one of the most efficient and simple tools. However, despite their excellent economic properties, CO taxes are not always preferred by the public and can impact social inequality. Another issue is that other CO reduction
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Connected we stand: Lead firm ownership ties in the global petrochemical industry Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-03 Joachim Peter Tilsted, Fredric Bauer
Using oil, gas, and coal to produce platform chemicals on an enormous scale, the petrochemical industry constitutes a core part of the global energy order. Given demand growth for petrochemicals, the sector is set to become increasingly important to fossil fuel interests. Arguing that internationalised networks help structure the social metabolism and are important for transformative change, this paper
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Biodiversity loss and financial stability as a new frontier for central banks: An exploration for France Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Paul Hadji-Lazaro, Mathilde Salin, Romain Svartzman, Etienne Espagne, Julien Gauthey, Joshua Berger, Julien Calas, Antoine Godin, Antoine Vallier
As a first step to assess the financial risks associated with biodiversity loss, this paper develops a method to evaluate the exposure of the financial system to biodiversity-related - physical or transition - shocks. We apply it to the security portfolio held by French financial institutions at the end of 2019. Employing the ENCORE database, we assess physical risks by examining how the firms that
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Problematising degrowth strategising: On the role of compromise, material interests, and coercion Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-31 Richard Bärnthaler
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Does corruption pollute the wheel? An analysis for OECD countries Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-30 Juan A. Román-Aso, Héctor Bellido, Lorena Olmos
This paper discusses the conflictive relationship between corruption and the implementation of rigorous environmental policies. According to our initial hypothesis, the higher the degree of corruption, the more likely it is that governments defend individual interests rather than environmental goals established to benefit society. Using panel data of 34 OECD members from 1996 to 2020, we investigate
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Blended academic insights for biodiversity and conservation finance Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-28 Eli P. Fenichel, Monica F. Dean
Modern financial institutions are coordination mechanisms that have evolved to help solve specific sorts of collective action challenges. The idea of biodiversity and conservation finance is to nudge the further evolution of these institutions to help solve the collective action problems associated with nature conservation. For decades economists studying the environment have used tools and ideas from
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Preferences for dynamic electricity tariffs: A comparison of households in Germany and Japan Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-27 Miwa Nakai, Victor von Loessl, Heike Wetzel
We evaluate a stated choice experiment on dynamic electricity tariffs based on two representative household surveys from Germany and Japan. Our results indicate significant differences between German and Japanese respondents’ preferences towards dynamic tariffs, with the latter generally being more open to dynamic pricing. Furthermore, our unique experimental design allows to disentangle preferences
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The impact of cereal crop diversification on farm labor productivity under changing climatic conditions Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-25 Andreas Eder, Klaus Salhofer, Abdul Quddoos
Climate change poses a serious threat to the stability of national and global food systems. Agricultural productivity growth is needed to meet increasing global food demand and land use competition. Based on a 2009–2012 panel of 133 cereal farms in Austria, we evaluate if cereal crop diversification can increase both farm labor productivity and resilience to adverse climatic conditions. To identify
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Return on investments in restoration and fuel treatments in frequent-fire forests of the American west: A meta-analysis Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-23 Evan E. Hjerpe, Melanie M. Colavito, Amy E.M. Waltz, Andrew Sánchez Meador
Arid forests in the American West contend with overly dense stands and a need to reduce fuels and restore more natural fire regimes. Forest restoration efforts include fuel treatments, such as thinning and prescribed burning, that can reduce ground and ladder fuels. Restoration and fuel treatments have emerged as leading wildfire risk-reduction strategies in the American West, yet little is known about
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Framing effects in expert assessments of optimal GDP development Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Manuel Suter, Noel Strahm, Till Bundeli, Kaja Kaessner, Viktoria Cologna, Sebastian Berger
Optimal economic development is a central topic across societies, usually giving Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates a central role. This study delves into the psychological implications of different GDP development framings among academic experts. In an online experiment involving academic researchers, the present study uncovers significant variations in desired GDP developments depending on
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Ratcheting up private standards by exploiting coopetition: The curious case of RSPO’s adoption of zero-deforestation criteria Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-22 Kristjan Jespersen, Janina Grabs, Caleb Gallemore
