Category: 2021

The Brazilian intergovernmental fiscal transfer for conservation: a successful but self-limiting incentive program

Published April 1, 2021 by Alex Pfaff

Patricia G.C. Ruggiero, Alexander Pfaff, Paula Pereda, Elizabeth Nicholas, Jean Paul Metzger Ecological Economics 191 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107219 Brazil’s ecological intergovernmental fiscal transfer (ICMS-E) is a…

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Can we increase the impacts from payments for ecosystem services? Impact rose over time in Costa Rica, yet spatial variation indicates more potential

Published March 1, 2021 by Alex Pfaff

Juan Robalino, Alexander Pfaff, Catalina Sandoval, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa Forest Policy and Economics 132 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102577 As programs with payments for ecosystem services (PES) have…

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Leaders’ distributional & efficiency effects in collective responses to policy: Lab-in-field experiments with small-scale gold miners in Colombia

Published February 1, 2021 by Alex Pfaff

Luz A. Rodriguez, Maria Alejandra Velez, Alexander Pfaff World Development 147 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105648 Globally, small-scale gold mining (SSGM) is an important economic option for many…

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Election cycles affect deforestation within Brazil’s Atlantic Forest

Published January 1, 2021 by Alex Pfaff

Patricia G.C. Ruggiero, Alexander Pfaff, Elizabeth Nicholas, Marcos Rosa, Jean Paul Metzger Conservation Letters (2021) https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12818 Policymakers’ incentives during election campaigns can lead to decisions…

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