At its November 2018 annual meeting, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) approved a new version of its foundational rules that advocates argued made it a zero-deforestation standard. Using a combination of over 160 key informant interviews and archival analysis, we argue that actors in the RSPO orbit made the High Carbon Stock Approach - a new method for defining forest boundaries that features
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Understanding and valuing human connections to deep-sea methane seeps off Costa Rica Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Olívia S. Pereira, Mark Jacobsen, Richard Carson, Jorge Cortés, Lisa A. Levin
Methane seeps are highly productive ecosystems that provide carbon sequestration services, host diverse communities including endemic species, and serve as habitats for commercial fisheries. Little is known about the economic value the public places on them. Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) are administered to a sample of Costa Rican taxpayers to evaluate their willingness to pay (WTP) in monetary
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Impact of time-saving technology on household electricity consumption: An automatic vacuum cleaner distribution experiment in Japan Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Kenichi Mizobuchi, Yamagami Hiroaki
Time-saving technologies can raise people's standard of living by increasing their amount of disposable time. However, this may lead t the time-use rebound effect (TRE), wherein people reallocate their regained free time into actions that could affect energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In this empirical study, we used a causal inference framework to test whether TRE occurs by conducting
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Climate change and reindeer herding – A bioeconomic model on the impact of climate change on harvesting profits for Saami reindeer herders in Norway and Sweden Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-18 Irmelin Slettemoen Helgesen, Anne Borge Johannesen, Göran Bostedt, Erlend Dancke Sandorf
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the global average. Rising temperatures could reduce the snow-covered season and increase plant productivity in the spring, fall and summer. While this may increase carrying capacity of pastures and growth of semi-domesticated reindeer, rising temperatures could also lead to increase the frequency of ice-locked pastures, which may negatively affect reindeer
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Do you perceive interdependencies among human activities related to water? Drivers and effects on preferences for participation and regulation Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Thomas Bolognesi, Géraldine Pflieger
Environmental transitions face the challenge of incentivizing change and governing complexity. Changing perceptions is critical to address these challenges. Perceptions shape policy and directly determine the potential and pathway of environmental transitions. While often addressing risk perception, economists rarely study perceptions in regard of policy process and change. Social-Ecological System
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Frugal abundance: Conceptualisation for degrowth Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Adrien Plomteux
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Ecological footprint, resource security and semi-autarky Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-16 Miroslav Syrovátka
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Virtual water trade: Does bilateral tariff matter? Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Rui Chen, Derick T. Adu, Wenying Li, Norbert L.W. Wilson
Virtual water trade (VWT) is the trade of water ‘embodied’ in a product. This paper explores the extent to which bilateral tariffs, World Trade Organization (WTO), and Regional Trade Agreements (RTA) reshape the trade of water across nations and alleviate water scarcity issues. To achieve this goal, we built a panel database on blue (irrigation water) and green (rainwater) VWT among paired trading
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Beyond the haze: Decomposing the effect of economic inequality on global air quality from 2000 to 2020 Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-15 Ella Henninger, E. Keith Smith
Extant research has analysed the macroeconomic and political drivers of worldwide air pollution. Empirically, studies have focused on either between-country (cross-national comparisons) or within-country (temporal changes) dynamics, but these related effects have not been simultaneously addressed. Employing a comprehensive dataset spanning 156 countries over two decades (2000−2020), we take a distinctive
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Energy, urbanization, and complexity: Towards a multi-scale ecological economic theory of innovation Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-14 Stefano Menegat
The concept of innovation is at the core of any attempt to draft a meaningful theory of economic change. Whether by reducing innovations to the “myth of the sole inventor” or by adopting technological determinism, dominant narratives ignore the complexity of the socio-ecological relations underpinning patterns of societal transformation. This article proposes a framework grounded in critical realism
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Overhauling multinationals for the Anthropocene: How a rogue subsidiary offers a blueprint for sustainable development Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-13 Alejandro Agafonow, Marybel Perez
This research addresses the question of how multinational enterprises (MNEs) can be overhauled to reckon with the finite ecosystem services that characterize the Anthropocene epoch. A comparative mechanism-based methodology is employed to seek an answer in the class of entities that MNEs are benchmarked against the unorthodox organization of a recently dubbed Unilever's “rogue subsidiary,” i.e., Ben
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Omitted downstream attributes and the benefits of nutrient reductions: Implications for choice experiments Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Yau-Huo (Jimmy) Shr, Wendong Zhang
Discrete choice experiments have been used extensively to value environmental quality; however, some important attributes are often omitted due to design challenges. In the case of quantifying the values of water quality improvement programs that bring transboundary impacts, existing studies predominantly focus solely on local benefits. Using a statewide survey of Iowa residents, we provide one of
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Economic evaluations of urban green and blue space interventions: A scoping review Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Christopher Tate, Ngan Tran, Alberto Longo, John Barry, Tim Taylor, Ciaran O'Neill, Ruth Hunter
While a number of studies have estimated the economic value of existing urban green and blue spaces (UGBS), few studies have attempted to value the impact of new UGBS . We set out to identify primary studies in both peer-reviewed and grey literature that conducted economic evaluations of UGBS interventions, and to critically assess the methods and tools employed. We searched seven bibliographic databases
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On the inference about a willingness-to-pay distribution using contingent valuation data Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-11 Mikołaj Czajkowski, Ewa Zawojska, Norman Meade, Ronaldo Seroa da Motta, Mike Welsh, Ramon Arigoni Ortiz
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The effect of the economic cycles on material requirements: Analysing the dematerialization in developed countries Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Pablo Alonso-Fernández, Rosa María Regueiro-Ferreira
The evolution of resource requirements in developed countries after the 2008 crisis seemed to indicate that there is a process of dematerialization. This paper analyses dematerialization in a group of developed countries and the effects of the economic cycle on resource use. The aim is to determine whether dematerialization can be linked to the effects of the economic crisis or, on the contrary, is
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Renewable energy and well-being in remote Indigenous communities of Canada: A panel analysis Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Oscar Zapata
Energy transitions in Indigenous, Northern and remote communities in Canada promise benefits that go beyond reliable, clean and affordable energy services. The Federal and Provincial governments have committed funding to get remote communities off diesel, acknowledging energy transitions' global and local benefits. Besides climate change mitigation, other benefits, including job creation, income generation
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Strategic information avoidance, belief manipulation and the effectiveness of green nudges Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-10 Giovanna d’Adda, Yu Gao, Russell Golman, Massimo Tavoni
Many behavioral nudges harness social or self-image concerns to promote environmental-friendly choices. Their effectiveness may be reduced if people maintain their desired image through information avoidance and belief manipulation which justify selfish actions. To test the conditions that induce information avoidance and belief manipulation, we conducted an online experiment on air conditioning (AC)
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Prisoners of a more intricate dilemma: EU policies implicitly push for downcycling plastics, impeding efforts to attain net-zero emissions Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Loïc De Weerdt
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An assessment of the distributional impacts of autonomous adaptation to climate change from European agriculture Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Maxime Ollier, Pierre-Alain Jayet, Pierre Humblot
Farmers facing a durable change in climate conditions may autonomously adapt through the intensive margin, the extensive margin, or through the adoption of new practices. Based on a coupling between a microeconomic model of European agriculture (AROPAj) and a crop model (STICS), this article investigates the potential distributional impacts of farm-level autonomous adaptation to climate change within
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Climate change and its impact on home insurance uptake in Australia Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Daniel Melser, Trinh Le, Ummul Ruthbah
Climate change is impacting the frequency and severity of physical risks such as wildfire, flood, cyclone and extreme precipitation. This is changing both the costs and benefits of home insurance purchase for households—leading to uncertainty about future insurance uptake rates under climate change. We use disaggregated data for Australia on the likelihood of climate hazards, and household panel data
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Sustainable practices in cocoa production. The role of certification schemes and farmer cooperatives Ecol. Econ. (IF 6.6) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Katharina Krumbiegel, Pascal Tillie
In Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, many small-scale cocoa producers cultivate cocoa in unshaded or low-shaded plots, leading to challenges such as reduced biodiversity, soil fertility depletion, and increased soil erosion. To assess the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in the cocoa sector, we develop a scale that incorporates dimensions of agroforestry, soil conservation, pest and disease management